Literature

In a polemical age, author says keeping faith means going to the essentials
- Feb 24, 2020
In a new book, former British atheist-turned-Catholic author Sally Read takes people back to the essentials of the faith, exploring the importance of staying open and having a personal relationship with God amid the pressures of a highly divided and often skeptical society.

By Elise Ann Allen
Catholic poet explores the contradictions of the Congo
- Feb 10, 2020
Moná Toirésa Ó Loideáin Rochelle, a Boston Irish Catholic, is a published poet that volunteers for Catholic Relief Services. She has written a poem about the contradictions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of the poorest countries in Africa.

By Crux Staff
Award for Flannery O’Connor film brings new attention to Catholic writer
- Oct 26, 2019
It’s not every day that a documentary film director gets a congratulatory phone call from legendary filmmaker Ken Burns.

By Carol Zimmermann

Catholic voice in fiction and fine art poised for new relevance
- Sep 29, 2019
Catholic fiction, poetry and drama are poised for a Renaissance of sorts, according to participants of this year’s Catholic Imagination Conference Sept. 19-21 at Loyola University Chicago.

By Mike Mastromatteo

With vampire novel, catechist hopes to ‘widen’ her readers’ souls
- Sep 29, 2018
A catechist writes a vampire novel with Dominicans as the heroic vampire slayers.

By Denis Grasska
Faith, fatherhood, and fiction: Exploring Myles Connolly and Dan England
- Jun 17, 2017
Catholic author Myles Connolly (1897-1964) thought that fatherhood could be a path to holiness. His daughter, in a preface to a new edition of his 1951 novel ‘Dan England and the Noonday Devil,’ said a “father is called upon to model heroic love for his family.”

By Kathryn Jean Lopez
New children’s adventure book promises a Wilder journey
- Mar 29, 2017
The second book in the Will Wilder children’s series has recently been published. Will is a boy who can see evil spirits, and must learn how to use his gift to help his friends on a new adventure. In this interview, the author, Raymond Arroyo, discusses his inspiration.

By Kathryn Jean Lopez
Literacy center teaches reading, writing, helps students’ self-esteem too
- Feb 25, 2017
Flor Umanzor, a volunteer teacher for more than 10 years at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Washington, said she can see the satisfaction on her students’ faces when they read and understand a passage from the Bible.

By Tyler Orsburn