by applewooddollhospital | Jul 28, 2024 | Blog, Book Reviews
by Mary Shelley This was another book on Joseph Pearce’s “100 Works of Literature Every Catholic Should Read” list. In the beginning, it felt a bit melodramatic, particularly the male characters and especially Victor Frankenstein. I kept...
by applewooddollhospital | Jun 28, 2024 | Blog, Essays
(Mom and Dad, if you read this, I forbid you from Googling that phrase! Trust me, you don’t want to know.) My husband has a whole pre-workout routine that involves taking his pre-workout...
by applewooddollhospital | Jun 14, 2024 | Blog, Essays
My one temptation to Protestantism is their lack of the sacrament of Confession (also called Penance). I am only tempted thusly when I am particularly ashamed by something I have to...
by applewooddollhospital | Jun 6, 2024 | Blog, Essays
I put the book down that I had been reading aloud about a pioneer woman who had saved her dying child. My son was studying pioneer times and we were reading a historical novel about a...
by applewooddollhospital | May 31, 2024 | Blog, Book Reviews
by: Christopher Shannon This is a Catholic history of life in the New World which, as I have learned from homeschooling my children and using Catholic history books, is a bit different than a non-Catholic history. For instance, there is quite a bit more discussion of...
