Norbertine Fr. Alfred McBride has written an encouraging book for the priests of today who are overworked, getting older and fewer in numbers. In A Priest Forever:  nine signs of renewal and hope ( St. Anthony Messenger Press,…

Robert Hutchinson has a wonderful way in telling the history of Tudor England.  His histories flow so well and keep the reader enthralled in the events of this tumultuous time in English history.  Tumultuous in the sense that one did…

Peter Vere and Jacqui Rapp are canon lawyers who in this book, Annulment: 100 Questions and Answers for Catholics (Servant. 117 pages. Paperback. $11.99.) provide information about how an annulment is processed and obtained. Many consider annulment to…

The first edition of this book came out in 1975 edited by the late Fr. Leonard Foley, O.F.M. and now has been revised and updated for the sixth time by Fr. Patrick McCloskey, O.F.M.  (St. Anthony Messenger Press.  408 pages. …

The Templars, Knights of Christ by Regine Pernoud (Ignatius Press, 157 pages, $14.95, October 2009) is the English translation (by Henry Taylor) of French historian Regine Pernoud’s book, Les Templiers, that was published in Paris, France. Pernoud wrote her book to…

Here is a great way to prepare for the readings at Mass or church services during this Church liturgical year C and for 2009-10’s calendar. This  Ancient Christian Devotional:  a year of weekly readings, lectionary cycle C (Ed.…

Thomas Cromwell is infamous for his role in the dissolution of the monasteries and other religious houses in England during the reign of King Henry VIII. He had worked as an assistant to Cardinal Wolsey, chancellor of England and…

This reviewer has never read any of Anne Rice’s Vampire stories, but he has read her more recent fictional books on Christ and her memoir about her life and her conversion. He has seen two of the movies based on…

Abbot Jerome Kodell O.S.B. is the abbot of Subiaco Abbey in Arkansas. His book, Don’t Trust the Abbot: Musings from the Monastery (Liturgical Press, 94 pages, Paperback, ISBN 978-0-8146-3238-3, $11.95) is a collection of his letters published in his Abbey’s…

Bill Donohue is the president of the Catholic League.  The Catholic League is a Catholic organization that defends the Catholic Church against any kind of abuse.  Some may consider Donohue a bit off putting when he goes up against…