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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 07, 2012

Along the Way

Have you read the story of Martha and Mary lately? It's in Luke 10:38-42. So...

December 06, 2012

Falling for Your Madness

I have a soft spot for a good story. And when I’ve read previous work...

October 2012

October 25, 2012

I Left My Brains in San Francisco: More than Just Zombies

Lately, I've caught myself reading books with zombies in it. I don't really like horror. I...

September 2012

September 12, 2012

New Catholic Business Books for the Rest of Us

Around 18 months ago, my husband asked me what Catholic business books there were. I...

September 05, 2012

Teresa Tomeo Hits It Outta the Park

In other words, I love her book Extreme Makeover: Women Transformed by the Christ Not...

August 2012

August 14, 2012

June 2012

June 05, 2012

Vito Bonafacci: A Modern Parable for the Faithful

Today, we're stepping away from the bookshelf for a minute to look at a movie...

May 2012

May 08, 2012

Neighbor, how long has it been since you read Deus Caritas Est? Well, pardner, that’s too long.*

God Is Love--Deus Caritas Est: Encyclical Letter by Pope Benedict XVI My rating: 5 of...

May 07, 2012

What I’ve Been Reading: Feed by Mira Grant

Feed by Mira Grant My rating: 3 of 5 stars I'm a bit tired of...

April 2012

April 17, 2012

Apocalypse Week: Mercury Falls by Robert Kroese

Who Knew Armageddon Could Be So Funny? He carried the ketchup bottle to the breakfast...

April 11, 2012

Gospel of Mark Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture by Mary Healy

I have probably mentioned this here before, but this is my review upon finishing the...

March 2012

March 19, 2012

Catholic Thriller Week Finale: Sons of Cain by Val Bianco

Here's the book I was reading that made me remember all those Catholic thrillers I...

March 16, 2012

Catholic Thriller Week: Valley of the Bones by Michael Gruber

I'm slipping this in under the "thriller" category but it is actually a mystery. Valley...

March 13, 2012

Catholic Thriller Week: The Death of a Pope by Piers Paul Read

It is not often that I receive a book around 1:00 in the afternoon and...

March 12, 2012

Catholic Thriller Week: The Secret Cardinal by Tom Grace

After distributing the bread of the Eucharist, Yin offered the wine, reenacting a ritual that...

February 2012

February 27, 2012

Review: The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins My rating: 4 of 5 stars I always knew...

February 22, 2012

Lenten Reading Ideas – Updated

WHAT I'M READING I am already reading two books that are really hitting me where...

February 14, 2012

Night of the Confessor: Objective, Subjective, and God

Night of the Confessor: Christian Faith in an Age of Uncertainty by Tomas Halik My...

February 02, 2012

On Monster Patrol: Reviewing “Night of the Living Dead Christian” by Matt Mikalatos

... I had that sudden creepy feeling that something truly horrible stood drooling over my...

January 2012

January 16, 2012

Space Aliens Unite (Only You Can Save Mankind by Terry Pratchett)

ONLY YOU CAN SAVE MANKIND (Johnny Maxwell Trilogy, book 1) by Terry Pratchett The Johnny...

January 11, 2012

Audio Review: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, narrated by Jim Dale

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling Everyone knows this story. I read...

January 10, 2012

Brief Review: Truth & Life New Testament audio Bible

I was fascinated by the fact that the Truth & Life New Testament has an...

January 09, 2012

Mystery on an International Level: Reviewing Mystery at Geneva

I'm away from the blog, but the reviews carry on in my absence! Mystery at...

January 06, 2012

Reviewing The Father’s Tale by Michael O’Brien

He was losing all affection for Russia. It was a crazy country, full of crazy...

December 2011

December 15, 2011

Christmas Reading; “Oh Holy Night: The Peace of 1914”

We had the time of our lives on Christmas Day. The Germans left their trenches...

December 12, 2011

Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mother of the Civilization of Love – a “must read” book for anyone interested in Our Lady of Guadalupe

Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mother of the Civilization of Love by Carl Anderson (Author), Eduardo...

December 09, 2011

Red, White, Blue and Zombies: Reviewing “Patient Zero” by Jonathan Maberry

My review for SFFaudio which they very kindly let me run here also. Jonathan Maberry...

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