The Catholic Register

Author reveals the majesty of God��Ƶapp plan

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 10:59:31 -0500

Susan Perna seeks to retell the story of God��Ƶapp love in a way that resonates with both young and old.

Glen Argan: Novel reveals dangers of an insular world

glenargan@catholicregister.org (Glen Argan) — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 14:30:00 -0400

Some may take Michael Crummey��Ƶapp brilliant 2019 novel The Innocents as a piece of nostalgia for a lost way of life in Newfoundland��Ƶapp outports. But The Innocents offers insights much greater than the nostalgic pacifier Make Newfoundland Great Again. It depicts an unrelenting struggle for survival by two children left orphaned when their parents and baby sister die within a matter of months.

Bob Brehl: Book paints Trump as tragic hero

robertbrehl@catholicregister.org (Robert Brehl) — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 11:32:45 -0400

In a new book, The Case for Trump, scholarly classicist Victor Davis Hanson paints the U.S. president as a tragic hero like Achilles or Ajax from classic Greek literature.

Book exposes Christian churches' unpleasant statistics

Tue, 23 Oct 2018 14:14:22 -0400

Leaving Christianity:Changing Allegiances in Canada since 1945 by Brian Clarke and Stuart Macdonald (McGill-Queen��Ƶapp University Press, softcover, 304 pages, $35.00)

Book��Ƶapp journey takes some tedious turns

Wed, 12 Sep 2018 15:17:19 -0400

Journeys to Justice: Reflections on Canadian Christian Activism by Joe Gunn (Novalis, 176 pages, softcover, $14.95 on amazon.ca)

Book review: Fire Sermon flames out in tedious detail

Mon, 04 Jun 2018 13:38:52 -0400

Fire Sermon by Jamie Quatro (Anansi International, 256 pages, softcover, $17.96 on )

Book review: Jesuit history is ripe for the picking

Wed, 16 May 2018 16:50:39 -0400

Conscience of a Nation: Jesuits in English Canada (1842-2016), Jesuit History Series vol. 3., edited by Jacques Monet, S.J. (Novalis, softcover, 224 pages, $34.95)

Speaking Out: Lessons from Hiroshima

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 08:37:32 -0500

I was reading Dennis Bocks’ for English class last semester. The book follows the story of three main characters affected by the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima during the Second World War.

Book: A compelling, critical look inside Canadian prisons

Sat, 17 Jun 2017 04:59:00 -0400

Down Inside: Thirty Years in Canada��Ƶapp Prison Service by Robert Clark (Goose Lane Editions, soft cover, 265 pages, $22.95).

Winston Churchill reminded us many years ago that the way we treat crime and criminals is a reliable test of the civilization of any country.

Book: 'Towards Unity' explores golden era of ecumenical dialogue

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 04:58:00 -0400

Five hundred years of division in the Western Christian tradition has yielded 50 years of striving for unity — and some of the best theology of our times, Regina Archbishop Don Bolen said at the launch of a new book of essays on ecumenism.