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Christopher White’s book Pope Leo XIV: Inside the Conclave and the Dawn of a New Papacy takes readers inside the secret conclave that elected this new pope. It explores what his leadership could mean, not just for Catholics but for a world grappling with rapid change....
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A book about a lecture series? That doesn't sound very compelling. But Reasons for Hope: Hélder Câmara, Global Catholicism and the Australian Church by historian Julie Thorpe is a rambunctious work that employs a 40-year lecture series to shine a light on developments in post-conciliar Catholicism....
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What are we to do with ourselves, in this broken world? This question flits through Stone Yard Devotional, the latest novel from Australian writer Charlotte Wood....
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A panel discussion on Dr. Michael W. Higgins' new book The Jesuit Disruptor: A Personal Portrait of Pope Francis....
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As Norris and Higgins understand, the urge to communicate — even among hermits, even in a quiet movie house as we struggle to suppress our whispers — is the most human urge of all....
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Despite its 300-page length, I never felt bored or bogged down while reading, even though I had several deja vu moments in the second half of the book, especially in Chapter 23 (“In the Image of a God Who Smiles”), where Francis tells a series of Catholic jokes....
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Seamus Heaney’s marvelous letters, once they are linked as they should be with Stepping Stones, the richly informative interviews Dennis O’Driscoll conducted with the poet over many years, should suffice as a working biography of the poet until the official life by Fintan O’Toole appears....
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Book Review: What Does It All Mean? A Guide to Being More Faithful, Hopeful, and Loving By Fr Richard Leonard, SJ Paulist Press, Strathfield ISBN 10: 0809106418 Fr Richard Leonard SJ is one of the world’s best-known Catholic film critics. He is also known for baptising Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull,...