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‘Pivotal Pastor,’ the transformation of a local parish

David Kennebeck had a front-row seat to the transformation of St. Mary of the Annunciation Parish during the first six years of the pastorate of Father Ron Lewinski. After Lewinski’s death, Kennebeck decided to tell the story of how Lewinski changed St. Mary of the Annunciation Parish. His book, “The Pivotal Pastor: Ronald J. Lewinski, Mission and St. Mary of the Annunciation Parish,” was released in November.

Reflections on Christmas draw readers into the season of Jesus’ birth

Father John Cusick, a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and former director of the archdiocese’s Young Adult Ministry office, is the author of “Emmanuel: God-With-Us; Reflections on the Mystery of Christmas” (Corby Books, 2021). He wrote the collection of essays and reflections over his 52 years of priesthood. He never had any intention of publishing many of them, he said; he wrote them for himself, an exercise to help him approach the mystery of Christmas anew each year.

New York priest, Msgr. John Meier, dies; wrote ‘A Marginal Jew’

YONKERS, N.Y. — A funeral Mass was celebrated Oct. 22 at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers for Msgr. John P. Meier, a Scripture scholar, professor and an indefatigable writer whose book “A Marginal Jew” hit bestseller lists in the 1990s.

Local Catholic shares life journey after polio through faith lens

When Pascuala Herrera reflects on her life so far, one thing is clear to her: God always had a plan, even if she didn’t understand it at the time.

St. Clement mother authors children’s book on daughter’s alopecia

When Paula Quinn’s daughter Rosie was 2½, she lost her hair over a period of just three weeks. The family soon learned that Rosie had alopecia, a condition that causes the immune system to attack hair follicles.

Book by Marian Catholic senior encourages girls to love themselves

When Marian Catholic senior Tamera Elyse Trimuel was just 9 years old, she started her own business, Tamera’s Treasures, for which she created custom-made tiara treasure boxes to remind girls to “treasure the girl in you.”

Book examines history of local parishes with Mexican faithful

Deborah Kanter, who grew up in Oak Park and is a history professor at Albion College in Michigan, wrote “Chicago Católico: Making Catholic Parishes Mexican” (University of Illinois Press, 2020) after spending time in Mexico doing research for her doctorate, and then returning to Chicago and finding the same style of devotion in some of its parishes.

Book offers women of faith a journal for pregnancy

When Clarissa Valbuena Aljentera found out she was pregnant with her son, AJ, she figured out pretty early on that she wanted to journal about her experiences in a way that connected to her faith.

Pope Francis wants church to put Christ at its center, author says

People who see Pope Francis’ efforts to reform the Catholic Church as primarily structural changes are missing the point, according to author Austen Ivereigh.

A variety of offerings for the readers on your Christmas list

A selection of three books that would make good gifts
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