2014 Reviews

To make for easier navigation, I am going to make a list of the books I've reviewed in 2014 as well as a link to that review both in my blog and on Amazon. If you find the review helpful, please click the Amazon link, and click the Yes button. Thank you.

Catholic Reviews

• Meditations before Mass by: Romano Guardini (Amazon Link)
• Evangelii Nuntiandi by: Pope Paul VI (Amazon Link)
• On Human Life by: Pope Paul VI (Amazon Link)
• Behold Your Mother by: Tim Staples (Amazon Link)
• Priest, Prophet, King (DVD Review) by: Fr. Robert Barron (Amazon Link)
• How Far is it to Bethlehem: The Plays and Poetry of Frances Chesterton edited by: Nancy Carpentier Brown (Amazon Link)
• The Rosary: Mysteries, Meditations, and Music (CD Review) by: Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist (Amazon Link)
• Created for Greatness by: Alexandre Havard (Amazon Link)
• Joy to the World by: Dr. Scott Hahn (Amazon Link)
• Handbook of Roman Catholic Mortal Terms by: James T. Bretzke (Amazon Link)
• Remember Jesus Christ by Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa (Amazon Link)
• My Battle Against Hitler by: Dietrich von Hildebrand (Amazon Link)
• Mary of Nazareth (DVD Review) (Amazon Link)
• The Grace of Yes by: Lisa Hendey (Amazon Link)
• Bergoglio's List by: Nello Scavo (Amazon Link)
• O Day of Resurrection! (CD Review) by: New Camaldoli Hermitage (Amazon Link) 
• Bringing the Gospel of Matthew to Life by: George Martin (Amazon Link)
• The Gospel of the Family by: Stephan Kampowski (Amazon Link)
• The Hope of the Family by: Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Muller (Amazon Link)
• The Joy of the Gospel by: Pope Francis (Amazon Link and Link)
• Understanding Love and Responsibility by: Dr. Richard A. Spinello (Amazon Link)
• Christmas in Harvard Square (CD Review) by: St. Paul's Choir School (Amazon Link)
• The Catholic Baby Name Book by: Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur (Amazon Link)
• Praise God and Thank Him by: Jeff Cavins (Amazon Link)
• Saxum: The Life of Alvaro del Portillo by: John F. Coverdale (Amazon Link)
• Philosophy 101 by Socrates by: Dr. Peter Kreeft (Amazon Link)
• The Feasts by: Donald Cardinal Wuerl and Mike Aquilina (Amazon Link)
• The Screwtape Letters: Annotated Edition by: C.S. Lewis (Amazon Link)
• Prayers to the Holy Spirit by: Bert Ghezzi (Amazon Link)
• John Paul II: I Kept Looking for You (DVD Review) (Amazon Link)
• The Revolution of John XXIII (DVD Review) (Amazon Link)
• First Comes Love by: Dr. Scott Hahn (Amazon Link)
• Many are Called by: Dr. Scott Hahn (Amazon Link)
• When the Church was Young by: Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio (Amazon Link)
• The Church Under Attack by: Dr Diane Moczar (Amazon Link)
• The Journey of Our Love by: Gianna Beretta Molla and Pietro Molla (Amazon Link)
• Encyclopedia of Saints Second Edition edited by: Matthew and Margaret Bunson (Amazon Link)
• Mary: A Biblical Walk with the Blessed Mother (DVD Study) by: Dr. Edward Sri (Amazon Link)
• Thirsting for Prayer by: Fr. Jacques Philippe (Amazon Link)
• Sacred Liturgy: The Source and Summit of the Life and Mission of the Church edited by: Dom Alcuin Reid (Amazon Link)
• Lord, Have Mercy by: Dr. Scott Hahn (Amazon Link)
• Swear To God by: Dr. Scott Hahn (Amazon Link)
• Basil Moreau: Essential Writings edited by: Kevin Grove and Andrew Gawrych (Amazon Link)
• The Faith by: Fr. John Hardon (Amazon Link)
• Be Not Afraid by: Pope John Paul II (Amazon Link)
• Roses Among Thorns by: St. Francis de Sales (Amazon Link)
• Evangelizing Catholics by: Dr. Scott Hahn (Amazon Link)
• Truth and Life Dramatized Bible: New Testament (Amazon Link)
• Making Gay Okay by: Robert Reilly (Amazon Link)
• The Seven Big Myths about Marriage by: Christopher Kaczor and Jennifer Kaczor (Amazon Link)
• Saint Peter (Movie) starring Omar Sharif (Amazon Link)
• A Reason Open to God by: Pope Benedict XVI (Amazon Link)
• The Garden of God by: Pope Benedict XVI (Amazon Link)
• The Gift: Discovering the Holy Spirit in Catholic Tradition by: Dr. Alan Schreck (Amazon Link)
• Holy Spirit, Make Your Home in Me by: Fr. George Montague (Amazon Link)
• Living in the Father's Embrace by: Fr. George Montague (Amazon Link)
• Angels and Saints by: Dr. Scott Hahn (Amazon Link)
• The Little Oratory by: David Clayton and Leila Lawler with illustrations by Deirdre M. Folley (Amazon Link)
• Keep Holy the Sabbath by Dr. Tim Gray (CD Review)
• Mercy in the City by: Kerry Weber (Amazon Link)
• The Church of Mercy by: Pope Francis (Amazon Link)
• The God of the Old Testament (Catholic Course) by: Dr. Paul V. Niskanen
• Christ Our Compass by: Fr. Alfred McBride (Amazon Link)
• Luke (Brazos Theological Commentary) by: David Lyle Jeffrey (Amazon Link)
• Education for Choosing Life by: Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio (Amazon Link)
• The Way of Humility by: Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio (Amazon Link)
• Introduction to the Spiritual Life by: Louis Bouyer (Amazon Link)
• Face to Face with Jesus by: Archbishop Bruno Forte (Amazon Link)
• Jesus the Bridegroom by: Dr. Brant Pitre (Amazon Link)
• The Genius of John Paul II by: Richard Spinello (Amazon Link)
• On a Mission: Lessons from St. Francis de Sales by: Patrick Madrid (Amazon Link)
• One-Minute Aquinas by: Dr. Kevin Vost (Amazon Link)
• Behold the Mystery by: Mark Hart (Amazon Link)
• Why John is Different by: Fr. Juan Chapa (Amazon Link)
• New Beginning, New Hope by: Pope Francis (Amazon Link)
• Promise and Fulfillment edited by: Dr. Scott Hahn (Amazon Link)
• Tre Ore by: Fr. Robert Barron (Amazon Link)
• Catholicism by: Fr. Robert Barron (Amazon Link)
• Doctors of the Church by: Pope Benedict XVI (Amazon Link)
• The Light is on for You by: Cardinal Donald Wuerl (Amazon Link)
• Jesus: A Pilgrimage by: Fr. James Martin (Amazon Link)
• A Concise Guide to Catholic Social Teaching by: Fr. Kevin McKenna (Amazon Link)
• Encountering Jesus in Word, Sacraments, and Works of Charity by: Fr. Peter J. Vaghi (Amazon Link)
• Lent at Ephesus by: Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles (Amazon Link)
• Witnesses to Mystery by: Grzegorz Gorny and photos by: Janusz Rosikon (Amazon Link)
• Meditations for Lent by: Bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (Amazon Link)
• Open Mind, Faithful Heart by: Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Amazon Link)
• Three Gifts of Thérèse Lisieux by: Bishop Patrick Ahern (Amazon Link)
• Dark Passages of the Bible by: Dr. Matthew Ramage (Amazon Link)
• A Tour of St. Peter's Square and Basilica by: Fr. Jeffrey Kirby
• Jesus in the Gospels and Acts by: Dr. Daniel J. Scholz (Amazon Link)
• St. Peter's Bones by: Thomas J. Craughwell (Amazon Link)
• A Big Heart Open to God by: Fr. Antonio Spadaro (Amazon Link)
• Bringing the Gospel of Luke to Life by: George Martin (Amazon Link)

Orthodox Reviews

• The Cross Stands While the World Turns by: Fr. John Behr (Amazon Link)
• The Epistle to the Hebrews by: Fr. Lawrence Farley (Amazon Link)
• The Ancient Faith Prayer Book edited by: Fr. Vassilios Papavassiliou (Amazon Link)
• The Struggle for Virtue by: Archbishop Averky (Amazon Link)
• An Introduction to God by: Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick (Amazon Link)
• Saint Gregory Palamas: The Homilies edited by: Dr. Christopher Veniamin (Amazon Link)
• Primacy in the Church from Vatican I to Vatican II by: Maximos Vgenopoulos (Amazon Link)
• Fire From Ashes by: Fr. Joseph Huneycutt and Steve Robinson (Amazon Link)
• Recollections of Jerusalem by: Anya Berezina Derrick (Amazon Link)
• Orthodox Constructions of the West edited by: George Demacopoulos and Aristotle Papanikolaou (Amazon Link)
• One Flesh by: Fr. Lawrence Farley (Amazon Link)
• The Ascetics Lives of Mothers by: Annalissa Boyd (Amazon Link)
• Meditations for Holy Week by: Fr. Vassilios Papavassiliou (Amazon Link)
• Turning to Tradition by: Fr. D. Oliver Herbal (Amazon Link)
• Thirty Steps to Heaven by: Fr. Vassilios Papavassiliou (Amazon Link)
• Meditations on the Divine Liturgy by: Nikolai Gogol (Amazon Link)
• The Acts of the Apostles: Spreading the Word by: Fr. Lawrence Farley (Amazon Link)

Children's Reviews

• The Princess and the Goblin and The Princess and Curdie by: George MacDonald
• Once a Shepherd by: Glenda Millard and illustrated by: Phil Lesnie (Amazon Link)
• Shooting at the Stars by: John Hendrix (Amazon Link)
• Gingerbread for Liberty! by: Mara Rockliff and illustrated by: Vincent Kirsch (Amazon Link)
• Anne of Green Gables by: L.M. Montgomery (Amazon Link)
• The Legend of Saint Nicholas by: Anselm Grün and illustrated by Giuliano Ferri (Amazon Link)
• Jesus by: Anselm Grün and illustrated by Giuliano Ferri (Amazon Link)
• The Terrible Troll-Bird by: Ingri and Edgar d'Aulaire (Amazon Link)
• The Troll With No Heart in His Body by: Lisa-Lunge Larsen (Amazon Link)
• The Chronicles of Xan by: Antony Barone Kolenc (Amazon Link, Link, and Link)
• Mary Poppins 80th Anniversary Edition by: P.L. Travers (Amazon Link)
• Zero, One, and Two by: Kathryn Otoshi (Amazon Link, Link, and Link)
• The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by: The Brothers Grimm (Amazon Link)
• Number the Stars by: Lois Lowry (Amazon Link)
• Farmer Giles of Ham by: J.R.R. Tolkien (Amazon Link)
• Our Island Story by: H.E. Marshall (Amazon Link)
• Victory on the Walls by: Frieda Clark Hyman (Amazon Link)
• Brother Francis: The Saints (DVD Review) (Amazon Link)
• Brother Francis: The Mass (DVD Review) (Amazon Link)
• Hansel and Gretel by: Neil Gaiman and illustrated by: Lorenzo Mattotti (Amazon Link)
• Theseus and the Minotaur by: Yvan Pommaux (Amazon Link)
• d'Aulaires Book of Animals by: Ingri and Edgar d'Aulaire (Amazon Link)
• d'Aulaires Book of Trolls by: Ingri and Edgar d'Aulaire (Amazon Link)
• d'Aulaires Book of Norse Myths by: Ingri and Edgar d'Aulaire (Amazon Link)
• The People of Ancient Israel by: Dorothy Mills (Amazon Link)
• The Story of Buildings by: Stewart Ross and illustrated by: Stephen Biesty (Amazon Link)
• Into the Unknown by: Patrick Dillon and illustrated by: Stephen Biesty (Amazon Link)
• Verdi for Kids by: Helen Bauer (Amazon Link)
• Beethoven for Kids by: Helen Bauer (Amazon Link)
• From God to You by: John Kosmas Skinas
• The Giver Quartet by: Lois Lowry (Amazon Link)
• The Wind in the Willows (Graphic Novel) by: Kenneth Grahame and adapted and illustrated by: Michel Plessix (Amazon Link)
• The Book of the Ancient World by: Dorothy Mills (Amazon Link)
• The Story of Saint John Paul II: A Boy who Became Pope written and illustrated by: Fabiola Garz (Amazon Link)
• God King by: Joanne Williamson (Amazon Link)
• Angel Food for Boys and Girls by: Fr. Gerald T. Brennan (Amazon Link)
• Castle by: David Macaulay (Amazon Link)
• Cathedral by: David Macaulay (Amazon Link)
• Holy Heroes Episode 1: Inside the Sacraments: The Holy Eucharist
• Glory Stories Volume 1: Let the Children Come to Me and Fresh Flowers in Winter
• My First Orchestra Book by: Genevieve Helsby and Illustrated by: Karen Eklund (Amazon Link)
• My First Classical Music Book by: Genevieve Helsby and Illustrated by: Jason Chapman (Amazon Link)
• The Adventures of Pinocchio by: Carlo Collodi and illustrated by: Robert Ingpen (Amazon Link)
• Hittite Warrior by: Joanne Williamson (Amazon Link)
• The Stations of the Cross and The Joyful Mysteries (CD Review)
• God is with Me Always and Everywhere by: Cornelia Mary Bilinsky and illustrated by: Candace Camling (Amazon Link)
• Francis Woke Up Early by: Josephine Nobisso and illustrated by Maureen Hyde (Amazon Link)
• Saint Germaine and the Sheep by: Eva K. Betz (Amazon Link)
• Saint Martin de Porres and the Mice by: Eva K. Betz (Amazon Link)
• John Paul II: The Journey of a Saint by: Louis-Bernard Koch and Guy Lehideux and illustrated by: Dominique Bar (Amazon Link)
• Our Holy Father, the Pope by: Don R. Caffery and illustrated by: Emmanuel Beaudesson (Amazon Link)
• The Miracle of the Red Egg by:  Elizabeth Crispina Johnson and illustrated by: Daria Fisher (Amazon Link)
• Discovery at Dawn by: Sr. Maria Grace Dateno and illustrated by: Paul Cunningham (Amazon Link)
• Courageous Quest by: Sr. Maria Grace Dateno and illustrated by: Paul Cunningham (Amazon Link)
• Mystery of the Missing Jars by: Sr. Maria Grace Dateno and illustrated by: Paul Cunningham (Amazon Link)
• Brother Francis Presents Born into the Kingdom (DVD Review) (Amazon Link)
• Saint Joan of Arc: Quest for Peace by: Bruno Mar and illustrated by: Dominque Bar (Amazon Link)
• Saint Bernadette: The Miracle of Lourdes by: Bruno Mar and illustrated by: Dominque Bar (Amazon Link)
• Sweet Song by: Jane G. Meyer and illustrated by: Dorrie Papademetriou (Amazon Link)
• And then Nicholas Sang by: Elizabeth Crispina Johnson and illustrated by: Masha Lobastov (Amazon Link)
• The Blue Fairy Book by: Andrew Lang (Amazon Link)
• Catholic Family Fun by: Sarah Reinhard (Amazon Link)

Secular Reviews

• The Science of Shakespeare by: Dan Falk (Amazon Link)