Lord of the Rings & the Eucharist by Scott L. Smith
What do trees have to do with Bread & Wine?
Best Books of 2022
Our favorite book finds of the year!
Legion by William Peter Blatty
When a boy is crucified, Detective Kinderman finds himself chasing down a murderer who is already dead.
Three Reformers: Luther, Descartes, Rousseau by Jacques Maritain
Reaching back to a forgotten era of integrated Christian philosophy, Maritain retrieves concepts that could solve the dissolution of postmodern society.
August & September New Book Releases
Step into Fall with a Good Book
Cinderella by Charles Perrault
The true story of the Catholic saint who inspired the myth of Cinderella
Prayer Journal by Flannery O’Connor
An intimate window into the mind of a great artist and honest Christian
Freedom & Responsibility in “Citizen of the Galaxy” by Robert Heinlein
One of the masters of science fiction delivers a story exploring the limits of freedom and the ongoing battle against fallen human nature.
Books for Lent
Deepen your Lenten reflection with these stories of repentance and forgiveness
Silence by Shusaku Endo
The story that introduced faith to one of the most secular nations on Earth
Best of 2020
Yes some good things DID happen this year- Catholic creators have not let turmoil stop their mission.
Feel-Good Books For Pandemic Summer
Book Therapy to chase the blues away
Outlaws of Ravenhurst, by Sr. M. Imelda Wallace, S.L.
The 10-year-old heir of a noble Scottish family must choose between his inheritance and his Catholic faith.
Where to begin with J. R. R. Tolkien?
Beyond the adventure, the way to read The Lord of the Rings is not as an allegory but as a meditation on the human Story we are each caught up in, and in which we each have our part to play, our temptations to resist, and our task to accomplish.
Where to Begin with C.S. Lewis
When he was four years old, C. S. Lewis renamed himself Jack and refused to answer to Clive Staples. For the rest of his life, he was Jack to his friends.
Night by Ellie Wiesel
One of the most famous and horrifying first-hand accounts of the Holocaust
The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
I knew this book was going to be scary. What I did NOT expect was to be left with a deep feeling of peace and comfort.
Where to begin with Dorothy L. Sayers?
A Detective novelist who believes in conscience, and in the reality of redemption.
Where to Begin with Flannery O’Connor
Flannery O’Connor dissected the Devil for a generation that was busy explaining evil away. She perceived God at work in grotesque places. Was she right?
Zeal & Zest: Where to Begin with Hillaire Belloc
Belloc was known as a Catholic polemicist with a vicious talent for skewering his opponents. Anyone struggling to persevere as a Christian in the fields of journalism or media should read him. His children’s books have an acerbic humor that will appeal to bored veterans of political correctness, especially teens.
Where to Begin with G.K. Chesterton
Chesterton will swoop down, carry you away, pour tonic down your throat and tickle you until you start to laugh
Leaf by Niggle…by J.R.R. Tolkien
Leaf by Niggle isn’t nearly as well-known as LOTR and The Hobbit, but it is as beautiful and moving in its own way.
The Catholic Origins of Dracula & Women’s Suffrage
Did you know that Bram Stoker’s wife was a Catholic & he considered converting himself at one time?
Why Reading Fiction Made Me a Better Catholic
How reading fiction became a crucial step in my conversion to the Catholic Church.
Murder in the Vatican by Ann Margaret Lewis
Sherlock Holmes teams up with Pope Leo XXIII to solve crimes in the Holy City.
Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
In a post-apocolyptic world a small Catholic monastery fights to preserve civilization for the next age.
Revelation by Flannery O’Connor
Flannery O’Connor takes us into the mental experience of one of those people Jesus condemned.
