Episode 42: Michael Pakaluk on his book The Appalling Strangeness of the Mercy of God (October 16, 2023)

The Catholic Bookworm · Oct 17, 2023 · 1h 20m

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Michael Pakaluk on his book The Appalling Strangeness of the Mercy of God (October 16, 2023)This book is the powerful story of an amazing woman, Ruth Pakaluk, who converted to Catholicism at Harvard, married her college sweetheart and joyfully welcomed seven children. She became a renowned pro-life leader and brilliant debater, who was struck with breast cancer and died at the young age of forty-one. Ruth's inspiring story is told primarily through her humorous, sparkling and insightful letters in which her realistic…