Category: Reviews

Histories of Holy Poverty by Julie A. Ferraro
A new book serves as "a foundational overview of the Franciscan story."
February 2, 2024/by tac
Great Expectations by Julie A. Ferraro
A new book that collects writings by Pope Francis on the Feast of the Nativity makes for perfect Advent reading.
December 4, 2023/by tac
Wings of Desire by Frank Freeman
A new volume collecting Hermann Hesse's assorted writings on butterflies shows them as objects of wonder.
November 20, 2023/by tac
Diamonds and Rust by Chris Byrd
A new documentary on the singer and activist Joan Baez takes a psychological approach to her life and work.
November 6, 2023/by tac
Schools of Holiness by Kathryn Sadakierski
A new translation of the Regulations of the Ursuline nuns reveals theories of education far ahead of their time.
September 7, 2023/by tac
Reading without Words by Nicole d’Entremont
A "wordless picture book for adults" tells the story of a struggle with depression.
August 29, 2023/by tac
Something Sacred Defiled: The Ecological Ethics of “First Reformed” by Walker Storz
A meditation on religion and environmental illness, inspired by a viewing of the 2018 film.
August 9, 2023/by tac
Threshold Questions by Richard Lehan
A recent novel by a Spanish priest depicts the desert as a place of encounter with God.
August 4, 2023/by tac
A Rhythm Runs Through It by Kathryn Sadakierski
Angela Alaimo O’Donnell’s poetic conception of “holy land” is a place unbounded by latitude and longitude, encompassing a beatific vision of home.
July 28, 2023/by tac
Feminine Examples by Julie A. Ferraro
Two UK-based scholars show how men disregarded feminine examples of generosity, kindness, and perseverance in establishing the early church.
July 26, 2023/by tac
Holiness Is a Byproduct of Action by William Droel
A contemporary spirituality means alertness to the extraordinary amid the ordinary, God in the here and now.
June 28, 2023/by tac
Eternity Is Made of Days: The Poetic Lives of Ann Manganaro SL by Michael Centore
The life's work of a Sister of Loretto who served as a physician in the Salvadoran Civil War.
June 16, 2023/by tac
Slow Christianity by Megan Ulrich
If Jesus didn’t lead a hurried life, why do we? And more importantly, how can we stop?
April 24, 2023/by tac
In the Shadow of Your Wings by Julie A. Ferraro
Two new films, one documentary and one narrative, offer viewers perspectives on faith in crisis.
April 19, 2023/by tac