Category: Book Reviews

A Book that Rocked My World Book Reviews

A Book that Rocked My World

When I first came into the Church nine years ago, I was neck deep in my studies of theology and Church teaching, my reading consisting mostly of the Catechism, the Bible, and Church Documents. Not to discount the value of each of these, but there is just something about a good story that takes the teaching to whole ‘nother level.
Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace Book Reviews

Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace

This short little book seeks to dive into the richness of possibly the most famous prayer in the Christian tradition, the prayer of St. Francis. In Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace: Living in the Spirit of the Prayer of St. Francis Kent Nerburn explores the overt themes of hope, suffering, love, and joy paired with beautiful stories from his own experiences that truly touch the heart.
Jesus Shock Book Reviews

Jesus Shock

When you think of Peter Kreeft you think of philosophy and thick books on theology. However, this 160 page book Jesus Shock is anything but. It's a small little book, but it packs a punch. Kreeft's main premise in the book is to uncover, or even to recover the true Jesus, not just the happy-go-lucky nice guy that we have turned him into. He wasn't just a nice guy. He is God.
Fathered by God Articles

Fathered by God

What has happened to men in recent years? Why do there seem to be less and less men willing to lead their families and follow God? What has happened to our honor and respect? John Eldredge answers all of these questions in Fathered by God: Learning What Your Dad Could Never Teach You.
No Greater Love Articles

No Greater Love

How can you not love Mother Teresa? People of all faiths can appreciate her example of what love really is. That admiration, that respect that we feel for her, that draws us to her, is how I imagine Jesus effected those who came in contact with Him as he walked this earth.
Reluctant Saint Articles

Reluctant Saint

He is one of the most revered saints of all time—having inspired many over the past 800 years. And although he didn't seek fame or notoriety, his exemplary living of the Christian faith is one that anyone can find inspirational. Many times the lives of the saints are glorified, offering an unrealistic view of who they really were. But Donald Spoto, author of over 19 biographies, uses his honed skills to chronicle the truth about the leader of the Lesser Brothers in Reluctant Saint: The Life of Saint Francis of Assisi.
Deus Caritas Est – God is Love Book Reviews

Deus Caritas Est – God is Love

Written in the first year of his pontificate, Deus Caritas Est is Pope Benedict XVI's brief, first Encyclical letter. His desire was to remind the Church—the laity, religious, and ordained—that above all else God is love.
Surprised by Truth Articles

Surprised by Truth

To many people religion is not a choice, but something you are born into, especially when it comes to Catholicism. Most Catholics are baptized as infants and never choose to be a part of the Church. And though some of these "cradle Catholics" decide later in life that the Church is not for them, there are many who look on from the outside and feel a calling to come home.
The Lamb’s Supper Articles

The Lamb’s Supper

Dr. Scott Hahn is a former Presbyterian pastor turned ardent Catholic New Testament scholar, author, and founder of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. In less than 200 pages he relates the book of Revelation to the Mass as what he rightly calls Heaven on Earth. As always he has toned it down so that the book is very is easy to read and written on a level that anyone could understand.
The Collar Articles

The Collar

Many Catholics have questions or doubts about what goes on in the formation of a priest. Or at least I did before reading this book. What goes on inside the seminary is a closely guarded secret. I found this book as I scanned through the small bookshelf of a thrift store in Pasadena with hopes of finding something at least remotely interesting. The title on the spine of the book caught my eye, "The Collar," and reached hopefully for the book. After reading the summary on the back I was sure that it would be a great insight into the formation of Catholic priests. And it helped that the author of the book, John Englert, was a Catholic convert.