A novel and a “history of my religious opinions” offer insights into approaching and then entering the Catholic Church.

A novel and a “history of my religious opinions” offer insights into approaching and then entering the Catholic Church.

A novel and a “history of my religious opinions” offer insights into approaching and then entering the Catholic Church.

I recently read two hugely different novels in quick succession—The Wings of the Dove by Henry James and The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway.

In the second century, St. Irenaeus coined one of the most famous phrases in Christianity: “The glory of God is man, fully alive!” ...

In the second century, St. Irenaeus coined one of the most famous phrases in Christianity: “The glory of God is man, fully alive!” ...

If we really think of God as a Who and not a What—in other words, if we think of him as a Someone capable of speech, then there is no “security” against revelation. And man’s only meaningful response ...

In the second century, St. Irenaeus coined one of the most famous phrases in Christianity: “The glory of God is man, fully alive!” ...

Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti, Ph.D., is the President of the St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal and a research associate professor at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. A ...