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The Current State of the Catholic Imagination: A Sabbath Feast
With the permission of Angela Alaimo O'Donnell, author of three Paraclete Press books (The Province...
Who is my neighbor?
There have been so many terrorist attacks in the world in the last few years....
A Q&A with Author Len Mattano of Celtic Crossing
  1.          What is the message of your story? On the back cover of Celtic...
Prologue to Celtic Crossing: A Novel by Len Mattano
Tuesday, 19 March 1191, Skellig Michael, ÉireBrother Murrough prayed silently as the westering sun descended into...
Despair as Weakness Rather than Sin
The stigma attached to suicide and struggles with mental health makes it difficult for so...
Announcing the Inaugural Paraclete Poetry Prize
September 6, 2019 — Paraclete Press welcomes submissions for the Paraclete Poetry Prize. Winners will...
Francis of Assisi: The Hidden Story
From the Preface to Francis of Assisi: The Hidden Story by Chiara Mercuri, translated by Robert Edmonson....
The Language of Healing
I have a love affair with horses and their way of communicating.  Horses, while quite...
Original Desire
When I was sixteen years old I wanted it all: to be athletic, intelligent, strong,...