Books

“There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and a tired man who wants a book to read.”

Book: The Crucified Rabbi, by Taylor Marshall

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Jesus Rabbi

It’s easy for Christians to forget that we were Jews before we were Christians.

For some Christians, I think that’s because their expression of Christianity has not only cut loose from their Jewish roots, but sadly their Christian roots as well. For others (like we Catholics), we simply fail to recognize the Jewish soil all around us from which our Christianity sprung.  So many Christians these days, quite happy to take the New Testament in their own context, take for granted the significance of our Jewish roots. But it is all intimately tied together. It is all a part of the same plan. The New covenant didn’t get rid of the Old, it fulfilled it. It didn’t void it, it built upon it.

That’s why I was excited to read a book by Taylor Marshall (an Episcopal Priest turned Catholic), The Crucified Rabbi: Judaism and the Origins of Catholic Christianity.  [Keep Reading]

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End the Fed

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Ron Paul, End the Fed

I just finished Ron Paul’s book, End the Fed. His thoughts on the economy and our monetary policy are very intriguing. Whether you totally agree with him or not, his points definitely make you question the status quo when it comes to these important issues.

He really makes you think. Which is something a lot of us don’t know how to do anymore when it comes to things like central banking, credit, inflation, and fiat money because we don’t understand how they work. It’s all magic to us. He also does a good job of educating and explaining some of these fundamental (and sometimes complex) economic principles. And he tackles them from a moral, practical, economic and constitutional point of view. [Keep Reading]

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In Pursuit of Truth: The Vatican and astronomy

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The Catholic Church teaches a beautiful and absolute synergy between faith and reason.  In fact, we believe that we can know with certainty at least the existence of God solely from reason and the natural world.
CCC 32:
The world: starting from movement, becoming, contingency, and the world’s order and beauty, one can come to a knowledge [...]

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Exclusive Offer! Free Chapter of “Gut Check” by Tarek Saab

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Now you can get a free download of Ch. 1 from “Gut Check” by Tarek Saab. And you can only get it here, on FallibleBlogma.com!
I’ve been a fan of this book for awhile now (read my review here), so I am excited for this opportunity to help share it even more with all of [...]

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Book: Theology of Her Body / Theology of His Body

“We know from the book of Genesis that God created men and women ‘in His image and likeness.’  We know from the first letter of John that ‘God is Love.’  Therefore, men and women are made in the image and likeness of Love.  This isn’t hard to see.  Look at the design of the male [...]

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Book: Gut Check, by Tarek Saab

Every man that wants to be a better man should read this book (Start reading it FREE here).  Every woman that wants to understand men better or help us to be better men should also read this book.
In Gut Check, Tarek Saab spills his life and insights into an inspiring story of a modern man’s [...]

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Keep it Simple, by Emmanuel de Gibergues

I recently finished Bishop Emmanuel de Gibergues’ book called “Keep it Simple: The busy Catholic’s guide to growing closer to God.”  This insightful and helpful book gave me some new perspectives on the daily struggle to be holy.
The entire premise of the book, as Bishop Emmanuel says, is Simplicity.  “To be simple is to see, [...]

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Prayers for Catholic Men

“The moment the alarm sounds is the heroic moment.” So says Mike Pacer, author of a new book, Prayers for Catholic Men.Â
He’s right.  And his book is filled with other such prayerful insights into every aspect of our lives – but most especially the life of a man.
This book is specifically geared very [...]

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Catholic Saints Prayer Book

“We hope not just to make it to heaven one day, but rather to bring countless souls with us because of our life and how we have loved,” says Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle in her new book, Catholic Saints Prayer Book. And there is no better way to do just that than by learning from those [...]

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The Fathers – by Pope Benedict XVI

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Recently, I decided to read and review a series of books by Pope Benedict XVI that just seemed like they should all go together. I started with Jesus of Nazareth, followed by The Apostles, and now his book on The Fathers. Together they paint an amazing picture of the springing forth of Christianity [...]

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Book Review: The Apostles – by Pope Benedict XVI

The actual full title of this book is “The Origins of the Church, The Apostles and Their Co-Workers.” It was actually a fairly light read compared to most Benedict XVI books that I’ve read. Very profound, but not as academic. Which was nice for the average fella’ like me.
It gives you all [...]

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Book Review: Jesus of Nazareth – by Pope Benedict XVI

In true Benedict XVI fashion, this book presents a remarkably clear, yet profound picture of the historical Jesus. At a time when the subject of history is treated more like relativistic opinion than objective truth, Pope Benedict XVI is a voice of reason and clarity amongst the confusion.
He doesn’t shout. He’s speaks softly [...]

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