Story of Austrian Catholic hero a must-read for World War II historians
byBy Eugene J. Fisher Catholic News Service “Alone Against Hitler: Kurt von Schuschnigg’s Fight to Save Austria From the Nazis” by Jack Bray. Rowman…
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Catholic history of Civil War era blends scholarship, storytelling
byBy Nancy L. Roberts Catholic News Service “Faith and Fury: The Rise of Catholicism During the Civil War” by Father Charles P. Connor. EWTN…
Cardinal’s reflections provide much food for spiritual thought
byBy Brian T. Olszewski Catholic News Service “Who Do You Say I Am?: Daily Reflections on the Bible, the Saints and the Answer That…
Guide to fasting offers helpful information for Lenten discipline
byBy Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service “Eat, Fast, Feast: Heal Your Body While Feeding Your Soul — A Christian Guide to Fasting” by Jay…
Authors explore where faith and science meet
byBy Timothy Walch Catholic News Service “In the Beginning: A Catholic Scientist Explains How God Made Earth Our Home” by Gerard Verschuuren. Sophia Institute…
Former Catholic’s Canterbury-Rome ‘pilgrimage’ not exactly as billed
byBy Mitch Finley Catholic News Service “A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith” by Timothy Egan. Viking (New…
Authors celebrate cathedrals in wake of devastating Notre Dame fire
byBy Graham Yearley Catholic News Service “Notre-Dame: A Short History of the Meaning of Cathedrals” by Ken Follett. Viking (New York, 2019). 62 pp.,…
Author explores literature from Homer to Tolkien
byBy Patrick Brown Catholic News Service “Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know” by Joseph Pearce. Ignatius Press (San Francisco, 2019). 210 pp., $16.95. Every…
Flannery O’Connor’s letters sparkle, but editor’s commentary lacking
byBy Rachelle Linner Catholic News Service “Good Things Out of Nazareth: The Uncollected Letters of Flannery O’Connor & Friends,” edited by Benjamin B. Alexander….
Catholic publisher reissuing book with release of Jagerstatter biopic
byWASHINGTON — With the release of a film biography of Blessed Franz Jagerstatter, the conscientious objector who was martyred by the Nazis, Orbis Books…