This month, the Catholic Writers’ Guild is touring Antony Barone Kolenc’s book, “The Haunted Cathedral,” the second volume of “The Harwood Mysteries.” It is a CWG Seal of Approval recipient! While Xan struggles to forgive the bandit who caused him great evil, he and Lucy must discover whether a cathedral […]
CWG Book Blast! Bonnie Way’s “North American Martyrs Kids Activity Book”
This month, the Catholic Writers’ Guild is touring Bonnie Way’s “North American Martyrs Kids Activity Book.” It has a Nihil Obstat from the Archdiocese of Vancouver. Through short biographies and fun activities, the North American Martyrs Kids Activity Book draws children into the lives of 8 amazing saints. Summary: The North […]
CWG Book Blast! “A Love Such As Heaven Intended,” by Amanda Purcell Lauer
This month, the Catholic Writers’ Guild is touring Amanda Purcell Lauer’s book, “A Love Such As Heaven Intended.” It is a 2019 CWG Seal of Approval recipient! Civil War socialite Josephine Bigelow finds more than she bargains for when she goes undercover to reveal the plight of Confederate soldiers held […]
CWG Book Blast! “The Other Side of Freedom,” by Cynthia Toney
This month, the Catholic Writers’ Guild is touring Cynthia Toney’s book, “The Other Side of Freedom.” It is a 2018 CWG Seal of Approval recipient! In 1925, the thirteen-year-old son of immigrant farmers witnesses a crime and must choose whether to remain silent as his father asks or defy evil […]
CWG Book Blast! “A Life Such As Heaven Intended,” by Amanda Lauer
This month, the Catholic Writers’ Guild is touring Amanda Lauer’s book, “A Life Such As Heaven Intended.” It is a 2018 CWG Seal of Approval recipient! A blow to the head stole the Confederate soldier’s memory. The beautiful fraulein who nurses him back to health steals something even more important […]
Review of “Charlotte’s Honor” by Ellen Gable
I eagerly awaited the second installment of this trilogy. I so enjoyed the first of book, Julia’s Gifts, that I couldn’t imagine Ellen Gable would be able to top book number one. I should have known better. Ellen Gable is so extremely talented that she never fails to entertain and […]
Pope St. Stephen I—He defined the Sacrament of Baptism and it Stands to this Day
If we could travel back in time to the middle of the third century we would quickly discover the Catholic Church, although quite different from today, had many similarities to our modern-day Church. There was plenty of hierarchical infighting going on and the politics of leading the Church was in flux. In […]
CWG Book Blast! Carmela Martino’s “Playing by Heart”
This month, the Catholic Writers’ Guild is touring Carmela Martino’s book, “Playing by Heart.” It is a CWG Seal of Approval winner! When fifteen-year-old Emilia uses her musical talents to try to win noble status in 18th-century Milan, the repercussions threaten not only her dreams for her future but her […]
CWG Book Blast! Dr. Roger and Karen Salstrom’s “95 Questions for Protestants”
This month, the Catholic Writers’ Guild is touring Dr. Roger and Karen Salstrom’s book, “95 Questions for Protestants: Points to Ponder During the 500 Year Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation…and Beyond.” It is a CWG Seal of Approval winner! What if it is possible to sift through all religious claims […]
CWG Book Blast! “Fatima: The Apparition That Changed the World,” by Jean M. Heimann
This month, the Catholic Writers’ Guild is touring Jean M. Heimann’s book, “Fatima: The Apparition That Changed the World.” It is a CWG Seal of Approval winner! Few place-names in the Christian world conjure up such powerful images and associations than this humble town in Portugal. For it was there […]