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Pied Piper of Atheism: Philip Pullman and Children's Fantasy
| Pete Vere and Sandra Miesel
God Is No Delusion: A Refutation of Richard Dawkins
| Thomas Crean, O.P.
Socrates Meets Descartes
| Peter Kreeft
Sermon in a Sentence: Saint Thomas Aquinas
| John McClernon
New Outpourings of the Spirit
| Joseph Ratzinger
Meet Henri De Lubac
| Rudolf Voderholzer
Marian Devotion in the Domestic Church
| Catherine & Peter Fournier
Joseph Ratzinger: Life in the Church and Living Theology
| Maximilian Heinrich Heim
The Greek Fathers: Their Lives and Adventures
| Adrian Fortescue
Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: The Letter to the Hebrews
| Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch
Chastity, Poverty and Obedience
| Mother Mary Francis, P.C.C.
The Blessing of Christmas
| Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
Chance or Purpose?: Creation, Evolution, and a Rational Faith
| Chrisoph Cardinal Schšnborn
Island of the World: A Novel
| Michael O'Brien
The Order of Things
| James V. Schall, S.J.
The Judge: William P. Clark, Ronald Reagan's Top Hand
| Paul Kengor & Patricia Clark Doerner
Seek that Which is Above
| Pope Benedict XVI
Jesus, the Apostles and the Early Church
| Pope Benedict XVI
God and His Image: An Outline of Biblical Theology
| Dominique Barthelemey
An Invitation to Faith: An A to Z Primer on the Thought of Pope Benedict XVI
| Pope Benedict XVI
Mother Benedict: Foundress of the Abbey of Regina Laudis
| Antoinette Bosco
Pope Benedict XVI: The Conscience of Our Age
| Vincent Twomey
Ronald Knox as Apologist: Wit, Laughter and the Popish Creed
| Fr. Milton Walsh
Christians in China: A.D. 600-2000
| Jean Charbonnier
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• If you're not familiar with this term, you should be
• Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (aka, Deny the Areopagite)
• John Hagee expresses "deep regret" for comments "hurtful" to Catholics
• Protestants, patristics, and the art of biblical interpretation
• Donahue vs. Obama
• Pope Pius X: promulgator of "an audacious work of modernization"
• An emerging source of frustration
• Vatican website now features Latin texts
• Archbishop Naumann to Governor: Stop receiving Holy Communion
• "Joseph and Chico" is a great introduction to Joseph Ratzinger...
• Fr. Joseph Fessio: The Pope is just being who he really is
• "Imagine Speaker Nancy Pelosi as a Bishop."
• Cardinal Kasper: It's time for Anglicanism to "clarify its identity"
• And Much More!
• Ratzinger's Faith and Reason |
Fr. James V. Schall, S.J. | An "appreciation" of Tracey Rowland's "remarkably insightful book" about
Joseph Ratzinger.
• Pastoral interpretation in
Pope Benedict's Jesus of Nazareth | Dr. Peter S. Williamson | As a pastoral rather than an
academic work, the Holy Father's book about Jesus preaches a Gospel centered in the person of Christ.
• Introduction to Adrienne von Speyr's The
Book of All Saints | Hans Urs von Balthasar | The renowned mystic and spiritual writer had visions of
saints at prayer, which she then dictated to Fr. von Balthasar.
• A New Pentecost: The Holy Father's inspiring visit
to the U.S. | George Neumayr | When Pope Benedict XVI left the U.S., he left behind many riches.
• The Inquisitions of History: The Mythology and the
Reality | Rev. Brian Van Hove, S.J. | Recent studies have been separating the
inquisitions of history from The Inquisitions of legend and myth.
• Benedict XVI's Theological Vision: An
Introduction | Monsignor Joseph Murphy | An excerpt from the introduction to Christ Our Joy:
The Theological Vision of Pope Benedict XVI.
• What Do Mother Teresa and Patrick Swayze Have In
Common? | Mary Beth Bonacci | "And right now, they both
have me thinking. About life, about death, and about doing God's will."
• Finding Shakespeare and Reclaiming the Classics | Carl E.
Olson | An interview with Joseph Pearce, author of the recently published The Quest
for Shakespeare.
• Introduction to Five Pillars of the
Spiritual Life | Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J. | An excerpt from
the new book by the president of Gonzaga
University.
• ID vs. "Big Science"--On The Big Screen | Carl E. Olson | Mark Mathis, associate producer of Expelled:
No Intelligence Allowed, talks about the controversy film.
• The First Ignatius Insight Podcast | Carl E. Olson & Mark Brumley | The editor of Ignatius Insight talks to
the president of Ignatius Press about this, that, and the other thing.
• Wisdom in the Ruins: Two Catholic Scholars at the End of An Age | Mary Jo Anderson | The first annual Rev.
James V. Schall, S.J. Award for Teaching and Humane Letters was presented on April 10th to Dr. Ralph McInerny.
• Chapter 1 of Priestblock 25487: A Memoir of Dachau | Fr. Jean Bernard | An excerpt from the harrowing
account of a priest's imprisonment in a German concentration camp.
• The Papal Visit | Fr. James V. Schall, S.J. | Pope Benedict XVI recent addresses and writings provide plenty of
clues about what he'll talk about during his visit to the U.S.
• The Pope's Childhood: In His Own Words | Joseph
Cardinal Ratzinger | An excerpt from Salt
of the Earth: The Church at the End of the Millennium.
• Curious About the Mind and Heart of
Pope Benedict XVI? | Carl E. Olson | Two new books from Ignatius Press
will help readers further appreciate the depth, richness, and joyfulness of Pope Benedict's thought.
• From Catholicism to Radical Feminism and Back |
Lorraine V. Murray, author of Confessions
of an Ex-Feminist, reflects on her journey through radical feminism and then back home to the Catholic Church.
• Buddhist Dreams and Spiritualist Schemes | John B.
Buescher, Ph.D., talks about the differences between Buddhism and Catholicism and what can be learned from studying 19th-century
American spiritualism.
• The Church Betrayed? | Germain Grisez | Why does
Catholic Relief Services forbid putting its logo on the "educational" materials it provides about HIV and condoms?
A special Catholic World Report analysis.
• Pornography, Electronic Media and Priestly
Formation | Sister Marysia Weber, R.S.M., D.O. | Seminarians face serious challenges as they seek to live their vocation
in a culture saturated with sexual temptations.
• The Catholic Intellectual | Fr. Stanley L. Jaki |Some
Catholic scholars and theologians spend much of their time denouncing and attacking Catholic doctrine and practice. Why?
• My Imaginary Funeral Homily | Mary Beth Bonacci | What
if you could give the homily at your own funeral? What would you say? What should you say?
• Resurrection and Real Justice | Fr. James V. Schall, S.J.
| A consideration of the human longing for justice and how that desire can only be fulfilled through the Incarnation, Passion,
Cross, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
• Warning: This Is a Dangerous Book | Lorraine V. Murray | The
introduction to Confessions of an Ex-Feminist.
• On Being Moved | Fr. James V. Schall, S.J. | At the origin of the habit
of art is something that happens to us before we do anything artistic: before we can move, we must first be moved.
• Chesterton and the "Paradoxy" of Orthodoxy | Carl E. Olson |
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of one of G.K. Chesterton's greatest books, Orthodoxy.
• Chapter One of The Living Wood: Saint Helena and the Emperor
Constantine (A Novel) | Louis de Wohl | The opening chapter of a historical novel about the saintly mother of
Emperor Constantine.
• Traveling With the Apostolic Fathers | An Interview with
Steve Ray | Carl E. Olson | Author and apologist Steve Ray talks about Apostolic Fathers: Handing on
the Faith.
• Spe Salvi and Vatican II |
Brian A. Graebe | Spe Salvi is a profound encyclical that may well stand as a signpost when the history of the post-conciliar Church is
written.
• Three Questions Everyone Should Ask Themselves |
Peter J. Kreeft | The introduction to Dr. Kreeft's new book, Because God
Is Real: Sixteen Questions, One Answer.
• A Genuine Conversion or Act of Perjury? | Joanna
Bogle | British Catholics continue to debate Tony Blair's entrance into the Church.
• Speaking the Truth to Engaged Couples | William G.
White, M.D. | How to live marriage in a way that brings maximal happiness to both husband and wife and in turn to the children.
• "Always More Than Is Seen": Benedict XVI on the Meaning of Man | Fr. James V. Schall, S.J. | Pope Benedict XVI again
explains the essential difference between the Christian and materialist understandings of man.
• The Attraction of Orthodoxy | Joseph Pearce | An excerpt from
Literary Converts:
Spiritual Inspiration In An Age of Unbelief.
• Priestly Vocations in America: Recent Trends | Jeff Ziegler | A detailed examination of vocations
in the U.S.
• Two Notions of Worship: Catholic vs. Fundamentalist | Karl Keating
• Was Vatican II "Pre-Conciliar"? | Dr. James Hitchcock
• Pascal for Today | Peter Kreeft
• The Virtue of Art and the Virtue of Religion | John Saward
• Dei Verbum and Christian Morals | Fr. Benedict Ashley, O.P.
• Thirsting and Quenching | Fr. Thomas Dubay, S.M.
• Self-esteem: Why? Why not? | Monsignor Cormac Burke
• Vatican II and Religious Liberty | Dr. James Hitchcock
• Do All Catholics Go Straight to Heaven? | Mary Beth Bonacci
• Atheism and Fatherlessness | Fr. Brian Van Hove, S.J.
• Pope John Paul II and the Christ-centered Anthropology
of Gaudium et Spes | Douglas Bushman
• Vatican II and the Ecclesiology of Joseph
Ratzinger | Maximilian Heinrich Heim
• The Emancipation of Domesticity | G.K. Chesterton
• Experience, Reason, and Authority in the Apologetics of Ronald
Knox | Fr. Milton Walsh
• St. Thomas and St. Francis | G.K. Chesterton
• Mary and the Convert | G.K. Chesterton
• ChesterBelloc | Dr. Ralph McInerny
• Seeing With the Eyes of G.K. Chesterton | An Interview with Dale Ahlquist
• Recovering The Lost Art of Common Sense | Dale Ahlquist
• The Life and Theme of G.K. Chesterton | Fr. Randall Paine
• Rediscovering Christopher Dawson | Brad Birzer
• St. Augustine and Pelagianism | Stephen N. Filippo
• On Writing A History of Christianity in China | Fr.
Jean-Pierre Charbonnier
• St. Ignatius of Antioch and the Early Church | Kenneth Whitehead
• Remembering a Priest and Martyr | On
the Ordination Anniversary of Alfred Delp, S.J.
• The Life of Mother Benedict Duss | Antoinette Bosco
• The Mercenary | Susan Peek
• "The Best Books I Read in 2007..." |
IP Authors, Editors, and Staff
• Hell on Earth and the Hope of Heaven | An interview with Michael O'Brien
• Faithful Even Unto Death: The Witness of
Alfred Delp, S.J. | Fr. Albert Münch
• William P. Clark: The Quiet Catholic Who Changed the World |
An interview with Paul Kengor
• "Jews Demand Signs" | An Interview
with Roy Schoeman
• The Gift of the Abbey of Regina Laudis | An Interview with
Antoinette Bosco
• Why Are There So Many Ugly Churches? | An interview with
Moyra Doorly
• Going Deeper Into the Old Testament | Interview with
Aidan Nichols, O.P.
• Reform or Return? An Interview with Rev. Thomas M.
Kocik
• The Theological Genius of Joseph Ratzinger | An
Interview with Fr. D. Vincent Twomey, S.V.D.
• The Only Way You Can Be You
• The Judgment of God
• Schall on the Sapienza Lecture
• "How Difficult It Is!" | On Justice and the Earthly City
• Putting Things In Order| On 80 Years of Living, Thinking,
and Believing
• Patron Saint of Teachers: Or, On the Meaning of the Second
Semester
• Dawkins' Delusions | An interview with Fr. Thomas Crean, O.P.
• The World's First Pro-Life Film Festiva: Cinema Vita
• Opening pages of Island of the World | Michael O'Brien
• Sympathy for the devil: Thoughts on "The
Golden Compass" | Most Rev. Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.
• Happiness and the Human
Heart | Fr. Robert J. Spitzer
• Please Look Behind the Bishops' Potemkin Village | Russell Shaw
• Walk for Life West Coast | A Photo Gallery
• Cardinal Pell on Global Warming and Pagan Emptiness | Michael
Gilchrist
• The Case Against Abortion | Interview with Dr. Francis Beckwith
• Professor Dawkins and the Origins of Religion |
Thomas Crean, O.P.
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G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was one of the finest Christian authors and apologists
of the past two hundred years. Raised as an agnostic, he embraced Christianity as a young man, ultimately entering the Catholic Church
in 1922. He wrote hundreds of essays, as well as novels, short stories, poetry, apologetics, literary
criticism, and nearly everything else imaginable. Dale Ahlquist, president and co-founder of the American
Chesterton Society and author of
G.K Chesterton: Apostle of Common Sense, writes, "Chesterton was equally at ease with literary and social criticism,
history, politics, economics, philosophy, and theology. His style is unmistakable, always marked
by humility, consistency, paradox, wit, and wonder. His writing remains as timely and as timeless
today as when it first appeared, even though much of it was published in throw away paper." Read more
about the life and work of this remarkable thinker, author, and apologist.
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Confessions of an Ex-Feminist
by Lorraine V. Murray
Confessions is the honest and heart-rending account of a woman who was born into a Catholic family, attended parochial schools and
fully embraced the beliefs of her faith, but ran into major roadblocks in college. Amidst the radical feminist college environment of
the 1960's, she lost her faith, and her morality, jumping aboard the bandwagon of "free love." She indulged in a series of love relationships
in college, all of which crashed and burned. Despite the obvious contradiction between feminist teachings and her own experience,
Murray still believed she had to free herself from the yoke of tradition. Attaining a doctorate in philosophy, with an emphasis on the
feminist writings of Simone de Beauvoir, Murray taught philosophy in college. For many years, she launched a personal vendetta against
God and the Catholic Church in the classroom, trying to persuade students that God did not exist, mocking values Catholics hold dear,
and touted feminism as the cure for many social ills. When she discovered she was pregnant, Murray followed the route that feminists
offer as a solution for unmarried women. Much to her surprise, her abortion was a shattering emotional experience, which she grieved
over for years. It was the first tragic chink in her feminist armor.
Read more about Confessions of an Ex-Feminist, or
read an excerpt from the book.
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