Month: July 2015

I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a thoroughly personal and yet powerful story of the efforts of one young girl to bring about something that every individual on this planet should have, an education.… Continue reading Review: I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

Flunking Sainthood: A Year of Breaking the Sabbath, Forgetting to Pray, and Still Loving My Neighbor by Jana Riess My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a book that made me, literally, laugh our loud. It was thoroughly enjoyable to read, and to journey with the author through her experiment of attempting twelve different… Continue reading Review: Flunking Sainthood: A Year of Breaking the Sabbath, Forgetting to Pray, and Still Loving My Neighbor

The Mass by Lucien Deiss My rating: 4 of 5 stars Although now clearly dated - the commentary offered is based on the now defunct English translation of the Roman Missal - this books remains a classic look at that liturgical event that Catholics often take for granted, at least in terms of not being… Continue reading Review: The Mass

12 Steps to Spiritual Freedom: Understanding the Christian Roots of Twelve Step Programs by Joanna Thyer My rating: 1 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Seventy-Four Tools for Good Living: Reflections on the Fourth Chapter of Benedict’s Rule by Michael Casey Ocso My rating: 4 of 5 stars I thoroughly enjoyed, and was profoundly challenged, by this commentary on the fourth chapter of the Rule of St Benedict by the Australian Cistercian Michael Casey. Although the fourth chapter on which… Continue reading Review: Seventy-Four Tools for Good Living: Reflections on the Fourth Chapter of Benedict’s Rule