Kelly book gets top CPA honors for popular presentation of faith

Published: 2007-05-29

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CNS) -- "May Crowning, Mass and Merton" by Liz Kelly won first place for popular presentation of the Catholic faith in the Catholic Press Association's annual book awards announced May 25 in Brooklyn. CPA judges described the book, published by Loyola Press in Chicago, as "a joyful, heartfelt examination of Catholic life by a woman who has embraced every manifestation of it, from kneelers in church to the Eucharist, from particular prayers to the writing of such diverse authors as Flannery O'Connor and Thomas Merton." Second place in the category went to "Blessed Are the Bored in Spirit" by Mark Hart, published by Servant Books in Cincinnati. The third-place winner was "At the Name of Jesus: The Way, The Truth, The Life" by Michael O'Neill McGrath and Richard N. Fragomeni, published by World Library Publications in Franklin Park, Ill. An honorable mention went to Guy Bedoulle for "An Illustrated History of the Church," published by Liturgy Training Publications in Chicago.

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