In his book Three Philosophies of Life, Dr. Peter Kreeft explains how he rediscovered St. Augustine’s Confessions: “Only once have I ever encountered a translation that made such a difference, that so opened up for me a previously closed book. That was Frank Sheed’s translation of Augustine’s Confessions, which I found to be as living …
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“Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.” – St. Augustine Since I’ve built up a large collection of extra books and resources, every week I give some away absolutely free, no strings attached. Each giveaway lasts seven days with a new …
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This interview was originally posted at Ignitum Today: Imagine telling Blessed John Henry Newman or Venerable (!!) Fulton Sheen that it was possible to carry the entire Summa Theologica, the writings of the Church Fathers, and hundreds of Church documents wherever they go, on a device that fits in their pocket. They would have been …
Interview with Kevin Knight – On New Advent and Digitizing Catholic Tradition Read More »
I’ve mentioned before that I think Dr. Peter Kreeft is the closest thing we have to C.S. Lewis since C.S. Lewis himself. He’s wise, imaginative, clever, whimsical, prolific, and one of the few sensible philosophers out there. And if G.K. Chesterton was the Apostle of Common Sense, Kreeft must be an apostolic successor. He’s also …
I got home from the CatholiCon Expo last night and was giddy to find these three books waiting for me: Click to enlarge. – Great Books Reader (edited by John Mark Reynolds) – An introduction to the Great Books of the Western World from a uniquely Christian perspective. It includes excerpts from dozens of classics with …
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