My good friend, blogging cohort, and apologist extraordinaire Devin Rose has just released his first book. It’s titled If Protestantism Is True: The Reformation Meets Rome. In the book, Devin explores how things like the canon of Scripture, the saints, and Sacred Tradition all lead not to Protestantism but into the Catholic Church. The book’s …
I don’t even know where to begin with Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris. I usually take notes when I read books, and the only one I jotted down during this one pretty much sums it up: “Blah, blah, blah.” It’s tiny (96 pages), angry, and woefully misguided. Sam Harris is one of …
I’ve lately become determined to post a review of every book I read this year. So I’ll be trying to write more short book reviews to supplement the longer ones. I already have a little catching up to do since it’s already April, so here’s the first of my brief reviews: Living the Sacraments: Grace …
During my research for The Church and New Media, I spent a lot of time exploring how technology affects religion. Perpetual dialogue, shallower relationships, and increased narcissism were some of the many effects I discovered. Matt Swaim, producer of EWTN’s “Son Rise Morning Show”, has done similar research and has observed even more. In his …
One hundred years after G.K. Chesterton penned his famous Heretics, editor John Zmirak has produced a modern version of Chesterton’s classic work. Zmirak’s book, titled Disorientation: How to go to College Without Losing Your Mind (Ascension Press, 188 pages, paperback), brings together fourteen contributors, each picking apart a common ideology found on college campuses. The …
