Shaileen Beyer speaks with Catharine Randall about her new book, “A Heart Lost in Wonder: The Life and Faith of Gerard Manley Hopkins.”

George Weigel discusses the 60 elegies of “mostly admirable” folks he includes in “Not Forgotten: Elegies for, and Reminiscences of, a Diverse Cast of Characters, Most of Them Admirable.” Dr. Michael Pakaluk looks at the relationship between the Blessed Mother and the beloved disciple in “Mary’s Voice in the Gospel According to John.”

As we commemorate the bard’s birthday in April, Christopher Gunty talks Shakespeare with Sean Lewis, associate professor of English at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, and Robert Miola, professor of English and a lecturer in classics at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore.

On the April 11 episode of “Catholic Review Radio,” Father Brian Nolan spoke with Sam Fatzinger about the new book she wrote with her husband, Rob, entitled, “A Catholic Guide to Spending Less and Living More: Advice from a debt-free family of 16.”

Archbishop Chaput told Catholic News Service he hopes that after reading his latest book, “anybody who is a serious Christian will take the Gospel more seriously, their lives more seriously and the world around us more seriously.”

Parents looking to introduce their children to the Easter story in a loving, gentle way have a great resource in “Petook: The Rooster Who Met Jesus.”

The life and works of the famed Italian poet Dante Alighieri remain a lasting treasure that embodies the virtue of hope so desperately needed in today’s world, Pope Francis said.

Anyone seeking to understand Hopkins’ poetry, particularly its deep spiritual depth, will find “A Heart Lost in Wonder” indispensable.

What makes his contribution to the genre unique is that his autobiography/success story includes 34 references to God, 87 mentions of love, 23 for faith and 71 for family.

This highly anticipated second volume in historian Kevin Starr’s history of Catholics in the United States is nothing short of glorious.