Driving into town this morning, passing by the refurbished diner, the town hall—its door wide open to the Coffee and Gab Saturday regulars, a friend heading into the post office, and finally turning into the Glendale Cemetery to check on a recent inquiry about a gravesite, I considered a book my friend […]
Cath-Lit Live: In a Far-Off Land
“Cath-Lit Live!” features brief interviews with Catholic authors who are releasing new books. Hosted by Catholic author and speaker Amy J. Cattapan, “Cath-Lit Live!” gives viewers a glimpse into the latest Catholic books while getting to know a bit about the author as well. In a Far-Off Land by […]
Cath-Lit Live: Be Bold in the Broken by Mary E. Lenaburg
“Cath-Lit Live!” features brief interviews with Catholic authors who are releasing new books. Hosted by Catholic author and speaker Amy J. Cattapan, “Cath-Lit Live!” gives viewers a glimpse into the latest Catholic books while getting to know a bit about the author as well. Be Bold in the Broken: How […]
A Review of ‘Where You Lead’ by Leslea Wahl
A romance? A mystery? An adventure? What is this novel? Where You Lead is all of these things wrapped in colorful history and tied together by the outstanding talent of Leslea Wahl. What a gift I received in my mailbox. It kept me away from my housework and laundry. It […]
I Lift My Gaze
“That’s what we storytellers do. We restore order with imagination. We instill hope again and again and again.” ~Walt Disney When I heard Walt Disney’s quote in the movie Saving Mr. Banks a few weeks ago, I knew that he had hit upon a powerful truth. Little did I realize at the time […]
Faith Based Schooling
One day I shared with my university professor father the name of a religious text I was using in my homeschool, and my dad snorted in disgust. “Use books with real material, for God’s sake!” The I-couldn’t-shoot-through-it-with-a-laser-gun irony was not lost on me. After all, every choice I made in my homeschooling […]
Cath-Lit Live: Wisdom Finds a Way
“Cath-Lit Live!” features brief interviews with Catholic authors who are releasing new books. Hosted by Catholic author and speaker Amy J. Cattapan, “Cath-Lit Live!” gives viewers a glimpse into the latest Catholic books while getting to know a bit about the author as well. Wisdom Finds a Way by Cathy […]
Cath-Lit Live: ‘The Light of Tara’ by John Desjarlais
“Cath-Lit Live!” features brief interviews with Catholic authors who are releasing new books. Hosted by Catholic author and speaker Amy J. Cattapan, “Cath-Lit Live!” gives viewers a glimpse into the latest Catholic books while getting to know a bit about the author as well. The Light of Tara by John […]
Cath-Lit Live! ‘I’m a Saint in the Making’ by Lisa M. Hendey
“Cath-Lit Live!” features brief interviews with Catholic authors who are releasing new books. Hosted by Catholic author and speaker Amy J. Cattapan, “Cath-Lit Live!” gives viewers a glimpse into the latest Catholic books while getting to know a bit about the author as well. God has a special mission for […]
Bread Upon the Water – an authentic adventure
I love stories about real heroes, and Deanna Klingel’s new book for young adults is just that. It’s the true story of Father Tien Duong, a Catholic priest who grew up in the strife and hardship of Communist Vietnam. The biography is filled with incredible personal stories told to Deanna […]