TFP Recommends Books

Saint Augustine for the Fragmented

Details: Created on December 17, 2007; Written by C. Michael Drake

If you suffer from the postmodern fragmentation of the mind, here is a solution for you. It is for all those who feel a bit like a mental Humpty Dumpty, scattered in a thousand directions at the same time. These days, attention spans are only ten times longer than the average television scene change (six seconds). And we think we are experts on some complicated issue after listening to a whole two minute of "in-depth analysis." However, we have problems in our lives that are not resolved in a minute or two. They require deep, intense thought, and above all, help from great minds. What do we do to resolve these problems? We look for advice. We talk, listen, and read. We ask: How do other people solve problems of this magnitude? What insights do they offer?

Living to Work, or Working to Live?

Details: Created on December 17, 2007; Written by C. Michael Drake

All too often, the Catholic observes Sunday by taking the family after morning Mass, to the honest-to-God thrill of a football game. Sunday means time to get away from the drudgery of office or construction work. It is time to relax with an ice cold beer. After all, isn't Sunday the day of rest, the day to relax and get your mind off work? Isn’t Sunday just a break between work weeks? With gripping tenacity, Pieper brings to the surface the problems so deeply rooted in our culture. He sees the present concept of Sunday rest and leisure in general as pathetically insufficient, even self-destructive.

A Tale of Catholic Courage

Details: Created on December 17, 2007; Written by Francis Slobodnik

Once in a while you come across a book that you just cannot put down. The Shadow of His Wings by Fr. Gereon K. Goldman is such a book. It is more than just a gripping war story. Though full of action it also contains great spiritual lessons. The story begins with a description of the childhood of Gereon Karl Goldmann, a typical and edifying Catholic family in pre-World-War-II Germany. Gereon’s mother died while he was still a boy. This triggered a series of graces and trials that led eventually to his ordination to the priesthood.

Finding the Real Soul of the Apostolate

Details: Created on December 17, 2007; Written by Administrator

The present scandals in the Church have many people looking for positive solutions to the multifaceted problems which beset the Bride of Christ, not realizing that the true solution will only come from Our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, His life within us and fidelity to His teachings. The Soul of the Apostolate is a book, which not only shows how this is possible, but the way it is to be accomplished.

Long Live the Sacred Cross: Long Live Suffering!

Details: Created on December 17, 2007; Written by Michael Whitcraft

"Long live the sacred cross: long live suffering!" How foreign these words of Saint Veronica Giulani are to our modern ears. Tell-tale examples like widespread abortion and drug use are unnecessary to see that contemporary society will do anything to avoid suffering. However, in turning its back on suffering, it has also turned its back on Our Lord Jesus Christ.

American Tradition, Family, Property: Fighting the Counter-Revolution

American Tradition, Family, Property: Fighting the Counter-Revolution