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Dragon and Herdsman Book Review

Dragon and Herdsman: Dragonback book 4 by Timothy Zahn 304 pages Published by Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy (March 27, 2018) in a set with volumes 5 and 6 ASIN B079N6ZHPG Fourteen year old boys still don’t make good plans. After escaping from the Brummgan slavers, the Chookook

The End of the World as We Knew It

This is a bit of The Long View entry from February 14th, 2005. March 25th is in many ways the most important day in the Christian calendar. It also happens to be Waffle Day, thanks to a pun in Swedish. Vårfrudagen —> Våffeldagen Readers of Tolkien will recall that Sauron

The Long View: God's Plan for America

It is never prudent to completely dismiss the suggestion that the purpose of your life to serve as a warning to others. It may not be a leading hypothesis, but it is a possible one. That being said, this essay contains John J. Reilly’s reflections on how Christians ought

The Long View 2006-12-18: Class of the Year; Past the Apogee; The Latin Mass

This post by John J. Reilly was written about six months before the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum was published, giving universal permission to celebrate the Mass in the Latin Rite according to the pre-Vatican II rubrics. I have a pending review of the book A Bitter Trial, containing letters between

The Long View 2006-12-01: Benedict in Istanbul; Transcendent Liturgy; Great Days

I will admit I haven’t thought deeply about whether Turkey’s admission to the European Union would have in fact been good or bad. I do find Pope Emeritus Benedict’s acts less alarming in retrospect than John did at the time. Some random thoughts: * Turkey wouldn’t have

The Path of the Martyrs Book Review

The Path of the Martyrs: Charles Martel, The Battle of Tours and the Birth of Europe by Ed West Kindle Edition, 496 pages Published June 26, 2018 by Galaxy's Edge ASIN B07F2M73XV How could I not review a history book that starts off with the Battle of Tours?

Retribution: Galaxy's Edge Book 9 Review

Retribution: Galaxy's Edge #9 by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole Kindle Edition, 496 pages Published October 29th 2018 by Galaxy's Edge ASIN B07GNGLDWM I threatened to write an elaborate thinkpiece on this book, and since no-one talked me off the cliff, here it is. I think