Arthur Powers’ experiences while living in Brazil seep into his short stories such the descriptions of brightly painted shacks, savvy street vendors and shady samba schools in the big city slums or the night-time, pick-up truck ride through the swishing tall grass of the backlands, to the accompaniment […]
Pope Francis: The Pope from the End of the Earth, by Thomas J. Craughwell
The church faithful and anyone interested in Pope Francis I as a significant newsmaker need a readable, current and scholarly guidebook. Thomas J. Craughwell prepares the faithful to join the new pope in his mission, and answers many questions of the curious. For instance: What criteria guided the Cardinals as […]