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Kevin Spinale, S.J., a Jesuit priest, is an assistant professor in the Curriculum and Teaching Division of the Fordham University Graduate School of Education. and the moderator of the Catholic Book Club.

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Kevin Spinale
Another look at the story of Mary Magdalene and interpretations of her throughout history.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
Kevin Spinale
Mary Magdalene’s actual history, as Margaret Arnold tells us, is much richer than we think. The tradition’s appropriation of Mary Magdalene is much more intricate and complex—as the saint herself is complex.
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Kevin Spinale
The new selection of the Catholic Book Club is a collection of poems about the saints.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
Kevin Spinale
Kevin Spinale, S.J., the moderator of the Catholic Book Club, led discussions of two very different books this spring and summer. The first, 'Catholic Modern,' by James Chappel, is a heady look at how the church remade itself at a time of social and political upheaval. The second, 'Say Nothing,' by Patrick Radden Keefe, is a gripping account of some of the key players in the period in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles.
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Kevin Spinale
The Troubles in Northern Ireland were fought mainly by children—young men and women from Northern Ireland and young British soldiers from other parts of the United Kingdom.
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Kevin Spinale
Last thoughts on an intriguing book about how the Catholic Church confronted the realities of the 20th century in Europe.
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Kevin Spinale
Reflections on chapters 2 & 3 of ‘Catholic Modern’
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Kevin Spinale
The Catholic Book Club's new selection studies the Catholic Church's ecclesial response to modernity over the last century.
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Kevin Spinale
In his new book about his work, Robert Caro explains why it takes so many years to research and write his books.
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Kevin Spinale
The stories of Andre Dubus delve into loneliness, the ferocity of parental love, adultery, retribution and sex that is a stay against loneliness.