Fr. Kyle Schnippel, Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Called By Name

Not to give the story away, it is the story of Fr. John Sweeney, a priest of Philadelphia as he struggles to come to grips with the ‘hard things’ that Jesus asks of His disciples.

I highly recommend the read for those who are discerning the priesthood, as Gail weaves together many of the struggles that young priests face: wanting to preach the truth, but yet also wanting to be liked by his parishioners. Fr. Sweeney is a sympathetic figure and a good priest, who is struggling to be a great priest as he counsels three different families who are experiencing struggles of their own. (more…)

By Jeff Miller

Every once and a while I want to read a novel that is explicitly Catholic in it’s telling and plot and that it is not subtle, but hit you over the head Catholicism. A novel that puts itself in the Culture of Death and tells of the story of Catholics dealing with it. The novel Fatherless is very much in this camp. Though unlike many Christian novels with a message it is quite well written with interesting characters that are far from being formed by a cookie cutter or just crafted tell the message. (more…)