Catholicism and Humor

Interviews

• Father Nikolaas Sintobin. SJ

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