One might not expect a book about Carthusians ldquo the Western world rsquo s most austere monastic order rdquo to be a page turner but this sensitively written volume is just that The author reconstructs the pre-1965 Carthusian way of life so vividly that the reader nearly shivers with the mo
Interview with James Martin S J on WHYY Radio about his book Readers of spiritual autobiographies possess some inner verifier that helps them sniff out the phoniesthose who pose posture and pontificateand to affirm those who risk exposing their fumbling and bumbling their reticence and resist
While reading Maureen Fitzgerald rsquo s doctoral dissertation a few years ago I was introduced to Sister Mary Irene Fitzgibbon an Irish-born Sister of Charity whose work on behalf of poor working women in New York City had become legendary She established the Foundling Asylum in 1869 and supervi
The award-winning poetry of Louise Gl ck former poet laureate of the United States is like the fiction of Henry James the more you reread it the more it entrances yet the more elusive it proves There are 17 poems in this slim volume a handful of them are multipart Thematically and in many ot
For most people spring means warm weather the return of birds and the flowering of nature For serious baseball fans it means spring training the anticipation of a new season and time to read a book about the game A good choice would be former baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent rsquo s opening v
The narrative of Jesus rsquo suffering and death is an important part of our collective memory as Christians For almost 2 000 years Christians have gathered at this time of year to retell the story of Jesus rsquo passion It is not the story of a mythical or fictional character Rather it is the