Barry Lopez’s new book describes his experiences at six remote sites around the globe: a rugged cape on the Oregon coast; centuries-old human settlements in the Canadian high Arctic; the complex biome of the Galápagos Islands; early-hominid fossil grounds in northern Kenya; a British imperial penal colony in southeastern Australia; and fields of meteorites on the vast ice of Antarctica.
Jill Brennan O'Brien
Jill O’Brien is an editor at Orbis Books in Ossining, N.Y. She holds a Ph.D. in theological ethics from Boston College.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Roger Angell’s love for our national pastime
Joe Bonomo’s well-written take on Roger Angell’s musings on baseball.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
‘A Quiet Place’ shows how silence can oppress and liberate the human spirit
In modern life we associate silence with tranquility and solitude, but quietude in this film is grounded in fear of persecution
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I may never be able to thank the Good Samaritan who saved my life.
Through the compassionate act of a stranger, who stepped up to help me after two others had passed me by, my life was saved.