Tenacity, poetry, irony in three memoirs
Memoirs are often driven by questions. The question can be simple or complex. But as these three bestselling authors can attest, the answer is never easy to come by.
April 25-May 8, 2014
Memoir moves from harrowing to hopeful
Book review: Body Counts is the remarkable story of a man's sexual self-discovery and the evolution from political activism into a spiritual awakening.
Loose masonry and living stones
Spiritual Reflections: This Sunday's readings are marked by dysfunctional community, used and rejected building materials, and near-paralyzed leadership. Not the characteristics of a flourishing enterprise.
History of confession is a tale of sexual obsession, exploitation
Book review: The Dark Box: A Secret History of Confession reveals the sacrament in a complete, compelling and original way.
A shepherd to emulate
Sandy, a friend of mine for many years, was a goatherd. He and his family raised goats not for slaughter but for their milk, from which his wife made cheese in abundance to support their growing family. During one of our evening classes on the Gospel of John, Sandy said he could relate very closely to the role of Jesus as the good shepherd.
Harlem women made art a force for justice
HARLEM NOCTURNE: WOMEN ARTISTS AND PROGRESSIVE POLITICS DURING WORLD WAR II
By Farah Jasmine Griffin
Published by Basic Civitas, $26.99
Rowing is a network of spiritual kinship
Essay: Rowers share a communion with the water. Like baptism, the water is cleansing, the forgiving part of a tough, physically hard journey.
Ripples spread out from Hans Küng's work
Viewpoint: In a style that is simple, direct and trenchant Küng through his writing has ventured fearlessly into places that other theologians do not reach.
Hans Küng knows church's problems - and that change is inevitable
Viewpoint: Hans Küng provides grounds for the inner courage that is needed to begin efforts that will accelerate that positive change in the Catholic church.
Is minimum wage hike just a baby step?
When modern economic markets and Catholic social justice teaching are taken into consideration, any talk of a "minimum" wage becomes a moral understatement.
Pages
NCR Email Alerts
Sign up to get NCR updates by email. Existing users: change your preferences here. Enter your email address in the box below and click “Go.”
In This Issue
July 14-27, 2017
- Read select articles from our print issue
- Special Section [Print Only]: Spirituality