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May 2017

May 10, 2017

Finding Inspiration in “Where Angels Walk”

Whatever the current state of organized religion, most Americans still believe in angels—a full 72...

July 2016

July 20, 2016

Jewish-Christian Difference and Modern Jewish Identity

In his new book on Jewish identity, Shalom Goldman shows us that it’s not easy...

April 2016

April 29, 2016

Tasting God: A Q&A with Ginny Kubitz Moyer

"Take a moment to run through the five senses: Where did you see God today?...

September 2015

September 18, 2015

Stripped: A Q&A with Heather King on Cancer and her Catholic Faith

"I didn’t see my cancer a blessing—please!—but I did see it as a mystery. To...

September 15, 2015

At the Intersection of Cancer, Culture and Christ: 15 Years Later

[Editor's Note: As part of this month's Book Club on the memoir Stripped: At the...

July 2015

July 20, 2015

Curious about Christianity? A Review of ‘Tweeting with God’

by Jane Dudley Father Michel Remery, a Dutch priest, has written Tweeting with God, from...

July 15, 2015

A Fine Book, With One Small Protest: A Review of ‘Tweeting with God’

by Kate Yeago Tweeting with God is an introduction to Catholicism, a sort of “200...

July 15, 2015

Tweeting with God: A Book Review

By Sherry Antonetti The title, "Tweeting with God,” conjured visions of a short pithy book...

July 15, 2015

Tweeting with God: A Q&A with Fr. Michel Remery

"If we intend to bring Jesus’ message to the people of today, we’ll have to...

March 2015

March 13, 2015

Gifts of the Visitation: A Q&A with Catholic Convert Denise Bossert       

"As Evangelical Protestants, we rarely spoke of Mary, and we avoided the story of the...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

Jon Sweeney on When Saint Francis Saved the Church

"I don’t think we can really grasp Francis’s life today unless we see it through...

June 2014

June 24, 2014

How The West Really Lost God: A Review

About halfway through grad school course work, I had a professor who asked each student...

June 09, 2014

Got Religion? A Book Review

I am a millennial. Born in 1983, I fall smack dab in the middle of...

April 2014

April 16, 2014

Richard Cole on Becoming Catholic, Finally

After a lifetime of spiritual searching, Richard Cole found what he was looking for in...

April 15, 2014

Easter Down Under

By Richard Cole Author, Catholic By Choice This time every year, I think about the...

February 2014

February 25, 2014

Do Something More: A Review of “Mercy in the City”

Reviewed by Jessica Mesman Griffith The Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy are among the...

February 18, 2014

Mercy in the City: A Q&A with Kerry Weber

"Lent isn’t just a self-help season; we’re called to do these things as a part...

February 17, 2014

What Happens in Lent Doesn’t Stay in Lent

In a world where the only sacrifices that seems justifiable are those made in our...

January 2014

January 07, 2014

A Prayer for the New Year, For You

By Father Robert Cormier Author, Better Than We Believed The Church’s Prayer for You Based...

December 2013

December 16, 2013

Better Than We Believed: A Q&A with Fr. Robert Cormier

This month at the Patheos Book Club, we're featuring a new book by author and...

December 11, 2013

Catholic Imagination and Hebraic Thinking

By Bethanie Ryan My favorite part of Rabbi David Zaslow’s new book, Jesus: First-Century Rabbi,...

November 2013

November 27, 2013

Living Lightly at the Holidays: Three “Dos”

By Susan Vogt Author of Blessed by Less: Clearing Your Life of Clutter By Living Lightly...

November 20, 2013

Holy Food Everywhere: A Q&A with Author Brian Doyle

Mostly I try to ask questions and shut my mouth and listen and stories come...

November 15, 2013

Brian Doyle on Writing

How Did You Become a Writer? (Short answer: By writing) By Brian Doyle Is a...

October 2013

October 24, 2013

Pope Francis: Why He Leads the Way He Leads

By Tim Muldoon Review of Chris Lowney’s Pope Francis: Why He Leads the Way He...

October 21, 2013

A Field Guide for Marriage: A Review of “Just Married”

By Tim Muldoon Review of Just Married: The Catholic Guide to Surviving and Thriving in...

October 15, 2013

How Pope Francis Leads: A Q&A with Chris Lowney

Former Jesuit turned J.P. Morgan Managing Director and best-selling author of Heroic Leadership Chris Lowney is the...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

Surviving and Thriving in Marriage: A Q&A with Greg and Lisa Popcak

Popular author, marriage and family therapist and syndicated radio host Greg Popcak and his wife,...

September 16, 2013

Living Conversion: A Q&A with Judith Valente

When religion journalist Judith Valente traveled from her home in Chicago to the sleepy town of...

September 13, 2013

Rock-Bottom Blessings: A Review

By Tim Muldoon Have you ever experienced Facebook jealousy, the kind that emerges when you...

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