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Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
Opening Day is a reminder that there are, to quote Bill Veeck, only two seasons: winter and baseball.
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Tom Deignan
Chicago has James T. Farrell’s Studs Lonigan. New Orleans has John Kennedy Toole’s Ignatius J. Reilly. Boston has Edwin O’Connor’s 'Last Hurrah.' And William Kennedy’s Albany Cycle series has “ironweeds” like Billy and Francis Phelan. What, then, is the greatest book ever written about the New York City Irish?
FaithFaith in Focus
James Martin, S.J.
For Orthodox Christians, Lazarus Saturday, with its brightly colored vestments, its relaxation of fasting and its little sweet-smelling pastries, is a joyful time.
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Diane Scharper
Paul Lynch’s 'Prophet Song' was inspired by the Syrian Civil War and the plight of those seeking refuge from the destruction and death occurring in Syria.
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Tom Deignan
Some of Jimmy Breslin’s best work has now been collected and edited by one of Breslin’s true heirs, The New York Times correspondent Dan Barry.
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Ari L. Goldman
Stephen Prothero's enriching book, 'God the Bestseller,' takes the reader on a journey through the publisher Eugene Exman's life and works.