Humane Literature and the Divided Soul

Humane Literature and the Divided Soul

by | Jan 4, 2026

The Divided Soul: Duty and Desire in Literature and Life By Heidi White. Goldberry, 2025. Hardcover, 238 pages. $29.00. Reviewed by Gary Hartenburg. Heidi White’s debut book, The Divided Soul: Duty and Desire in Literature and Life, unites a memoir in fragments with a...
Personalism in the Age of AI

Personalism in the Age of AI

by | Nov 16, 2025

Personalism for the Twenty-First Century: Essays in Honor of David Walsh Edited by Thomas W. Holman and Richard Avramenko. Lexington Books, 2025. Hardcover, 266 pages, $115.  Reviewed by Grant R. Martsolf. The first time I had ever heard of ChatGPT was in April of...
Suicide Narratives and the Goodness of Being

Suicide Narratives and the Goodness of Being

by | Nov 2, 2025

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...
Beyond Stoicism

Beyond Stoicism

by | Oct 26, 2025

After Stoicism: Last Words of the Last Roman Philosopher  By Thomas M. Ward. Word on Fire Academic, 2024. Hardcover, 216 pages, $34.95. 365 Lessons from the Stoics  By Andrea Kirk Assaf. William Collins, 2024. Hardcover, 256 pages, $19.19 Reviewed by Father Joseph...