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September 2018

September 21, 2018

Look, a book!

Well, it finally happened. Someone is actually publishing a book with my name on it....

December 2013

December 10, 2013

“What does faith have to do with doing the dishes?”

That's just one of the questions in this uplifting interview by Kathryn Lopez with Fr....

October 2013

October 16, 2013

Announcing “Naked and You Clothed Me,” a second collection from “Homilists for the Homeless”

Some may remember that last year, Deacon Jim Knipper edited and published a collection of...

September 2013

September 16, 2013

Roma Downey producing mini series of “The Dovekeepers,” the story of Masada

From the press release: Roma Downey, executive producer and star of the Emmy® nominated, THE...

August 2013

August 07, 2013

Quote of the day

From Catholic comedian Jim Gaffigan: “I watch the faces of single people in their twenties...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

My American Idol

It’s a weird thing to do, but I have to start this post on the...

May 29, 2013

“A Light That Is Well Placed Does Not Repel Others…”

There's been a lot of buzz lately about Strange Gods, the first book by our...

May 28, 2013

“The Great Gatsby” as sermon

From the canny mind of Fr. Robert Barron: Fitzgerald saw that, given the breakdown of...

May 10, 2013

“Gatsby,” great and otherwise

With all the attention being lavished on the new adaptation of "The Great Gatsby," I...

January 2013

January 07, 2013

“Hungry” gets a little buzz

A few weeks back, I posted on the collection of homilies to which I contributed,...

December 2012

December 10, 2012

From the land that gave us Shakespeare…

...comes this: EL James's best seller Fifty Shades of Grey has been named popular fiction...

December 05, 2012

Meet the deacon novelist

Details, from Arkansas Catholic: In "I Hear Your Heartbeat" Deacon Larry Hatch's recently released first...

August 2012

August 09, 2012

“Same Call, Different Men”

This sounds like something to put on my "must-read" list. From U.S. Catholic: Same Call,...

November 2011

November 25, 2011

Great Scott: a visit to Fitzgerald’s grave

With some time to kill this weekend, my wife and I decided to pay a...

October 2011

October 04, 2011

For the feast of St. Francis: a "forest of Junipers"

From Fr. James Martin's new book, "Between Heaven and Mirth," comes this delightful anecdote about...

October 01, 2011

Whatcha readin'?

Well, put it down and pick up something over at the Patheos Book Club! Elizabeth...

September 2011

September 19, 2011

It is finished: remarkable hand-drawn Bible goes on display

It's quite an achievement and, as those who have seen it can attest, it is...

August 2011

August 13, 2011

"Where Do Deacons Come From?"

I'm delighted to report that a new book for children answers that question -- and...

July 2011

July 10, 2011

Um, Your Eminence, that wasn't in my job description…

Reading Bill Keller's review of "Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy" by John Julius...

April 2011

April 19, 2011

Pssst. Want the secret to a long life? Here.

A new book, "The Longevity Project," may hold some answers. The New York Times takes...

March 2011

March 21, 2011

Great word cloud: books everyone must read

Take a look at this nifty word cloud of titles (you can click to enlarge):...