Carmen Bernos de Gasztold is known for her collection of short poems that express the prayers of various animals on Noah's Ark, and "Prayers from the Ark" is her most famous work, which has also been translated into Croatian.
"With the tips of your fingers on the ground. On the Lord's Prayer" is a new book by Ivica Raguž, professor of dogmatic theology at the Catholic Faculty of Theology in Đakovo.
The book is a meditation on the immortality of the soul, faith and the triumph of life over death, written in the context of post-war Europe and communist pressure on the Church.
Well-researched, concise, and provocative, the book by renowned religious historian S. G. F. Brandon remains influential in biblical criticism, inspiring authors such as Reza Aslan. It shows how history is mostly written by the victors.
John Mary Vianney (1786-1859), who would go down in history as the parish priest of Ars, lived and worked during the great French Revolution, difficult events especially for the Church.