"Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope"- 1 Peter 3:15
One of the things I love about blogging is connecting with other Christian bloggers and authors. It is awesome to connect with others who share your goals and seek encouragement. On this list of awesome people I’ve “met” is Ashleigh Rich. She originally asked just for feedback on her eBook, but I enjoyed it so …
I have loved the concept of this book since Sterling Jaquith first brought it up. As I mentioned before, I am a sucker for romance stories, but there tend to be three problems with most of the love stories that society and the media present to us: They romanticize lust and impurity. They either are …
Divorce is a difficult topic no matter what your faith background (or lack thereof) is, but I think there is the added complexity for Catholics because of our firm belief of the indissolubility of marriage. Our natural response tends to be to avoid the topic altogether, but as a Church, we face a legitimate crisis of divorced …
I normally read the book before I watch a movie or TV show, but in the case of “Call the Midwife,” I didn’t even know there were books on which the show was based. I was delighted to find these books and have been slowly listening to them. I thought it would make the most …
Did you know that the Catholic Church has assigned a different devotion to each month? In May, the devotion is to Our Lady. I decided to round up different resources about Our Blessed Mother to help you get to know her better and get advice on how to build a devotion to her. In this …
I’ve had A Guide to the Passion: 100 Questions About The Passion of The Christ sitting on my shelf for years, but I finally decided to start reading it on Good Friday. I think this book is a decent primer for Catholic beliefs surrounding the Passion and a great accompaniment to the film The Passion …
Building a Bridge by Father James Martin has received a lot of criticism. I myself have been leery of his writing, and actually criticized other pieces of his in the past, especially his LGBT parable article which is an excerpt from the revised edition of this book. However, I felt it wasn’t fair to criticize …
In the midst of all the busyness of life, simplicity seems incredibly appealing. I was very excited to read this book, The Spirit of Simplicity, to get a perspective on simplicity when it came to our faith. I am happy to report that this book lived up to my expectations. I received a copy of …
Several years ago, one of my friends gave me a copy of Chiara Corbella Petrillo: A Witness to Joy. I had been recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and I was struggling with this emotionally and spiritually. Though my challenges are nothing compared to what this holy woman went through, reading about how gracefully she …
On paper, The Gospel for Muslims: An Encouragement to Share Christ with Confidence by Thabiti M. Anyabwile seems like the perfect book for our time. We are seeing more and more Muslims turn to Christ. As our world becomes smaller and smaller, it is much more likely that we as Christians will have the opportunity to proclaim the gospel …