Category: Reviews
Remembrance Institutions by William Droel
The Irish Catholic church attempts to confront the abuse scandals of its past, with lessons for American Catholics.
In the Vineyard of the Text by Adam Fleming Petty
Nick Ripatrazone's "Longing for an Absent God" is a deft critical assessment of Catholic American fiction from the era of Vatican II through the present day.
Organizing Principles by Nicholas Hayes-Mota
A new community organizing anthology embodies the just politics of the common good for which Pope Francis is calling.
A Process of Discernment by Joe Pagetta
A book of conversations with the 31st Superior General of the Society of Jesus shows the ways that faith is an active choice.
Speaking with Saint Hildegard by Nathaniel M. Campbell
A new work on Saint Hildegard intertwines the author's experience with the teachings of the Visionary Doctor.
Listen!! A Lamentation and a Plea After Reading Olga M. Segura’s “Birth of a Movement: Black Lives Matter and the Catholic Church” by Rosalie G. Riegle
An impassioned response to an impassioned new book that renews the call to racial justice within the Catholic Church.
Summer Reading Series: Michael Centore on Pete Davis’s “Dedicated”
A new book on the joys, challenges, and rewards of sustained engagement.
Summer Reading Series: Amy Nicholson on the Life and Work of Philip Britts
Lessons in intentional community from a leader of the Bruderhof movement.
Summer Reading Series: Amy Nicholson on Linda Kopec’s “Cancer Gifts”
A memoir of overcoming cancer helps readers process their own fears and anxieties.
Summer Reading Series: Frank Freeman on Thomas Lynch’s “Bone Rosary”
A new collection from the poet and retired undertaker address family history, cosmic spirituality, and the connections between the living and the dead. The first installment in this week's Summer Reading Series.
The Catholic Agnostic by Frank Freeman
A fascinating new biography of the novelist "who happened to be a Catholic," featuring a Q&A with author Richard Greene.
Converted to the Gospel by Rosalie G. Riegle
A retired Methodist pastor chronicles his long friendship with Father Daniel Berrigan.
Peace in Troubled Times by Amy Nicholson
A book from 2013 finds new relevance in a post-pandemic age.
A Minefield of Difficult Choices by Douglas Lavine
A new novel follows the story of a priest navigating a morally complex world.