Books

In his letter "On the Role of Literature in Formation" Pope Francis wrote how important it is to devote time to reading novels and poetry. Literature is "listening to another person's voice."

So, what are you reading?

Here’s what I’ve read.

Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music

Alex Ross

Mr. B: George Balanchine's 20th Century

Jennifer Homans

The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently

Amy-Jill Levine

The Herods: Murder, Politics, and the Art of Succession

Bruce Chilton

Subversive Habits: Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle

Shannen Dee Williams

The Afternoon of Christianity: The Courage to Change

Tomáš Halík

The Gospel According to Joe

A. R. Gurney Jr.

Cain V. Abel: A Jewish Courtroom Drama

Rabbi Dan Ornstein

Time's Echo: Music, Memory, and the Second World War

Jeremy Eichler

Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers

Leonard Koren

Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear

Michael J. O'Loughlin

Jacob's Younger Brother: Christian-Jewish Relations after Vatican II

Karma Ben-Johanan

Here are more books. Also, please consider supporting independent bookstores in your area.

Hearing Bach’s Passions [Updated Edition] by Daniel R. Melamed, Oxford University Press, 2005.

Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice System by Carol Leoning and Aaron C. David, Penguin Press, New York, 2025.

Who Killed Father Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries, edited by Martin Edwards, British Library Crime Classics, Poisoned Pen Press, 2025.

Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution by Amy Coney Barrett, Sentinel, New York, 2025.

Curtmantle – A Play by Christopher Fry, London, Oxford University Press, New York/Toronto,1966.