The Marians of the Immaculate Conception are a religious congregation that I have been getting more aquainted with. For over three hundred years they have been promoting the beauty of Our Lady’s Immaculate Conception, as well as interceding for the souls in Purgatory. The Founder is Venerable Stanislaus of Jesus Mary Papczynski (1631-1701), […]
This is a wonderful book! Published by Carol Southern Books, NY in 1995, it has 248 pages. It is a fabulous work for those craving more books about books. The subtitle is “How booklovers live with and care for their libraries.” I have owned this book for a long time and […]
On 7/4/04 I finished Leo Tolstoy’s What Men Live by. This small work is filled with such depth. I highly recommend it. The novella discusses the reality of poverty, choices, Divine providence, along with a little suprise. If you have not read it you should. Simon the shoemaker has quite […]
Today I received seven books recently published by Orbis books. I am very excited about investigating them in the very near future, and obviously will let you know what I think of them a.s.a.p. I pre-selected these especially so I think they will meet my expectations. A special thanks to Bernadette Price […]
In many ways this was a philosophical presentation by Schwartz on the importance of literature/ writing/ reading in her life. A biography which allowed for many “soap box” ramblings, musings and analysis. I found the book, not “text”, to be okay. Because I am one who enjoys reading books about books, or […]
Okay, I am sure some people will think this is amazing, but I just finished my first Ludlum novel. He is a master at thrillers, a bestselling author numerous times over, and the creator of the Bourne character whom the movies are modeled after. I really enjoyed the book and would gladly read […]