New books offer spiritual nourishment during Lent, Easter season
18 books for you to consider ordering, buying from your parish gift shop or checking out from the diocesan Kino Library.
Scottsdale singer captures sounds of ‘Unfailing grace’ in first book
It’s about a woman’s Catholic faith and how to live it, most notably in the Valleys, but at all points along the journey. Or, as part of the subtitle calls it, “Showing the Beauty of This Tapestry of Life.”
Conversion is aim of pope’s ‘great reform,’ author says
Pope Francis has spoken several times about the church and its ministers recognizing their woundedness, seeking forgiveness and taking a step toward conversion, the author said.
Re-published anthology highlights essentials of St. Newman’s theology
It’s October, All-Souls Day on the event horizon; and, it is the month that John Henry Newman is presented to the Church as a saint.
Bishop’s book on sexual abuse crisis more about scandal than healing
The title of Bishop Robert E. Barron’s “Letter to a Suffering Church” led me — as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse — to hope for a book like Fr. Thomas Berg’s excellent 2017 work “Hurting in the Church.”
New book highlights 12 historic homilies delivered in times of crisis
BALTIMORE (CNS) — As the Nazi regime systematically killed those it deemed mentally ill or “unproductive,” a fearless bishop of the Diocese of Munster, Germany, took to the pulpit in 1941 to denounce and challenge what was happening.
Arizona mother writes ‘Guide to Life’ for Catholic working moms
The book is compiled wisdom gleaned from the virtual Catholic Working Mothers group. It averages 100 new members per month and passed the 6,000-member mark earlier this year.
In divisive times, Chesterton inspires unity among Catholics, author says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — At a time when Catholics seem to be split between conservative or progressive factions, the life and works of English writer G. K. Chesterton can inspire men and women in the Church to rise above conflict, said U.S. scholar Dale Ahlquist.
Memorial of Servant of God Dorothy Day
Born Nov. 8, 1897, in Brooklyn, her nominally religious family later moved to San Francisco, where she was baptized an Episcopalian. Her family later moved to Chicago, and Day attended the University of Illinois in Urbana.
Well-known author, speaker shares 60-minute guide to God’s plan for love
Evert thought a “one-hour treatment” of Theology of the Body would be more accessible to the common Catholic, especially those seeking a resource to share with others not familiar with the teaching.
