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August 2014

August 05, 2014

The Saints and Social Justice by Brandon Vogt: A Review

"I beg you, look for the words 'social justice' or 'economic justice' on your church...

August 01, 2014

The New Evangelization, Sans Puns: Scott Hahn’s “Mission Manual”

The title of Dr. Hahn's new book might make one think that it is all...

June 2014

June 17, 2014

Three Books By Priests from OSV

Abp. Sartain's A Journey to the Heart of Jesus is practical advice for everyday living...

April 2014

April 15, 2014

The Last Confession of the Vampire Judas Iscariot. A Review of the Debut Novel by David Vermont.

You will have to trust me on this. The difficulty in writing a review of...

March 2014

March 24, 2014

The Catholic Men’s Bible: Devotional, Call to Holiness, and Study Bible

Fr. Larry Richards, known for teaching Catholic men how to be men and Catholics, has...

March 21, 2014

Even My Book Reviews Worry Protestants, & Other Quick Takes: 7QT XVIII Seriatim

1. The combox is not your blog. 2. Fred Phelps has gone to his eternal...

March 18, 2014

The Protestant’s Dilemma by Devin Rose: A Review

If a Protestant looking into the claims of Catholicism were to ask me, “What one...

February 2014

February 27, 2014

Writing Negative Reviews: A Defense

Flannery O’Connor, in a classic baring of the knife, said: “Everywhere I go I’m asked...

February 14, 2014

Seven Reasons to Read Simcha Fisher’s Book on Natural Family Planning: 7QT XIV Seriatim

If you talk to Simcha Fisher, she will tell you that she did not write...

January 2014

January 20, 2014

Through the Year With Pope Francis

With all the so-called shocking quotations from the pope, which have been making a mad...

October 2013

October 05, 2013

Killing Jesus: Could Christ Have Spoken From the Cross?

The best that can be said is that “slow suffocation” is a debated and unsettled...