WASHINGTON — When you hear the word “alien,” what do you first think of? A short man with a bulbous head hailing from Mars? Perhaps the intractable … Read More
Book Reviews
Author’s journey can help readers confront their own privilege
It can be a shock to realize the advantages a person enjoys simply because of the socioeconomic and racial background from which she comes. While some people … Read More
New book claims homosexuality, hypocrisy rampant in Vatican
VATICAN CITY — A new book accused the Vatican of hypocrisy, claiming that the majority of prelates working within its walls live active homosexual lifestyles. The book, … Read More
Books give guidance, inspiration on ministry to those with disabilities
One might be surprised that in a book of 114 pages, 16 of them are devoted to the introduction. Yet those are critical pages for Maureen Pratt’s … Read More
Apologists outline helpful responses to criticisms of Catholic faith
Well-known philosopher and author Peter Kreeft and apologist Gerard Verschuuren both adopt simple yet at times challenging approaches to the truth of the faith. The short chapters … Read More
Book focuses on ‘exceptional’ work of well-known biblical scholar
Sulpician Father Raymond E. Brown (1928-1998) was, without a doubt, the greatest American Catholic Bible scholar of the 20th century. Pope Pius XII, in his 1943 encyclical … Read More
America’s first black priest has lessons to teach us today
Although he died over 120 years ago, Father Augustus Tolton is a man for our times and his story deserves telling. It is the story of America’s … Read More
Authors inspire with stories of divergent witnesses to moral leadership
“Moral Leadership for a Divided Age” is an inspiring read and provides food for thought on 14 recognizable leaders who have made an impact on the world … Read More
Books offer antidote to religious stereotypes in difficult times
Lutheran Bishop Krister Stendahl, a pioneer in ecumenism, famously offered three rules for interfaith dialogue: 1) When trying to understand another religion, ask the adherents of that … Read More
Book shows human faces of IS victims, atrocities of Islamic caliphate
The atrocities of the Islamic State are manifold. While trying to form an Islamic caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria its activities included genocide, religious persecution, … Read More
