“Schall [is] one of the finest essayists writing today . . . a lover of the ‘permanent things,’ always points beyond himself. . . . The breadth and depth of [his] reading and study is impressive. . . .On one level, The Life of the Mind is a sort of intellectual memoir, a warm invitation to walk alongside a holy priest and wise professor. On another, it is a firm and clear-eyed challenge to think—and to think well—about the great questions: Who am I? Who is God? What is reality? What is good?” —National Catholic Register“This is a delightful book—a delight for the mind. . . . Schall loves wisdom and seeks it whenever it can be found. This love of wisdom and reality shines through each of the short essays in this little book.” —Homiletic & Pastoral Review“Longtime Schall fans will be pleased to find him in top form . . . new readers will find a delightfully diverse sampling of the Jesuit’s reflections.” —Catholic News Service