Profiles in Catholicism
Jul 2, 20191 min
Updated: Mar 8, 2023
Interviews
Book Reviews and Commentaries
1054 and All That: A Lighthearted History of the Catholic Church
by Karl Keating
Commentary by Kathy Schiffer National Catholic Register
The Wit and Wisdom of Father George Rutler
Edited by Edward Short
Reviewed by Edmund Adamus The Catholic World Report
Jesuits Telling Jokes: A (Serious) Introduction to Ignatian Spirituality
by Nikolaas Sintobin, SJ
Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
Articles/Commentaries
The Ghosts and Jokes of Cormac McCarthy
by Phil Christman Commonweal
Come on, man … Let’s just appreciate a bishop with a sense of humor
by John L. Allen Jr. Crux
Humor can evangelize. Why don't priests use it well? -
by Judith Valent U.S.Catholic
The night that broke Jim Gaffigan, the 'clean' Catholic comedian
by Brian Roewe National Catholic Reporter
Calling card for Catholic Laughs duo is love of wholesome comedy
by Elizabeth Bachmann Catholic News Service/Crux
Bagpipe-playing Australian bishop faces challenges with a joke and a smile
by Inés San Martín Crux