Category: Books

  • Thoughts on Leisure the Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper

    Thoughts on Leisure the Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper

    Leisure the Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper So I have been stuck at home for almost three months as part of the COVID-19 stay-at-home order in Ohio. In this time, I have barely left my neighborhood. It has not been a vacation. Some days are all work. And some weekends were lost. I recall…

  • Memorize the Faith

    Memorize the Faith

    Rarely can I feel that I should have paid more for a book. Many books are interesting or entertaining and that has value, but it is a rare book that I can look back on and say that it was clearly a net financial positive. I can say just that about Memorize the Faith by…

  • Adventures in Reading Aloud

    Adventures in Reading Aloud

    I’ve spent many hours reading aloud to my kids before bed. It is not the most exciting or my favorite thing in the world, but I have come to appreciate it, particularly as my son has gotten older and the books have gotten more interesting. As someone who works a lot, it has been refreshing…