Why Can’t We Write as well as the Devil? Incensed Pieces on the Contradictory Expressions of our Faith

by Ivan Arthur

In Why Can’t We Write as Well as the Devil?, Ivan Arthur crafts a collection of “incensed pieces” that probe the contradictions of faith with wit, lyricism, and humility. Through poems, prayers, and reflections that wrestle with doubt, devotion, and divine irony, Arthur exposes the ache and beauty of belief. At once confessional and comic, his work transforms ordinary struggles into luminous encounters with grace and the mystery of God.

Paperback: $12.95 | Kindle: $9.99

TESTIMONIALS

“Ivan Arthur writes with the rare fire of faith tempered by wit. Why Can’t We Write as Well as the Devil? illumines the struggle to believe with a voice both wounded and redeemed—a truly inspired confession.” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, author of The Narrative Spirituality of Dante’s Divine Comedy

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ivan Arthur is the author of eight previous books:

1. The Fourteen Stations (Official book on Pope John Paul II’s visit to India)
2. Saynt Lachmi
3. Pavement Prayers
4. A Village Dies. A novel about social change
5. Once More Upon a Time. Biography
6. Jossie. A biography
7. Brands Under Fire
8. The Chef Executive Officer

Arthur was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Communication Arts Guild, Mumbai, and is a three-times recipient of the WPP Atticus Award for original writing. He lives in Goa, India, with Ingrid, his wife.

OTHER CATHOLIC POETRY WORKS

Ultimate Hope in a Fallen World: Poems, Psalms, and Aphorisms 

by Kenneth Francis

TESTIMONIALS

​ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kenneth Francis is a freelance journalist and Contributing Editor at New English Review. For the past 30 years, he has worked as an editor in various publications and print media, as well as a university professor in journalism. He also holds an MA in Theology and is the author of The Little Book of God, Mind, Cosmos and Truth (St Pauls Publishing); The Terror of Existence: From Ecclesiastes to Theatre of the Absurd (with Theodore Dalrymple); and Neither Trumpets Nor Violins (with Theodore Dalrymple and Samuel Hux).

OTHER POETRY BOOKS

Talking to Myself: Spiritual Musings and Inspirations in Verse and Reflections

by Teresa Arthur

TESTIMONIALS

“In Talking to Myself, Teresa Arthur crafts a luminous tapestry of verse and reflection. Her spiritual resilience and poetic insight uplift the soul and inspire a profound encounter with the mercy of God.” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, author of The Narrative Spirituality of Dante’s Divine Comedy

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Teresa Arthur, abandoned a career as a doctor, not wanting to risk a burning flame of love in Bombay melt away while studying medicine in a city 600 kms away. A science graduate at the time, she, instead, taught science and chemistry, first in India, later in the United Arab Emirates and lastly in Canada. An ardent reader of history and fiction and a culinary wizard in multi -ethnic cuisine, she had never made known her secret passion for poetry, her soul’s freedom and her heart’s mouthpiece. So, in time, verses poured out on the pages of her journals every time beauty and truth would awaken her. But when in July 2018, a cancer diagnosis came down on her like a ton of bricks, she sharpened her pencils and her verses shifted focus to thoughts on faith, the mystical, creation, human suffering and above all, the gospels of Jesus Christ. She and her husband Robin live in Halifax. They have three children and seven grandchildren.

OTHER CATHOLIC POETRY WORKS

A Dear Friend, Volume 2: Anger

by Daniel Mahoney with a foreword by Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP

This second volume of poems is the poetic expression of the second stage of grief – anger. The pain that had been previously denied gets its opportunity to speak. These poems reflect the searing pain of a broken and neglected heart. This second book continues the life of poetry, the expression of grief, and the troubling encounter of a pain once ignored.

Hardcover with dust jacket: $15.95 | Hardcover Case Laminate with a special journaling section: $14.95 | Kindle: $5.99

TESTIMONIALS

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross described five stages of grief as follows:

1) Denial – an unwillingness to accept a loss and a rejection of the reality that loss brings

2) Anger – frustration at a situation one perceives is out of his or her control

3) Bargaining – negotiating with God or with whatever might pass for a higher being whom one perceives has control

4) Depression – sadness or despair at one’s situation of loss

5) Acceptance – acknowledgment of the reality of the loss

In this series of books, poet Daniel Mahoney has accomplished something profound, a laying out in verse of, as Alexander Pope described of wit, ‘what oft was thought but ne’er so well expressed.’ His healing process is also ours as his poetry teaches us that all five of these stages contribute to our healing.” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, co-author with Ronda Chervin of Catholic Realism

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Daniel Mahoney is a husband, father, and a poet. He writes about beauty in the simplicities of life and gives voice to the experience of grief. Daniel seeks to increase the awareness of grief and calls people to encounter our Lord amidst their sorrows. He is a practicing Catholic in the Diocese of Madison where he lives with his wife and two boys.

OTHER CATHOLIC POETRY WORKS

Hearing Voices

by Barbara Ruth Saunders

REVIEW

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Barbara grew up in Westchester County, New York, lives in Berkeley, CA, and occupies

https://linktr.ee/barbararuthsaunders

on the web.