Alfred Nicol

Selected Poems of Jules Breton

Arts & Literature

“Sharon Mooney’s idea of translating the poems found in Van Gogh’s letters was an inspiration. They’re all very good poems, some of them breathtakingly beautiful. Though Mooney took great care in fashioning her English versions, they read as though they’d been written effortlessly, appearing on the page fully realized. Her commentary shows Breton at the center of a vibrant creative circle, generous in his admiration of his peers, and worthy of their admiration and ours.”

The Rosary

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“I’m sure it is no accident that—decades after I last prayed the Rosary—I’ve been given the opportunity to read Jim Rurak’s ‘tract for Catholic misfits,’ wherein he looks back on the ancient contemplative practice, attempting to find a way forward in faith at a time when that faith is threatened both from without and from within. Clearly, Mary has made a gift of her abundant grace to the author and his readers.”