by Sid Fleischman When buying books for the next school year, there was a Sid Fleischman book on the list that I...
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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...
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 that they are – my favorite of all worlds. The author takes us through the mysteries of life wishes luck goodness truth...
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 before the last turn onto my street, I saw the water gushing out of the curb and pouring down the street. ‘That...
From The Habit of Being
"... the act of writing is not complete in itself."
Orthodoxy
by GK Chesterton This book was excellent. It was definitely the most approachable of all of Chesterton's nonfiction that I've read so far. It had good flow, was well-organized, had solid arguments and it was very funny. I had so many of the same questions, problems...
A Gargoyle Gecko Gothic Cathedral and the Discovery of a Dawn of a New Industrial Revolution
After our Gargoyle Gecko, Mabel, joined the family, it became a top priority to make her tank as Gothic as possible. Afterall, you can’t have a breed of gecko named for the...
Happy Feast of the Assumption of Mary!
And don't forget that today starts the Saint Michael's Lent. To daily have your thoughts assumed heavenwards, purchase this block here.
From Orthodoxy
"... an orgy of everything that was bad."