The Best Catholic Writing

Book Overview

The admired Best Catholic Writing series continues with contributions from Peggy Noonan, Robert Ellsberg, Pope Benedict XVI, Thomas Lynch, John Allen, and twenty-two other essayists, poets, novelists,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0829423567
• ISBN13: 9780829423563
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Loyola Press
• Length: 201 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Catholic means all inclusive

I really enjoyed this book. As a historian I really loved the essay on "Was Shakespeare a Catholic". I also really liked the essay on in praise of horizontal prayer. John Allen's essay on Globalization in the Catholic world really gives me perspective to our faith. Most of the writing is done by Jesuits, that proves that the SJ is the true educational arm of the catholic faith in the US.

Interesting, Entertaining and Insightful Collection of Short Works

While no book can completely present the entirety of the "greatest" of any collected subject, this book does a pretty good job. Because the texts included in this book are ultimately subject to the editor, it remains a personal assembly of appreciated writing - something Doyle alludes to in the introduction to the collection. I believe that this is indeed a nice collection of short works that are entertaining as they are motivational and reflective. However, I refrain from giving it a full "5 stars" because I do not believe that the title of the book aligns itself completely with the scope of its contents. While this is indeed a good collection of Catholic Writing, it remains the "best" solely in the eyes of editor and publisher and therefore cannot possibly entertain the examination of all Catholic writing of the previous year - something noted by the editor. That said, I would recommend this book to just about anyone because the caliber of the writing is indeed good, but simply caution the reader to remember the subjective nature of the text selection and appreciate it as is.