Roland Merullo's newest novel attempts something daring and fairly unusual for modern fiction: delineating the interior spiritual life of a young woman as she comes to believe she is called to do something extraordinary. Here's my review for the Philadelphia Inquirer.
http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20140209__Vatican_Waltz___Illuminating_novel_of_a_plain_young_woman_impelled_by_her_spirituality.html#trB01Pqqzg3ZdqmD.01