As we begin Black History Month, Kenneth Craycraft gives three reasons why the month’s observation is helpful for our national conscience. First, it is an opportunity for us to remember the unspeakable cruelty of chattel slavery. Second, Black History Month is a
When we first meet Vinicius in the epic novel “Quo Vadis,” he is consumed by earthly desires. His love for Lygia, a devout Christian, is fueled by possessiveness rather than respect. He embodies the worldly temptations that can easily distract us from
A new book, “Flannery O’Connor’s Why Do the Heathen Rage: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Work in Progress,” examines the southern writer’s views on race through the lens of her projective novel. While not, as advertised, an “unfinished novel” the book is
Two sexual abuse survivors told OSV News they are deeply troubled by a recently resurfaced book on mysticism written several years ago by the Vatican's doctrinal head that includes graphic descriptions of sexuality.
"La pasión mística: espiritualidad y sensualidad" ("Mystical Passion: Spirituality and
“What good is it … if someone says he has faith but does not have works?” asks the Epistle of Saint James. “Can that faith save him?” “You see that faith was active along with his works,” explains Saint James, “and faith
The Vatican's doctrine chief said the sometimes-graphic book on sexuality and spirituality that he published 25 years ago is "a book of my youth that I certainly would not write now."
In comments to church news websites Crux and InfoVaticana Jan. 8, Cardinal
In the pages of her memoir, “The Woman in Me,” Britney Spears gives readers an understanding of why she did the things that fueled tabloid headlines for years and the very real effects fame and gossip had on her as a vulnerable
Joseph Julián and Monique González still remember the moment they decided to write a book shedding new light on Our Lady of Guadalupe: May 10, 2016, the month of Mary and the date of Mexico’s Mother’s Day. “After years of initial research,
A newly published book offers insights into Pope Francis' views on various issues, including whether or not women can be ordained deacons.
The book, originally written in Spanish and recently translated into Italian is titled in English, Pope Francis the Pastor, Disaffections, Reasons
There’s a good chance that Russell Shaw is one of the most prolific contemporary authors and commentators on the Catholic Church that you may never have heard of.
Defiantly unretired, in just the past seven years Russ has written “Catholics in America” (Ignatius),