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Danielle Rose – Pursue Me – Catholic CD Review

By Jim Logue • Mar 2nd, 2010 • Category: Columnists, Jim Logue

This is Danielle Rose’s last album, which she recorded prior to her entering religious life at a convent.



Catholic Book Review: Susan Tassone: Praying With the Saints for The Holy Souls in Purgatory

By Jim Logue • Feb 9th, 2010 • Category: Columnists, Jim Logue

As Catholics, we are taught about the existence of Purgatory; however, we tend to forget about it or try to avoid talking or even thinking about Purgatory.



Clare and Francis – Movie Review

By Jim Logue • Jan 26th, 2010 • Category: Columnists, Jim Logue

From Italian film company Lux Vide, the producers of Maria Goretti and St. John Bosco, comes this new epic feature film on the lives of St. Clare and St. Francis of Assisi.



The Faithful, Wounded Heart: A Review of The Night’s Dark Shade by Elena Maria Vidal

By Heidi Hess Saxton • Jan 14th, 2010 • Category: Book Club, Columnists, Heidi Hess Saxton

It’s an unfortunate fact that each generation must uncover for itself: Love is a battlefield. Except for those who marry their first love, and early in life, most of us carry on our hearts the scars of broken, often ill-advised, romantic entanglements. 



Catholic Book Spotlight – Why Is There A Menorah on the Altar by Meredith Gould

By Lisa Hendey • Jan 14th, 2010 • Category: Book Club, Books, Lisa's Blog

I’m thrilled to share the following Catholic Book Spotlight interview with Meredith Gould, author of Why Is There a Menorah on the Altar?Jewish Roots of Christian Worship.



Timothy R Smith – Today Is the Day – Catholic CD Review

By Jim Logue • Jan 5th, 2010 • Category: Columnists, Jim Logue

Timothy R Smith’s CD, Today is the Day, clearly illustrates Timothy’s passion to help parishes and organizations respond to the Church’s Apostolic call to evangelization.



Choir Monks from the Monastery of Simonos Petra – Hymns of Mount Athos – Catholic CD Review

By Jim Logue • Dec 29th, 2009 • Category: Columnists, Jim Logue

Mount Athos is a peninsula located in Greece – it’s approximately 350 square kilometers, and the entire area is dedicated to God. There are twenty monasteries in this area.



Sherlock Holmes – Catholic Mom Movie Review

By Lisa Hendey • Dec 27th, 2009 • Category: Lisa's Blog, Movies, Reviews

Yesterday, we braved long lines at our local multiplex to take in the new Sherlock Holmes film starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law.  Let me say up front that the film is rated PG-13 and classified as A-III – adults by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops



The Priests – Harmony – Catholic CD Review

By Jim Logue • Dec 22nd, 2009 • Category: Columnists, Jim Logue

The Priests are back! Fathers Martin and Eugene O’Hagan and Father David Delargy have teamed up again to release their second album entitled Harmony, from RCA Victor/Sony Music Entertainment.



Glenn Mohr Chorale – A Star Still Shines – Catholic CD Review

By Jim Logue • Dec 15th, 2009 • Category: Columnists, Jim Logue

Recently I had the privilege of speaking with Glenn Mohr and learning about this very talented man and the chorale started as a result of Pope John Paul II.



Books For Children With Worthwhile Bells and Whistles by Lisa Barker

By Lisa Barker • Dec 11th, 2009 • Category: Columnists, Lisa Barker

Take a look at some books with some of the latest innovative tricks to engage youngsters and inspire them to read.  The following books have sound, music, flaps, pop-ups, lights and fact after fact on the subject they treat.



Destination: Bethlehem – A New Advent Family Favorite

By Lisa Hendey • Dec 11th, 2009 • Category: Advent, Book Club, Books, Kids, Lisa's Blog

I’m a bit late getting the news out to you about this terrific book, Destination: Bethlehem, co-authored by Catholic mother-daughter team Sharon Altman and Christine Winkelman



The Star of Bethlehem DVD

By Lisa Hendey • Dec 10th, 2009 • Category: Lisa's Blog, Movies, Video

In time to truly celebrate Christmas, you will want to check out a wonderful film entitled The Star of Bethlehem.



Eileen Carr – A Mother, A Child – Catholic CD Review

By Jim Logue • Dec 8th, 2009 • Category: Columnists, Jim Logue

Eileen Carr’s newest CD is her third album since 1980. That album was called Gentle Friends. Then in 1999 she released Pax.



A Lot to be Thankful For by Lisa Barker

By Lisa Barker • Dec 4th, 2009 • Category: Columnists, Lisa Barker

There’s a lot to be thankful for this time of year, especially when it comes to children’s books. 



The Interior Castle – The Lion of the Tribe of Judah – Catholic CD Review

By Jim Logue • Dec 1st, 2009 • Category: Columnists, Jim Logue

One thing I have learned. . .when a new CD by The Interior Castle shows up, drop everything and listen!



David Patrick Bryan – Hope – Catholic CD Review

By Jim Logue • Nov 24th, 2009 • Category: Columnists, Jim Logue

Our CD review this week is David Patrick Bryan’s latest CD entitled HOPE. David hails from Englewood, FL and draws on a wide variety of musical experience and background, having played local venues all the way to Las Vegas.



Blind Side: A Review by Heidi Hess Saxton

By Heidi Hess Saxton • Nov 23rd, 2009 • Category: Columnists, Heidi Hess Saxton

TThis is a true story.



Alma Mater – Music From The Vatican and Pope Benedict XVI by Nancy Carabio Belanger

By Nancy Carabio Belanger • Nov 22nd, 2009 • Category: Columnists, Nancy Carabio Belanger

This month, you and your families will have something new to upload onto your MP3 players:  Alma Mater: Featuring The Voice of Pope Benedict XVI from Geffen UK.



Book Review – Angel Time by Anne Rice

By Guest • Nov 21st, 2009 • Category: Columnists, Guest Columnists

I have to admit that until I read Anne Rice’s Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt: A Novel, I had never read any of her books.  Although I love to read, her books just never appealed to me.