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Father Fessio on ‘Professor Ratzinger,’ the future Benedict XVI

January 4, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

Father Joseph Fessio with then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger during his 1999 visit to Ignatius Press / Dorothy Petersen and Eva Muntean

Denver, Colo., Jan 4, 2023 / 10:50 am (CNA).
As a young priest, Father Joseph Fessio, SJ, studied theology under… […]

The Dispatch

Lessons from the Master of Prayer and Contemplation

December 14, 2022 Paul Senz 8

The history of the Catholic Church features a number of great spiritual masters, saints, and mystics. Some of the giants of the Church’s rich spiritual and mystical tradition include Saint Hildegard of Bingen, Saint Teresa […]

Books

Praying the Rosary with Sacred Art: An interview with Fr. Lawrence Lew, O.P.

December 10, 2022 Paul Senz 30

The Rosary is one of the most famous and quintessential Catholic prayers. Although the precise origins of the Rosary are lost in the mists of time, what is certain is that this prayer of meditative […]

Books

Plumbing the depths of a dozen works of classic literature

November 26, 2022 Paul Senz 5

The rich literary patrimony of Western civilization can be daunting. Where to begin? Which books are truly great? Which works of literature have stood the test of time? Joseph Pearce’s most recent book is titled […]

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All One in Christ is a meticulous, temperate response to Critical Race Theory

November 22, 2022 Gregory J. Sullivan 4

Widespread riots and violence were not the only consequences following the death of George Floyd in police custody in 2020. In our intellectual life, as Edward Feser observes in his taut, riveting new book All […]

Books

Revisiting the lively wit and uncompromising pen of “Diogenes”

November 18, 2022 Paul Senz 3

Philip F. Lawler is the editor of Catholic World News (CWN), part of Catholic Culture, which he founded in 1996, making it the first English-language Catholic news service operating on the internet. He offers regular […]

Features

New Ignatius Press series focuses on unevangelized and uncatechized students

November 14, 2022 Paul Senz 6

Mark Brumley has worked at Ignatius Press since 1995, and has been President of the San Francisco-based publishing house since the early 2000s. He describes himself as a “double convert”, as he was largely unchurched […]

Books

New Fr. Spitzer book focuses on wisdom, purpose of Catholic moral teaching

November 8, 2022 Jim Graves 8

Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ is founder of Magis Center, a Southern California-based organization which offers resources to demonstrate the harmony between science and faith. A Jesuit since 1974 and ordained a priest in 1983, among […]

Books

The Chronicles of Transformation is a seven-course feast for the soul

October 4, 2022 Rachel Hoover Canto 1

Which is your favorite Narnia book? If you need help deciding, or if you already love all of C. S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia and want to love them more, pick up The Chronicles of […]

Books

The best, most current, complete one-volume history of Catholicism in the U.S.

September 29, 2022 Kevin Schmiesing 5

Christopher Shannon is too modest. In his introduction to American Pilgrimage, he concedes that his telling of the American Catholic story is “selective” and that “many comprehensive histories of the material I cover already exist […]

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