(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 … Continue reading
Category: Book Reviews
The Saint and His Mountain: Brother André Bessette
[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 … Continue reading
One Bloody Battle in a Faraway Land
[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
Warrior, Patriot, Gentleman, and Catholic, Colonel John Ripley USMC
[Review of 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 … Continue reading
In the Beginning
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 … Continue reading
María of Guadalupe
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 … Continue reading
Bella Dodd — From Communist to Catholic
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 … Continue reading
The Church vs. Economic Liberalism: Ferrara Nails It!
[Christopher A. Ferrara, The Church and the Libertarian (Minnesota: The Remnant Press, 2010), $25, 383 pp., soft cover.] Since hearing, a few years ago that Chris Ferrara was preparing this book, I have eagerly looked forward to reading it. I … Continue reading
Book Review of Josef Pieper’s “Leisure: the Basis of Culture”
I am delighted that Michael Terheyden appreciated the importance of this brief but masterful study by philosopher, Josef Pieper. All of Doctor Pieper’s works are gems of wisdom, but this one is arguably his best. It’s a must read for … Continue reading
Saint Eulogius and the Moslems
[Review of A Saint Under Moslem Rule by Justo Perez de Urbel, Catholic Authors Press.] To much of the world, Spain is an enigma. Isolated from the rest of western Europe by the daunting barrier of the rugged Pyrenees Mountains, … Continue reading
The Battleground: Syria and Palestine, the Seed Plot of Religion by Hilaire Belloc
[The Battleground: Syria and Palestine, the Seed Plot of Religion by Hilaire Belloc. Ignatius Press.] 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, … Continue reading
Saint Joseph Altars
(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 … Continue reading
I Have Seen the Secrets of God
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 … Continue reading
Why Do Catholics Eat Fish on Friday?
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 … Continue reading
‘The Church of Salvation’ by Brother Leonard Mary, M.I.C.M.
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 … Continue reading