Frank Bidart tells us he came the closest to finding himself in his own poetry—and even then, not really.
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Review: Hubert H. Humphrey, a politician worth emulating
Arnold Offner’s biography shows Hubert Humphrey as a serious man who sought a serious goal: the betterment of his fellow Americans, whether through persuasion or legislation.
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Review: How we can imagine Jesus in his own culture
Jerome Neyrey’s new book displays the many ways in which Jesus was not only “like us in all things” but also definitely a person incarnated in his own culture.
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Review: Remaining faithful to fragile gifts
In ‘The Dangers of Christian Practice,’ Lauren Winner shows that even our holiest religious practices create characteristic distortions.
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There goes rhymin’ Wiman
In Christian Wiman’s new book, all easy answers about how spirituality informs the arts and vice versa are given fierce interrogation.
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Review: To hell and back
A comprehensive new book takes us all the way through Hell.
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Popes in fiction: What do they say about us?
When it comes to writing fiction about the papacy, we imagine the popes we want—most of the time.
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Review: The ethics of medicine
Have you ever wondered why a snake entwined on a staff is a symbol of medicine? Or why doctors take an oath to practice medicine?
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Review: A radical approach to combatting throwaway culture
“If there is one word to describe modern culture,” writes Haley Stewart, “it might be unsatisfied. No matter how much we have, it’s never enough.” The Grace of Enough by Haley Stewart Ave Maria Press, 192p $16.95 In her new book, The Grace of Enough: Pursuing Less and Living More in a Throwaway Culture, Stewart […]
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Review: Refugees and the rhetoric of love
Through their stories, we too are allowed to cry and hope with these blessed ones.