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An Interview with Fiorella De Maria
by Ignatius Press Novels
December 19, 2013 11:08 am Leave a Comment
Fiorella De Maria is the author of four novels, including two published by Ignatius Press: Do No Harm and Poor Banished Children. Her other novels are The Cassandra Curse and Father William’s Daughter. Her poetry and short stories have appeared in such publications as Dappled Things. She and her family… Read more »
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Free download! The Yellow Tavern Mystery
by Ignatius Press Novels
December 18, 2013 11:45 am Leave a Comment
Here’s a Christmas present for mystery-loving readers! Those who have read T. M. Doran’s Terrapin know that the main character, Dennis Cole, is an engineering professor AND a mystery story writer (using the alias, Henry Drake). The Yellow Tavern Mystery is an original short mystery story by Cole/Drake featuring characters… Read more »
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The word “propaganda” now has a pejorative connotation, but once upon a time the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples was known as the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, or Sacro Congregatio de Propaganda Fide. I have seen its beautiful headquarters in Rome–designed by Bernini–and been shooed… Read more »
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Memory and Sensation: Feeding the Imagination
by John Herreid
December 16, 2013 10:35 am Leave a Comment
“Any agnostic or atheist whose childhood has known a real Christmas has ever afterwards, whether he likes it or not, an association in his mind between two ideas that most of mankind must regard as remote from each other; the idea of a baby and the idea of unknown strength… Read more »
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Roger Thomas on the place of fear in literature
by Ignatius Press Novels
December 11, 2013 1:43 pm Leave a Comment
Our author Roger Thomas examines the place of fear in the minds and imaginations of the lovers of the Permanent Things. He then reads his short eerie story “The Narrowing” from his upcoming book of short stories The Ghosts of Midgard Manor. You can find his previous collection of short… Read more »
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Who is the most famous fictional Catholic detective? If I had to guess, I would guess that it was a certain Belgian layman named Hercule Poirot. Only 10% of the Christians in England-and-Wales are Roman Catholics, and only a million of those manage to get to Mass on Sundays, so… Read more »
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First Things has a bracing, challenging, and inspiring new article by Catholic poet Dana Gioia on the topic of “The Catholic Writer Today”. Here’s a couple of excerpts: The collapse of Catholic literary life reflects a larger crisis of confidence in the Church that touches on all aspects of religious,… Read more »
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An Interview with James Casper, author of “Everywhere in Chains”
by Ignatius Press Novels
December 5, 2013 2:46 pm Leave a Comment
Everywhere in Chains is the first novel by James Casper published by Ignatius Press. It touches upon many themes, including the controversial topic of how society treats prisoners with mental illness. We interviewed the author via e-mail on writing, how social issues can be addressed via literature, and the attraction… Read more »
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Among the many challenges of Roman Catholic life since 1963 is the tension between fidelity and inclusiveness. On the one hand, to be a Roman Catholic is to be faithful to Christ–not in some vague way, but in loving knowledge of Scripture, the sacraments and the teachings of His Church…. Read more »
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A literary device that’s often used but hard to elegantly execute involves the unlikely, seemingly inadequate leader. By elegant execution I mean an unconventional leader, but not someone blessed with good fortune, or making opportunistic decisions, or directed by an invisible hand, or even a James Bond whose skills and… Read more »