Smith, T.J. Tate Publishing; Mustang, Oklahoma: 2010. ISBN 978-1-61663-101-7.
The third book in the Dan Clay series, “The Sinister Realm” follows Smith’s first two ventures into Catholic Fiction/Fantasy, “A World Away” and “The Harrowing Escape.” However, this third book uses a familiar concept, that which begins the adventures of the previous two books, and moves in a completely new direction. The book makes up for its slow, dry diction by demonstrating comprehension of the...
Guruge, Anura. Alton, N.H.: Wowhn LLC, February 2010. 301 pages. ISBN 978-0-615-35372-2
This latest book by Anura Guruge demonstrates the author’s growing fascination with all things related to the papacy. This particular work, his second book related to the papacy, speculates about the next papal election, an event which may happen tomorrow or five years from now. It also gives information on how a papal election is conducted.
In the book, Guruge presents the men he views as the top ten...
Loehr, Gina. Servant Books: Cincinnati, Ohio. April 2010. ISBN 978-0-86716-944-7.
Gina Loehr’s latest book is not a piece of pious fluff. Instead, she was written a book that will inspire the reader with the lives of four holy women who shared the name Teresa. Three of these women are Carmelites: St. Teresa of Avila, St. Therese, and St. Teresa Benedicta. The fourth, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, started out as a sister of the order of Our Lady of Loreto. She eventually founded her own...
Robert Hutchinson. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2009. 340 pages. ISBN 978-0-297-84564-5.
Robert Hutchinson has written another wonderful book. This one is about the noble Howard family. The Howards were living in England during the reign of the Tudors. Some of them were both involved in the government and converts to Catholicism. Needless to say, this caused them a few problems, and a cost at least one of them his life.
The Howards were involved in the government of England because they...
Birzer, Bradley J. Wilmington, Delaware: ISI Books, February 2010. ISBN 978-1-933859-89-X $25.00
Charles Carroll of Carrollton made history partly because he was the only Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence. Born the bastard son of Charles Carroll of Annapolis, Maryland, Charles’ father only later recognized him as his son after marrying his mother. The Carrolls were one of the wealthiest families in the American colonies, but because they were Catholics, they were limited by...
Avery Cardinal Dulles, SJ. Naples: Sapientia Press, 2007 $ 21.95. ISBN 978-1932589382.
Cardinal Avery Dulles, SJ’s book focuses on the Magisterium, or the teaching body of the Church, which is exercised by the Pope and bishops. He said that one of his goals in writing was to produce a “clear concise, up-to-date manual” on the subject of revelation and transmission in the Church. And he has succeeded.
Dulles noticed that very few people know much about “the types and degrees of...
Hill,Brennan R.Cincinnati, Ohio: St. Anthony Messenger Press, December 2009. 143 pages. ISBN 978-0-86716-924-9 $14.95.
In this new and inspiring book, Dr. Brennan Hill presents the short biographies of a number of contemporary figures who have distinguished themselves in the struggle against social injustice. For the Catholic reader, most of the name will be familiar, but there are a few who lived their lives under the radar. However, all of the stories are extremely captivating and...
Corsi, Jerome R. "The Shroud Codex." Threshold Editions, New York. 2010. ISBN 978-1-4391-9041-8
On May 2, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI will travel to Turin, Italy and venerate the Shroud of Turin, a relic which many believe to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ. While the Catholic Church’s does not confirm the Shroud as such, it does not deny that it is a relic, the veneration of which may assist some in their faith.
Author Jerome Corsi makes no excuses. He believes the Shroud of Turin is...
Tobin, Thomas J. Seraphina Press, Minneapolis, 2009. $13.95 ISBN 978-0979824692
Taking the pastoral and pedagogical role of being a bishop to a new level, Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence, Rhode Island has published the pick of his weekly columns in an accessible book. Well-known for his recent media appearance as he caught flack for warning Rep. Patrick Kennedy of the dichotomy between being a pro-abortion Catholic in the public sphere, Bishop Tobin has also been quietly publishing a...
Alfred McBride, O.Praem. Cincinnati, Ohio: St. Anthony Messenger Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-86716-954-6 $12.95
This book by Norbertine Fr. Alfred McBride is an encouraging book for today’s priests, many of whom are overworked, getting older, and fewer in numbers. “A Priest Forever” is a source and encouragement for priestly renewal. The book focuses on the role and person of the priest and addresses a variety of corollary topics.
Throughout the book, Fr. McBride encourages priests to...
