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December 2015

December 03, 2015

Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives by Benedict XVI

Before his resignation, Pope Benedict XVI finished a third volume of theological reflections on the...

May 2015

May 01, 2015

Book Review: Triumph by H. W. Crocker III

Triumph: The Power and the Glory of the Catholic Church by H. W. Crocker III...

May 13, 2014

A Few of My Favorite Mary Books

Over the years, I've gathered quite a library of Mary books. In fact, they have...

February 2014

February 13, 2014

The Gargoyle Code & Other Fun – What to Read this Lent

I'm reminded that Lent is around the corner, and that means you want a book...

January 2014

January 29, 2014

Papal Economics, Anyone?

Hey book reading public, I'm working through my review copy of Papal Economics, and I...

January 19, 2014

I Don’t Want to be a Hoo-er!* by Elizabeth Scalia

Awkward social moments on the internet, Episode #397. You get a Christmas gift book in...

November 2013

November 22, 2013

More Christianity by Fr. Dwight Longenecker

I returned to the Church through the side door. I had slipped away into agnosticism...

November 01, 2013

Sinner’s Guide to NFP – Round 2 & a Giveaway

I just finished reading Simcha Fisher's A Sinner's Guide to Natural Family Planning this week,...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Halloween, Playfulness, and G.K. Chesterton

Why is Halloween the second most commercially-successful holiday in the US, and growing? In a...

October 28, 2013

Faith, Science, and Halloween

Years ago, the big thing at Halloween was receiving the annual Jack T. Chick tract...

October 10, 2013

Christianity in Three Books

Taking up the challenge (It's like Jeopardy: follow the link to find out what question...

August 2013

August 31, 2013

Sam Rocha’s Primer for Philosophy & Education – A Gentle Wake Up Call for Catechists

I accepted a review copy of Sam Rocha’s A Primer for Philosophy and Education with...

August 13, 2013

Love the Lord with All Your Mind . . . Resource Round-Up

It's Passing on the Faith Month at Patheos, and I'm jumping in with my #1...

July 2013

July 04, 2013

Body + Soul = A Theology of Discipleship

I was minding my own business, researching an article on Catholic Sex Ed, and next...

July 04, 2013

How Far Can We Go by Brett Salkeld and Leah Perrault

I tend to be rules-based thinker. I am an accountant by training, the kind of...

June 2013

June 01, 2013

On Heaven and Earth

On Heaven and Earth is an extended dialogue, in book form, between Jorge Mario Bergoglio...

April 2013

April 01, 2013

A Cordial Reading of Scripture

I have a dirty little secret. I don't really like reading the Bible all that...

March 2013

March 29, 2013

Why I’m Catholic

Because the Catholic Church is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic. Ten years ago I belonged...

March 28, 2013

Why I’m Catholic

Jen Fitz here, answering the call from Patheos to explain ourselves! Here's my story: 1....

March 16, 2013

Getting the Marriage Conversation Right: A Book About the Catholic Position on Same-Sex Unions

I originally posted this column at my personal blog, as part of a book review...

March 06, 2013

Introduction to Catholicism for Adults, Chapter 2 Notes

Continuing now with my chapter-by-chapter review of Introduction to Catholicism for Adults by Rev. James...

February 2013

February 20, 2013

Introduction to Catholicism for Adults, Chapter 1 Notes

When do you break down and write a book review chapter-by-chapter? When you suspect that...

February 11, 2013

My Pope

When Pope Benedict was elected pope in 2005, I was not yet Catholic; but I...

January 2013

January 24, 2013

History of the Catholic Church: From the Apostolic Age to the Third Millennium

James Hitchcock has written a new one volume history of the Catholic Church. History of...

January 17, 2013

Forming Intentional Disciples by Sherry Weddell

Forming Intentional Disciples by Sherry Weddell is an excellent introduction to the topic of...

December 2012

December 11, 2012

Rooted in Love

I tend to have had, well, enough of all this "be a happy Catholic woman" stuff....

December 10, 2012

Holding Jesus and A Mary Christmas

If you're like me, the fact that the Second Sunday of Advent has come and...

December 06, 2012

Walking Dickens London by Lee Jackson

I have the usual love-hate relationship with Dickens, felt by most of us who'd rather...

September 2012

September 26, 2012

The Rite by Matt Baglio (and a book giveaway at SnoringScholar.com)

Hey everyone, I'm Jennifer, and I'd like to make my debut here on the Happy...

July 2012

July 24, 2012

Forming Intentional Disciples

Lots of people are talking about Forming Intentional Disciples, by Sherry Weddell, and with good reason;...

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