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Faith still main inspiration for street cop’s hard-edged poetry, prose
- Dec 13, 2020
Catholic essayist, poet, anthologist, academic, literary mentor and reserve police officer in Harris County, Texas — made the decision in midlife to leave a corporate career to sign up with the Houston area police service.

By Mike Mastromatteo
Brazilians intrigued by papal encyclical’s use of song based on Afro-Brazilian religion
- Oct 8, 2020
A quote of the Brazilian poet and composer Vinícius de Moraes in Pope Francis’s encyclical “Fratelli Tutti” was received with surprise and joy by many in the South American country.

By Eduardo Campos Lima
Pulitzer-winning novelist exhorts Christians to engage world
- Jul 28, 2020
A Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist known for her compelling Christian characters has urged Christians to engage fearlessly and generously with a world “enthralled by contentiousness.”

By Nick Mayrand

Catholic faith shapes best-selling war author Phil Klay and his writing
- Jul 13, 2020
As a young man growing up in New York, Phil Klay knew he was likely to land a career in public service.

By George P. Matysek Jr.

Author spurns choice between ‘ethno-nationalism’ and ‘neoliberal cosmopolitanism’
- Jul 11, 2020
Brandon McGinley is a Catholic writer whose new book is ‘The Prodigal Son: Restoring Catholic Tradition in an Age of Deception.’

By Charles C. Camosy
Catholic faith helps Mary Higgins Clark bring characters to life
- Nov 24, 2019
How does one go from being a widowed mother of five children to a best-selling suspense writer with a huge international following? If you happen to be Mary Higgins Clark, you would point to nothing more than persistence, taking advantage of opportunities and plain hard work.

By Mike Mastromatteo
Flannery O’Connor featured on new stamp
- May 27, 2015
A giant of American Catholicism is about to have her own stamp. The US Postal Service announced yesterday that Flannery O’Connor, the southern Catholic writer known for her sharply drawn characters experiencing moments of grace in otherwise dark situations, will be featured on a 93-cent stamp. O’Connor’s image is based

By Michael O'Loughlin

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