St. Benedict taught that spiritual reading is a prayerful activity, and he even required his monks to read a good spiritual book during Lent. Daily prayer has always been the food of the soul, and good spiritual reading helps to…

Robert Hutchinson has a wonderful way in telling the history of Tudor England.  His histories flow so well and keep the reader enthralled in the events of this tumultuous time in English history.  Tumultuous in the sense that one did…

The Way of the Cross for Children is a beautifully illustrated coloring book of the stations of the Cross that can be used for Lenten catechesis of children.   It was written by Kathryn Mulderink, illustrated by Fr. Victor KyNam, with…

To foster a greater awareness of and more active participation in the Year of the Priest, Saint Luke Productions is touring the United States with a new drama, Vianney, depicting the life and ministry of the Curé of Ars, the…

Peter Vere and Jacqui Rapp are canon lawyers who in this book, Annulment: 100 Questions and Answers for Catholics (Servant. 117 pages. Paperback. $11.99.) provide information about how an annulment is processed and obtained. Many consider annulment to…

The first edition of this book came out in 1975 edited by the late Fr. Leonard Foley, O.F.M. and now has been revised and updated for the sixth time by Fr. Patrick McCloskey, O.F.M.  (St. Anthony Messenger Press.  408 pages. …

Elena Maria Vidal, a native of Frederick, Maryland, studied the enigmatic Cathars at the State University of New York at Albany before receiving a Master’s Degree in European History. She was inspired to write The Night’s Dark Shade after a…

Melanie sat in the pew, listening to the Sunday homily. She became more and more infuriated. The priest was talking about abortion methods and their devastating effects on child and mother.

He has no right to tell me what to…

Once again, MovieMinistry rejects the backward-looking top ten lists. (Do you really need someone else’s opinion to determine which ten films you thought were best?) Instead, we look ahead, to try to help you to identify the upcoming films that…

We mothers are  ”Janes of all trades.” My skills have been evolving for decades now. I didn’t start off knowing how to cut and style hair for instance, but I have become quite good, in my own estimate, and am…