books BooksFeatureLentNewsWorld News Lenten retreat: Book helps people explore pope’s teaching on belonging Cindy WoodenFebruary 16, 20245 min read Pope Francis’s concern for migrants and refugees, his focus on ecology, his calls to “go out” to share the good news of salvation, even his support for the controversial possibility of informally blessing LGBTQ+ couples flow from his conviction that people need to know they belong to God, to one another and to creation. BooksCommentaryLent Five great Lenten reads OSV NewsFebruary 15, 20244 min read The season of Lent is an ideal time to grow in the spiritual life. Here are five great reads to help you on your way. BooksFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope Francis in new book interview says his predecessor had ‘courage to resign’ Magdalena Wolinska-RiediFebruary 9, 20245 min read While memories of the shocking moment when Pope Benedict XVI resigned Feb. 11, 2013, are still fresh for the German pope’s collaborators, it is Pope Francis who reflects on Benedict’s historic decision in a newly published book interview. BooksCommentary Author Flannery O’Connor shared her faith through fiction Russell ShawFebruary 2, 20247 min read Flannery O’Connor was not an evangelist. She was an artist, one of the most gifted American fiction writers of the 20th century. But a profoundly Catholic theological vision informs her art, giving her stories resonance and depth that sound deep — and sometimes deeply disturbing — spiritual chords. BooksFeatureNewsWorld NewsWorship & Sacraments Minding Mass: Catholics need better liturgical formation, expert says Justin McLellanJanuary 31, 20245 min read Catholics need to know what their words and gestures at Mass signify and evoke, a liturgical expert said. BooksFeatureNewsWorld News Servant of God’s ‘Diaries’ open a window into the soul of a disciple, says Boston cardinal Maria del Pilar GuzmanJanuary 14, 20245 min read Founded in Spain in the 1960s, amid the shanty towns of Palomeras Altas near Madrid, the Neocatechumenal Way was defined by St. John Paul II as “an itinerary of Catholic formation.” BooksFeatureNewsWorld News Catholic publisher pulls priest’s book over plagiarism allegation Gina ChristianJanuary 11, 20244 min read Loyola Press announced Jan. 10 it would pull from publication “60 Seconds for Jesus” by Father Jim Sichko, a priest of the Diocese of Lexington, Ky., and a papal Missionary of Mercy known for his motivational talks, generous donations and active social and mainstream media presence. BooksFeatureLocal NewsNewsRadio InterviewSaints Radio Interview: ‘Rebuilt Faith’ Catholic Review StaffDecember 11, 20231 min read Rebuilt Parish has expanded to workbooks, podcasts and more, engaging with hundreds of parishes across the nation. Now, the pair has published a new book directed at the faithful, “Rebuilt Faith: A Handbook for Skeptical Catholics,” which outlines a 40-day plan to help Catholics reconnect to what matters. BooksCommentary ‘You kill your crickets, eh?’ Discovering Dickens’ other Christmas tale Kenneth CraycraftDecember 7, 20234 min read “The Christmas Carol” is only the most prominent of Dickens’s several Christmas stories, my favorite of which is “The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home,” published on Dec. 20, 1845. AdventBooksFeatureLocal NewsNewsRadio InterviewSaints Radio Interview: Hound of the Lord Catholic Review StaffDecember 4, 20231 min read Eleanor Bourg Nicholson’s new children’s book, “The Hound of the Lord,” creatively retells the inspiring story of St. Dominic from the perspective of the saint’s ever-watchful canine companion, “Torch.” Previous 1 … 3 4 5 … 11 Next