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October 2014

October 30, 2014

The First Review of “New York Catholics”!

The following review of my new book, New York Catholics, appears this week in The...

October 08, 2014

A Review of Daniel P. Horan, O.F.M., “The Franciscan Heart of Thomas Merton”

Daniel P. Horan, O.F.M., The Franciscan Heart of Thomas Merton: A New Look at the...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

Review of Jon M. Sweeney, “When Saint Francis Saved the Church”

Jon M. Sweeney, When Saint Francis Saved the Church: How a Converted Medieval Troubador Created...

September 24, 2014

My Speech at the Book Launching Party for “New York Catholics”

On Friday, September 19, Orbis Books held a book launching party for my new book...

September 16, 2014

“New York Catholics” Now Available on Amazon!

My new book New York Catholics: Faith, Attitude & the Works! is now available on...

June 2014

June 03, 2014

My Book Available for Pre-Order on Amazon!

Amazon has just posted the cover of my new book on its website: New York...

May 2014

May 30, 2014

Roads to Rome: U.S. Army Officer Enters the Church, 1909

Georginia Pell Curtis's 1909 anthology Some Roads to Rome offers a series of first-hand accounts...

May 25, 2014

My Youtube Commercial!

Please check out my commercial for the new book on my Vlog!

May 25, 2014

The Cover of My New Book!

Dear Friends, I would like to offer a word of apology and an explanation for...

May 29, 2013

The Poet of the Confederacy: Father Abram J. Ryan (1839-1886)

The poet-priest of the South, born at Norfolk, Virginia, 15 August, 1839; died at Louisville,...

February 2013

February 11, 2013

A Momentous Day in Church History– To Say the Least

When I got up this morning, my wife told me the news about the Pope...