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Many may not have heard of Cardinal Péter Erdő, the archbishop of Esztergom Budapest and primate of Hungary, but after reading this far-reaching interview readers will become thoroughly familiar with his early life, his experiences as a priest and bishop, the Church in Hungary during and after Communist rule, and his perspective on the Catholic faith and its place in today’s world.

Here’s the book that stirred up no small amount of controversy in January when, just prior to the book’s release, the pope emeritus asked that his name be removed as co-author. Whatever the concern is, Benedict XVI and Cardinal Sarah each contribute chapters to this work and collaborated on the introduction and conclusion to the book.

We hear so much of how the family home is a “domestic church.” Brick by Brick offers a solid set of blueprints for making that happen. André and Angelè Regnier raised five children into adulthood who not only kept the Catholic faith, but also became missionaries of Catholic Christian Outreach, an apostolate the Regniers founded.

Cleverly titled for a time of pandemic, this book by the founder of Catholic Missionary Disciples strives to train Catholics in the strategies and self-confidence necessary to share their faith effectively.

It is claimed that Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke, Charles Montesquieu, and Jean Jacques Rousseau and the theories of government “by the people” that they developed profoundly influenced the framers of the U.S. Constitution and its Bill of Rights. Robert R. Reilly not only denies this assertion, but turns it on its head.

As Catholics, we may love our faith and even know it rather well, but there are times when we are challenged by a denominational Christian who cites Bible verses to counter our beliefs. We might not immediately have the words to refute the challenge, so we are left stammering while our questioner senses victory.

To say that the Catholic Church and her priesthood are in crisis is a vast understatement. Some priests and bishops have failed us miserably, Kevin Wells is quick to point out, and others just go through the motions.

During the pontificate of Pope St. John Paul II “we had an extraordinary example of human greatness, first with his apostolic vigor and then through his witness of faithfulness in suffering. Even in his end-stage illness, he pointed the way to an authentic human growth in all its dimensions, a growth nourished by spiritual food.”

In this lengthy Q&A with U.S. journalist Diane Montagna, he offers articulate analysis of such topics as secularism, papal authority, Vatican II, the liturgy, doctrinal issues, interfaith relations, the third secret of Fatima, the state of the faith in the former Soviet republics, and the recent Synod of Bishops for the PanAmazon Region.

Here’s a unique way to teach young children about Mary, the mother of Jesus: through her clothing. Our Lady’s Wardrobe takes the child through events in Mary’s life, particular mysteries of the rosary, and several of Mary’s more prominent apparitions around the world.

St. Thomas Aquinas never wrote a word about Marian consecration, but wrote amply about consecration to the religious life. Yet, as the authors of this slim volume point out, the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience, lived radically by religious men and women, are to be lived in spirit by all baptized Christians.

The short answer to the title question is “No,” and the long answer is “Heck, no!” Or, as Pope Pius XI wrote in his 1931 social encyclical Quadragesimo Anno, “Religious socialism, Christian socialism, are contradictory terms; no one can be at the same time a good Catholic and a true Socialist.”

For Catholics, Lent and Easter are all about ashes, fasting, fish on Fridays, palm branches, and those Easter Triduum liturgies, correct? Well, as Fr. Saunders relates in this fine book, there’s actually a whole lot more to these liturgical seasons that make them so rich in opportunity for spiritual growth.

What can 21st-century Catholics learn from the Angelic Doctor? Quite a lot, as Kevin Vost explains in his insightful new book.

Fitzgibbons takes some of the commonly seen marital issues such as selfishness, anger, pornography, and infidelity and suggests how they can be avoided — or healed.

Consecration to St. Joseph can be accomplished with a simple prayer of entrustment, but here Fr. Donald Calloway sets forth a 33-day program of preparation similar to what St. Louis de Montfort recommended for Marian consecration in his True Devotion to Mary.

Richard Baxter was a 17th-century pastor in the Church of England who, as a Noncomformist, carved out a self-styled Protestantism that was as much Puritan or Presbyterian as anything else. This book, written in the last decade of his life, reads as an exhortation to perform good works to accompany one’s Christian faith.

In this little volume, Fr. Broom describes a plan for navigating through practices that advance growth in personal holiness. This “road map” requires prayer, order, good habits, and a certain mindfulness about fulfilling this destiny.

There’s a “man crisis” in the Catholic Church today and indeed throughout society. Men need to step up and become what real men are supposed to be: gentlemen who stand firm for what is good and true, who do combat with evil, who defend the innocent and protect the vulnerable.

Baptism infuses the Christian with the gift of faith, but there are two other theological virtues –hope and love – also bestowed – and often neglected. Fr. Philip Bochanski focuses on hope, which seems in short supply amid the relentless procession of bad-news headlines, the epidemic of depression, and other tribulations of today’s world.