Alice McDermott's new novel will provoke contemplation and prayer. It is a Catholic book, and it will seep into you like indigo into a clean, pure bolt of cloth.

Beauty is the medium through which Kate Hennessy describes her mother and grandmother.

The work of Kate O’Brien, Brian Moore and John McGahern deserve attention in any conversation about the Catholic literary tradition.

The novel portrays two apostate Jesuit missionaries from the first half of the 17th century.

The Berrigan bro culture cannot be any more different from our modern “bro culture.”

This month from the Catholic Book Club: an elegant account of one person’s search for value and meaning.