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Tragedy & Hope, by Carroll Quigley Tragedy & Hope is heavy reading, both literally and figuratively. It’s 1,311 pages of dense, detailed world history, covering events from roughly the mid-1800’s to 1965, with no graphics and only two brief footnotes.…
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…
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 The Word on Fire Vatican II Collection: Constitutions Forward by Bishop Robert Barron, with commentary by postconciliar popes. I must say this is one of the most depressing books I have ever read. First a few words about…
In Pensées, Blaise Pascal makes an effective and paradoxical argument in favor of miracles. He says the existence of demonstrably false miracle claims proves, rather than refutes, the existence of true miracles. Why? Boiling it down, Pascal contends people’s experience…