“The Catholic Writer Today and Other Essays” by Dana Gioia. Wiseblood Books (Belmont, North Carolina, 2019). 213 pp., $25. Dana Gioia is something of a Renaissance man. … Read More
Book Reviews
Book relates public, private lives of pioneer in Catholic-Jewish ties
“Confronting Hate: The Untold Story of the Rabbi Who Stood Up for Human Rights, Racial Justice and Religious Reconciliation” by Deborah Hart Strober and Gerald S. Strober. … Read More
Bishop’s book on sexual abuse crisis more about scandal than healing
“Letter to a Suffering Church: A Bishop Speaks on the Sexual Abuse Crisis” by Bishop Robert Barron. Word on Fire (Park Ridge, Illinois, 2019). 105 pp., free … Read More
Book provides Judeo-Christian perspective on host-migrant issues
“Jesus, King of Strangers: What the Bible Really Says About Immigration” by Mark W. Hamilton. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. (Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2019). 171 pp., $20. … Read More
Author reflects on clerical celibacy as spiritual fatherhood
“Why Celibacy? Reclaiming the Fatherhood of the Priest” by Father Carter Griffin. Emmaus Road Publishing (Steubenville, Ohio, 2019). 215 pp., $24.95. When reading Father Carter Griffin’s book … Read More
Wall Street executive says ‘joyful perseverance’ key to street evangelism
WASHINGTON — Stephen Auth is used to being taken seriously as a manager of mutual funds. In his work in street evangelism, though, he has learned new … Read More
Novelist looks at writings, influence of Trappist monk Thomas Merton
“On Thomas Merton” by Mary Gordon. Shambhala Publications (Boulder, Colorado, 2019). 160 pp., $22.95. Perhaps best known for her novels and short stories, Barnard College English professor … Read More
Book highlights diverse group in development of moral theology since ’50s
“Diverse Voices in Modern U.S. Moral Theology” by Charles E. Curran. Georgetown University Press (Washington, 2019). 264 pp., $104.95 hardcover; $34.95 paperback. Once an “ABC person of … Read More
‘Alienated America’ author urges Catholics to engage in parish, community
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
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
