November 24, 2008

The Portugese writer Jos eacute Saramago received the Nobel Prize for literature in 1998 in part for novelistic fables that powerfully critique social institutions and human failings Now 86 years old Saramago has based his latest novel Death With Interruptions on the extraordinary premise that

A history of the destruction of books, reviewed

First Sunday of Advent (B), Nov. 30, 2008

'We all inherit a particular window on God and eternity.'

Giving Thanks: 2008, The New Media Presidency

Pope Pius XII’s Contributions ‘Overlooked’ Pope Pius XII and his teachings represent for the church an “exceptional gift for which we must all be grateful,” said Pope Benedict XVI during an audience on Nov. 8 with participants of a congress titled “The Heritage of

Georges Rouault's art draws our attention to the spiritual dimension of human experience