Am Reading

The Season that Tells a Story: My Favourite Summer Novels

Sixteen novels that capture the heat, wonder, and liminal ache of summer

Jun 24 •

Nicole M. Roccas

My month in quotes, books, and images

May 30 •

Nicole M. Roccas

What Role Did Women Really Play in the Early Church?

Telling Her Story in the Christian East

Mar 24 •

Nicole M. Roccas

My Top 5 Books of 2025— So Far

From biblical studies to novels and memoirs, here are the five best things I’ve read so far this year.

Feb 27 •

Nicole M. Roccas

📖 What I read this summer

Italian lit, cannibalism, the Bible, and everything in between...

Sep 18, 2024 •

Nicole M. Roccas

In the Books: Fr. Stephen Freeman's Face to Face: Knowing God beyond Our Shame

Healthy shame, toxic shame, trauma, and other goodies

Apr 27, 2023 •

Nicole M. Roccas

In the Books: Anaphora as Narrative in Early Christian Thought

Reading Robert Louis Wilken's The Spirit of Early Christian Thought

Jan 6, 2023 •

Nicole M. Roccas

In the Books: Everything is Fine

After his schizophrenic brother killed his mom, Vince Granata finds healing in paradox

Dec 19, 2022 •

Nicole M. Roccas

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