‘A Dark and Desperate Race,’ a New Novel About Faith, Resilience, and Self-worth for Children
| 05/2/2025
By: Fernanda Pierorazio
Award-winning author Stephanie Weller Hanson talks to The Good Newsroom about her first Catholic novel for children (ages 9-12), “A Dark and Desperate Race,” which will be out on May 1. This action-packed, coming-of-age adventure is set in a world reminiscent of 17th-century Europe and follows Will Pennington.
He is a boy who feels like he can never measure up to his father’s expectations – until an urgent mission to save his home and kingdom reveals his God-given strengths and courage.
The theme of the annual revival was "Lift Us Up, Lord. For the Hour Has Come."
By:
Armando Machado
| 03/10/2026
"In his work, Father Fuller has demonstrated a pastoral heart, a theologian's mind, and a worthy steward's deft guiding hand," said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the USCCB.
By:
The Good Newsroom
| 03/10/2026
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Father Enrique Salvo, rector of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, gave The Good Newsroom access to see what the Lenten season is like at America’s Parish Church.