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OTTAWA – In a dog-eat-dog book publishing world where many houses fail or get gobbled up by conglomerates, the fact little Justin Press held its 10th annual book launch Nov. 7 is news.
Catholic books look to reflect and create a ‘culture of encounter’
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterIn a first for Toronto’s St. Augustine’s Seminary, students, faculty and friends came together recently to celebrate four Catholic authors who happen to also be St. Augustine’s professors. Celebrating Catholic authors, Catholic books and Catholic publishing is important, said Toronto Auxiliary Bishop Wayne Kirkpatrick because books build Catholic culture and add to a legacy of faith.
Stroke marked the start of new life
By Catholic Register StaffCatholic Register columnist Robert Brehl’s fifth book, Right Hand Man, published by Barlow Books, was released this month. It is a collaboration on the memoirs of businessman and philanthropist Phil Lind, who guided the genius of Rogers Communications founder Ted Rogers for 40 years. In 1998 Lind was felled by a massive stroke at age 54. He had to re-learn how to talk, walk, write with his left hand and more. But with dogged determination, Lind went on to some of his most important career victories — proving there can still be lots of life (and lots of obstacles to overcome) after a debilitating stroke. In this abridged excerpt, Lind and Brehl, who got to know Lind while reporting on business for the Toronto Star and Globe and Mail, describe the immediate days after the stroke.
Book exposes Christian churches' unpleasant statistics
By Bernardine Ketelaars, Catholic Register SpecialLeaving Christianity:Changing Allegiances in Canada since 1945 by Brian Clarke and Stuart Macdonald (McGill-Queen’s University Press, softcover, 304 pages, $35.00)
Jean Vanier offers a life lesson in his memoir
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAt 90, Jean Vanier is something more than an eminent man of great accomplishment, more than a national treasure who belongs to the Order of Canada, the Order of Quebec, France’s Legion of Honour and holds the 2015 Templeton Prize.
Anthropocene at AGO: Exploring the stark reality of man’s footprint on the planet — scars and all
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterLooking at the cathedral-scale art by one of the world’s foremost photographers, theologian Dennis Patrick O’Hara said, “Yes, it’s awesome and it’s awful.”
Randy Boyagoda's new literary venture explores the Catholic faith in school atmosphere
By Jacklyn Gilmor, Catholic Register SpecialSome might say that Randy Boyagoda is a lot like Prin, the protagonist of his third novel. Both are Catholic university professors with a Sri Lankan background and four daughters.
'Unbroken' sequel puts faith at the centre
By Catholic News ServiceSAN DIEGO – Almost four years ago, Louis Zamperini’s life story received its first big-screen treatment.
Book’s journey takes some tedious turns
By KRISTINA GLICKSMAN, Catholic Register SpecialJourneys to Justice: Reflections on Canadian Christian Activism by Joe Gunn (Novalis, 176 pages, softcover, $14.95 on amazon.ca)
Book review: Artist’s words would help her art
By MARIA DI PAOLO, Catholic Register SpecialMary and the Incarnation by Christine Granger (Novalis, 80 pages, softcover, $17.95)
TV Mass brings its legacy to national stage
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterWhen Msgr. Brad Massman launched a Sunday Mass TV broadcast for shut-ins in 1987, its future was, at best, uncertain.