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April 22, 2013

Anathem

Anathem, by Neal Stephenson, is that most odd of things: philosophical science fiction. By which...

April 22, 2013

Jacob’s Ladder: Ten Steps to Truth

The prolific philosopher Peter Kreeft has a new book out titled: “Jacob’s Ladder: Ten Steps...

April 19, 2013

Recipe for Joy (and a chance to win it)

Recipe for Joy: A Stepmom's Story of Finding Faith, Following Love, and Feeding a Family looked...

April 17, 2013

Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious

I can tell you already that one of the books on my "Best of 2013"...

April 15, 2013

“Inhale as a believer, exhale as an atheist”

I am an admitted book stalker of Julie Davis and became interested in Save Send...

April 13, 2013

Encounter: A Middle School Bible Study

My first exposure to Mark Hart was when our youth ministry and director of religious...

April 11, 2013

A Garden of Visible Prayer

Two summers ago, I bought two copies of A Garden of Visible Prayer: Creating a Personal...

April 10, 2013

Walking Toward Eternity

Walking Toward Eternity: Engaging the Struggles of Your Heart, written by Jeff and Emily Cavins and...

April 09, 2013

Review: Pope Francis by Matthew Bunson

Earlier this week Pope Francis written by Matthew Bunson and published by Our Sunday Visitor...

April 09, 2013

The Bones of the Old Ones by Howard Andrew Jones

The Bones of the Old Ones by Howard Andrew Jones My rating: 4 of 5...

April 08, 2013

The Desert of Souls by Howard Andrew Jones

I read this in 2011 but am posting it now since I just read the...

April 07, 2013

Not Peace but a Sword- The Great Chasm between Christianity and Islam

Not Peace but a Sword- The Great Chasm between Christianity and Islam is the new...

April 07, 2013

Fire of Mercy, Heart of the Word, Vol. I

Having spent the last week with Erasmo Leiva-Merikakis' Fire of Mercy, Heart of the Word,...

April 02, 2013

Scripture Incarnate: Matthew 1:1

I am reading through Fire of Mercy, Heart of the Word, Vol. I, Erasmo Leiva-Merikakis'...

April 02, 2013

Save Send Delete by Danusha Goska

Save Send Delete by Danusha Goska My rating: 5 of 5 stars I became excited...

April 02, 2013

Catholics Come Home, the book

I've been a fan of Catholics Come Home for quite a while, so when I...

March 2013

March 30, 2013

Francis: Pope of a New World

Francis: Pope of a New World is a book on Pope Francis that was just...

March 25, 2013

Snippet Reviews of Recent Reads

Here's some snippet reviews of books I've finished in the last week: 33 Days to...

March 21, 2013

Conversing with God in the Easter Season by Stephen Binz

Conversing with God in the Easter Season: Praying the Sunday Mass Readings with Lectio Divina...

March 18, 2013

Assassin’s Code by Jonathan Maberry

Assassin's Code by Jonathan Maberry My rating: 4 of 5 stars In my trade, confidence...

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 14, 2013

Twilight Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko

Twilight Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko My rating: 5 of 5 stars Sergei Lukyanenko is back...

March 13, 2013

My Sisters the Saints by Colleen Carroll Campbell

I'm always a little scared, lately, when I agree to read something that is either...

March 12, 2013

Alister McGrath’s Biography on C.S. Lewis

I've been fascinated with C.S. Lewis in a arms-length sort of way for quite some...

March 12, 2013

Lectio Divina Bible Study: Learning to Pray in Scripture by Stephen J. Binz

Lectio Divina Bible Study: Learning to Pray in Scripture by Stephen J. Binz My rating:...

March 11, 2013

Farmer in the Sky by Robert Heinlein

The Earth is crowded and food is rationed, but a colony on Ganymede, one of...

March 09, 2013

C.S. Lewis–A Life by Alister McGrath

This is a book written by someone who discovered Lewis through his writings, for others...

March 08, 2013

Wool by Hugh Howey

Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey My rating: 4 of 5 stars I finished this book...

March 06, 2013

The Woodcutter by Kate Danley

The Woodcutter by Kate Danley My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was interested in...

March 05, 2013

Review: The Encyclicals of John Paul II: An Introduction and Commentary

A couple of weeks ago I finished The Encyclicals of John Paul II: An Introduction...

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