Catholicism
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Purgatory for Everyone
A few years ago, the journalist Philip Nobile wrote an article near the first anniversary of the…
Feathers of Scandal
The story is told of St. Philip Neri (1515–1595) that he gave a most unusual penance to…
Redemption
The angels offered reprieve, escape for Lot’s entire household including almost-sons who having witnessed a divine defense…
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The Koran: A Very Short Introduction by michael cook oxford university press, 176 pages, $11.95 The Qur’an…
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: The Ascent from Ideology
Reviewed by Robert P. Kraynak Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the Russian writer and former Soviet dissident, is not yet…
Religious Freedom: Innovation and Development
According to John Henry Newman, whose two hundredth birthday we celebrated in February 2001, Christianity came into…
Millennials Floating
This time last year, a book called Millennials Rising began to make headlines. The authors, Neil Howe…
The Divided Self of William James
The Divided Self of William James by richard m. gale cambridge university press, 376 pages, $57.69 In…
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The Mobilization of Shame: A World View of Human Rights by robert f. drinan, s. j. yale…
The Burdens of History
Why Angels Fall: A Journey Through Orthodox Europe from Byzantium to Kosovo by victoria clark palgrave macmillan,…
Matters of Life and Death
Culture of Death: The Assault on Medical Ethics in America by wesley j. smith encounter books, 256…
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Examining the Catholic Intellectual Tradition edited by anthony j. cernera and oliver j. morgan sacred heart university…
Humanity: A Moral History of the Twentieth Century
Humanity: A Moral History of the Twentieth Century by jonathan glover yale university press, 480 pages, $13.21…
Augustine of Hippo: A Biography
Augustine of Hippo: A Biography by peter brown university of california press, 576 pages, $32.99 My worn…
The Ways of the Will
The Ways of the Will: Selected Essays, Expanded Edition by leslie h. farber basic books, 352 pages,…
