Training the Tongue and Growing Beyond Sins of Speech by Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. | Ignatius Press, 2026 | 176 pages | $17.95 “Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise” (Ps 51:15). If only that were true! If all things (as the Catechism teaches) were made …

Converts: From Oscar Wilde to Muriel Spark, Why So Many Became Catholic in the 20th Century By Melanie McDonagh | Yale University Press | 368 Pages | $38 In England, the road to Rome runs through Birmingham. So might one conclude from reading Melanie McDonagh’s fascinating new book, Converts: From …

Our Lady of the Sign by Abigail Favale | Ignatius, 2026 | 224 pages | $17.95 “I don’t suppose there’s any way I can talk you out of it?” The gas station attendant’s question comes at Simone’s last stop on her journey back to the remote farmhouse she hasn’t seen …