“The Little Match Girl” is a story about the victimization of children because of their defenselessness and innocence.

Hans Christian Anderson was a nineteenth century Danish author and poet who was world-renowned for his fairy tales.

“Vanka” is about an unhappy nine-year-old orphan boy forced to work for a shoemaker in Moscow.

Antony Chekhov was a great Russian playwright and prolific short story writer.

Set in the American south in the first half of the twentieth century, “The Trouble” from The Prince of Darkness and Other Stories is about the need for Catholics to speak out in the face of prejudice and oppression.

J.F. Powers was a Catholic writer who was a conscientious objector during World War II.

“On Opening a Page in Time Magazine” is about the sharp contrast between the life of ease and luxury advertised in American media and the stark reality of starvation in the New World.

Fr. Cothrai Gogan is a priest of Irish descent who worked as a missionary in Africa.

Salvador Witness: The Life and Calling of Jean Donovan is a non-fiction account of the death of a lay Catholic missionary who assisted poor refugees in El Salvador. She was one of four women brutally murdered by members of the El Salvadoran National Guard.

Ana Carrigan is a journalist who has covered the abuse of human rights in Latin America.

Adam and Eve Banished from Paradise – Domenichino

Adam and Eve Driven Out of the Garden of Eden – Caspar Luiken

The Scream – Edvard Munch

Cain and Abel – Pietro Novelli

The Return of the Prodigal Son – Rembrandt

The Return of the Prodigal Son – Edward Poynter

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery – Guercino