tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34432902011-04-21T23:15:46.069-04:00Catholic and Christian Book ReviewsReviews of current and classic Christian novels and non-fiction by Kathryn Lively.Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comBlogger601100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-1097158366907007702004-10-07T10:11:00.000-04:002004-10-07T10:12:46.906-04:00We Met Online! Stories of Married Catholics Who Met Their Spouses On the Internet by by Anthony J. Buono and Stephen Weisenbach, eds.
As Written Publishing, 1413464653, $21.99
Is Internet "dating" good for the soul? It's not something I've done personally, yet I know people who have tried it, albeit through secular means. One friend's experience did not end well, another's will result in her Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-1090975799382875972004-07-27T20:48:00.000-04:002004-07-27T20:49:59.383-04:00The Lord Had Something Better in Mind by Barbara Robinson
Publish America, 1413706800, $19.95
Magnolia Roussel is a determined community college student and hard worker, wanting only to be as good as the boy her mother Myrtle always wanted but never had. Each spring sees her on the family strawberry farm trying to produce an acceptable crop, but when the Roussell berries are marked unclassified Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-1090949426477713712004-07-27T13:29:00.000-04:002004-07-27T13:37:12.250-04:00The Trapping by Anthony Vela
Xlibris, 1413123493, $20.99
Gabe Chaplin has one true love, his art, yet as he observes the devotion of couples around him in the sleepy town of Southwick he yearns for something more. Living at home with an invalid, demanding, and verbally abusive mother, he is not afforded many opportunities to find a companion, and when he does it seems his mother is there to ruinLeigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-1090949366371367722004-07-27T13:28:00.000-04:002004-07-27T13:36:10.890-04:00Heaven's Blue by Penelope Marzec
Awe-Struck, 1587494450, $4.75
Samantha Lyons needs an assistant to help her complete her mosquito research in order to maintain her grants, and her home in quiet Clam Creek. David Halpern needs cash and a place to stay, not just for himself but also for his young son, James. A chance meeting in a church parking lot over a case of mistaken automobile identity Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-1090949328727667042004-07-27T13:27:00.000-04:002004-07-27T13:35:14.470-04:00Attack of the Queen by Honor Cummings
Wings ePress, 1590886879, $11.95
The world of Arwhyrrl is peaceful, inhabited primarily by the "tree women" -- followers of the god Janico, each living in symbiosis with her tree. When the tree is threatened or destroyed, so is the life associated with it, yet it is not necessary for a woman to be within proximity of her tree at all times. One such tree Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-1078348817099483062004-03-03T16:20:00.000-05:002004-03-03T16:22:56.890-05:00Roman: Unparalled Outrage by John William McMullen
1stBooks, 1410714608, $14.50
In this current time of abuse scandals involving Catholic priests, it might not occur to some that accusations toward men of the cloth are not a recent development. The 1846 case of Father Roman Weinzoepfel illustrates this point, and Roman: Unparalled Outrage offers fictional account of the events of this young Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-1072396105416246772003-12-25T18:48:00.000-05:002003-12-29T09:15:06.153-05:00Awake, O Sleeper: How I Rediscovered God Through Breast Cancer by Katherine Murphy
SunCreek Books, 1932057056, $12.95
On a personal note, I do find it difficult to read books on breast cancer and memoirs of those touched by the disease, be it directly or via a stricken loved one. Having lost my maternal grandmother and nearly my mother to this illness, there seems to be an invisible cloud Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-1070293153060119542003-12-01T10:39:00.000-05:002003-12-09T13:31:00.420-05:00Healing the Breach by Rosalind Stormer
Heavenly Bound Publishing Co., 0972084606, $16.95
At forty-two, Jana Harris has had it. A bad day at work is only the latest in a series of disappointments that have haunted her throughout her life. Bad relationships, bad decisions, and bad habits have forced Jana at this juncture in her life to take stock of the past, wallow in the misery of her present, Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-1070038285555969932003-11-28T11:51:00.000-05:002003-12-01T10:33:07.000-05:00Self-Inflicted Hunting Arguments: Biblical Responses to a Loaded Issue by Dr. Tom C. Rakow
Rock Dove Publications, 189114748X, $12.95
Would Jesus shoot Bambi? Would Jesus not only shoot Bambi, but field dress him and have him for supper?
Our Lord's earthly dietary habits have long been a sticking point between hunting advocates and animal rights activists. Indeed, if you check the Internet you Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-1064498668760607422003-09-25T09:58:00.000-04:002003-10-09T10:08:33.110-04:00A Child of the King by Joanne Blundell Marsh
Publish America, 1591298938, $16.95
Reading A Child of the King, one might easily conclude Joanne Marsh has had her share of hardships. Whether or not her personal triumphs and tragedies outweight those of anybody else is arguable, but what possibly sets first-time author Marsh apart from others is an unwavering faith in Christ that saw her through theLeigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-1061825691677416162003-08-25T11:34:00.000-04:002003-09-12T16:45:07.010-04:00Total Depravity and Free Will by Ira Benjamin Hezekiah
King and Associates, 0974173002, $12.99
There is an old joke my father used to tell, that if you asked people of six different Christian denominations what one particular Bible passage meant, you would get seven different answers. Name a topic related to Christianity, and more than likely it has been supported and refuted in the same books, Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-1061221865102343222003-08-18T11:51:00.000-04:002003-08-21T14:43:09.116-04:00From Dust and Ashes by Tricia Goyer
Moody Publishers, 0802415547, $12.99
For Europe, the war is over. Prison camps are being liberated, and SS guards are rounded up for punishment as their families are forced to leave their homes - a much lesser fate than was received by the people imprisoned. One such wife is Helene, heavily pregnant with her second child and coping with her husband Friedrich'sLeigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-1060368567966111412003-08-08T14:49:00.000-04:002003-08-08T14:49:27.850-04:00Update
Due to medical concerns, there will be a delay in new reviews. Your patience is appreciated.Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-1058298191795965852003-07-15T15:43:00.000-04:002003-07-15T15:43:57.660-04:00ANNOUNCEMENT: New Release
Adam's Stone, a work of Christian sci-fi from Kevin Paglia is now available for purchase in eBook and paperback formats from Creek Press. Because I served as editor for this title, a review cannot appear here, but I am happy to announce that if you are interested in Christian science fiction you will enjoy the story of Riley, Anthony, and Mark as they uncover the secretsLeigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-1058284482762921262003-07-15T11:54:00.000-04:002003-07-15T11:59:44.953-04:00The Choice by Marilyn Meredith
Page Free Publishing, 1930232250, $12.95
As the widowed mother of an oft-absent teenaged son, Jessica McGuire appears to have the weight of the world on her shoulders. Her job as deputy of the small town of Lawrenceville wins her little respect among the local barflies and her superior officers, and when Jessica discovers the desecration of an old grave she is Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-1056988549388925112003-06-30T11:55:00.000-04:002003-06-30T12:20:44.743-04:00Joseph and Mary: a Love Story by N. Ashton Walker
Fingerprint Press, 0971119929, $12.99
To review a fictional work based upon the life of Christ is always a tricky prospect, particularly when one must consider the audience to whom one is recommending the book. The premise of Joseph and Mary, a fictional account of the marriage of the Blessed Virgin and St. Joseph, is intriguing, then again what Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-1056552982461534002003-06-25T10:56:00.000-04:002003-06-30T10:36:49.146-04:00Living Sacrifices by James Haywood Rolling, Jr.
Pleasant Word, 157921522X, $15.99
Is it possible to lead a successful, important life without feeling the need to shut out others, especially God? It is, so author James Rollings stresses in Living Sacrifices. Growing up in a self-imposed isolated state, Rolling recalls the folly of his youth and the ensuing emptiness he experienced and realized as Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-1056140798460035072003-06-20T16:26:00.000-04:002003-06-20T16:44:28.413-04:00Jonah Christopher and the Last Chance Mass by William Ferguson
Writers Club Press, 0595258794, $11.95
Like his Bibilical namesake, Jonah Christopher has seen his share of adventure. Now settled contentedly into the life of a middle-school teacher, Jonah's only concern is a relaxing Spring Break away from his troubles. He wants to take his girlfriend Catherine fishing, and forget for a moment her Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-1056117492248883662003-06-20T09:58:00.000-04:002003-06-20T16:26:59.596-04:00The Valley of Childhood by Linda Whalen
Bright Books, 0961731729, $14.95
Often the journey towards contentment with Christ is presented in allegory - a winding road leading to the gates of Heaven, the calm eye of a hurricane wherein one can find brief solace with the Lord in the midst of a tempestuous life. For Linda Whalen, the journey is likened to a hike through a valley through which Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-955484232003-06-11T09:54:00.000-04:002003-06-16T15:35:40.480-04:00The Spider in the Well by Lee Ann Ward
Publish America, 1592865992, $14.95
On the outset, it appears Paul Ford has everything. He is the star player on his college football team with a chance at the pros, is dating the prettiest girl on campus, and has a loving, faith-filled family. It stands to reason Paul should feel quite happy about his good fortune, yet he continues to be haunted by an Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-951958292003-06-02T11:58:00.000-04:002003-06-02T12:19:44.000-04:00The Cult Around the Corner by Nancy O'Meara and Stan Koehler
Foundation for Religious Freedom International, 1928575102, $7.95
"Calm down...do not panic." These are the first words of advice authors O'Meara and Koehler offer to anyone concerned about a relative or loved one who has strayed from the relative security of an acceptable faith into something perceived as dubious. Granted, it would notLeigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-949399322003-05-27T10:02:00.000-04:002003-05-27T10:55:43.000-04:00Hollywood Must Be Destroyed! by Daniel Wade Schroder
1stBooks, 1588204510, $12.95
Once upon a time, Tom Brantley and Michael Lewis were two investment bankers happily muddling through life in a tony New York firm. While they enjoyed their work and a never-ending game of guessing the artists of bad 80s pop tunes, their boss assigns them to investigate the books of an important client, a movie Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-925886292003-04-14T11:54:00.000-04:002003-04-14T12:22:02.000-04:00Gabriel's Magic Ornament by Randall Bush
Pristine Publishers, Inc., 0971663300, $11.95
In this delightful chapter book for middle readers, siblings Chris and Laura are feeling pre-Christmas cabin fever. A yard of snow beckons to them for a day of fun, yet they are told to stay inside lest they catch a cold. The children grumble complacently, desiring adventure, unaware that their father is about Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-906570192003-03-13T12:50:00.000-05:002003-03-18T14:02:57.000-05:00Buttercups for Jesus: Reflecting His Light in Your Life by Nancy Marie
Booklocker, 1591132991, $11.95
Perhaps you did it once as a child. You and a friend romped in the backyard or through a grassy spot at a neighboring park and came across a patch of bright yellow flowers. Your friend plucks a buttercup from the ground and holds it under your tilted chin, looking for the yellow reflection that Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-903096222003-03-07T12:10:00.000-05:002003-03-13T12:33:14.000-05:00Niamh and the Hermit by Emily Snyder
Arx Publishing, 1889758361, $14.95
Princess Niamh (pronounced Nee-EHV) is perhaps the greatest beauty of the Twelve Kingdoms, one whose loveliness radiates within and without so strongly that nobody in Castell Gwyr is able to appreciate it. Potential suitors have either died or gone mad at the slightest exposure to Niamh, leaving everyone in the kingdom of Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-903095122003-03-07T12:08:00.000-05:002003-03-07T12:08:35.216-05:00Praying in the Presence of Our Lord with Fulton J. Sheen by Michael Dubruiel
OSV Press, 0879737158, $8.95
One might hear the name Fulton Sheen and think, assuming the person knows of Sheen, that his words and works are no longer relevant. True, the archbishop has been dead for over twenty years, and original episodes of his inspirational television show, Life is Worth Living, aired in the 1950s Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-883475192003-01-31T16:50:00.000-05:002003-01-31T16:51:37.000-05:00The Powder Monkey by George Galloway
1stBooks Library, 0759604770, $28.04
Every time young Michael Dooley gazes out from the family cooperage in Baltimore he witnesses history in the making; in 1812, Michael's home country has no time to relish the fruits of its independence as it teeters on the brink of another war with Britain. Between shifts at work and the hours put in at St. Patrick's Free Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-867094992002-12-30T15:10:00.000-05:002002-12-30T16:45:22.000-05:00My Name is Mary: The Story of the Mother of Jesus by Denise Sawyer
Still Waters Publishers, 097142764X, $12.95
As a writer, I personally would never presume to write a fictional account of biblical events in the first person narrative style. Who am I to attempt a recreation of the greatest and most important events in Christian history as seen perhaps through the eyes of an apostle, much less Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-859095692002-12-12T15:21:00.000-05:002002-12-17T11:52:13.000-05:00Seed of the Dogwood Tree by Gregory Cicio
American Book Publishing, 1589820061, $22
Michael Sinclair and his best friend Bruce are archaeology students with one desire - to make that one historical discovery to propel them into a stratosphere of fame, riches, and beautiful women interested in archaeologists. As Seed of the Dogwood Tree opens, both young men are hoping the time is nigh as they Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-853891162002-12-02T14:08:00.000-05:002002-12-11T15:49:34.000-05:00Godcountry by Colleen Drippe
Novel Books, Inc., 1591050022, $5.50
Eduardo Sabat was once a slave. Because he does not know the codes which will remove it, he still wears the shackle-like bracelet that once bound him to servitude in a pagan land, and which continues to remind him of his past. Though first instinct for a freed man would be to distance himself as far as possible from the place of Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-831209282002-10-17T11:33:00.000-04:002002-12-02T14:10:34.000-05:00Saints of the Jubilee by Timothy Drake, ed.
1stBooks Library, 1403310092, $9.50
Technically, this review may be construed as a conflict of interest since I am a contributor to this work. I penned the chapters regarding the lives of Blessed Pedro Calungsod, the first Visayan martyr to be raised to the altars, and the eleven martyred nuns of Novogrodek, now Belarus. However, in the interest of Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-827161702002-10-08T21:15:00.000-04:002002-10-15T09:58:51.000-04:00The Passionate Steward: Recovering Christian Stewardship from Secular Fundraising by Michael O'Hurley-Pitts
St. Brigid Press, 0973137800, $19.99
Books have been published explaining why Catholics can't sing, why Catholics pray the Rosary, and why Catholics don't (and/or shouldn't) have women in the priesthood. From St. Brigid Press and author Michael O'Hurley-Pitts comes a book on why some Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-820935792002-09-25T09:50:00.000-04:002002-10-08T21:13:47.000-04:00Father's Touch by Donald D'Haene
American Book Publishing, 1589821122, $22.00
I finished this book weeks ago, and now I am finally sitting down to write the review. The delay in this turnover cannot be entirely attributed to my schedule, I must admit, for book reviews come easy to me. Reviewing Father's Touch, Donald D'Haene's memoir of growing up as a first generation Canadian to Belgian Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-820469972002-09-24T11:37:00.000-04:002002-10-08T21:13:17.000-04:00The Night the Penningtons Vanished by Marianna Heusler
Larcom Press, 0971437009, $13.00
Money is a difficult thing to come by in the tiny western Massachusetts town of Floral Manor. Young Isabella Ripa yearns to be able to buy sweets and other things her impossible older sister Anna won't take away, yet her job at Aunt Tallulah's antique gift shop yields an almost nonexistent salary. Tallulah, Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-804908392002-08-20T16:46:00.000-04:002002-08-26T18:28:48.000-04:00The Mask of Ollock by Robert F. Kauffmann
Arx Publishing, 1889758337, $12.95
The one advantage to writing a story of good versus evil is that such a theme plays well regardless of setting and time. In the case of Robert F. Kauffmann's The Mask of Ollock, the theme is fitted into an epic poem, written in non-rhyming octets. Ollock presents a style reminiscent of high school required reading, Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-787818382002-07-10T12:42:00.000-04:002002-07-11T17:13:55.000-04:00The View From the Grass Roots by Gregory J. Rummo
Millennial Mind Publishing, 1589821017, $22.00
Picture Erma Bombeck and George Will having a child who grew up, moved to New Jersey, and got a dog named Chewbacca. This is probably the best way one could describe Gregory J. Rummo.
Readers in the New Jersey area will know Rummo from his many years as a regular contributor to regional newspapers, Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-785318942002-07-03T22:04:00.000-04:002002-07-03T22:30:21.000-04:00More Than a Garden by Dorothy Compton
Awe-Struck E-Books, 1587492814, price TBA
Love at first sight is possible even in one's golden years, as is the case with Oklahoma nursery owner Kevin Wilkerson. From the moment he sets eyes on willowy Lenora Deakins as she chases her granddaughter around his shop, he is smitten. Soon he is making up excuses to visit her newly acquired home, and delivering Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-784626762002-07-02T10:05:00.000-04:002002-07-08T09:37:38.000-04:00Listening With My Heart by Heather Whitestone
Doubleday, 0385488998, $10.00
Note: this is a reprint of an older review, written in 1998.
Having Heather Whitestone as our first hearing impaired Miss America, one would think, should have been true inspiration for this nation's legion of children with disabilities. Whitestone's memoir, Listening With My Heart, shares these triumphs, but reveals alsoLeigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-781525002002-06-24T19:14:00.000-04:002002-06-27T15:35:38.000-04:00Exile by Kevin Paglia
America House, 1588518744, $19.95
Mathias Kabrea is on the lam, surviving in a universe governed by an all-knowing computer called Nezzar created generations ago to bring order. Instead it brings fear, and at times chaos.
The life of a fugitive is the only one Mathias has known, ever since his father was killed by Nezzar's minions for publicly espousing his Christian Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-754108762002-04-14T23:53:00.000-04:002002-07-02T10:07:23.000-04:00Through the Storm by Sha' Givens
I Can Fly Publishing, 0970984111, $13.95
Mahogany Malone was named for her mother's favorite dancer, and one may argue that this teenage namesake is also a dancer. Mahogany dances through her youth with reckless abandon, easily rejecting her mother's rules and Christian beliefs in favor of an intimate pas de deux with handsome college student Steve Genere. A Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-753340712002-04-12T14:51:00.000-04:002002-04-12T15:30:27.000-04:00On the Road to Happiness: Tales of the Traveler by Lauren C. Hudson
Pathway Publishing, 0971423008, $6.95
To look at Lauren Hudson, one would think of a woman who has it all: a successful job as a television news reporter, the recognition and admiration of her peers, and many opportunities to rub elbows with the rich and famous. For all the joy a major media award or a friendly smile from a Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-752942002002-04-11T15:04:00.000-04:002002-04-11T15:09:30.000-04:00A Season For Love by Lauralee Bliss
Awe-Struck E-Books, 1587490994, Download, $4.50; Disk, $7.95
Every school, every town probably has at least one girl like Elaine Reynolds: chubby, shy and cursed with glasses of the unflattering variety. Burdened with the frustration of near-poverty and athletic failure, Elaine is the girl everybody would look upon with pity if they were not already laughing Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-752883622002-04-11T11:52:00.001-04:002002-04-11T11:52:42.526-04:00
Forbidden Grief: The Unspoken Pain of Abortion by Theresa Burke, Ph.D with David C. Reardon, Ph.D.
Acorn Books, 0964895757, $24.95
Grief after abortion is neither expected nor permitted in our society, so is the claim of Dr. Theresa Burke, founder of Rachel's Vineyard, a program designed for women suffering from post-abortion trauma to seek emotional and spiritual healing. One who chooses to Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-752883382002-04-11T11:52:00.000-04:002002-04-11T11:52:07.823-04:00
Blessed Miguel Pro: 20th Century Mexican Martyr by Ann Ball
TAN Books, 0895555425, $6.00
Blessed Miguel Pro's life was, tragically, very short, yet very devout. He lived in a time when Catholic Mexico endured violent persecution under the regime of President Plutarco Elias Calles, a dangerous time to publically acknowledge one's Catholic faith, much less enter the priesthood. Miguel, often Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-752883152002-04-11T11:51:00.000-04:002002-04-11T11:51:28.650-04:00
A Vow of Sanctity: a Sister Joan Mystery by Veronica Black
St. Martin's Press, 0312094086, $16.95
Sister Joan of the Daughters of Compassion is on a summer solo retreat in a small Scottish town, encouraged by her Mother Superior to strengthen her contemplative life and stay out of trouble, as few people in the convent approve of the young nun's propensity for sleuthing. Try as she might, troubleLeigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-752882182002-04-11T11:48:00.000-04:002003-02-18T15:20:42.000-05:00Fabric of Faith by Nancy Brandt
Wings ePress, Price TBA
Note: this review was written for the novel during its original eBook run, before the pending Wings reprint.
Dr. Chance Meyers, mourning the untimely death of his wife, comes across sackfuls of untouched fabric from her sewing room. The room and its contents, like Chance's relationship with his two children, has been negelected following Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-752881712002-04-11T11:46:00.001-04:002002-04-11T11:46:57.786-04:00
There We Stood, Here We Stand: 11 Lutherans Rediscover Their Catholic Roots by Timothy Drake, ed.
1stBooks Library, 0759613206, $15.54
You don't have to be a Lutheran to read There We Stood; anybody with an interest in the Catholic faith and why people from Protestant denominations "cross the Tiber" will find this title on par with the other great apologetics books in print.
There We Stood Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-752881342002-04-11T11:46:00.000-04:002002-04-11T11:46:07.460-04:00
The Last Fisherman by Randy England
Convent Hill Publishing, 0967360706, $9.56
The Last Fisherman, Randy England's novel about the last Pope and the dawn of the antichrist, is unique in that not only is the story told from a Catholic point of view, but from the biblical Catholic point of view. Where Bud MacFarlane's Pierced by a Sword has given us an interpretation of the End Times according to Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-752880732002-04-11T11:44:00.000-04:002002-04-11T11:44:33.286-04:00
Unicorn in the Sanctuary by Randall England
TAN Books, 0895554518, $8.00
Some people might think Unicorn in the Sanctuary could qualify as a horror book, for all the information about Catholic dissidents and others trying to incorporate New Age sentiment in the Church. Alas, this is all too real...I've seen it myself in churches I used to attend.
Does it strike you as odd to see a church Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-752880482002-04-11T11:43:00.000-04:002002-04-11T11:43:51.740-04:00
The Suffering Servant's Courage by Christine Haapala
The Suffering Servant Scriptorium, 097039960X, $7.00
Note: this review was written on September 17, 2001, in the wake of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Given that October is the month of the Most Holy Rosary, and considering the recent events happening in New York, Washington DC and Pennsylvania, it is appropriate to Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-752880202002-04-11T11:42:00.000-04:002002-04-11T11:42:59.536-04:00
Catholicism and Fundamentalism : The Attack on Romanism by Bible Christians by Karl Keating
Ignatius Press, 0898701775, $14.95
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-752879902002-04-11T11:41:00.000-04:002002-04-11T11:41:50.393-04:00
A Philadelphia Catholic in King James's Court by Martin de Porres Kennedy
Lilyfield Press, 0967149215, $12.95
Michael O'Shea is surviving a bittersweet summer. Following the loss of his father, his family elects to spend time with the family of his mother's brother, staunch "Bible-believing" folk who choose to live practically like the Amish. As if dealing with the death of his father was not Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-752879352002-04-11T11:40:00.000-04:002003-01-31T16:57:06.000-05:00
The Deadly Habit by Mike Manno
PublishAmerica, Inc., 1893162680, $17.95
A popular young nun is killed in an apparent car bombing just weeks before taking her final vows, and Detective Jerome "Stan" Stankowski is called to solve the case. Paired with the moody yet instinctive deputy Attorney General Parker Noble, Stan finds he is getting more than he bargained for in The Deadly Habit: a victim Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-752879032002-04-11T11:39:00.000-04:002002-04-11T11:39:49.923-04:00
Sea of Hope by Penelope Marzec
Awe-Struck E-Books, 1587490447, $4.50 disk or download
Paperback version $11.95
To say Doria Hanrahan is experiencing loss is putting things rather mildly. A recent mugging which left bruises on her body and memory compels Doria to leave her tony New York City apartment and job for the security of a sleepy harbor town she once despised. She suffers the loss of herLeigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-752878562002-04-11T11:38:00.000-04:002002-04-11T11:38:30.923-04:00
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Bantam Books, 0553379267, $12.95
Set over a thousand years in the future as the world slowly recovers from devestation in the aftermath of nuclear war, Walter Miller's A Canticle For Leibowitz focuses upon the renewal of Faith in a faithless world. Surviving in the deserts of the western United States, the monks of St. Leibowitz struggle to pieceLeigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-752878372002-04-11T11:37:00.001-04:002002-04-11T11:37:51.890-04:00
Death of an Angel: a Sister Mary Helen Mystery by Sister Carol Anne O'Marie
St. Martin's, 0312963963, $5.39
Sister Mary Helen is not one to let the ravages of age and declining health prevent her from completing a goal, be it solving a murder or doing her best to play guardian angel to someone she believes is in need. In Death of an Angel, however, she's pulling a double duty. A killer/rapist isLeigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-752878172002-04-11T11:37:00.000-04:002002-04-11T11:37:08.563-04:00
Dream of Fire by Nicholas C. Prata
Arx Publishing, 1889758280, $16.95
As the world teeters on the brink of apocalypse, with armored warriors ravaging and plundering cities under the supervision of the heartless Kerebos Ikar, a simple priest from the holy city of Kawn Aharon is charged with a monumental task: to find this barbarian and win him to the true faith. Antiphon al-Caliph, of the Order Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-752877562002-04-11T11:35:00.000-04:002002-04-11T11:35:15.250-04:00My Treasury of Chaplets by Patricia S. Quintiliani
Patricia S. Quintiliani, 0911218319, $10.95
Naturally when one asks what books a Catholic should keep at home, the Bible and the Catechism come immediately to mind. My Treasury of Chaplets should definitely be listed in the top ten.
Here is this small, thick book will you find compiled just about every Catholic bead prayer recorded; lukewarm Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-752876762002-04-11T11:32:00.000-04:002003-01-31T16:56:22.000-05:00
Death's a Beach: a Sister Cecile Mystery by Winona Sullivan
Ivy Books, 0804115680, $2.95
Sister Cecile Buddenbrooks is no ordinary nun, at least not the kind any survivor of Catholic school (like myself) would recognize. An heiress with a private investigator's license (see previous mysteries A Sudden Death at the Norfolk Cafe and Dead South for the backstory on this), Sister Cecile supplementsLeigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443290.post-752876082002-04-11T11:30:00.000-04:002003-01-31T16:56:04.000-05:00
Saving Death: a Sister Cecile Mystery by Winona Sullivan
Fawcett Books, 080411899X, $5.85
Sister Cecile of the Sisters of Our Lady of Good Counsel is back, and sought out by a wealthy Central Florida farmer to solve a twenty-year old murder case whose primary character witnesses are either dead or unwilling to dredge up the past. Though Sister Cecile appreciates the private investigation work, Leigh Ellwoodnoreply@blogger.com