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On the other hand, if someone we trust tells us not to bother reading this or that book, we usually heed their advice. Book reviews provide that service. The reviewers that contribute to our website are excellent critics. So far, all of our book reviews, except one, have been commendatory. Brian Kelly’s review of Deepak Chopra’s The Third Jesus was condemnatory.</p> <p>Positive book reviews that appear in good Catholic media outlets would not be there if the books were not of great value. Earnest reviewers would not bother to push mediocrity. Their mission is to whet the appetites of potential readers. They want to share their own enthusiasm for another’s written work in order to benefit the readers of their own columns. It is actually an act of charity. A potential reader has to be motivated. As G.K. Chesterton pointed out: “There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and a tired man who wants a book to read.”</p> </div> </header> <div class="clear"></div> <article id="post-76012" class="post-76012 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ad-rem-a-weekly-email-message-from-the-prior category-book-reviews category-catechesis-and-fundamentals category-history category-outside-the-church-there-is-no-salvation category-theology"> <header class="category-entry-header"> <img class="category-post-thumbnail" src="https://catholicism.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2024/05/East-West_Roman_Double_Eagle-275x235.jpeg" /> <h2 class="entry-title category-entry-title"> <a href="https://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-462.html" title="Permalink to Are You a ‘Roman Catholic’ or Just a ‘Catholic’?" rel="bookmark">Are You a ‘Roman Catholic’ or Just a ‘Catholic’?</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta category-entry-meta"> <div class="dateauthor"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2024-05-21T19:38:05-04:00">May 21, 2024</time><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> </span> <span class="author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class="url fn n" href="https://catholicism.org/author/bam" title="View all posts by Brother André Marie" rel="author">Brother André Marie</a></span></span> <span class="author"> <i class="fa fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-462.html#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="76012 https://catholicism.org/?p=76012"><span class="leave-reply">Reply</span></span></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="comments-link"></div> </header> <div class="entry-content category-entry-summary"> <p>The question is a legitimate one and not an irksome word game. The different uses of the adjective, Roman — whether in reference to a City, an Empire, a Rite, an ecclesiastical Province, or to the fifth note of the … <a href="https://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-462.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </article> <article id="post-75257" class="post-75257 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-book-reviews category-spiritual-life"> <header class="category-entry-header"> <img class="category-post-thumbnail" src="https://catholicism.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2024/02/Giotto_di_Bondone_-_Pentecost_-_WGA09349-275x235.jpg" /> <h2 class="entry-title category-entry-title"> <a href="https://catholicism.org/having-the-holy-ghost-as-our-teacher-and-guide.html" title="Permalink to Having the Holy Ghost as Our Teacher and Guide" rel="bookmark">Having the Holy Ghost as Our Teacher and Guide</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta category-entry-meta"> <div class="dateauthor"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2024-02-22T16:54:12-05:00">Feb 22, 2024</time><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> </span> <span class="author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class="url fn n" href="https://catholicism.org/author/gracefilipi" title="View all posts by Grace Filipi" rel="author">Grace Filipi</a></span></span> <span class="author"> <i class="fa fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://catholicism.org/having-the-holy-ghost-as-our-teacher-and-guide.html#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="75257 https://catholicism.org/?p=75257"><span class="leave-reply">Reply</span></span></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="comments-link"></div> </header> <div class="entry-content category-entry-summary"> <p>The extraordinary spiritual writer, Father Jacques Philippe, provides insights and advice for the spiritual life that are both beautiful and practical. His writings have inspired me and changed my perspective on what a flourishing interior life looks like. While Interior … <a href="https://catholicism.org/having-the-holy-ghost-as-our-teacher-and-guide.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </article> <article id="post-74473" class="post-74473 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-book-reviews category-spiritual-life"> <header class="category-entry-header"> <img class="category-post-thumbnail" src="https://catholicism.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2023/11/Interior_Freedom_free_image_ocean-2203720_1280-275x235.jpg" /> <h2 class="entry-title category-entry-title"> <a href="https://catholicism.org/the-quest-for-interior-freedom-a-book-review.html" title="Permalink to The Quest for ‘Interior Freedom’: A Book Review" rel="bookmark">The Quest for ‘Interior Freedom’: A Book Review</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta category-entry-meta"> <div class="dateauthor"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2023-11-22T14:26:38-05:00">Nov 22, 2023</time><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> </span> <span class="author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class="url fn n" href="https://catholicism.org/author/gracefilipi" title="View all posts by Grace Filipi" rel="author">Grace Filipi</a></span></span> <span class="author"> <i class="fa fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://catholicism.org/the-quest-for-interior-freedom-a-book-review.html#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="74473 https://catholicism.org/?p=74473"><span class="leave-reply">Reply</span></span></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="comments-link"></div> </header> <div class="entry-content category-entry-summary"> <p>One thing each of us desires in his innermost being is freedom. Oftentimes, we strive to attain it in ways that are counteractive to the real freedom we desire. We often look for freedom in “all the wrong places,” such … <a href="https://catholicism.org/the-quest-for-interior-freedom-a-book-review.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </article> <article id="post-74309" class="post-74309 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-reviews category-columns category-current-issues-in-the-church"> <header class="category-entry-header"> <img class="category-post-thumbnail" src="https://catholicism.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2023/11/Flag_of_Israel_construction_sheet-275x235.jpg" /> <h2 class="entry-title category-entry-title"> <a href="https://catholicism.org/stephen-heiners-review-of-the-israel-lobby-and-u-s-foreign-policy.html" title="Permalink to Stephen Heiner’s Review of The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy" rel="bookmark">Stephen Heiner’s Review of <i>The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy</i></a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta category-entry-meta"> <div class="dateauthor"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2023-11-06T15:54:53-05:00">Nov 6, 2023</time><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> </span> <span class="author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class="url fn n" href="https://catholicism.org/author/bam" title="View all posts by Brother André Marie" rel="author">Brother André Marie</a></span></span> <span class="author"> <i class="fa fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://catholicism.org/stephen-heiners-review-of-the-israel-lobby-and-u-s-foreign-policy.html#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="74309 https://catholicism.org/?p=74309"><span class="leave-reply">Reply</span></span></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="comments-link"></div> </header> <div class="entry-content category-entry-summary"> <p>Many thanks to Mr. Heiner for another barn-burner of a book review. This review, like the previous one we posted, helps to contextualize current events in the Holy Land. The present series of atrocities in Gaza are not happening in … <a href="https://catholicism.org/stephen-heiners-review-of-the-israel-lobby-and-u-s-foreign-policy.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </article> <article id="post-74188" class="post-74188 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-reviews category-columns category-current-issues-in-the-church"> <header class="category-entry-header"> <img class="category-post-thumbnail" src="https://catholicism.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2023/10/Pixels_Royalty_Free_Julia_Volk_Votive_Candles_Mideast-275x235.jpg" /> <h2 class="entry-title category-entry-title"> <a href="https://catholicism.org/stephen-heiner-on-ethnic-cleansing-of-palestine.html" title="Permalink to Stephen Heiner’s Timely, Informative Review of the Book, Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine" rel="bookmark">Stephen Heiner’s Timely, Informative Review of the Book, <i>Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine</i></a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta category-entry-meta"> <div class="dateauthor"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2023-10-24T10:21:27-04:00">Oct 24, 2023</time><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> </span> <span class="author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class="url fn n" href="https://catholicism.org/author/bam" title="View all posts by Brother André Marie" rel="author">Brother André Marie</a></span></span> <span class="author"> <i class="fa fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://catholicism.org/stephen-heiner-on-ethnic-cleansing-of-palestine.html#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="74188 https://catholicism.org/?p=74188"><span class="leave-reply">Reply</span></span></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="comments-link"></div> </header> <div class="entry-content category-entry-summary"> <p>The book is by Ilan Pappe, an Israeli Jew. My most viewed book review of the year is, unsurprisingly, on Ilan Pappe’s Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine. First authored in 2006, the book has perhaps never been more needed and relevant … <a href="https://catholicism.org/stephen-heiner-on-ethnic-cleansing-of-palestine.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </article> <article id="post-74070" class="post-74070 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-book-reviews category-holy-scripture category-philosophy"> <header class="category-entry-header"> <img class="category-post-thumbnail" src="https://catholicism.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2023/10/Canticle_of_Canticles_Christ-the-Bridegroom-275x235.jpg" /> <h2 class="entry-title category-entry-title"> <a href="https://catholicism.org/vanity-suffering-and-love.html" title="Permalink to Vanity, Suffering, and Love" rel="bookmark">Vanity, Suffering, and Love</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta category-entry-meta"> <div class="dateauthor"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2023-10-10T15:40:14-04:00">Oct 10, 2023</time><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> </span> <span class="author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class="url fn n" href="https://catholicism.org/author/gracefilipi" title="View all posts by Grace Filipi" rel="author">Grace Filipi</a></span></span> <span class="author"> <i class="fa fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://catholicism.org/vanity-suffering-and-love.html#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="74070 https://catholicism.org/?p=74070"><span class="leave-reply">Reply</span></span></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="comments-link"></div> </header> <div class="entry-content category-entry-summary"> <p>I am not a big fan of philosophy — or at least I was not — but recently I had the privilege to participate in multiple classes with Fr. Dominic Bouck that helped me to find more joy in the … <a href="https://catholicism.org/vanity-suffering-and-love.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </article> <article id="post-74030" class="post-74030 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ad-rem-a-weekly-email-message-from-the-prior category-book-reviews category-our-lady category-spiritual-life"> <header class="category-entry-header"> <img class="category-post-thumbnail" src="https://catholicism.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2023/10/mighty-help_AdRem-275x235.jpg" /> <h2 class="entry-title category-entry-title"> <a href="https://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-446.html" title="Permalink to A Mighty Help to Our Mothers’ Heroes" rel="bookmark">A Mighty Help to Our Mothers’ Heroes</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta category-entry-meta"> <div class="dateauthor"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2023-10-03T16:10:44-04:00">Oct 3, 2023</time><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> </span> <span class="author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class="url fn n" href="https://catholicism.org/author/bam" title="View all posts by Brother André Marie" rel="author">Brother André Marie</a></span></span> <span class="author"> <i class="fa fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-446.html#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="74030 https://catholicism.org/?p=74030"><span class="leave-reply">Reply</span></span></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="comments-link"></div> </header> <div class="entry-content category-entry-summary"> <p>We here at Saint Benedict Center are in between two big fall events — the Pilgrimage for Restoration, which has us limping and aching, and our annual Conference, which has us feverishly preparing. 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for devout reading has always been a reality for the … <a href="https://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-386.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </article> <article id="post-66883" class="post-66883 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-book-reviews category-history category-news category-persecution-of-the-church tag-french-revolution tag-pope-pius-vi"> <header class="category-entry-header"> <img class="category-post-thumbnail" src="https://catholicism.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2017/02/random_03-275x235.jpg" alt="" /> <h2 class="entry-title category-entry-title"> <a href="https://catholicism.org/new-book-on-the-sack-of-rome-and-capture-of-pius-vi-by-french-revolutionaries.html" title="Permalink to New Book on the Sack of Rome and Capture of Pius VI by French Revolutionaries" rel="bookmark">New Book on the Sack of Rome and Capture of Pius VI by French Revolutionaries</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta 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of Great Price: Pius VI & the Sack of Rome (Arouca Press), is a historical play that tells the true story of the invasion of Rome by Revolutionary … <a href="https://catholicism.org/new-book-on-the-sack-of-rome-and-capture-of-pius-vi-by-french-revolutionaries.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </article> <article id="post-65768" class="post-65768 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-book-reviews category-history"> <header class="category-entry-header"> <img class="category-post-thumbnail" src="https://catholicism.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2020/03/stuff_New-Feature-275x235.jpg" /> <h2 class="entry-title category-entry-title"> <a href="https://catholicism.org/a-delightful-book-about-catholic-stuff.html" title="Permalink to A Delightful Book about Catholic ‘Stuff’" rel="bookmark">A Delightful Book about Catholic ‘Stuff’</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta 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