This week, Ignatius Press and their Marketing/PR agency Carmel Communications have kindly agreed to sponsor the giveaway. One lucky winner will receive a copy of Pope Francis – Our Brother Our Friend : Personal Recollections about the Man Who Became Pope by Alejandro Bermudez . Click here to read my review of this book. I use Rafflecopter to run my giveaways which makes it simple for you and me! Click below to enter. The contest starts midnight tonight and will... Read more
Pope Francis – Our Brother, Our Friend: Personal Recollections about the Man Who Became Pope by Alejandro Bermudez is much more than a typical biography. This book is a collection of interviews conducted with those who knew Pope Francis before he was elected Pope. Priests and Bishops, professors, journalists, laymen and even a beggar are those who were interviewed about their experiences when he was simply Jorge Bergoglio. The idea of the book being filled with interviews to me, makes... Read more
PETE: God’s Bucket List is a pretty unique title. For those who have not yet read the book, where did you come up with it? TERESA TOMEO: Thanks so much for the opportunity to talk about my new book. The idea came from my own life’s experience in turning to everything but God when it came to top goals and desires. Not including God in the ultimate bucket list caused a lot of problems in my life. It was only... Read more
This week Image Books has kindly agreed to sponsor the giveaway. One lucky winner will receive a copy of their latest, soon to be released, God’s Bucket List : Heaven’s Surefire Way to Happiness in this Life and Beyond by Teresa Tomeo. You can read my review of this book here. I use Rafflecopter to run my giveaways which makes it simple for you and me! Click below to enter. The contest starts midnight tonight and will end 12AM Friday, 11/08... Read more
Most everybody today has their own “Bucket List”, a list of things you would like to accomplish before you “kick the bucket”. Have you ever stopped to consider what accomplishments God might have for you? Teresa Tomeo broaches this idea in her new book, God’s Bucket List: Heaven’s Surefire Way to Happiness in This Life and Beyond. Throughout this book Teresa draws heavily from her 30 years in the field of journalism to give examples of how her own life... Read more
PETE: Your conversion story is incredible. Your book Race with the Devil details your time in the National Front in England an organization based on racial hatred. How difficult was it for you to break your ties with them after spending so much time within their ranks? JOSEPH PEARCE: It was very difficult because I had been involved with the National Front since I was fifteen-years-old. All my life up to that point had been invested in it, and all... Read more
This week,Saint Benedict Press has kindly agreed to sponsor the giveaway. One lucky winner will receive a copy of Race with the Devil : My Journey from Racial Hatred to Rational Love by Joseph Pearce. You can read my review of this book here. I use Rafflecopter to run my giveaways which makes it simple for you and me! Click below to enter. The contest starts midnight tonight and will end 12AM Friday, 11/01 with a winner being announced later... Read more
Joseph Pearce puts everything out there for the world to see in his latest book Race With the Devil: My Journey from Racial Hatred to Rational Love. His story from racial hatred to Catholic convert is one you have to read to believe. In the end, after reading this book, you will understand that anyone can change at any time in their life, which gives us all hope. The book detail show in his teens Joseph became heavily involved in... Read more
Q: In the early part of your book The New Evangelization and You : Be Not Afraid you use some pretty awesome imagery to describe the New Evangelization. You describe Pope John Paul II gathering the kindling for a major bonfire and Pope Benedict XVI striking the match and bending forward to set the pile on fire. We have now had six months with Pope Francis. Do you see the fire blazing full tilt under his pontificate? A: After Pope... Read more
This week, Franciscan Media / Servant Books has kindly agreed to sponsor the giveaway. One lucky winner will receive a copy of The New Evangelization and You : Be Not Afraid by Greg Willits. You can read my review of this book here. I use Rafflecopter to run my giveaways which makes it simple for you and me! Click below to enter. The contest starts midnight tonight and will end 12AM Friday, 10/25 with a winner being announced later that... Read more
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