Books in the Catholic Practice in North America series

This book investigates the religious identity and authority of Stephen Colbert and his character Stephen Colbert. By exploring Colbert's position as a lay catechist and televised comedian, this book examines how Catholicism shapes Colbert's experiences, and how Colbert and his persona nuance American Catholicism and the polarized American religious landscape.

A biography of experimental poet and spiritual seeker Robert Lax, who inspired Thomas Merton, Jack Kerouac and many others. Using information and stories drawn from journal entries, letters, interviews and the author's personal recollections, the book chronicles the development of Lax's distinctive poetic style and a spontaneous, spiritual approach to life he called pure act.

Recounts and analyzes Paul Hanly Furfey's contribution to Catholic social thought and practice in the fields of sociology, social work, and higher education across the twentieth-century in his roles as priest, scholar, educator, and social reformer.