Mother Teresa of Calcutta: A Personal PortraitFr. Leo Maasburg Since her death in 1997, we’ve seen a steady stream of books about Mother Teresa. A quick Amazon search reveals that there are more than 10,000 titles on the holy woman. Now that’s not a bad thing. I think more people need to discover her; I …
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Ten Universal Principles: A Brief Philosophy of the Life IssuesFr. Robert Spitzer, S.J. I first discovered Fr. Robert Spitzer through his recent book, New Proofs for the Existence of God, which goes beyond the classical arguments for God’s existence and moves into modern physics and philosophy. In that book he uses high-level scientific and mathematical …
Dorothy Day has fascinated me for a long time. She’s one of my heroes, which is why I put her in The Thin Veil banner, sandwiched right between Chesterton and Lewis (an enviable position, to be sure). Most people know Dorothy because of her social activism, and that makes sense: her involvement in labor struggles, …
I’m starting a new series here where I’ll post short, 30-second reviews of titles I don’t have time to cover in-depth. Here’s the first batch of reviews: Doctors of the ChurchPope Benedict XVI When I first heard that the Church calls certain people “Doctors”, I thought it was really strange. “Why should we focus on …
NOTE: This Friday, November 11, the Weekly Giveaway will feature a brand new copy of Extreme Makeover: Women Transformed by Christ, Not Conformed to the Culture. Check back on Friday for your chance to win! Most of the women behind the sexual revolutions thought they were doing a good thing. They saw how women had little …
