Tag: Catholic authors

The path from editorial and magazine work to literary fiction has been a slow but steady one for cradle-Catholic Katy Carl. Carl's highly anticipated debut...

Of her first novel, writer and editor-in-chief of the literary journal "Dappled Things," Katy Carl, says: "The task of art is to represent, at some...

In glistening language, Jeannine Marie Pitas' poetry collection, "Things Seen and Unseen," invites readers to the place where the mundane borders on the extraordinary,...

Jeannine Marie Pitas, a Catholic writer and poet, is a Renaissance woman whose many and varied endeavors are all informed by her faith. Part of...

Each opening sentence of Uwem Akpan's short stories in his debut collection "Say You're One of Them," pull the reader into the story: "Selling your child...

Emerging Catholic writer Uwem Akpan has made quite an impact since releasing his first book of short stories in 2008. Titled "Say You're One of...

In a 2007 interview with the journal Image, author Alice McDermott shared her view on the sacramental in her work: "The idea of sacrament...

By the time you reach Page 4 of Alice McDermott's stunning book, "The Ninth Hour," a man is speaking the words of the "Hail Mary"...

This small book, a collection of mostly new along with some earlier poems, is a gem of wisdom and craftsmanship. Luke (Jesuit Father Joseph Brown)...

Jesuit Father Joseph Brown wields a lot of influence in a creative medium he regards as a form of play. Father Brown, professor of Africana...