Cymbeline William Shakespeare Peter Holland (Editor) The Pelican Shakespeare Penguin Classics ISBN 9780140714722 eISBN 9781101667255 ASIN B07MYLB6VD A few years back I started reading Shakespeare again, as my children were being introduced to it in High school. Then two years ago my son who is now 16 found he had a love for the Bard and for plays, much as I did at that time. We had been sticking to the Oxford School Shakespeare editions as those were the versions they were reading in school. This year we picked up tickets for three Shakespeare plays at The Stratford Festival, including this ..read more

Blessed Miguel Pro Ann Ball TAN Books ISBN 9780895555427 eISBN 9781618901538 ASIN B00DGXBHZK I read this as part of Father Mark Goring’s Saint Mark’s School of Reading. I picked up the eBook to follow along, as a part time student. It was wonderful reading this with Father Mark’s weekly videos. The description of this book states: “This is the inspiring story of the famous Father Miguel Pro who was executed in Mexico in 1927 for the crime of being a Catholic priest. This young Jesuit spent most of his short life in the priesthood dodging the Mexican police as he ministered to the undergrou ..read more

The Way of the Cross According to the Method of St. Alphonsus Liguori Alfonso María de Liguori TAN Books ISBN 9780895553133 eISBN 9781505103052 ASIN B00ZD1VFGE Back in 2006 a year after I started writing reviews for newspapers and magazines I wrote a couple of posts with quick short reviews of various Stations of the Cross or Way of the Cross versions that I used often. This was one of the volumes covered. Since then I have written longer reviews of several of those Stations, but I had not yet done this one. I actually have three variations on this booklet. I have this specific edition from ..read more

Daily Prayers to Save America:  The Mantle of Mary Project Fr. John Anthony Boughton CFR Bud Macfarlane Jr. Xavier Macfarlane (Editor) Mary Foundation ISBN 9780964631694 ASIN B09RN8ZBZY My first encounter with this prayer book was in the novel Catholic Joe Superhero by Steven S Thomas, in it he mentions in passing a box of green prayer books and a priest recommending that the main character pick up one. I reached out to Steve to find out if it was a specific book and he let me to this volume. You can download a pdf for free from the Mary Foundation site. I choose to pick up the Kindle ..read more

The Lenten Journey: Words for Lent and Easter Pope Benedict XVI Catholic Truth Society ISBN 9781860824197 ISBN 1860824196 CTS Booklet Do749 Over the last few years, I have read a number of books by and about Pope Benedict XVI. Of the popes in my lifetime, I find his writings of immense spiritual benefit. I would state that I underappreciated him until his resignation. And since then, I have read much. And with each piece I read I appreciate his wisdom, faith, and stand against modernism. This was another excellent read.  The descriptions of the book is: “Pope Benedict's homilie ..read more

33 Days to Eucharistic Glory Matthew Kelly Blue Sparrow Publishing  Dynamic Catholic ISBN 9781635825329 eISBN 9781635825329 ASIN B0CP9SB6CP I have read many volumes by Mathew Kelly over I have also listened to a number of audio talks and attended 2 virtual conferences. And I can state this is by far one of the best. The first part of the description of this volume states:   “A Spiritual Pilgrimage At critical times throughout Salvation History, God’s people have been invited to consecrate themselves. We are at one of those critical times in history, and consecrating ..read more

Archangel Raven Mistcreek Book 3 N.R. LaPoint Mistcreek Publishing ISBN 9798884935488 ISBN 9798884969766 ASIN B0CY361LRM This is the seventh novel and eighth story I have read by LaPoint. I said it before and I say it again, with each I am more impressed with his style, skills, and range. I had not read the description before picking this up. I picked up all his available books wile in the middle of reading a previous story. I loved the first book in this series, Chalk, Dusklight took the action, adventure and horror to a whole new level, and this one amped it up again. But in this ..read more

Legend of the Star Dragon Dragon Masters Book 25 Tracey West (Author)Graham Howells (Illustrator) Scholastic ISBN 9781338777000 eISBN 9781338777024 ASIN B0BNPHWM2Y My daughter who is now 13 loves these books. It used to take her more than a week to read one. Now she devoured this one in less than 40 minutes. But she still insists we will read them all. She hated the cliff hanger ending. However because we were late getting around to reading this one she only has about a month to wait for the next volume to release. This book and series is wonderful for young readers. It is ..read more

Jellybean: A Baby’s Journey to God Theoni and Bastian Bell Bernadette Gockowski (Illustrator) Holy Heroes ISBN 9781959418160 A few years ago I read the novel The Woman in the Trees by Theoni and was greatly impressed by it. My own children are well past the age of picture books, so it has been a few years since I have reviewed one. I chose to read and review this one because of the author and the subject covered, though it is not an easy topic. I have known a number of friends who have been through this process at various stages of pregnancy. This volume handles the subject well, with sensi ..read more

Kapaun's Battle Jeff Gress Ian Gorman Faye Walker 3rd Coast Books ISBN 9781946743480 eISBN 9781946743503 ASIN B09BCGVLHT I have very mixed feelings about this book. I have read much about Father Emil Kapaun, watched some stuff about him, and have a deep personal devotion to him. My son who at this point wants to be a military chaplain also has a devotion to Kapaun.  The description of this volume: “Kapaun's Battle is a powerful testament to the heroism of US Army Chaplain Emil Kapaun (Medal of Honor). The story follows him, from the start of the Korean War until his death as a Prison ..read more