THE LEONARD FEENEY OMNIBUS. A Collection of Prose and Verse Old and New. New York, Sheed and Ward, 1943. Pp. xiv + 399. $3.00.

Most of the material in this Omnibus has been printed before. Yet the publishers have done the cause of American letters a considerable service in bringing out ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/monsignor-joseph-clifford-fentons-review-of-the-leonard-feeney-omnibus.html/feed 0 http://catholicism.org/saint-paul-his-time-his-world-himself.html http://catholicism.org/saint-paul-his-time-his-world-himself.html#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:21:22 +0000 Eleonore Villarrubia http://catholicism.org/?p=25099 [Review of The World of Saint Paul, by Joseph M. Callewaert, Ignatius Press, 2011]

This little volume of fewer than two hundred pages is a fascinating look at Saint Paul, the person, the many places he evangelized, and his times. It reads like an adventure story, which it surely is – the great adventure of the ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/saint-paul-his-time-his-world-himself.html/feed 0 http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-165.html http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-165.html#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:48:13 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=24144 http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-165.html/feed 0 http://catholicism.org/the-jesuit-missions-in-south-america.html http://catholicism.org/the-jesuit-missions-in-south-america.html#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:51:00 +0000 Eleonore Villarrubia http://catholicism.org/?p=21921 (A Little-Known Story: The Jesuit Missions in South America and How Their Success Led to the Dissolution of the Order of Saint Ignatius)

[Review of Black Robes in Paraguay: The Success of the Guarani Missions Hastened the Abolition of the Jesuits by William F. Jaenike. Kirk House Publishers]

This well-written book is a totally fascinating look at ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/the-jesuit-missions-in-south-america.html/feed 1 http://catholicism.org/the-saint-and-his-mountain-brother-andre-bessette.html http://catholicism.org/the-saint-and-his-mountain-brother-andre-bessette.html#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:33:18 +0000 Eleonore Villarrubia http://catholicism.org/?p=21779 [Review of Brother André: Friend of the Suffering, Apostle of Saint Joseph, by Father Jean-Guy Dubuc, C.S.C. Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Indiana]

How we all rejoiced last October when Blessed Brother André was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI. As the first male Canadian-born saint, as well as the first saint of the Congregation of ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/the-saint-and-his-mountain-brother-andre-bessette.html/feed 0 http://catholicism.org/one-bloody-battle-in-a-faraway-land.html http://catholicism.org/one-bloody-battle-in-a-faraway-land.html#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:44:56 +0000 Eleonore Villarrubia http://catholicism.org/?p=21354 [Review of The Battle for Oscar Six by Eugene R. De Lalla]

The Battle for Oscar Six: Life and Death in Vietnam – April, 1968, by Eugene DeLalla, LaSalette Publications, 2010

In this short fictionalized account of a bloody battle at the observation tower Oscar Six on the perimeter of Tuy Hoa Air Force Base in South ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/one-bloody-battle-in-a-faraway-land.html/feed 1 http://catholicism.org/warrior-patriot-gentleman-and-catholic-colonel-john-ripley-usmc.html http://catholicism.org/warrior-patriot-gentleman-and-catholic-colonel-john-ripley-usmc.html#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:07:07 +0000 Eleonore Villarrubia http://catholicism.org/?p=21095

[Review An American Knight by Norman J. Fulkerson]

Every war has its share of heroes. Vietnam was no different. One of the greatest and most decorated officers of that bloody conflict was John Ripley, USMC. Born in 1939, Ripley was the youngest son of very interesting parents. His father, “Bud,” was a Catholic Midwesterner from Illinois; ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/warrior-patriot-gentleman-and-catholic-colonel-john-ripley-usmc.html/feed 1 http://catholicism.org/in-the-beginning.html http://catholicism.org/in-the-beginning.html#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:07:35 +0000 Bob Wolfe http://catholicism.org/?p=20717 In the Beginning: Compelling Evidence for Creation and the Flood By Walt Brown, Ph.D. Center for Scientific Creation

This is a book written by a scientist about science. The scientist is also a Christian, and the motivation for his book is the reconciliation of science with the description of the origins of the earth ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/in-the-beginning.html/feed 0 http://catholicism.org/maria-of-guadalupe.html http://catholicism.org/maria-of-guadalupe.html#comments Sat, 11 Dec 2010 15:28:58 +0000 Christine Bryan http://catholicism.org/?p=20091 In Paul Badde’s recent book about Our Lady of Guadalupe, he writes, “The modern age began with this image. It has changed both the weight and the balance of the earth.” And yet, although she is the most famous woman in the world, represented in millions of images, she “has become the great unknown.” María ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/maria-of-guadalupe.html/feed 0 http://catholicism.org/bella-dodd-%e2%80%94-from-communist-to-catholic.html http://catholicism.org/bella-dodd-%e2%80%94-from-communist-to-catholic.html#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:33:59 +0000 Eleonore Villarrubia http://catholicism.org/?p=18300

How was it that a little Catholic girl – born in Italy – became one of the most powerful figures of the American Communist Party at the height of its power during the late 1930’s and 1940’s? The story of Maria Assunta Isabella Visono’s journey from a poor southern Italian village to the intrigues ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/bella-dodd-%e2%80%94-from-communist-to-catholic.html/feed 6