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December 2015

December 07, 2015

The Christmas Plains: A Sentimental Classic from Joseph Bottum

Joseph Bottum is the kind of storyteller who captures your attention with a straightforward phrase, a wordsmith who tickles...

December 04, 2015

Under the Christmas Tree: Books for Children of All Ages

Each year during Advent, I've tried to offer a list of great books for children:...

November 2015

November 25, 2015

New Book Tells the Story of Mike Huckabee: A Man of the People

When I heard that the Patheos Book Club was featuring Scott Lamb's new authorized biography...

November 08, 2015

The Ben Carson I Remember

I met Dr. Benjamin Carson back in, oh, about 1990. He was younger then (and...

November 06, 2015

When Your Children Leave the Church: Brandon Vogt Offers Hope for Heartbroken Parents

If you're a Catholic parent, you know the joy that comes from seeing your child...

November 04, 2015

Every Recipe I Try From This Cookbook Is a Home-Run!

I am a lazy cook. There was a time when I spent a lot of...

October 2015

October 24, 2015

Hope for the Suffering: Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle Inspires in Candid Memoir

I remember the first time I saw Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle on EWTN. She seemed so...

October 19, 2015

You’ll Like This: A Slim Guide to Prayer for Young Professionals

Today I bring news of a helpful little volume, the Pocket Book of Prayers for...

October 19, 2015

Mirror, Mirror On The Wall: Finding Beauty That Isn’t Just Skin-Deep

Lisa Mladinich caught her reflection in the mirrored closet doors in her St. Louis hotel...

October 13, 2015

What Did the Cardinals Really Say? Some Insights In Their Own Words

Well, it's been an interesting week for Synod-watchers! In what John Allen has wryly called...

October 02, 2015

NASA Found Water on Mars? Great–Let’s Baptize the Martians!

In a press conference Monday, September 28, scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

Would St. Jerome Go to the Library?

September 30 is the feast of St. Jerome, Doctor of the Church, patron of libraries. ...

September 25, 2015

50 Books by G.K. Chesterton for $1.99

Everyone loves a bargain! And readers love the works of English writer, philosopher and apologist...

September 05, 2015

Faith Makes You Happy. Chris Kaczor Explains.

From my earliest college days, I've railed against some of the major tenets of psychology....

August 2015

August 21, 2015

Encounters with Christ: 39 People Share Their Stories

This month the Patheos Book Club is featuring James Stuart Bell's Encountering Jesus: Modern-Day Stories...

August 12, 2015

Rediscover Jesus

Yesterday in this space, I opened the floor for Matthew Kelly--featuring a chapter from Matthew's...

August 11, 2015

“A Good Invitation Fills Us With Joy” – A Guest Post from Matthew Kelly

Matthew Kelly is an internationally acclaimed speaker, bestselling author, and business consultant. His books have been...

August 09, 2015

Do You Take God for Granted? This Book Is the Antidote.

You "know" that you are loved by God. You know it in the same way...

July 2015

July 31, 2015

The Family That Prays Together…

...Stays Together. That was the message of Servant of God Patrick Peyton, the founder of...

July 18, 2015

An Insider’s Look at the Papacy of Pope Francis

From the start of his papacy, Pope Francis has been a colorful subject for the official Vatican photographers....

July 15, 2015

Tweeting with GOD: Bold New Evangelization for a New Generation

I review books all the time--and I enjoy reading them, enjoy shiny new ideas well...

July 03, 2015

Shouldn’t We Celebrate Our Nation’s Birthday on July 2?

I'm a fan of Dan Lewis' book Now I Know and his daily email blog...

June 2015

June 09, 2015

Faith of Our Fathers: Abraham Lincoln’s Daily Devotional

Abraham Lincoln, in his Second Inaugural Address, quoted Matthew 7:1-3, a scripture which has become...

June 04, 2015

The Body and Blood of Christ. Really. Just Think of That!

Sunday, June 7 is the Solemnity of the Most Most Holy Body and Blood of...

May 2015

May 31, 2015

Once Again, Gregory Popcak Hits It Out of the Ballpark With “Seven Longings of the Human Heart”

Gregory Popcak has done it again! Already, I'm a fangirl: I love his radio show, and I...

May 24, 2015

Tennesseans Love Their Bible and Their Cave Salamander

The Bible as Tennessee's official state book? Apparently not. Tennesseans--81 percent of them, anyway--are Christian. And...

May 22, 2015

Lighting a Candle: 66th Annual Christopher Awards Showcase Great Movies, Books

For 66 years, the Christopher Awards have honored those in media whose work has "affirmed...

May 19, 2015

Five Years in Heaven: A Young Man’s Unlikely Friendship with an Elderly Nun

When I first saw the title of John Schlimm's new book, Five Years in Heaven, I...

May 12, 2015

HEARTSONGS: The Story of Matti Stepanek Will Knock Your Socks Off

Requiem in Sea Oh, to call the conch my home . . . Stormy-smoothed tunnels...

May 09, 2015

Everyday Wisdom from Pope Francis’ Daily Homilies–Now All in One Place!

How often I've enjoyed the little pearls of wisdom which come from Pope Francis' morning...