The average Catholic in the pew hearing the term “Eucharistic missionary” might think this is a special role in the church, performed by well-trained holy people in some far-flung region. …
Book Reviews
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When an individual or secularized culture has largely abandoned faith, the Virgin Mary often lingers in grace-filled whispers. Take the “Hail Mary pass” in football, or the lovely musical renditions …
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When I mention to priests and religious that I am reading one spiritual classic a month this year, I often immediately get the advice not to read “The Dark Night …
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I recently had a chance to preview Voyage Publishing’s newest hardcover book for young readers — “Seek and You Will Find: A Catholic Sacraments Adventure” — and I’m thrilled to …
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In some ways, St. Catherine of Siena might be considered the patron saint of the strongly worded letter. Her missives famously convinced Pope Gregory XI to return to Rome following …
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Some of the best spiritual classics are brief reflections with unexpected depth. For my goal of reading one spiritual classic a month, it felt fitting to take up such a …
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“Eventually all things merge into one, and a river runs through it,” wrote Norman Maclean in his classic novella, “A River Runs Through It.” The river “runs over the rocks …
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Few pieces of English literature are more closely associated with Christmas than Charles Dickens’s novella, “A Christmas Carol.” For many people, the stage production or its many literal or analogous …
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“Mister Magic”Kiersten White, Del Rey Books (2023)304 pages, $28 If you are active on social media, regularly watch a news program or follow any sort of television program closely you …
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‘What is Christianity? The Last Writings’Pope Benedict XVI, Elio Guerriero (Editor), Georg Gänswein (Editor)Ignatius Press (2023)216 pages, $24.95 When Pope Benedict XVI passed into eternity at the end of 2022, …
