Here’s a piece from member and GUEST POSTER Theresa Linden about a topic that many Catholic writers are not familiar with: Dystopia, no it’s not a place! KC Before I wrote my dystopian fiction, Chasing Liberty, I wrote Catholic teen fiction and YA with supernatural elements. I enjoyed […]
The Year of the French, by Thomas Flanagan
“Inequality is the root of social evil.” @Pontifex 4:28 AM – 28 Apr 2014 We reel from the impact of violence, persecution, massive migrations and political divisiveness, yet similar tribulations plague humanity over the millennia. History’s lessons unlearned, like demons, repossess the house from which they were driven. If we […]
Review for Erin’s Ring by Laura Pearl
Erin’s Ring tells a short but inspiring tale of lives touched and shaped by their Catholic faith and Irish heritage in New England. Time separates the lives of many of the characters, but each struggles against their own hardships in the tumult of life at varying seasons. Erin’s Ring […]
In the Middle of It
The last few weeks have been crazy. So many things seem to have just gone “round the bend” in our current culture. The Supreme Court has re-defined marriage in a decision that is just as crazy as Roe. The tenth circuit has declared that the Little Sisters of the Poor […]
Poetry Sunday in the Spring – Katie O’Neil
Now that spring has really come, there are some great poems about the season. Since the flowers are now all blooming and you can begin to buy strawberry plants and other early season planters, the bounty of the earth really seems at the forefront of the mind. Classic poet and […]
Review for Enemy Brothers by Constance Savery — Theresa Frailey
Our Young Adult review series continues, Theresa is doing a great job! Enemy Brothers was one of those books you easily finish and then fling against the wall saying “Why isn’t there a sequel!” It was a fascinating read, and its greatness went beyond the plot. The story was […]
Sun Dancing – A Book Review by Dennis P. McGeehan
On one day a year, Saint Patrick’s Day, people around the world celebrate their Irish heritage, even if they have none. Parades, parties and the Wearin-of-the-Green are ubiquitous. It may not be a stretch to state that those who celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day the hardest, know the fewest facts about the […]
Review for Across Five Aprils – Book by Irene Hunt
Out of so many books that I have read, few have affected me in the particular way that Across Five Aprils has. Great writers have the ability to craft a story that not only excites the reader’s interest but reaches out with its words, and touches beyond the imagination, straight […]
Rita
ST. RITA Oh Rita, woman of Cascia, Who carried burden upon burden, Yet, sought more suffering By accepting Christ’s thorn, And now pleads to relieve Others’ misfortune. Clyde L. Borg Clyde L Borg is a retired high school teacher. He has been writing poetry and nonfiction sinc1998. Some of […]
The DNA Connection: Tannenhauser’s Theory, by Joan L. Kelly
High schools and school systems that promote curriculum integration must consider Joan L. Kelly’s The DNA Connection: Tannenhauser’s Theory. The author has stirred genetics, technology, high-powered research, American history, art, social justice and ethics into the flow of this “timely” action-adventure thriller. A quick look at the book cover disclosed […]