A Reflection for Saturday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time, by Heather Trotta

Sister Camille D’Arienzo “didn’t toe the line. She said what she believed. She is a progressive woman who had a very big pulpit, which was over three million listeners a week.”

Father Arrupe’s intense desire for union with the heart of Christ gave him strength as he ministered to victims of the Hiroshima attack.

Though other factors are surely at play, church leaders in Nigeria insist the attacks are part of a systematic campaign to drive Christians from the region or force their conversion.

I replied, they say, cool as milk

As Sam Tanenhaus makes clear in 'Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America,' it is impossible to understand American politics and culture without grasping Buckley’s immense influence.

In "Sister, Sinner: The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson,' Claire Hoffman delivers with a fast-paced page turner on the life of Aimee Semple McPherson. This biography brings into print another review of the achievements and personal failures of this major pioneer of media evangelism.

Readers of Dave Barry’s latest, 'Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass: How I Went 77 Years Without Growing Up,' will find enjoyable excerpts from many of his most notable columns, surrounded by additional memories, commentary and, occasionally, the perspective of hindsight.

In 'Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in America,' Christian Smith argues that traditional institutional religion has lost its grasp on America—at least among Americans under the age of 50.

Parenting sons in an era of flailing masculinity