Catholic World Report, Father James V. Schall, S.J.: What we see, in reading Robert Spencer’s The History of Jihad is an on-going clash that rises and falls in intensity according to the tides of war and the energy of the Islamic nations … Continue reading
Category: Book Reviews
Book Review of an Excellent New Book on Priestly Celibacy and/or Continency
LifeSiteNews, Maike Hickson: In light of the continuous and insisting pressure on the Catholic Church (also in relation to the upcoming 2019 Pan-Amazon Synod) to let go of priestly celibacy and to allow the ordination of morally proven married men – “viri … Continue reading
New Catholic Book Out on the True History of the Middle Ages
National Catholic Register, Anna Abbot: “Going medieval” is a term synonymous with ignorance, barbarism and being uncouth. The Middle Ages are often portrayed as a bleak time, living in the shadows of Roman civilization. The Middle Ages also tend to … Continue reading
Holy Man of Russia: Blessed Leonid Feodorov
Blessed Leonid Feodorov, First Exarch of the Russian Catholic Church; Bridgebuilder Between Rome and Moscow, by Paul Mailleux, S.J. A Review by Eleonore Villarrubia Do you know the meaning of the title “Exarch?” I did not until I read this … Continue reading
The Recent Biography of Dr. Warren Carroll and The Incarnation of Christian Chivalry
This recently published biography of Dr. Warren Carroll is a genuine work of love and fitting veneration. It is written by Laura Gossin, an history major in college and herself a 1987 graduate of Christendom College, the now flourishing institution … Continue reading
A Plan to Rebuild Christendom in Our Own Time
A Review of As It Is in Heaven: Christian Living and Social Order by Gary Potter, Loreto Publications, 2017 How, you may ask, would so monumental a task be possible in these disordered times when Christian morality is scoffed at … Continue reading
The Power of Silence
A few years ago I wasted money on a book that purported to be about the history and importance of silence in Catholicism. It turned out to be an exercise in political correctness instead. This became apparent in the opening … Continue reading
Open Letters to Catholic Graduates
[Note: This book is now available for pre-order from Rafka Press. Their Website with ad for the book is http://rafkapress.com/open-letters-to-catholic-graduates.html If you wish to give this book to a high schooler now graduating, remember that the book can be given … Continue reading
A Vindication of Pope Pius XII
A Vindication of Pope Pius XII — A Review of Catholics Confronting Hitler, the Catholic Church and the Nazis by Peter Bartley. Ignatius Press. 2016 In 1963 a vicious anti-Catholic play came upon the literary scene. Written by German Protestant … Continue reading
A Pilgrimage to His Native Land
A Pilgrimage to His Native Land: A Review of Merrie England, A Journey Through the Shire. Joseph Pearce. Tan Books, 2016 During the day and night long vigil at the hospital as my husband was nearing the end of his … Continue reading
Mary I, England’s Catholic Queen of Undeserved Reputation
Review of Mary Tudor, England’s First Queen Regnant – Truth is the Daughter of Time by Gregory Slysz. Gracewing, United Kingdom 2015 by Eleonore Villarrubia Recently I read a review of a book about the 1641 Irish Rebellion. The reviewer … Continue reading
God or Nothing
Our subject here is an important and inspiring book published earlier this year, God or Nothing. It resembles The Ratzinger Report, a record of conversations between a journalist and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI when the latter was still Prefect of … Continue reading
Catholic Author Exposes Bigotry of The Boston Globe
The Hollywood formula film Spotlight, which celebrates The Boston Globe for its campaign to bring down the Catholic Church by revealing that hundreds of minors in the Archdiocese of Boston were molested by perverted priests—who are always carefully described as … Continue reading
‘The Rigging of a Vatican Synod?’ by Edward Pentin
(Rorate Caeli) In addition to the recent publication of the two pre-Synod books written by prelates of the Catholic Church, namely the Eleven Cardinals Book and the African Prelates Book, a book written by a reliably faithful layman is also of … Continue reading
‘Latin Mass Magazine’ Book Review Mentions Brothers Francis and André
The Summer, 2015 issue of the traditional Catholic quarterly, The Latin Mass, features a four-page book review authored by Msgr. Ignacio Barreiro-Carámbula. The book reviewed is A Catholic Witness in Our Time: A Festschrift for Dr. Robert Hickson: Essays and Remembrances in His Honor. The … Continue reading