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October 2018

October 10, 2018

Book Review: We could all use a little humility

In our ever media driven world one thing we terribly lack as a society is...

September 2018

September 05, 2018

Invest yourself and invest in the greater good

Can our business lives and our Catholic faith mix? It may seem at times that...

August 2018

August 20, 2018

Who am I to judge?

Review by Julie Abell Who Am I to Judge? Responding to Relativism with Logic and...

August 13, 2018

Fifty years of life lessons

Review by Julie Abell Ah 50! I just turned 50, and just before I did...

August 06, 2018

You CAN share the faith

Review by Julie Abell Early in the spring I read You Can Share the Faith:...

July 2018

July 30, 2018

The story of a highly successful Catholic business man

Review by Julie Abell A highly successful business man who is unabashedly Catholic, Tom Monaghan,...

July 16, 2018

It’s time to rethink happiness

Society has a broken idea of what happiness truly is. We are told that the...

June 2018

June 17, 2018

Experience Life Everlasting

I would dare say that each of us would admit that our prayer life has...

May 2018

May 09, 2018

Gratefulness is achievable

“Gratitude is like cholera.” Not quite the way I was expecting the chapter to lead...

April 2018

April 11, 2018

Catholic apologist is Booked for Life

Karl Keating is undoubtedly one of the leading apologists of our time. The founder of...

March 2018

March 20, 2018

Marry Her and Die for Her

Review by Julie Abell Last year I read Costanza Miriano’s book Marry Him and Be...

March 14, 2018

The Saints at the Chapel

Nestled in Pittsburgh's Troy Hill neighborhood is a treasure not often seen outside of the...

March 02, 2018

From Millennials to the Young at Heart – The Catholic Hipster’s Handbook

Review by Katie Zumbrum Be careful what you tweet about on Twitter. A simple joke...

February 2018

February 20, 2018

The Catholic Guide to Loneliness

Review by Julie Abell One thing I have learned over my life is that thinking...

February 13, 2018

Lenten Healing to banish the seven deadly sins

Review by Katie Zumbrum Whether we like it or not, the Lenten season is almost...

February 04, 2018

Hauntings, Possessions, and Exorcisms

Review by Pete Socks I have often written and in my podcasts spoken of, the...

January 2018

January 18, 2018

Night’s Bright Darkness – an atheist comes home

Review by Julie Abell At the end of every delightful book I am both sad...

January 17, 2018

The Mysterious Magi – Mystery Solved!

Review by Pete Socks Looking for a good history book on an obscure topic in...

January 06, 2018

Revitalizing the Rosary

Revitalizing the Rosary is the Key to Edward Sri’s Praying the Rosary like Never Before...

December 2017

December 17, 2017

Last minute Christmas gift guide

It’s officially here…..the Christmas time crunch! If you are a last minute shopper and are...

December 14, 2017

When We Were Eve

Review by Julie Abell Does anyone reading this blog remember the “Enjoli” commercials for which...

November 2017

November 16, 2017

From Radical Feminist to the Catholic Church

Review by Julie Abel I recently attended the Maryland Catholic Women’s Conference at Mount St....

November 14, 2017

Time to loosen some knots

Do you find yourself struggling in life? Do the problems you encounter at work and...

November 09, 2017

An Amazing True Life Story About World War II

Review by Julie Abell When I was a teenager in high school, I could not...

November 07, 2017

Why Are We Catholic? A Look Inside the Faith From Brandon Vogt

Sometimes in our faith journeys we are asked the question to trump all questions. “Hey...

October 2017

October 26, 2017

The Apostles and Their Times

When it comes to the church fathers and the early church, in general, I, like...

October 12, 2017

A Total Consecration Method With the Rosary

Many are familiar with the Total Consecration method started by St. Louis de Montfort. He...

September 2017

September 22, 2017

A book to IGNITE your scripture study

Catholics get a bad rap from denominational faiths that we do not utilize or dive...

September 07, 2017

A book to guide us through our daily sufferings

Let’s face a harsh reality of life. We all have challenges. Every one of us...

August 2017

August 27, 2017

A Catholic book with a Star Wars twist

I absolutely LOVE the Star Wars films. If you are a fan of the series,...

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