Thomas M. Landy

Anno Domini

Arts & Literature

“At times bringing Gospel stories to life in moving detail, at times seeing extraordinary sacredness in nature and in the cycles of the year, at times unflinchingly confronting dryness and despair, these poems as prayers--prayers as poems--are a tremendous gift. Whether drawing our eyes to the soft grass or the weeds, Block's poems shine bright light on just how much we've been given, but settle for no cheap grace.”

Between the Sea and the Sky

“The seaside communities of southern India are home to intensely devoted Catholics who trace their Christian roots to Saint Francis Xavier. The lives of Catholic Mukkuvar fishermen there are oriented to the sea—a bounteous, yet fickle, sometimes dangerous source of well-being that gives rise to its own unique cosmology. P. T. Mathew has a keen eye not only for how fisherfolk have been shaped by the sea but also how they have shaped and interpreted Christian faith. This is a great contribution to our understanding of Indian Catholic life.”