The Creature from Jekyll Island, A Second Look at the Federal Reserve, by G. Edward Griffin “A private central bank issuing the public currency is a greater menace to the liberties of the people than a standing army.” “We must…
Category: Book Reviews
The First Seven Ecumenical Councils (325-787) Their History and Theology By Leo Donald Davis Never have I learned so much from a book I understood so little. It’s a sweeping account of 500+ years of Catholic Church history, a period…
Book Review: Fulton J. Sheen, On Being Human Reflections on Life and Living This book would be a great place to start reading Archbishop Sheen. Published posthumously, it’s a collection of short essays selected from among his many newspaper columns…
Book Review: A Declaration of Dependence, by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen A telling feature of all the Catholic social and moral commentary I’ve ever read is that it all could have been written yesterday. Whether 10 years old, 100 or…
The Viper’s Tangle, a novel by Francois Mauriac, was a favorite of Flannery O’Connor’s, which is why I wanted to read it. My hope that the novel would clarify O’Connor’s religious perspective and way of thinking was fulfilled. (Spoilers follow.)…