Kevin Spinale

This month from the Catholic Book Club: an elegant account of one person’s search for value and meaning.

Join Kevin Spinale, S.J., in a discussion of this month’s selection, ‘The Relic Master,’ a novel by Christopher Buckley.

Erasmo Levia-Merikakis’s three-volume meditation on the gospel of Matthew is an immense resource that has enriched my prayer, my retreat talks and, now, my preaching.

Henri Nouwen’s 1992 book is a slim volume packed with art and insight into divine love.

Join the Catholic Book Club discussion.

On amazon.com, there is an amazing statistic: 9,089 people reviewed or commented on Bill O’Reilly’s book, Killing Jesus.  The vast majority of these reviews are quite favorable.  The audible version of the book has 2,129 reviews or comments. There are around 700 reviews of the

This is the third selection in our series of modern books about Jesus. You can find the first two selections and see future picks here. Recently, I participated in a thoughtful conversation about two early 20-century American prelates, William Cardinal O’Connell of Boston and George

Join the Catholic Book Club to discuss ‘The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi.’

Imagination is a powerful and creative human faculty. Ancient thinkers likened the imagination to a wax tablet. It is malleable. One’s experience can press upon the imagination and engender imprints, which one can shape further in reflection. Within our own tradition, the Spiritual Exercises o