“Rapito” is a compelling and often infuriating tale of church power that will likely never be shown at the Vatican.

I have learned to take Christmas carols seriously and to anticipate the epiphanies they may bear in my spiritual life.

Peter Brown's 'Journeys of the Mind' presents a very attractive picture of one man’s life immersed in the world of books and arguments—one that also seems like a lot of fun.

Silvia Moreno-Garcia's novels 'Silver Nitrate' and 'Mexican Gothic' feature complicated heroines, compelling plots and supernatural elements solidly grounded in research.

Bishop Thomas Gumbleton appears in 'No Guilty Bystander' to be an institutional “lifer,” resolved to remain part of a gradually evolving system but reserving the right to dissent when he sees fit.

Throughout the waiting house We’ve strewn our mangers. Maybe This year we’ll find one baby.