1. I’ve been reading Heaven by Randy Alcorn recently. While I don’t agree with everything he says, the book has given me quite a bit to think about (and hope for). If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile (and if so, I truly thank you!) you may remember the horrible anxiety/panic attacks that I’ve … [Read more…]
It is often difficult to find good Catholic Bible studies… they are often too watered down, or too blah, or whatever. I have been disappointed many times with various purchases that I have made. Thankfully, there are some good Bible studies out there, and the COME AND SEE series is one of them! I am impressed … [Read more…]
The Catholic Company offered me a chance to review the Magnificat magazine. How incredible is that? This magazine is a Godsend, pure and simple. It is a great resource for anyone who would like to establish a better daily routine of prayer and Scripture reading. This monthly magazine is set up with readings (taken from … [Read more…]
I was so excited when the Catholic Company offered this up for review — the Great Adventure Kids Pack. I had heard many good things about the Great Adventure Bible series, although I have never had a chance to look at it myself. If this is any indication of what the rest of the series … [Read more…]
Yep. Another book review (can you see how we passed the time around here when we were all so sick? Kind of a luxury, now that I think of it… *grin*) I wish I could do this book ample justice, but it’s late, and I’m finding it incredibly difficult to get my thoughts down “on … [Read more…]
OK, technically I read it right after Christmas, but since I’m just getting to the review NOW, I’ll be kind to myself and allow this book to be the first of the year. Girls Gone Mild (by Wendy Shalit)subtitled: Young Women Reclaim Self-Respect and Find it’s Not Bad to be Good This book has been … [Read more…]
I wasn’t as good as I wanted to be at keeping track of all that I read this past year. In fact, early on I sort of gave up. I’ll keep this list here simply so that I can have a permanent record for myself of what I did manage to write down! Amazing Grace … [Read more…]
The full title of this book is Jesus, Present Before Me: Meditations for Eucharistic Adoration (by Fr. Peter John Cameron, O.P.) As the title implies, this is a wonderful book to take to Adoration. It is a small, unassuming little book, filled with 30 meditations — one for each day of the month — which … [Read more…]
When I first heard about this product from Chris Cash (from the Catholic Company) I was intrigued: a database that could search through the various translations of the Bible, the writings from Early Church Fathers, Doctors of the Church, Popes, Saints, Councils, etc. on just about any subject? Plus artwork, scripture references to every part … [Read more…]
I had the wonderful opportunity to meet Chris Cash of the Catholic Company at the recent Catholic New Media Conference in Atlanta, and he invited me to sign up for their product reviewer program — they send me books, and I get to read them and write reviews! How beautiful is that? Is that not … [Read more…]