I recently finished a new collection of short stories from various authors I have not read before. Between the Wall and the Fire edited by Russell S. Newquist, who also provides three stories. “Between the Wall and the Fire – A collection of superversive science fiction and fantasy stories celebrating family devotion, including the stories” If you have not come across the term superversive before, it describes a literary movement with an informal mission statement. The goal of the Superversive... Read more

The Walls Are Talking: Former Abortion Clinic Workers Tell Their Stories is a new book put together by Abby Johnson, the former manager of a Planned Parenthood in Texas. She told of her conversion into the pro-life cause in Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader’s Eye-Opening Journey across the Life Line which was an exceptional book. Since leaving the abortion business she started And Then There Were None, a registered nonprofit organization that exists to... Read more

Richard III by David Baldwin King Richard III (1452-1485) is one of the most controversial kings of England. He was the last of the Plantagenet line and was replaced by Henry Tudor, who became King Henry VII. Richard came to the throne through a mixture of circumstances and deliberate acts. His decision to take the crown may not have been the act of unbridled ambition it is often portrayed as. He lived a hard and unstable life, seeing many relatives... Read more

Jeff Cavins latest book When You Suffer: Biblical Keys for Hope and Understanding is aptly titled. Added to the well known “Death and Taxes” should be added “suffering” as something guaranteed for us. Jesus did not say “If you happen to have a cross, pick it up.” It is how we handle suffering that is the crux of the matter (use pun intended as always). So how do we handle suffering without losing hope? The whole modern world seems to... Read more

Handed Down: The Catholic Faith of the Early Christians by Jim Papandrea. Published by Catholic Answers Press. There are plenty of Catholic apologetic books showing the falseness of the idea of Sola Scriptura. As a part of this the subject of Apostolic Tradition is often covered in part. This book goes more in-depth regarding Apostolic Tradition and charts some of the development of doctrine as these traditions handed down become concrete in Church teaching. This charting is done via the... Read more