Sometime tomorrow, Pope Benedict XVI will land in Edinburgh to begin his long-awaited visit to the United Kingdom. He will be be meeting with dignitaries and religious leaders, including Queen Elizabeth II and Anglican head Rowan Williams, but for many Catholics the highlight of the Pope’s trip will be his beatification of John Henry Cardinal …
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“If there was no God, there would be no atheists.” – G.K. Chesterton The cover of “The Godless Delusion” (Our Sunday Visitor, paperback, 255 pages) features a man sawing off the branch he’s sitting on, offering the perfect metaphor for the atheist position. Co-written by two renowned Catholic apologists, Patrick Madrid and Kenneth Hensley, the …
A new book by Darrin Patrick called “Church Planter” has just been released, and while I have nothing to say about its actual content, the book does have one of the coolest covers I’ve ever seen. Epic:
Pope Benedict XVI declared 2009 to be the “Year of the Priest”, and in honor of that proclamation, author Scott Hahn looked to the ministerial priesthood for his newest book, “Many Are Called: Rediscovering the Glory of the Priesthood” (Doubleday, 160 pages, hardback). Most books on the priesthood are written by priests or primarily for …
Immigration is quickly becoming a contentious issue both within the halls of Congress and the walls of churches. How can a Catholic respond compassionately to immigrants? How do we balance the dignity of strangers with economic prudence and national interest? Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio—head of the Diocese of Brooklyn—clearly presents Catholic social teaching on immigration in …
