The Dublin Fog: In the Footsteps of the Irish Saints

The Dublin Fog: In the Footsteps of the Irish Saints

by | Jul 14, 2024

St. Patrick and His World  By Mike Aquilina. Scepter, 2024. Paperback, 144 pages, $15.95. Monastery and High Cross: The Forgotten Eastern Roots of Irish Christianity By Connie Marshner. Sophia Institute Press, 2024. Paperback, 240 pages, $18.95. Reviewed by Ryan...
Correcting the Historical Record on Slavery

Correcting the Historical Record on Slavery

by | Mar 17, 2024

The Worst of Indignities: The Catholic Church on Slavery By Paul Kengor. Emmaus Road Publishing, 2023. Hardcover, 304 pages, $29.95. Reviewed by David Weinberger.  When explaining why he was Catholic, G.K. Chesterton observed that there are thousands of reasons all...
Rising with the Saints

Rising with the Saints

by | Mar 3, 2024

The Leaven of the Saints: Bringing Christ into a Fallen World By Dawn Marie Beutner. Ignatius Press, 2023. Paperback, 316 pages, $19.95. Reviewed by Thomas Griffin. Saints change the world because their own lives have become an offering to God. Their self-offering...
An Old Man, Wrapped in a Robe

An Old Man, Wrapped in a Robe

by | Mar 3, 2024

What is Christianity? The Last Writings  By Pope Benedict XVI. Ignatius Press, 2023. Hardcover, 230 pages, $24.95. Reviewed by Ryan Patrick Budd. At the lowest point in his life, when everything was falling in ruin, King Saul of Israel knew whom he really wanted to...
A Wild Ride Characterized by Potholes

A Wild Ride Characterized by Potholes

by | Feb 4, 2024

Jesus in the Minnows: A Catholic Beat Memoir By David Craig. Angelico Press, 2023. Paperback, 216 pages, $17.95. Reviewed by Alex Taylor. There are two types of people in the world. Those who like the Beat poets and those…well. Beat poet turned monastic Thomas...