"Being a Catholic writer is not a falling away from an ideal; it is the way to fulfill the ideal completely -- to see human acts in terms of the ultimate stakes of life"
-- Ralph McInerny, "On Being a Catholic Writer"

The language of poetry, of myth, of symbol and of drama best expresses the interior of the human person. The Catholic writer, conscious of the "ultimate stakes of life," uses this language to explore the depths and richness of human action and experience. Enjoy Ralph McInerny's profiles of some Catholic writers and their works. Bolded authors have been featured in the Center's Catholic Culture Series. To see videos

of these lectures, click here.