Let England Shake P. J. Harvey (Vagrant Records, 2011) England’s reputation as an island of eccentrics is longstanding, and for the past two decades P. J...
Books and literature
Of Gods and Men Directed by Xavier Beauvois (Why Not Productions, 2011) While accepting an award for his film, the French director of “Of Gods and Men” said...
On the Threshold of Transformation: Daily Meditations for Men by Father Richard Rohr (Loyola Press, 2010) Something has gone terribly wrong when a...
Think and Act Anew By Father Larry Snyder (Orbis, 2010) “If you give a man a fish you feed him for a day,” goes the old saying, “but if you teach him to fish...
The Sacraments We Celebrate: A Catholic Guide to the Seven Mysteries of Faith by Msgr. Peter J. Vaghi (Ave Maria Press, 2010) In the introduction to The...
The Greatest Prayer By John Dominic Crossan (HarperOne, 2010) John Dominic Crossan, the eminent if controversial scholar of the Bible, is most well known...
A Time to Plant: Life Lessons in Work, Prayer, and Dirt by Kyle Kramer (Ave Maria, 2010) I admit it. When I received a review copy of A Time to Plant: Life...
Politics with Principle: 10 Characters with Character by Michael Kerrigan (Wheatmark, 2010) It’s not often that one hears a rational discussion of virtue in...
Paths to Prayer: A Field Guide to Ten Catholic Traditions by Pat Fosarelli (Ave Maria Press, 2010) Have you ever heard someone speak of “Augustian...
Little Star by Anthony DeStefano and Illustrated by Mark Elliot (WaterBrook Press, 2010) Little Star is a tender Christmas tale about the smallest star in the...