I have to come clean. I don’t like comic books. I tried. I really did, but I had to give up. Let’s start at the beginning. When I was a kid, I loved comic books. What boy didn’t? I liked Superman and Archie and Richie Rich. I wasn’t a superhero-snob. I loved all kinds of [...]
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Review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Melanie and I took advantage of having her mom with us and not yet having a newborn baby to go to the movies, something we don’t ever get to do. I think the last movie we saw in a theater was the Star Trek reboot in 2009. So this time, we went to the matinée [...]
The Life of the Mind for a Good Marriage
Before I was married I used to lead a Bible study in my parish that brought together mainly young adults. As the resident guy with the Theology degree, I became the study leader, leading the discussion and doing the research into what we were reading at the time. I enjoyed it immensely, because it was [...]
Book review: “Tears of the Sun” by S.M. Stirling
The Tears of the Sun by S.M. Stirling My rating: 3 of 5 stars The whole book had the whole “second book of a trilogy” feeling to it, where everything is being set up for resolution in another book. The previous two books in the series really advanced the story at a rapid pace, so [...]
Book Review: Talion: Revenant by Michael Stackpole
Talion: Revenant by Michael A. Stackpole My rating: 4 of 5 stars If you’ve read any Star Wars novels, then you recognize the name of Michael Stackpole, one of the best of the stable of those authors. But that’s not the whole of what he’s written. He has many novels in both fantasy and scifi [...]
Review: “Between the Savior and the Sea” by Bob Rice
Bob Rice’s “Between the Savior and the Sea” is a novelization of the public ministry of Jesus with a focus on St. Peter. It is not a theological treatise, although as Bob says, he based his story on solid theology. Neither is it private revelation, although it is faithful to the public revelation of the [...]
What’s the real reason sales of picture books are languishing?
Are picture books declining in sales because parents are pushing kids to chapter books earlier or is there perhaps a simpler explanation? The New York Times story claims that sales of picture books are declining because parents—as in so many other areas of life—are pushing their kids to excel and advance more rapidly than normal [...]
Two new arrivals: Gorillapod and Denzinger
Two new and very different purchases arrived in the mail today. The first was the book, “The Sources of Catholic Dogma” by Denzinger. This is a classic resource of theology, so classic in fact that Vatican documents, including papal encyclicals reference it as a source and have done so for 150 years. It is also [...]
Book review: Culture of Corruption by Michelle Malkin
It’s no secret I’m not a fan of President Barack Obama, his policies, or his ideology. From the campaign through Election Day to Inauguration Day and through his first year in office I’ve predicted that his administration would be a disaster for the US. I’ve also long held that despite his vaunted claims of “a [...]
AP goes rogue with the facts
Sarah Palin’s new book, “Going Rogue: An American Life” is launching this week to a big splash with visits to Oprah and Barbara Walters. In fact, I can’t remember any political autobiographies creating such advance hoopla. Like her or not, Sarah Palin has really leapt into the American consciousness. (I haven’t decided whether Palin would [...]
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