A pope’s ministry is meant to last his lifetime, Pope Francis said, and, at least until now, he has not considered resigning.
Books
After a decade’s work, scholar brings Flannery O’Connor’s unfinished novel to light
Titled “Flannery O’Connor’s Why Do the Heathen Rage? A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Work in Progress,” the 192-page book pairs O’Connor’s fragments with Wilson’s commentary on the events and writings that influence them.
Lenten retreat: Book helps people explore pope’s teaching on belonging
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.
Five great Lenten reads
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.
Pope Francis in new book interview says his predecessor had ‘courage to resign’
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.
Author Flannery O’Connor shared her faith through fiction
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.
Minding Mass: Catholics need better liturgical formation, expert says
Catholics need to know what their words and gestures at Mass signify and evoke, a liturgical expert said.
Servant of God’s ‘Diaries’ open a window into the soul of a disciple, says Boston cardinal
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.”
Catholic publisher pulls priest’s book over plagiarism allegation
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.
Radio Interview: ‘Rebuilt Faith’
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.
‘You kill your crickets, eh?’ Discovering Dickens’ other Christmas tale
“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.
Radio Interview: Hound of the Lord
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.”