General

Cricket and Diplomacy

July 9, 2014 Joanna Bogle 0

He is a tall, cheerful, articulate, and thoughtful Australian, a father of six, and a successful lawyer.  One of his sons is a priest, a fact of which he is quietly but very evidently proud. […]

Books

Pope Francis by the Book

February 7, 2014 Joanna Bogle 0

Francis: Pope of a New World. By Andrea Tornielli, with a foreword by Father Mitch Pacwa, SJ.  Ignatius Press Francis, Bishop of Rome – A Short Biography. By Michael Collins. Columba Press Pope Francis: Why […]

Books

John Paul II, As His Friends Knew Him

December 14, 2012 Joanna Bogle 0

The books about Pope John Paul II are now coming out in a steady flow—and there is some fascinating material here. Jerzy Kluger’s childhood friendship with Karol Wojtyla—they were schoolmates together in Wadowice, spent much […]