In this year's annual fall book review, we once again offer a wide selection to support you in your faith journey. Meet the new family of blesseds, the martyred Ulma family from Poland during the Second World War. Or learn how to
John L. Allen Jr. is the editor of Crux, an independent online news site initially founded as a project of The Boston Globe in 2014, that specializes in coverage of the Vatican and the Catholic Church. The London Tablet has called him
Mother Seton's copy of the 15th-century classic 'The Following of Christ' by Thomas à Kempis is coming home.
Recently, the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill agreed to loan the copy to the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg for
Until recently, paradoxically, C.S. Lewis had been largely ignored at Oxford University, where he taught for three decades until his early death from bone cancer Nov. 22, 1963. He gained greater recognition in the United States, which he never visited.
With popular interest
At a hearing titled, "Book Bans: Examining How Censorship Limits Liberty and Literature," senators discussed numerous recent school board controversies about whether certain books should be accessible to students. While some witnesses and senators argued that some books have been banned in
The Ulma family was beatified in Poland today, Sunday, September 10. There has never been a beatification like it. “In recent times and with the current procedures there have never been any; perhaps for such cases we need to go back to
An interfaith group of Maryland parents has asked a federal appeals court to allow them to opt their children out of classroom instruction pertaining to books containing LGBTQ+ themes to which they object on religious grounds.
What’s the purpose of a college education? Author Paul Senz investigates, focusing on the value of studying the "Great Books" in Catholic colleges and universities. For his part, Dr. Michal Dominic Taylor from Thomas More College emphasizes that studying these timeless works
In a new book review, Kevin Peloquin looks at a resource for Catholic educators: “Educating for Eternity: A Teacher’s Companion for Making Every Class Catholic” by Brett Salkeld. According to Salkeld, what makes a Catholic education truly Catholic is “the way in
In Della Owens’ best-selling novel “Where the Crawdads Sing,” which tells the story of a young girl surviving alone on the swampy coastline of North Carolina, readers are challenged to examine the quality of their own moral convictions. Our Sunday Visitor columnist