Book Review: Advent & Christmas with the Church Fathers
It is nice to have a book for reflections during the season of Advent and Christmas. My choice of book in 2025-2026 was Advent & Christmas with the Church Fathers by TAN Books, available here. It was just published in October of 2025 so I was excited to read a newly printed book that refers to the great Church Fathers.
About the book
Advent & Christmas with the Church Fathers… Read the rest
Prepare for Judgment, Book Review: The Four Last Things
My book of choice for Advent of 2025 was The Four Last Things published by TAN Books, which can be found here. There are many different authors on this topic; mine was authored by Father Martin Von Cochem. Before diving into the review, I want to note that I am in no way endorsed by anyone for this. I am making this review entirely independent of any interested parties. … Read the rest
Book Review: Assumption of Mary by Fr. Kilian J. Healy
I learned about the book The Assumption of Mary while finishing out Hail, Holy Queen. Upon learning about the book, I was very excited to read a book explaining the dogma of the Assumption of Mary. I am very thankful that Scott Hahn took the time to mention this book and I am also thankful that Carmelite Media continued to publish it.
About the author
Father Kilian J. Healy was … Read the rest
Book review: Hail, Holy Queen by Scott Hahn
In recent centuries, devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary has become a controversial topic with various Christians. Many non-Catholic Christians struggle with Mary due to the Catholic roots of devotion to her. Dr. Scott Hahn, who converted from Protestantism to Catholicism, sought to bridge the gap of understanding by authoring Hail, Holy Queen, available here.
About the author
Dr. Scott Hahn was born in 1957. Hahn has many degrees including Theology, … Read the rest
Book Review: Confessions of Saint Augustine of Hippo
Confessions by Saint Augustine is a well-known work that has been translated into various languages. I was happy when I was able to finally read this work from a great Church Father.
About the author
Much could be said about Saint Augustine. He was born in the year 354 in North Africa. His mother is Saint Monica and his father was an unbeliever. Augustine was raised in the faith but he was … Read the rest
The Bible: So many objections…Can we trust the Bible?
The history of the compiling of the Bible is very long, complex, and…questionable. The authorship is the primary question that is challenging to answer, and the world may never know the answer. The various beliefs and theses on Biblical authorship answer various questions but do not come to a concrete consensus. So, we have to wonder, how can we know that the Bible is in fact reliable?
Copies of copies
One … Read the rest
The Bible: How to read it RIGHT & stop reading it WRONG
Many people open the Bible and read it without any idea of how to understand it and end up filled with all sorts of misconceptions. Personally, I have read the entire Bible and studied it for a lot of hours. I understand how easy it can be to read the Bible incorrectly and fall into misconceptions. Because of this, I want to help people understand how to understand … Read the rest
The Bible: SO MANY VERSIONS, which one should you read?
There are many different translations and versions of the Bible. Some non-Christians even cite it as a point of objection to Christianity because they are not sure which one is the authoritative version. In order to answer the question of “Which Bible do we use?” we have to understand the history of translations.
The first translations
Translations have been a common thing from the time of the Septuagint and Targums, … Read the rest
The Bible: APOCRYPHA | Why do some Bibles omit 7 books?
The books of the Christian Scriptures of the Old Testament and New Testament were canonized as the complete Biblical Canon in 382 in the Council of Rome.1 This decision was ratified by the councils at Hippo (393), Carthage (397, 419), II Nicea (787), Florence (1442), and Trent (1546).2 This canon of Scriptures was recognized by all Christians until Martin Luther started the Protestant reformation in 1517.3… Read the rest
The Bible: How the Word of God was born from Tradition
Almost every single household has a copy of the Bible read by Christians everywhere. We hold this precious book as sacred, but how exactly did we get the Bible?
What is the Bible?
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, “Sacred Scripture is the speech of God as it is put down in writing under the breath of the Holy Spirit” (CCC 81). “All scripture is inspired … Read the rest
