Practicing Catholic

"Offers controversial insights on modern American Catholicism. A captivating look at the Church and a call for change from within its numbers." — Kirkus Reviews

A clear-eyed and personal examination of the Catholic faith, its leaders, and its complicated history by National Book Award–winner James Carroll

James Carroll turns to the notion of practice—both as a way to learn and a means of improvement—as a lens for this thoughtful and frank look at what it means to be Catholic. He acknowledges ...