When I was on the Faculty at Notre Dame…

July 20, 2021.Reading time 10 minutes.

“The Oasis Within” can be read solely as a story, and it would be both diverting and useful, but the thinking reader will also consider the many questions about the meanings in one’s life and the nature of the good, the true, and the beautiful.

The Expanse: A Book Review

July 1, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

Welcome to the future, where humans have colonized the moon, Mars, and much more. Where people are categorized based on the planet they come from. Where living on a spaceship for more than a month at a time is normal. Where crew becomes family.

A Brief Review of Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers

May 27, 2021.Reading time 10 minutes.

If today you find yourself in the company of Texas Rangers, no matter who you are, you know that truth and justice will prevail. But it was not always so, and that is the thesis of Doug J. Swanson’s disturbing but well-documented book, Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers.

The Darkness in Harry Potter’s World

October 1, 2020.Reading time 11 minutes.

I eventually watched the movies. That’s when things really started to bother me. What was it with these movies and showing a colorless world? It irked me to no end for I truly enjoy a good splash of color.

A Review of Hugh Lofting’s ‘Victory for the Slain’

September 17, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

There is much more to Hugh Lofting than conversing with rabbits and squirrels – after all, everyone does that. In 1942 Lofting wrote his one adult work, Victory for the Slain.