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Book Review:The Whipping Boy
by Sid Fleischman When buying books for the next school year, there was a Sid Fleischman book on the list that I...
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
"The strategy of our adversary..."
Book Review: The Black Arrow
by Robert Louis Stevenson The novel opens with the murder of a man by a black arrow. A letter is later...
Happy Feast of the Archangels!
I have a particular devotion to Saint Michael and recommend his intercession to anyone. Here are some things you may not know about him: His name...
Happy Pope Saint Paul VI Day!
Born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, it was probably exciting to be made Pope based entirely on name signing time savings alone,...
Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know
by Joseph Pearce This was an excellent book! It was like a mini-literature course taught by a professor that you love. Mr. Pearce starts back in...
If They Were All One Part, Where Would the Body Be? Or, I am a Foot
Sometimes I am sad because I am not a great evangelist or because I am not a great theologian or orator. I would love to write great literary works...
From The Habit of Being
The Holy Ghost is full of surprises! To find this quote in sticker form, click here.
From Fulton Sheen’s Wartime Prayer Book
"We pray rather to change our will." To find this quote in sticker form, click here.
The Mysteries of Life in Children’s Literature
by Mitchell Kalpagian I loved practically every sentence of this book. To read this book is to be immersed in the world of children and everything...
From The Habit of Being
"... the change is painful." If you'd like this quote in sticker form, click here.
A Day of Inconvenience to Keep Us From Taking Convenience for Granted
A water main broke on our block one pretty Sunday afternoon. I remember it was a lovely day because I was enjoying a walk and, just...