Category: Books

Adventures

Adventures

[ 2 ] May 21, 2013 AD |

“I am looking for someone to share in an adventure that I am arranging, and it is very difficult to find anyone.” —J. R. R. Tolkien People are scared of having adventures. This is true, even for the people whose hearts want to explore. Something’s holding them back–the what if?questions, fear that we will return changed–if [...]

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Worthy: See Yourself as God Does

Worthy: See Yourself as God Does

[ 0 ] May 14, 2013 AD |

The world is constantly telling women that we aren’t good enough.  We go unseen, unsought, unpursued, and this all leads us to believe that we are unworthy. Unworthy of what, you ask? Unworthy of happiness, joy, love, peace, and any good thing that life could offer us. These lies, straight from the mouth of Satan, [...]

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The Magi and Modern Times

The Magi and Modern Times

[ 3 ] December 29, 2012 AD |

Once upon a time, angels directed shepherds to the Christ Child’s manger; how much harder it seems to find God in our midst today. Have the processes of intellectual evolution rendered faith impracticable—obsolete? One contemporary writer considers just a few of the difficulties that Christianity poses to the modern mind: The difficulty begins with the [...]

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Give the Pope This Christmas

Give the Pope This Christmas

[ 4 ] December 22, 2012 AD |

When I was young, my mother would bring me to the library every week. Because I was a voracious reader, she did not worry whether I would read the books I checked out. But she did make a rule to help me choose the right books, and it has stuck with me ever since. I could [...]

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Father Malachy’s Miracle

Father Malachy’s Miracle

[ 1 ] November 27, 2012 AD |

To improve my English and to strengthen my faith during this Year of Faith, I chose to read some novels written by Bruce Marshall (1899-1987). I had already read the Italian version, thanks to the Jaca Book publisher house. The first book I read was

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