This is the book cover of Glory Be Saints A to Z by Rebecca Pohlmeier. The book is reviewed by Regina Lordan. (CNS)
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The following books are suitable for summer reading: The Big Book of Christians Around the World by Sophie de Mullenheim. Ignatius Press (San Francisco, 2020). 85 pp., $16.99.
Has your summer vacation been canceled thanks to the COVID-19 virus? No problem, leave the luggage unpacked and take an epic family trip to 25 different countries with The Big Book of Christians Around the World. Full of interesting facts, illustrations and photography, this hardback will pique children s curiosity about culture, geography, politics and religion. Time to set up a virtual trivia game and impress the grandparents. Ages 9-12.
These are the covers of The Light Entrusted to You: Keeping the Flame of Faith Alive by John Wood and The Tech Talk: Strategies for Families in a Digital World by Michael Horne. The books are reviewed by Regina Lordan. (CNS)
Help us expand our reach! Please share this article The Light Entrusted to You: Keeping the Flame of Faith Alive by John Wood. Ignatius Press (San Francisco, 2018). 306 pp., $18.95. The Tech Talk: Strategies for Families in a Digital World by Michael Horne. Our Sunday Visitor (Huntington, Indiana, 2017). 144 pp., $14.95.
Throughout his papacy, St. John Paul II called on parents to recommit themselves to the vows they made in matrimony and again during their children s baptisms: to raise their children in the faith. He called parents the first and foremost educators of their children.
This is the cover of Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know by Joseph Pearce. The book is reviewed by Patrick Brown. (CNS)
Help us expand our reach! Please share this article Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know by Joseph Pearce. Ignatius Press (San Francisco, 2019). 210 pp., $16.95.
Every day, television headlines are more tiring, the social media scrolling more soulless and popular culture continues its pursuit of relevance over actual meaning. It might be time to sink your teeth into written works that actually sought to plumb the depths of humanity and have withstood the test of time.
But like walking into a supermarket on an empty stomach, resolving to read more classic literature can end up in the paralysis of a paradox of choice with so many classic works to choose from, what to prioritize? What kinds of works might be right for a given state in life? Where to even begin? Flipping on the latest streaming sitcom starts to sound like the path of least re
Saints and Sinners in the Cristero War: Stories of Martyrdom from Mexico by Msgr. James T. Murphy. Ignatius Press (San Francisco 2019). 286 pp. $17.95.
New books demonstrate majesty, power of Vatican through the years
These are the covers of Vatican Secret Archives: Unknown Pages of Church History by Grzegorz Gorny and Janusz Rosikon; The Church and the Modern Era (1846-2005): Pius IX, World Wars and the Second Vatican Council by David M. Wagner; Eight Popes and the Crisis of Modernity by Russell Shaw. They are reviewed by Timothy Walch. (CNS composite/courtesy Ignatius Press, Ave Maria Press, Ignatius Press)
By Timothy Walch • Catholic News Service • Posted February 12, 2021
“Vatican Secret Archives: Unknown Pages of Church History” by Grzegorz Gorny and Janusz Rosikon. Ignatius Press (San Francisco, 2020). 370 pp., $34.95.