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Summer Reading: A Few Quick Book Reviews

Published August 6, 2018 • Written by Rachel Filed Under: Blog

Here’s a glimpse at a few of the books I’ve been reading this summer. I hope these short reviews are a helpful inspiration on your journey. Edith Stein: The Life and Legacy of St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross by Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda I had long heard of Edith Stein, but had done no serious… [Read More]

Written by Rachel • Published August 6, 2018

A season of emptiness: Book Review: Houselander – The Reed of God

Published November 9, 2016 • Written by William Rooney Filed Under: Blog

When I was in high school the administration used to play music during the passing periods between classes as a way of helping students measure the time they had left to get to class. The song choices were moderated by the administration but they accepted the suggestions of students, naturally, most of the songs were… [Read More]

Written by William Rooney • Published November 9, 2016

More Than Preaching to the Birds (Review: Francis of Assisi: A New Biography)

Published October 15, 2013 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Reviews

I really like saints. This is fortunate, because I am a Catholic and can therefore experience the fullness of communion with those brothers and sisters in Christ that have gone before us. I have my extra-special favorites and my preferred companions, and then there are saints that I’m pretty apathetic about. For me, St. Francis… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published October 15, 2013

Roamin’ Home (Review: “Confessions of a Mega-Church Pastor”)

Published June 25, 2013 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Faith, Reviews

I love conversion stories. As a cradle Catholic who lapsed for a few years, I have my own story of coming to know Christ and his one true Church, but I am always fascinated by the journeys other people have taken to get to Catholicism. Some of my favorites are the stories that came with… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published June 25, 2013

Meditations on Mama Mary (Review: “The World’s First Love”)

Published May 14, 2013 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Reviews

Oh, May: the month of flowers, of the fullness of spring, of mothers, and especially of the Blessed Mother, Mary, the Mother of God. I must confess that I didn’t quite realize the convergence of these annual symbols when I selected my next book for this column; the Holy Spirit surprises me like that sometimes…. [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published May 14, 2013

Every Woman’s Mission (Review: “Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious”)

Published April 30, 2013 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Reviews

I’ve been thinking a lot about mission lately: what I want from my life and from my work, and whether what I actually do with the time God gives me is working toward those goals. If it’s not, then I am really just wasting time. I’m more than just a cute machine, though; being the… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published April 30, 2013

The Irish Struggle (Review: “Flight of the Earls”)

Published March 19, 2013 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Faith, Family, Reviews

As a Notre Dame grad, I am always in the company of proud Irishmen (and women). Even though St. Patrick’s Day was suppressed for the Fifth Sunday of Lent this year, I managed to wear a little bit of green, and I randomly heard a track from my twin friends’ St. Patrick’s Day compilation on… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published March 19, 2013

The Purpose-Driven Catholic Church (Review: “Rebuilt”)

Published March 5, 2013 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Faith, Reviews

I am a parish employee. Campus ministry works in some significantly different ways than geographical parishes, but for practical purposes (such as when people ask what I do), I work in a parish. I’m betting pretty strongly that most of you reading this either currently belong to a parish, go to Mass, or used to… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published March 5, 2013

Your New Catholic Toolkit (Review: “The Confirmed Catholic’s Companion”)

Published February 19, 2013 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Faith, Reviews, Young Adult, Youth

“Now, Lindsay,” you might say, “it’s barely Lent! Confirmation season isn’t for months!” Well, you’re right. It’s not Confirmation season, and except in emergencies, no one is going to be confirmed for at least six more weeks. That makes it the perfect time to consider not only what delightful Catholic reference book you’re going to… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published February 19, 2013

When Your Very Own Ideas Are the Truth (Review: “Orthodoxy”)

Published February 5, 2013 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Reviews

I like reading. I’d be crazy to have written a book review column for a year and a half if I didn’t like reading. But, in addition to reading, I like getting to know people. I’m an interesting person to make friends with because I have a knack for focusing very intentionally on developing the… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published February 5, 2013

How to Really Fight Evil (Review: “Messenger”)

Published January 22, 2013 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Reviews, Young Adult

I am a sucker for a series. I love Harry Potter, and I used to love The Baby-sitters Club, and I’m really only still watching Glee because I have a great gift for the virtue of hope and I hope it will eventually be good again. Somewhere deep down, though, my belief in eternity makes… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published January 22, 2013

Reading Your Way to Rome (Review: “Rome Sweet Home”)

Published January 8, 2013 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Family, Marriage and Love, Reviews

As many Catholics are, I am a sucker for conversion stories. I was baptized Catholic but not really raised that way, so mine is more of a reversion story, but I even enjoy telling that! There’s something about getting the inside scoop on someone’s journey to God and to the Catholic Church that is so… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published January 8, 2013

Beginning the Year with Thomas Merton (Book Reviews and Shameless Plug!)

Published January 3, 2013 • Written by Rachel Filed Under: Blog

I’d like to take this post to do a total shameless plug for Thomas Merton – a holy man who has taught me so much that I consider him to be a spiritual father. At the end of the old year and to help me start the new year, I picked up his book Thoughts in… [Read More]

Written by Rachel • Published January 3, 2013

Irreverent Mary (Review: “Looking for Mary, Or, The Blessed Mother and Me”)

Published December 11, 2012 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Faith, Reviews

People come to the Catholic faith through many avenues. As Dr. Robert Koons put it during his recent apologetics series at the University Catholic Center, where I work, there are “many roads to Rome.” Some roads are bumpy and long, and some are clear forks. Some roads, however, are more like the roundabout in National… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published December 11, 2012

The Answer to a Really Good Question (Review: “The Problem of Pain”)

Published November 27, 2012 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Reviews

Christianity is a faith of paradoxes. We are alive now, and then we will die (unless Christ returns before we die), but there is life after death. On Sunday, we officially begin to look upon the Virgin who will give birth to a son. By dying, Christ conquered death. Either this all makes perfect sense,… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published November 27, 2012

A Proposal to the Youth (Review: “YOUCAT, the Youth Catechism”)

Published October 16, 2012 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Family, Reviews, Young Adult, Youth

I’m a little late in the game, but I’m also right on time for the Year of Faith: I finally took a deeper look into the YOUCAT*. Released to coincide with the last World Youth Day (WYD) and distributed to all official pilgrims, the YOUCAT was written to transmit content based from the Catechism of… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published October 16, 2012

Not So New Anymore (Review: “Brave New World”)

Published September 4, 2012 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Reviews

I have never had my heart broken by a book so quickly. I cried when I first read A Walk to Remember (hey, it’s romantic and sad!), and I was upset when Mockingjay was such a lame conclusion to the Hunger Games trilogy (I got sick of Katniss’s PTSD), but I don’t think any book… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published September 4, 2012

The Other Side of the Future (Review: “Gathering Blue”)

Published August 21, 2012 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Reviews

If The Giver blew your mind, it may further blow your mind to know that The Giver has sequels. As if the journey of twelve-year-old Jonas through the frightening truth about his seemingly perfect world weren’t enough, Lois Lowry has spun another tale. The Giver presented a futuristic world with no choices and an oligarchy… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published August 21, 2012

The Gradual Road to Hell (Review: “The Screwtape Letters”)

Published August 7, 2012 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Reviews

I have finally found some paranormal romance that I like! Well, that’s not entirely true. This week’s book is about the paranormal and does contain romance, though. I will concede only one thing to Twilight and its successors in the paranormal romance genre, and I will admit to two: they’re getting girls to read, and… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published August 7, 2012

How God Calls Us Back (Review: “Brideshead Revisited”)

Published July 10, 2012 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Family, Reviews

Sometimes, I fail at being Catholic. As I’ve mentioned here before, I try to live my faith and usually succeed, but I am far from perfect; if anything, I am acutely aware of how imperfect I am. The one constant is that I always come back. God is loving and merciful, so he always takes… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published July 10, 2012

Book Review: Wool

Published May 30, 2012 • Written by Chris Williston Filed Under: Reviews

Summer is upon us and we’re all looking for the next great read.  So, what’s on your reading list? For those looking for recommendations, I suggest you look no further than Wool. Wool, like The Hunger Games,  takes place in a post-apocalyptic future, but that’s where the comparison between the two series ends.  In this… [Read More]

Written by Chris Williston • Published May 30, 2012

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