Newly-ordained Fr. Al Schwartz stepped off the train in Seoul, South Korea, into a zombie apocalypse. It was 1957, and the devastation wreaked by the
When Jesus was being arrested at the beginning of His Passion, He made it clear that He could have asked His Father to “send me
About Gregory St. Gregory of Nazianzus (c. 326/330 – 390), nicknamed since antiquity as ‘The Theologian’, was a fourth-century bishop, born in the rural setting of
Today is the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, a woman of incredible strength and perseverance. Kidnapped at age seven from her home in Sudan and
It was one of the odder things about returning to the Catholic Church. Suddenly I realised that I had seven more books, and a few
When many people think of the Middle Ages, they imagine a time of ignorance, of a lack of civilization and culture, and of forced conversions
Dr. James Papandrea. Reading Scripture Like the Early Church. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback $19.95. eBook $9.99. 224 pages. Available from the publisher.
If Jesus Christ is King of the Universe, why is the world so messed up? Why is it that, despite our best efforts, it seems
Eric and Suzan Sammons. The Jesse Tree: An Advent Devotion. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback. $17.95. 160 pages. Available from the publisher. Eric
Supermarkets in Australia have been full of Hallowe’en décor since early September. One could join in the laments about how Christmas decorations appear unseasonably early
Fr. Giuseppe Ricciotti. Life of Christ. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback. $19.95. 448 pages. Available from the publisher. If you are looking for
Saint Francis of Assisi founded the Franciscan order around the turn of the thirteenth century in Italy as part of the vita apostolica, the apostolic
Alexandre Goodarzy. Kidnapped in Iraq. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback $21.95. Ebook $9.99. Available from the publisher. When I was teaching 10th grade English
Stephen F. Auth. Pilgrimage to the Museum. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback $19.95. Ebook $9.99. Available from the publisher. This latest work by Stephen Auth, written
The Carmelites are one of the most famous Religious Orders. Here are six great Saints who came from this community.
Reading the Church Fathers by Dr. James Papandrea. Sophia Institute Press (Manchester, NH, 2022). 464 pp., $21.95. “Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure
Last year, I finished Fr. Michael Gaitley MIC’s book, The Second Greatest Story Ever Told. I am sure some of you know about his book
In the early 1900s, a group of French missionary priests called the White Fathers (so-called because of their white habits) began mission work in French
We celebrate January 1, the start of a new year, as the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. But why is January 1 the start
Word of the day: Jacobinism In the Tintin book The Shooting Star, Tintin was locked in a desperate race with the crew of the Peary
In the first part of this series of essays, I discussed controversies surrounding how one is to interpret Scripture, whether the words of Scripture have
