Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
Paul Horgan was a favorite of critics for his fiction and non-fiction alike during his long life—but his work deserves greater appreciation today.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, by James T. Keane
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
Edward Schillebeeckx, O.P., wasn't officially a 'peritus' at the Second Vatican Council, but that didn't stop him from having a powerful influence on the council and on church theology for decades afterward.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
Gerald O'Collins, S.J., the Australian Jesuit theologian who died last week, was a prominent writer in Christology, ecclesiology, spirituality and more in an academic career that spanned seven decades.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
Elizabeth Ann Seton has only officially been a saint for 49 years, a blink of an eye in the timeline of the church. But in the history of the Catholic Church in the United States, she is a towering figure.
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C. C. Martindale, S.J., played an important role in the life of the Catholic Church in Great Britain in the 20th century—and brought more than a few seekers along with him.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr, by James T. Keane
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
Edna O’Brien, who died on July 27, seemed to be in many ways the quintessential Irish writer. But her career began with a highly acclaimed novel that was widely condemned on the Emerald Isle.
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Gail Lumet Buckley, who died on July 18, was an award-winning chronicler of the African American experience. She once wrote of herself in 'America' that "I choose the cross of faith over the sword of ideology."
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President Joe Biden's decision not to seek re-election is surprising—but don't call it unprecedented. It happened once before, in 1968.