Book Review: Mary at the Crossroads of History

Book Review: Mary at the Crossroads of History By: Rev. Francis J. Hoffman, J.C.D. Copyright Relevant Radio®  Does anyone remember Y2K? For those of you much younger than I, have you ever heard the phrase Y2K? If not, take a minute and look it up, or better yet, ask a family member what they remember…

Failure Is Not an Option – Gene Kranz

Book Review: Failure Is Not an Option By: Gene Kranz Simon and Schuster, Inc. More years ago, than it really seems, my wife and I found ourselves on a date night in Wichita watching Tom Hanks in Apollo 13. I remember wondering throughout that movie who the mission control man was that Ed Harris portrayed.…

Amazing Grace by Eric Metaxas

Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery by Eric Metaxas Amazing Grace by Eric Metaxas In the study of history, the year 1807 doesn’t stand out. But for hundreds of thousands of enslaved Africans, it was deeply meaningful. It was in 1807 that England banned the slave trade. This came about through…

Book Review: The Irony of Modern Catholic History

“The Irony of Modern Catholic History” by George Weigel I love George Weigel. From my seminary days when I read Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II to subsequent years reading The Cube and the Cathedral, Letters to a Young Catholic, and many others, Weigel always gets me thinking. His passion for evangelical Catholicism…