Jon Sweeney
Jon M. Sweeney is an author and critic. His most recent book is The Enthusiast: How the Best Friend of Francis of Assisi Almost Destroyed What He Started. He is also the executive editor for trade books at Ave Maria Press.
Improvising the music of daily life
Robert Bresson’s films are adventurous, brooding, and deeply religious.
Conversations with the other pope
Benedict XVI’s book is both unusual and important. Mostly because it never should have been written.
Papal politics and perils
Politi's account reveals much of what happened among the cardinals in the Sistine Chapel on those days in March 2013.
E. E. Cummings: Complete Poems, 1904–1962 and The Collected Poems of James Laughlin
E. E. Cummings and James Laughlin didn’t write with metaphysical or philosophical ambition. But that doesn’t mean their poetry doesn’t matter.
The Great Reformer, by Austen Ivereigh
Austen Ivereigh's book on Francis has caused some controversy. It's also the most important biography of Jorge Mario Bergoglio yet published.
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