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Author, former Marine, ponders how faith tempers horror, violence

Sep 25, 2022
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Literary critic shines light on faith’s influence on Catholic writers

Aug 21, 2022
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‘By their deeds’: The problem of evil through the eyes of James Lee Burke

Jul 3, 2022
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Paradoxical priest character enlivens Canadian writer’s fiction

Apr 24, 2022
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Brooklyn ‘state of mind’ infuses writer’s urban fiction

Mar 5, 2022
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Nicholas Sparks not shy about using Catholic influences in romance novels

Jan 16, 2022
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Faith learned young has lingering hold on emerging writer

Nov 20, 2021
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Poet sees renewed appreciation of fine arts as way to deepen devotion

Sep 19, 2021
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Graduate program aims to reverse decline seen in Catholic art, literature

Apr 6, 2021
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Premium article: In Rupnik case, the cost of secrecy is visible

Jul 23
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Premium article: Vatican denies rumors of Rupnik acquittal

Jul 22
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Pope Francis greets then-Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik during a private audience at the Vatican in this Jan. 3, 2022. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Premium article: Rupnik victims ‘disheartened and distressed’ but determined, says lawyer

Jul 21
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Suspect charged with murder of Ann Widdecombe

Jul 21
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In Rupnik case, the cost of secrecy is visible

Premium article: Journalist faces criminal charge in Philippines over criticism of powerful independent Christian denomination

Jul 21
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Pope Francis greets then-Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik during a private audience at the Vatican in this Jan. 3, 2022. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Premium article: Rupnik victims ‘disheartened and distressed’ but determined, says lawyer

Jul 21
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Suspect charged with murder of Ann Widdecombe

Jul 21
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Premium article: Vatican denies rumors of Rupnik acquittal

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