About a year and a half ago, my then 7-year-old son had picked up some books on ancient history from our local library. After devouring them, he decided he wanted to read more about ancient history. I had seen The Story of Civilization series mentioned in some homeschooling groups, so ordered Volume 1 and we […]
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Saints For Young Readers For Every Day have been an absolute gem for our family! Reading from these books has become part of our daily routine. They present a Saint or Blessed for every day of the year, following the liturgical calendar for the most part. The stories are concise but with enough detail to
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It’s no secret that I’m quite in awe of that famous Martin family from Lisieux. So then, it will come as no surprise to learn that I thoroughly enjoyed this offering from Marie Baudouin-Croix. Leonie Martin: A Difficult Life is not a theological treatise but rather an illustration of Leonie furnished by those who
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Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko: Truth versus Totalitarianism starts with a miracle. The author, Father Bernard Brien, sharing his eye witness account of a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko. From there onwards this book really packs a punch. Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko’s story is one I had not come across before and one
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A Biblical Walk Through The Mass does exactly what the title describes – Edward Sri literally walks the reader through the Mass, from the sign of the cross to the final blessing and dismissal. Each step of the way, he explains the origin of the Mass’s prayers, symbols and rituals with specific reference to
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