Beyond conspiracy theories to why JFK assassination matters today
Reviewed by Mitch Finley
Catholic News Service
“JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died & Why It Matters” by James W. Douglass. Orbis Books (Maryknoll, N.Y., 2008). 510 pp. $30.
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Religious witness always has had role in public life, says archbishop
By Roxanne King
Catholic News Service
Denver Archbishop Charles J. Chaput said that “religious witness has always had a vigorous and positive role in American public life, including the nation’s political life.”
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Doubleday publishes new editions of two Archbishop Sheen books
By Catholic News Service
The publication date for both books is Aug. 19.
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Books on nonviolence range from the personal to the more academic
Reviewed by David Gibson
Catholic News Service
“A Persistent Peace: One Man’s Struggle for a Nonviolent World” by Father John Dear, SJ. Loyola Press (Chicago, 2008). 440 pp., $22.95. “Gandhi and Jesus: The Saving Power of Nonviolence” by Terrence J. Rynne. Orbis Books (Maryknoll, N.Y., 2008). 228 pp., $20.
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Entertaining historical look at ‘female pope’ has scholarly gaps
Reviewed by Peggy Weber
Catholic News Service
“Mistress of the Vatican: The True Story of Olimpia Maidalchini: The Secret Female Pope” by Eleanor Herman. William Morrow (New York, 2008). 438 pp., $25.95.
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Pope’s answers delight; catechism guide may underestimate Catholics
Reviewed by Patrick J. Hayes
Catholic News Service
“Questions and Answers,” by Pope Benedict XVI. Our Sunday Visitor (Huntington, Ind., 2008). 175 pp., $14.95. “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Catholic Catechism,” by Mary DeTurris Poust. Alpha Books (New York, 2008). 308 pp., $14.95.
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Priest’s stories treat African horrors with heartbreaking normalcy
Reviewed by Elizabeth Rackover
Catholic News Service
“Say You’re One of Them,” by Uwem Akpan. Little, Brown and Company (New York, 2008). 358 pp., $23.99.
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Historical study of Jewish children hidden from Nazis has some gaps
Reviewed by Eugene J. Fisher
Catholic News Service
“Hidden Children of the Holocaust: Belgian Nuns and Their Daring Rescue of Young Jews From the Nazis” by Suzanne Vromen. Oxford University Press (Oxford, England, 2008). 178 pp. $24.95.
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Collection of letters offers insights on influential Christian author
Reviewed by Mitch Finley
Catholic News Service
“Yours, Jack: Spiritual Direction from C.S. Lewis,” edited by Paul F. Ford. HarperOne (San Francisco, 2008), 374 pp., $23.95.
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One Fatima book offers message of hope while another merely confuses
Reviewed by Brian Welter
Catholic News Service
“The Last Secret of Fatima,” by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone. Doubleday (New York, 2008). 192 pp., $21.95. “The Secret Still Hidden,” by Christopher A. Ferrara. Good Counsel Publications (Pound Ridge, N.Y., 2008). 248 pp., $14.95.
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