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‘Petook: The Rooster Who Met Jesus’ makes Easter story accessible for children

April 1, 2021
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Easter, Feature, The Narthex

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.”

Dante a ‘prophet of hope’ for the world, pope says

March 25, 2021
By Junno Arocho Esteves
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Vatican, World News

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.

Thorough look at Gerard Manley Hopkins’ poetry reveals much about his faith

February 3, 2021
By Catholic News Service
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, World News

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

Coach’s story not just about basketball but about faith, love, God

January 21, 2021
By Brian T. Olszewski
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Sports, World News

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.

History of early American Catholics late author’s crowning achievement

January 13, 2021
By Nancy L. Roberts
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Books, News, World News

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

New children’s book breathes humanity into the stories of the saints

January 12, 2021
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Books, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Saints

Carey Wallace’s new children’s book, “Stories of the Saints: Bold and Inspiring Tales of Adventure, Grace, and Courage,” shows that holy men and women – whose miraculous deeds, charitable works and battles with armies, beasts and demons she chronicles with gusto – were also what Wallace calls “relentlessly human.”

Pope, in new book, talks about personal ‘lockdowns’ that changed his life

November 23, 2020
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Books, Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News

While the coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions have interrupted people’s lives and brought suffering on a global scale, every individual — including the pope — has or will experience traumatic interruptions in their lives, Pope Francis said in a new book.

Dante is prophet of hope along life’s journey, pope says

October 13, 2020
By Carol Glatz
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Books, Feature, News, Vatican, World News

In the run-up to next year’s 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, Pope Francis said he hoped people would read the Italian poet’s work, especially the “Divine Comedy,” which still resonates today.

7 Summer Reading Tips for Stragglers

August 20, 2020
By Robyn Barberry
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Feature, Unconditional

I have been teaching English for 14 years and can share with you a few tips that can help your child stop procrastinating and start celebrating the start of the school year.

Flannery O’Connor documentary opening in mid-July at virtual theaters

July 11, 2020
By Carol Zimmermann
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Books, Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News

“Flannery,” a documentary about the life and writings of Catholic writer Flannery O’Connor, opens in select virtual cinemas nationwide July 17.

Catholic faith shapes Phil Klay and bestselling war author’s writing

June 23, 2020
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Afghanistan, Books, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, World News

“I think a Catholic worldview inflects how I think about sin, about fallibility, about ritual and community and suffering, about being a physical body in the world, but also about being more than mere matter,” Phil Klay said.

RADIO INTERVIEW: Scott Hahn discusses death and resurrection of the body

May 26, 2020
By Archdiocese of Baltimore
Filed Under: Books, Local News, Radio Interview

In the May 24 episode of “Catholic Baltimore,” Father Brian Nolan speaks with Dr. Scott Hahn, a Catholic theologian and bestselling author, about his new book, “Hope to Die: The Christian Meaning of Death and Resurrection of the Body.”

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