By Gerald J. Russello. Editors’ Note: The University Bookman honors the fourth anniversary of the passing of its long-time editor, Gerald J. Russello, by republishing this essay on one of Gerald’s favorite subjects: Christopher Dawson. This essay appeared in Faith...
Silent No More: Bible Women Speak Up, A Poetic Meditation By Christine Kohler. Resource Publications, 2024. Hardcover, 78 pages, $25.00. Reviewed by Annmarie McLaughlin. Christine Kohler’s poetry debut, Silent No More: Bible Women Speak Up, A Poetic Meditation,...
Regarding Penelope: From Character to Poetics, Second Edition By Nancy Felson. Harvard University Press, 2025. Hardcover, 220 pages, $24.95. Reviewed by Jesse Russell. Until the recent fascination with Cleopatra VII, Helen of Sparta / Troy has been the most readily...
Dante’s Footsteps: Poems and Reflections on Poetry By Paul Krause. Stone Tower Press, 2025. Paperback, 104 pages, $19.95. Reviewed by Raleigh Adams. Dante’s Footsteps, a new collection of poems and reflections from Paul Krause, offers a winding and artful overview of...
Suicide in Modern Catholic Literature By Martin Lockerd. Cascade Books, 2025. Paperback, 196 pages, $27. Reviewed by John Ehrett. Around the world, assisted suicide—now going under the perverse euphemism “MAID,” or “Medical Assistance In Dying”—has become a...
Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America By Sam Tanenhaus. Random House, 2025. Hardcover, 1040 pages, $40.00. Reviewed by James Panero. Less than a mile separates the Catholic cemetery of Saint Bernard, the burial site of William F. Buckley Jr., off...
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