One perk of being a book reviewer is that publishers regularly alert me to their newest titles and send a steady stream of advanced review copies. I try to review as many as I can, however I can’t get to them all. So each month I highlight a few new and upcoming books that I’m …
Today marks the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, perhaps the greatest thinker in Church history. The Dominican prodigy is best known for his two massive “Summas”, the Summa Theologica and the Summa Contra Gentiles, along with a wealth of other writings on Scripture, theology, and philosophy. Pope Benedict XVI recently noted St. Thomas’ influence …
Few people know J.R.R. Tolkien better than Joseph Pearce. The renowned literary biographer has studied Tolkien for decades and has written many books on his fellow Englishman. He has also also taught two eight-lecture courses on Tolkien’s work for the Catholic Courses program, one on The Lord of the Rings and the other on The …
Rare is it you get to talk with one of your heroes about another hero. But I recently had that pleasure while chatting with Fr. Robert Barron about Pope Benedict XVI and his latest book, Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives (Image Books, 2012.) Fr. Barron hardly needs an introduction. The newly-minted Rector of Mundelein …
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NOTE: Check out books #15-#11 and #10-#6. 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 knocking …
