Tag: religion
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Book Review: The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
After DNFing Paradise Lost earlier this year, my intimidation about picking up this book increased. I feared the same old-style language that hurt my eyes and brain, which, frankly, wasn’t worth it for a book I was only moderately interested in reading. To my relief, The Divine Comedy was far more approachable, and far more…
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Top 5: Favorite Nonfiction Reads of 2026 (so far)
At the beginning of the year, I promised myself I would get back into reading nonfiction regularly… I did well at the beginning of the year, but as I’ve been prioritizing my physical TBR, my digital library has been neglected. (Anyone else prefer listening to nonfiction on audiobook?) Even though I haven’t read much, I…
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Book Review: Basilicas by Grady Connolly
One of my dream road trips is to visit notable churches across America, so this book immediately caught my eye. I didn’t even realize that there are multiple basilicas in my state!…
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Book Review: Stay with Me, Lord by Susan De Bartoli
Having thoroughly enjoyed Susan De Bartoli’s Lenten companion, Carry the Cross with Padre Pio, I was very excited to see another year-round devotional compiled by the same author…
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Top 5: Books I Read in 2025 (Nonfiction)
Although fiction has taken up most of my reading time over the past couple of years, nonfiction is my favorite genre to read. I feel like I didn’t read as much as I would have liked to in 2025 because this list was the easiest Top 5 I’ve ever put together…
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Book Review: Selected Writings by Thomas Aquinas
Having read two of St. Augustine’s key works (City of God and Confessions) the past two Lenten seasons, I felt that it was time to read from another saint. I wasn’t intimidated by the size after City of God, but as soon as I started reading, I realized that I’d picked up a heavy work…
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Book Review: Catholics vs. Protestants by Andrew Goliszek
First and foremost, I want to address the title. While surely members on both sides of this conversation may see ‘VS’ and be inclined to get defensive (as I did myself, admittedly), that’s when I realized that I needed to read this book. There are so many ‘us vs. them’ scenarios nowadays, when in a…
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Book Review: The Power of Silence by Robert Cardinal Sarah
A few people in my life have been passing this book around lately, so it felt like a good time to pick it up myself. Living in today’s constant noise and overwhelm, I felt I’d benefit from learning about the importance of carving out moments of silence throughout my day…
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Book Review: Pope Leo XIV by Christopher White
I wanted to love this book so much. Given how shortly after the election of Pope Leo XIV this book was published, I hadn’t expected this to be an in-depth biography. I did, however, expect it to be wholly about Cardinal Prevost/Pope Leo XIV…
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Top 5: Favorite Nonfiction Reads of 2025 (so far)
I’ve read a fantastic assortment of fiction books this year, but I think my nonfiction reads have surpassed those. It was difficult to build this list…