CNA Columns
Preparing for Lent
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Read more
Mexican-American Catholics
The Catholic Church in the United States has been growing partly due to Hispanics or Latinos immigrating from Latin America... Read more
Dictionary of Major Biblical Interpreters
The first edition of this dictionary was published in 1998 entitled Historical Handbook of Major Biblical Interpreters. This new edition... Read more
The Myth of Hitler’s Pope: How Pope Pius XII Rescued Jews from the Nazis.
In early May 2007, the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints met and recommended to Pope Benedict XVI that... Read more
Black and Catholic in the Jim Crow South: the stuff that makes community.
This book tells the story of black Catholics in Natchez, Mississippi during the days of the Jim Crow laws. Danny... Read more
Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers
This book is a revision of the 1988 edition with 70% new prayers and blessings for many of the most... Read more
Death, Where is your Sting? Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, and his edifying encounter with Yellow Fever.
Who is Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos? He is a man who lived from 1819 to 1867 and was born in... Read more
Mother Angelica’s Little Book of Life Lessons and Everyday Spirituality
Mother Angelica is one of the most known Catholic religious women in the United States. Her television network, EWTN (Eternal... Read more
Jesus of Nazareth: from the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration.
The words to describe this book are “wow” and “awe inspiring”. This deep, academic book is the first in a... Read more
Did Pope Pius XII Help the Jews?
Sr. Margherita Marchione has written several books on Pope Pius XII and World War II. In this concise book, she... Read more
Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light: The Private Writings of the “Saint of Calcutta.”
Book by Brian Kolodiejchuk. Read more
The Apostles
This book, The Apostles, contains the catecheses and presentations that were delivered by Pope Benedict XVI at his weekly general... Read more
Harry Potter and “the Death of God”
Published with permission from the authorby Michael D. O’BrienWell, July 21st has come and gone and the world is muggling... Read more
The Prestige
Directed by Christopher Nolan, the talent behind Memento (2000), The Prestige enters the secretive world of magic to tell the... Read more
The World’s Fastest Indian
A surprise hit of 2005, The World’s Fastest Indian is an outstanding celebration of humor, simplicity, perseverance, and kindness. This... Read more
The Last Kiss
I loved Zach Braff’s film debut in Garden State (2004), and so I had been eagerly looking forward to his... Read more
Invincible
Invincible tells the story of Vince Papale, an unemployed substitute teacher from Philadelphia who remains a loyal Eagles fan despite... Read more
World Trade Center
Oliver Stone’s new film about the September 11th attacks is the first big-screen portrayal of those events with big names... Read more
