The Catholic Bookworm

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Prof. Kiki Latimer interviews Msgr. Walter R. Oxley and Fr. John P. Cush on their book Theology as Prayer: A Primer for the Diocesan Priest (September 7, 2022)Theology as Prayer: A Primer for the Diocesan Priest describes how theology can be integrated in prayer and holiness of life. Monsignor Oxley and Father Cush encourage the necessity of the intellectual life for priests and seminarians by providing examples of theological works from various theologians

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Miles Christie talks with Kiki Latimer about his graphic novel _Moment: A Novel_ Rare are the moments when a force of good rises up in everyday life to confront a prevailing evil. Here, the arena is a college classroom, where a rogue bioethics professor challenges common thinking about the beginning of human life. He makes a scientific case for life's starting point and then follows with a judgment on abortion that sparks outrage. Angry students leave in

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, host Kiki Latimer interviews Edward Foley, Capuchin, about his book Preaching as Paying Attention. Author Ed Foley, priest, preacher, and teacher, invites preachers to an awareness of the world and the people around them as a lens for preaching God’s Incarnate Word and inviting people into the Paschal Mystery. He maintains that paying attention is a key to theological reflection. When pondering a work of art or a catastrophe, the preacher asks, “Where is God

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Grace Bourget on her book Vale of Hope (August 10, 2022)In 15th-century Spain, a reckless youth finds himself grounded with the worst punishment he can imagine: volunteering in a leper camp. Working amongst those the world has proclaimed as dead to society, Paul finds that there is more to life than his rebellion. Will the leper maiden Iria be his salvation, or will her suffering and that of Paul’s sister, Imelda, be his downfall? The

Healing the Culture and Family: According to John Paul IIhttp://aroucapress.com/healing-the-culture-and-the-familyIt is evident that the culture and the family need healing, but before we can offer a cure, we need to know the spiritual disease ailing us. Pope John Paul II offers a diagnosis in his Letter to Families: the human family is experiencing a “New Manichaeism,” a variant of an ancient heresy, that was released with the philosophical revolution of the 17th century philosopher René Descartes

Healing the Culture and Family: According to John Paul IIhttp://aroucapress.com/healing-the-culture-and-the-familyIt is evident that the culture and the family need healing, but before we can offer a cure, we need to know the spiritual disease ailing us. Pope John Paul II offers a diagnosis in his Letter to Families: the human family is experiencing a “New Manichaeism,” a variant of an ancient heresy, that was released with the philosophical revolution of the 17th century philosopher René Descartes