Author - Patrick T. Reardon

Patrick T. Reardon is the urban affairs writer for the Chicago Tribune.

Exiles

By Ron Hansen (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008) The pivotal moment in Ron Hansen's Exiles comes almost exactly midway through the 225-page book. A fellow...

Faith of a father

Last year in our Parish Church, I preached on Father's Day. I'd never before given a true in-the-pulpit sermon, but I was there as a sort of expert...