Our Sunday Visitor contributing editor Russell Shaw examines how “these are not the best of times for America’s men and boys”: “Recent data suggest the extent of the problem, without getting at its roots. Men now make up only about forty percent
Father Joshua Whitfield reviews a new book by Father Harrison Ayre, “Mysterion: The Revelatory Power of the Sacramental Worldview”: “In this book — itself materially a beautiful thing — Father Ayre walks us through the familiar basics of the Faith, really quite
In her new book, “Rising: Learning from Women’s Leadership in Catholic Ministries,” scheduled to be released March 15, author Carolyn Woo takes on a topic that is often deemed controversial: the role of women leaders in the Church. Woo, former dean of
In western Turkey lies a stone house where it is said that Mary lived and where St. John the Apostle wrote his Gospel. Our Sunday Visitor contributing editor Russell Shaw reviews a new book by Michael Pakaluk, a professor at The Catholic
"Only God knows the good that can come about by reading one good Catholic book" St. John Bosco once said. In a similar though more urgent manner, St. Alphonsus Liguori is quoted as saying, "Without good books and spiritual reading, it will
Stephen Adubato explores the themes of Chris Arnade’s book “Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America,” in which the author travels around the country to cities with high rates of poverty, drug use, joblessness and racism in order to see the world
The rerelease of a biography on the life of St. Junipero Serra, originally published in 1933, couldn’t have come at a better time. Recently, statues of the saint have been toppled or defaced, as Serra has gotten caught up in protests calling
The Daughters of St. Paul from Pauline Books & Media have recently published a new book: “In Caelo Et In Terra: 365 Days With the Saints.” This book features 365 men and women — saints and blesseds are from the early Church
Fall is in full swing with winter fast approaching, and with the coronavirus pandemic still very present, many of our seasonal events may be replaced with more time indoors. But don’t let that get you down. Instead, take this opportunity to be
Bishop Robert Barron's new book, "Letter to a Suffering Church: A Bishop Speaks on the Sexual Abuse Crisis," is, in so many ways, a gift to the Church. Inspired by the 2018 resurgence of the clergy abuse scandal -- a time that