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A cause for canonization is underway for the author of the Norwegian novel Kristin Lavransdatter, which has become a huge hit with Catholic readers in the U.S.
‘The Reed of God’ author’s insights touch the heart.
COMMENTARY: ‘The Christian writer particularly will feel that whatever his initial gift is, it comes from God,’ the Catholic novelist and short-story writer wrote, believing her craft was indeed ‘God’s business.’
Long overlooked in her native Germany, Görres’ sharp mind and deep faith are gaining new readers in English translation.
COMMENTARY: Catholicism immersed her writing, but it was often covert to the uninitiated like me.
COMMENTARY: O’Connor’s enjoyment of the natural world, despite the terribly debilitating dis-ease she suffered from, was in keeping with her philosophy of life.
This collection of poems by James Matthew Wilson offers an appreciation for the gift of life in all its sorrows, wonders, mysteries and simple pleasures.
‘I felt I had a vocation,’ says the noted British author about his life’s work. ‘It was what God wanted me to do.’
BOOK PICK: A Holy Week review of Katy Carl’s ‘Fragile Objects: Short Stories’
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