What is Virtue? We all pursue some excellence, whether bodily, intellectual, or moral. Or, if we succumb to the complacency and lethargy so characteristic of our age, we at least recognize these excellences in others. Consider the professional baseball player. One who has achieved excellence in baseball hits the ball well, runs quickly and efficiently, and coordinates with his teammates to ensure that the opposing team does not score. But do we honor the player who does these things sporadically, on occasional, or do we honor the one who does them consistently, habitually? Clearly the latter ..read more

12 Rules for Manliness Where Have all the Cowboys Gone? Author: Bear Woznick | Publisher: Sophia Institute Press The new year is a month old now and perhaps all of us have made, or are refining, our resolutions. Maybe you are working your way through Exodus 90 with some of your brothers, maybe you have picked up a new spiritual practice or two to guide you in your quest for holiness, or maybe you are still searching for a way to make a new beginning. Wherever you find yourself right now, there is no better time to start than today. If you are looking for a guide that is easy to read, practical ..read more

Getting Christmas gifts can add unnecessary stress to a wonderful time of year. We have put together a Christmas Gift Guide to help not only check Christmas presents off the list, but will also support some great Catholic companies (most of these companies are Catholic, but not all of them). We have broken down the gifts into the following categories: Apparel Gears and Gadgets Consumables Books Subscriptions Suggestions for Patrons Note: Not all these businesses are Catholic businesses. We tried to include as many as we could. If you are a small Catholic business, reach out to us, and we wil ..read more

Confessions – Saint Augustine of Hippo translated by Anthony Esolen from Tan Publishing The Confessions is one continued and coherent prayer, a profound profession of faith, and a plea for more, ever more wisdom, ever more love. It is artistic in its whole conception, in its parts and their arrangement down to the merest sentence. It is closer to the Gothic cathedrals that would grace Europe eight hundred years later than to anything that you or I might write about ourselves and our lives. —- Anthony Esolen Anthony Esolen understands the importance of art and beauty. If you vi ..read more

The Apostasy That Wasn’t: The Extraordinary Story of the Unbreakable Early Church Author: Rod Bennett Publisher: Catholic Answers Press Are you looking to dive into the history of the early church? Do you enjoy books that are written like you are sitting around a campfire listening to a riveting story full of suspense, periods of joy, persecution, perseverance, and fortitude? Are you seeking answers to arguments against Catholicism? Do you wonder if there was any controversy in the early church? If you answered yes to any of these questions, I recommend you pull up your favorite reading chair ..read more

“So, because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.” Revelation 3:16 Don’t be God’s vomit. Many men fall into the trap of being apathetic to their vocation. They have grown complacent in their state in life and repeatedly delay in responding to God’s constant calling to share in the great adventure of the Christian life. Perhaps you know someone who is lukewarm? Maybe this describes you? An early twentieth-century French Dominican friar named Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Langrange, probably best known for his spiritual theology, provides four means of escaping the ..read more

Book Review: Pilgrimage to the Museum Man’s Search for God through Art and Time Author: Stephen F. Auth with Evelyn Auth and Fr. Shawn Aaron, LC Publisher: Sophia Institute Press In my office, many topics of conversation occur daily. Recently, with summertime upon us, many people have been talking about their summer travel plans with eager anticipation. If you are one of those traveling this summer and your travel includes a trip to New York City, I suggest you stop into the Metropolitan Museum of Art or “The Met” as the author refers to it, to observe the many religious paintings, ranging fro ..read more

CatholicVote’s The LOOP We all know that David hates emails. He hates almost everything about them. BUT… There is one email David looks forward to every day and has for several years. The LOOP. The Loop is a FREE daily news feed and Catholic media source in one email. Looking to stay up-to-date with what’s going on in the Catholic world? The LOOP has you covered. Looking for the best Catholic blogs? The LOOP has you covered. The saint of the day? The LOOP has you covered. Daily Scripture readings? The LOOP has you covered. The LOOP isn’t worried about offending anyone or what pronouns are ..read more

Book Review: Four Witnesses: The Early Church in Her Own Words Author: Rod Bennett Publisher: Ignatius Press History has always been a struggle for me. Don’t misunderstand me; I enjoy learning about history, and I love great storytellers, but somehow I have a hard time remembering history well. I get about 75% of the story, but I tend to forget or misunderstand about 25% of the facts. In some fashion, the details tend to get jumbled up in my aging brain, and referring to the book is necessary. I have a deep respect for the men in our local apologetics group that can rattle off Catholic history ..read more

A book endorsed by Pope Leo XIII The War of the Antichrist with the Church and Christian Civilization by Monsignor George F. Dillon, DD Catholics have always known that Satan wages a constant war against the Church. But the past three centuries have witnessed a far more radical onslaught than ever before, leading to a rapid and universal apostasy among formerly Christian nations. Who or what is behind this greatest of all apostasies from the Catholic Church? According to this prophetic book, it is Freemasonry. Originally published by Monsignor George Dillon, DD, in 1885 in response to Pope Leo ..read more