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Designed for students of all ages, Exploring Catholic Literature: A Companion and Resource Guide provides an engaging and succinct introduction to twelve recognized masterpieces of Catholic literature, from Augustine's 4th century conversion narrative, The Confessions, to the recent poetry of Denise Levertov collected in The Stream and the Sapphire. Each chapter contains a brief biography of the author, an extended critical essay highlighting the work's Catholic and literary aspects, suggestions...

'A Courageous and scholarly book .... a book everyone should read who is interested in the gospel miracles.' Vincent Taylor 'A good, untechnical introduction to four decades of critical and exegetical work.' Modern Churchman

To recover our Celtic roots is to reclaim a forgotten heritage, one that will deepen our prayer and enlarge our vision. This book shows how the Celtic way of praying drew upon its pre-Christian past as well as on the fullness of the Gospel, and how it touched not only the mind but also the heart and the imagination. Drawing on material not easily available to the ordinary reader, Esther de Waal unlocks a treasury of early Irish litanies, medieval Welsh praise poems and the wealth of blessings th...

An interview with Pope Francis reveals his thoughts on personal and controversial topics, including his vision of the church, stance on gays and lesbians, and his own humanity. The world was shocked when Jesuit magazines across the globe simultaneously released an exclusive interview with Pope Francis, just six months into his historic papacy. Within minutes of its release, the interview dominated the worldwide media. In a wide-ranging conversation, Pope Francis spoke movingly about his spiritua...

By the autor of Witnesses, this is an alphabet of saints in prose and verse. A is for Augustine, B is for Bernadette, and so on to Z for Zita, with a few surprises built in along the way. It provides an introduction to a variety of saints, well known and less well known.