NOTE: Check out favorite books #15-#11 and #5-#1. You might also enjoy my favorite books from 2011 and 2010. “The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade.” — Anthony Trollope This was a relatively slow reading year for me. After …
NOTE: Check out favorite books #10-#6 and #5-#1. You might also enjoy my favorite books from 2011 and 2010. “The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade.” — Anthony Trollope Compared to past years, 2012 was a relatively slow reading …
Bilbo’s Journey: Discovering the Hidden Meaning of The Hobbit by Joseph Pearce Many regard Joseph Pearce as today’s premiere Catholic biographer. He’s profiled many literary icons like Shakespeare, G.K. Chesterton, and C.S. Lewis. His book on J.R.R. Tolkien remains my favorite Tolkien biography. Thus I was excited to hear about Pearce’s new book on …
There are few people today who know G.K. Chesterton better than Dale Ahlquist. Besides being president of the American Chesterton Society and responsible for much of the renewed interest in Chesterton, Ahlquist has written many books on the twentieth-century maven including Common Sense 101: Lessons from G.K. Chesterton, G.K. Chesterton: The Apostle of Common Sense, …
The Seven Big Myths About the Catholic Church: Distinguishing Fact from Fiction about Catholicism Dr. Christopher Kaczor Over the last few years, I’ve had many discussions with Protestants, Mormons, atheists, and agnostics. If there’s one thing they all share in common, it’s a profound confusion about what the Catholic Church actually teaches. Venerable Fulton …
