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January 2015

January 30, 2015

Br. Guy Consolmagno, Vatican Astronomer, comes to A Good Story is Hard to Find podcast

Special Guest Br. Guy Consolmagno, Vatican Astronomer, joins Julie and Scott to discuss a book...

January 23, 2015

The Ancient Path by John Michael Talbot and Mike Aquilina

The Ancient Path: Old Lessons from the Church Fathers for a New Life Today by...

January 06, 2015

These Just In: Interesting Books for the New Year

Two devotionals arrived in a very timely fashion on New Year's Eve. Obviously I haven't...

December 2014

December 31, 2014

My 2014 Book Awards, Part 2

More awards which should speak for themselves. (Links go to reviews.) DON'T HATE ME BECAUSE...

December 30, 2014

My 2014 Book Awards, Part I

Rather than take my usual "defined in 10 words" route, these book awards should be...

December 05, 2014

Chastity Is for Lovers by Arleen Spenceley

Chastity Is for Lovers: Single, Happy, and (Still) a Virgin by Arleen Spenceley My rating:...

December 05, 2014

Scott and Julie realize they’re not cut out for the cloistered life …

... after reading In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden. Catch our discussion at...

December 04, 2014

Dickens-Mania: The Pickwick Papers and more

The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens My rating: 4 of 5 stars As I continue...

November 2014

November 19, 2014

These Just In: Interesting New Books

These are books that passed the first chapter test. Some are enticing me in spite...

November 13, 2014

What I’ve Been Reading Lately: The Mostly 5-Star Stuff

Some quick looks at books I've enjoyed lately which you may not hear talked about...

November 12, 2014

Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition!

Scott Danielson and I talk about the history of the Catholic Church and how it...

November 03, 2014

The Smile of a Ragpicker by Paul Glynn, S.M.

The Smile of a Ragpicker: The Life of Satoko Kitahara Convert and Servant of the...

October 2014

October 17, 2014

Art, Poetry, and Literature: Two New Books on Prayer You Need to Get

I haven't done more than dip into these books but I already know enough to...

October 15, 2014

The Joyful Beggar by Louis de Wohl

The Joyful Beggar by Louis de Wohl My rating: 4 of 5 stars What is...

October 13, 2014

The American Catholic Almanac by Brian Burch and Emily Stimpson

The American Catholic Almanac: A Daily Reader of Patriots, Saints, Rogues, and Ordinary People Who...

October 10, 2014

‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King

Scott Danielson and I discuss a classic American horror novel and the traces of the...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

The Sacred Year by Michael Yankoski

The Sacred Year: Mapping the Soulscape of Spiritual Practice -- How Contemplating Apples, Living in...

September 26, 2014

Great Expectations Time After Time

One of my GoodReads friends said that watching me try to force myself to finish...

September 15, 2014

Reviewing The Feasts by Cardinal Wuerl and Mike Aquilina

The Feasts: How the Church Year Forms Us as Catholics by Donald Cardinal Wuerl My...

September 05, 2014

Booktalk: Jane Austen and Me

NORTHANGER ABBEY. It began with Northanger Abbey. I'm considering reading this on my podcast so...

August 2014

August 18, 2014

When the Game Stands Tall

Here's something else on the bookshelf that isn't a book but I enjoyed it so...

August 14, 2014

Scott wants a semaphore tower and Julie never wants to hear of steam engine valves again.

We're discussing Pavane by Keith Roberts, an alternate history from the times when that genre...

August 06, 2014

Would You Baptize an Extraterrestrial? – Guy Consolmagno, SJ, and Paul Mueller, SJ

Would You Baptize an Extraterrestrial?: . . . and Other Questions from the Astronomers' In-box...

August 01, 2014

Movie Review: Calvary

We usually just discuss books around here but this movie was unusual enough that I...

July 2014

July 18, 2014

Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan My rating: 3 of 5 stars “[...] We...

July 17, 2014

Children’s Books: Women of the Bible by Margaret McAllister

Women of the Bible by Margaret McAllister My rating: 5 of 5 stars "Rescuing animals...

July 15, 2014

Children’s Books: “The gospel according to… dog” by Peter D. Ward

The gospel according to... dog: 'the greatest story ever told'... by a dog by Peter...

July 10, 2014

The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov

The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov My rating: 5 of 5 stars Like most...

July 08, 2014

On the Shoulders of Hobbits by Louis Markos

On the Shoulders of Hobbits: The Road to Virtue with Tolkien and Lewis by Louis...

July 07, 2014

Pilgrimage Reading: Grandma’s on the Camino by Mary Wyman

Grandma's on the Camino: Reflections on a 48-Day Walking Pilgrimage to Santiago by Mary O'Hara...

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