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Category Archives: REVIEWS
BOOKS RECEIVED: @DouthatNYT on state the Church under Francis (terrific) – John Rist in Reading Augustine series (a scream)
John Rist is one of the best working scholars on Augustine and writers on ethics in the world. His books are fantastic, but they are hard. Who is this guy? HERE He was also one of my profs in Rome. … Read More
BOOK RECEIVED about Martin Luther (not King but by “King”)
It seems appropriate to post this today. I recently received a hardback copy of a new book about Martin Luther by Richard Rex (“King”), professor of Reformation history at Cambridge. The Making of Martin Luther (Princeton Univ. Press, 2017) US … Read More
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Tagged Martin Luther, Richard Rex
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BOOK NOTES – What I’m receiving and reading about the “spirit of Vatican II”, the Devil, priests in history
I have a lot of books stacked up. Happily, I receive them from authors and publishers. I can’t possibly get to them all. But I can get to some. For example… Among the books I have recently received I note … Read More
BOOKS: Marcel Lefebvre on the Rosary, Biography of Blaise Pascal
I’m looking forward to getting into these, which have come recently. Le rosaire avec Mgr Marcel Lefebvre (in French) US HERE – UK HERE It’s a collection prepared by an SSPX priest Fr. Patrick Toadec. There is a Preface by … Read More
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Tagged Archbp. Lefebvre, Blaise Pascal, Holy Rosary, Marvin R. O'Connell
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NEW BOOK: Heroism and Genius: How Catholic Priests Helped Build—and Can Help Rebuild—Western Civilization
I recently received a book by Fr. William J. Slattery which has been truly intrigued. Heroism and Genius: How Catholic Priests Helped Build—and Can Help Rebuild—Western Civilization US HERE – UK HERE What’s this about? Our author says: With stubborn … Read More
Controversial Book about Pope Francis: “The Dictator Pope”
UPDATE: I am just about done with this. It’s quite a read. Among other things it is a summary of events of the last few years. At the pace of the modern world, one forgets. It is in English, too. … Read More
BOOK RECOMMENDATION: The Theology of Prayer
One of you readers sent a book from my Amazon wishlist (thanks, S). I have started to dig in and it is great. Joseph Clifford Fenton’s The Theology of Prayer US HERE – UK HERE I was immediately struck by the … Read More
BOOKS: My recent and future reads
Here are some titles I’ve gotten into lately. First, this – from my Kindle wishlist – arrived from reader today and I have already started. The Big Lie: Exposing the Nazi Roots of the American Left by Dinesh D’Souza US … Read More
BOOKS RECEIVED: A Catholic Defense of Capital Punishment
Anything written by Edward Feser is reliable and worth time. He recently joined forces with Joseph M. Bessette to create a new book exploring Catholic teaching about the hotly discussed “death penalty”. James V. Schall, S.J. says of this book: … Read More
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Tagged capital punishment, Edward Feser, Joseph M. Bessette
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CH: “Cardinal Kasper chases the spectre of Luther”
As you may know by now, the Catholic Herald is the UK’s best Catholic weekly. This week in the print and online digital edition there is a review of a new book – released in time for this year’s LutherFest! … Read More
