Hilaire Belloc, one of my favorite authors, was exceedingly prolific. He wrote one hundred fifty three books of poetry, essays, history, religion, politics, and economics, as well as hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles. His life (1870-1953) was long and ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/the-battleground-syria-and-palestine-the-seed-plot-of-religion-by-hilaire-belloc.html/feed 2 http://catholicism.org/saint-joseph-altars.html http://catholicism.org/saint-joseph-altars.html#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 17:38:36 +0000 Eleonore Villarrubia http://catholicism.org/?p=16128 (Photography and text by Kerri McCafferty. Pelican Publishing Company)

This beautiful book is a feast for the eyes. The author, an accomplished photographer, presents her subject primarily in a delicious array of colorful photos of many different Saint Joseph Altars on display in and around the city of New Orleans. For me, a native ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/saint-joseph-altars.html/feed 0 http://catholicism.org/i-have-seen-the-secrets-of-god.html http://catholicism.org/i-have-seen-the-secrets-of-god.html#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 19:11:28 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=15741 Stay with me, do not go from me and I will be good. I will die happy.

Saint Catherine of Siena

By Sigrid Undset

Fra Tommaso Caffarini, spiritual son of the mystic saint from Siena, heard about the sorry fate of the Perugian, Niccolo di Toldi, a young man of noble family, ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/i-have-seen-the-secrets-of-god.html/feed 1 http://catholicism.org/why-do-catholics-eat-fish-on-friday-2.html http://catholicism.org/why-do-catholics-eat-fish-on-friday-2.html#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:33:01 +0000 Eleonore Villarrubia http://catholicism.org/?p=14204 Why Do Catholics Eat Fish on Friday?, by Michael P. Foley; published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2005

When I picked up this intriguingly titled paperback, I expected it to be a zippy read, informative, but light and amusing. It is informative all right, and amusing in parts, but it is anything but light. A quick read only ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/why-do-catholics-eat-fish-on-friday-2.html/feed 2 http://catholicism.org/book-reviewthe-church-of-salvation-by-brother-leonard-mary-m-i-c-m.html http://catholicism.org/book-reviewthe-church-of-salvation-by-brother-leonard-mary-m-i-c-m.html#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:33:43 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=14025 First published in 1984, and more recently updated, Brother Leonard Mary’s analytical commentary and reference book, The Church of Salvation, is back in print. As a loyal and original disciple of Father Feeney, and, actually, of all the members of the order of Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Sister Catherine excepted) the one ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/book-reviewthe-church-of-salvation-by-brother-leonard-mary-m-i-c-m.html/feed 4 http://catholicism.org/defending-christendoms-gates.html http://catholicism.org/defending-christendoms-gates.html#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:54:40 +0000 Eleonore Villarrubia http://catholicism.org/?p=12991 (Book Review:  Islam at the Gates:  How Christendom Defeated the Ottoman Turks by Dr. Diane Moczar; Sophia Press.)

It is my habit when I sit down to read a book, with the intention of reviewing it, to take pen in hand in order to mark off the most important, most interesting, and most striking passages. Half ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/defending-christendoms-gates.html/feed 2 http://catholicism.org/the-thirteenth-the-greatest-of-centuries.html http://catholicism.org/the-thirteenth-the-greatest-of-centuries.html#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:26:41 +0000 Sister Marie Pierre, M.I.C.M., Tert. http://catholicism.org/?p=12705 “It had great thinkers, great rulers, great teachers, great poets, great artists, great moralists and great workmen. It could not be called the material age in any special degree. It was equally poetic, political, industrial, artistic, practical, intellectual, and devotional. There was one common creed, one ritual, one worship, one sacred language, one Church, a ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/the-thirteenth-the-greatest-of-centuries.html/feed 0 http://catholicism.org/book-review-discovering-a-lost-heritage-the-catholic-origins-of-america.html http://catholicism.org/book-review-discovering-a-lost-heritage-the-catholic-origins-of-america.html#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:24:15 +0000 Eleonore Villarrubia http://catholicism.org/?p=11699 Book Review by Eleonore Villarrubia:  Discovering a Lost Heritage: The Catholic Origins of America by Adam Miller

So, you think you know your American history? Well, this little gem of a book, a Catholic history of our country, will probably leave you quivering, both with shock at your lack of knowledge of some of the “true ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/book-review-discovering-a-lost-heritage-the-catholic-origins-of-america.html/feed 6 http://catholicism.org/saint-francis-the-doctrinaire.html http://catholicism.org/saint-francis-the-doctrinaire.html#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:38:30 +0000 The Philosopher http://catholicism.org/?p=10812 Father Kenneth Baker, S. J., has written a short and delightful review of a recent book on Saint Francis of Assisi: “Preach Christ to the Muslims” The volume in review is St. Francis of Assisi and the Conversion of the Muslims, by Frank M. Rega, S.F.O.

These two excerpts are worth savoring:

Trusting absolutely ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/saint-francis-the-doctrinaire.html/feed 2 http://catholicism.org/the-temperament-god-gave-you.html http://catholicism.org/the-temperament-god-gave-you.html#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:24:29 +0000 Eleonore Villarrubia http://catholicism.org/?p=9401 The Temperament God Gave You: The Classic Key to Knowing Yourself, Getting Along with Others, and Growing Closer to the Lord, by Art and Laraine Bennett. Published by Sophia Press.

The four temperaments: “Catholic astrology” or solid science? In this easy-to-understand, fun to read and often humorous book by a husband and wife team, we learn ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/the-temperament-god-gave-you.html/feed 2