Today is the feast day of St. Catherine of Siena, which means that The Catholic Conspiracy has been trying to set the world on fire for a full year as of today. (Are we what we should be? We're trying, at least. Sometimes we're very trying.) (Rimshot.) In honor of this achievement, we conspirators are … Continue reading The Year of the Catholic Conspiracy
Month: April 2017
Through Darkest Zymurgia!
My latest book, Through Darkest Zymurgia!, is now available in print or as an e-book. It's a Ripping Yarn of Exploration and Adventure in a faux-Victorian world with some surprising features and a good deal of understated humor. You'll like it, I promise. It's cheaper as an e-book, but buy the print edition—it's gorgeous.
Seeking Jesus in Everyday Life
I have on my desk a copy of Julie Davis' new devotional book, Seeking Jesus in Everyday Life; and let me begin my review by saying that as soon as it was available I immediately ordered copies for the six people in our RCIA class who will be baptized or confirmed at Easter this year. … Continue reading Seeking Jesus in Everyday Life
A Fast Take at Aleteia: Vikings at Dino’s
So I did a mini-interview for Elizabeth Scalia and the gang at Aleteia regarding Vikings at Dino: What inspired the book? ...and then I said, I want to write a novel that starts with a completely implausible situation … and then have great fun making sense of it. The Vikings showed up in the hamburger … Continue reading A Fast Take at Aleteia: Vikings at Dino’s