BIS Reads: A Newman Reader
I appreciate the challenge Dr. Muller met in culling through the numerous writings of the recently canonized John Henry Newman to produce such a reader. Along with biographical information, for...
Spiritual Reading + Prayers in a Time of Quarantine
In today's uncertain health climate, many of us find ourselves with more time to read than we've had in a long time. Looking around at what to pick up from...
BIS Reads: The Peace of the Wild Things
When despair grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be, I go and...
Books to Read During Lent
Am I the only one wondering how Lent has already arrived? It feels like just yesterday I was decorating my Christmas tree and enjoying White Christmas with a mug of...
BIS Reads: Ministry of Ordinary Places
Last fall, there was a terrible commotion down the street from me—firetrucks and police cars were everywhere, blocking the road. Only later did we come to find out that one...
BIS Reads: Leaf by Niggle
I am always amazed by the economy of a good short story. Authors like Flannery O'Connor, for example, teach us more about grace and the human condition in a mere...
How to Start an Online Catholic Book Club
I have always loved to read since I was a little girl. Nancy Drew, Harriet the Spy, the Bobbsey Twins, and various other books geared toward young girls were my...
Here, Too: The 2020 Lent Devotional for Catholic Women
As we close the Advent and Christmas seasons, we enter a brief but beautiful moment of Ordinary Time. And then, in just a matter of weeks, our journey to the...
Catholic Books for Your New Year's Resolutions
We have reached this year's final days. And in a couple of days, we will ring in a new year. When the year comes to a close, I like to...
61 Minutes to a Miracle Book Review
Many of us probably don’t think twice when we use the term “miracle” in everyday life. We call the 1980 U.S. men’s hockey team’s gold medal a miracle. Buddy the...
An Advent Booklist for Adults
Happy third week of Advent, sisters! I hope this season has been fruitful so far, but if it hasn’t, and especially if it hasn’t, we have a few suggestions of...
5 Books to Read Before Your International Mission Trip
“Go therefore, and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19). This instruction from Jesus has provided the inspiration for thousands of missionaries over the centuries. Attending Catholic school from...
