Books Archives

Spending a year with the mystics helps us confront our daily problems, new book says

Interviews
Oct 7, 2019

Kathryn Jean Lopez speaks to Crux about “A Year with the Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living”.

Professor seeks to draw attention to perinatal hospice care

Interviews
Sep 28, 2019

Aaron D. Cobb is the author of “Loving Samuel,” the story of the experience of loving his son, who was diagnosed in utero with a chromosomal abnormality which led to his death just hours after his birth.

Careful engagement with popular movements needed, former official says

Catholic News Service, Vatican
Sep 25, 2019

When engaging with popular movements, the Catholic Church must keep its focus on their work with the poor and not be dragged into ideological debates, a former Vatican official said.

Author argues identity politics has roots in the sexual revolution

Interviews
Sep 24, 2019

Mary Eberstadt is Senior Research Fellow at the Faith & Reason Institute. Her latest book is Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics.

Texas author’s book a ‘love letter’ to Paris cathedral, the French people

Catholic News Service, Church in Europe
Aug 18, 2019

A testament to the great Notre-Dame de Paris, “The Girl and the Cathedral” is a beautiful retelling of the history of the “greatest flower of Paris” and the “garden of people” who grew around it.

Crucified women: New book aims to end scourge of forced prostitution

Catholic News Service, Vatican
Aug 14, 2019

On Aug. 12 2016, Pope Francis visited a house run by the John XXIII Community in northeast Rome that helps young women rebuild their lives after being rescued from prostitution. A priest who was present during the pope’s visit has written a book as part of an effort to help free women forced into sex work.