God never stops speaking. The powerful voice of the Lord is just as real today as it was thousands of years ago.
When God Speaks demonstrates the creative power of God's word. Children and adults alike will realize that whenever God speaks, something beautiful happens -- whether saying, "Let there be light," calming a stormy sea, healing the sick and injured, calling out to the dead, or speaking over bread and wine.
God is the supreme Storyteller and every time we create a story, we participate in the larger Story He created. On occasion even non-Christian authors can tap into that reality whenever they communicate a narrative that points to what is true, good, and beautiful.
The book presents a variety of essays on popular authors who unexpectedly wrote Catholic stories.
Did Jesus of Nazareth claim to be God? Many modern scholars say no, but there is a strong academic case to be made that that answer is a resounding "yes."
The Eucharistic Hymns of St. Thomas Aquinas
"Than Truth's own word there is no truer token."
Wounds of Love: Redemption in Oscar Wilde's "The Selfish Giant"
"How else but through a broken heart, may Lord Christ enter in..."
The Star Gazing Oscar Wilde
"We're all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."