by Leah LibrescoIgnatius PressISBN 9781621642176reviewed by Cathy Duffy The Benedict Option by Rob Dreher raised the issue of how Christians are to function in an increasingly anti-Christian culture. Dreher explored the causes leading up to the present state of events, but he also devotes serious attention to what might be done Read more…
By Michael Chaberek, O.P.Angelico PressReviewed by Cathy Duffy Catholicism and Evolution: A History from Darwin to Pope Francis is currently (as of May 2016) the most helpful book I’ve found for Catholics trying to sort out the origins debate in relation to Catholic teaching. While other Catholics have written on the Read more…
By Paul C. VitzIgnatius PressReviewed by Cathy Duffy Atheists have sometimes challenged theists by claiming that religion is only an invention of those who have psychological needs; God is merely “a product of man’s desire for security.” In Faith of the Fatherless: The Psychology of Atheism, psychologist Paul C. Vitz Read more…
by Donald J. JohnsonReviewed by Cathy Duffy With a title like How to Talk to a Skeptic, you would expect the author to address all of the typical questions likely to arise in those discussions. But Don Johnson takes a different approach. While the questions skeptics bring up are worth discussing—What about Read more…
by Luigi GuissaniReviewed by Cathy Duffy The first in a series of three book by Monsignor Luigi Guissani, this one is essentially an argument for the existence of God from natural law and personal experience. (The other two books deal with the person of Jesus Christ and the Church.) Guissani Read more…
Author: Rod DreherReviewed by Cathy Duffy The Benedict Option seems to have stirred up a bit of controversy among Christians. Author Rod Dreher sums up the theme of his book on page 236 in a way that exemplifies the praiseworthiness of the book. I think one paragraph from this page clearly Read more…
I wasn’t half way through The 9 Arts of Spiritual Conversation before I decided I needed to gather a group of people from our church to read and discuss this book together. Like many churches, our church has been exploring different ways to evangelize. We adopted the Alpha course last Read more…