Faith Hakesley
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A review of Classic Bible Comics and All You Holy Women, Pray for Us +JMJ+ It finally feels like Spring here in New England. Alleluia!...
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Faith Hakesley
- Feb 17, 2021
- 4 min
A Time for Mercy
A review of the children's book, The Thief Who Stole Heaven, by Raymond Arroyo (being released March 9, 2021. Available for pre-order...
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Faith Hakesley
- Feb 10, 2021
- 3 min
Another Gem of a Book
A review of Anthony DeStefano's latest children's book Our Lady's Picture Book +JMJ+ About a year ago, I wrote a review of Anthony...
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Faith Hakesley
- Feb 1, 2021
- 5 min
Listening for God's Voice
A review of Teresa Tomeo's new book Listening for God: Discovering the Incredible Ways God Speaks to Us +JMJ+ This wasn’t supposed to...
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Faith Hakesley
- Nov 12, 2020
- 3 min
Beauty and Tradition During the Holidays
A review of The Vatican Christmas Cookbook by David Geisser & Thomas Kelly +JMJ+ One of the many beautiful things about the Catholic...
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Faith Hakesley
- Nov 8, 2020
- 5 min
Passing on a Spirit of Hope
A review of two new children's books: The Grumpy Old Ox by Anthony DeStefano and The Spider Who Saved Christmas by Raymond Arroyo +JMJ+...
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Faith Hakesley
- Oct 26, 2020
- 6 min
Bringing Hope to Brokenness
A review of Fr. Mitch Pacwa's book Wheat and Tares: Restoring the Moral Vision of a Scandalized Church +JMJ+ These are tough times to be...
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Faith Hakesley
- Oct 1, 2020
- 7 min
Parenting with Grace: Raising Holy Families - Part 2
JMJ+ I'm back this week for Part 2 of my review of two brand new book releases from Sophia Press. As I mentioned in last week's post,...
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Faith Hakesley
- Sep 24, 2020
- 6 min
Parenting With Grace: Raising Holy Families
Part one of two blog posts about two recent book releases about raising families in today's difficult climate. +JMJ+ The other night, I...
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Faith Hakesley
- Aug 4, 2020
- 4 min
Small Things With Great Love
A review of Holy Hacks: Everyday Ways to Live Your Faith and Get to Heaven by Patti Maguire Armstrong +JMJ+ Most people who know me well...
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Faith Hakesley
- Jul 16, 2020
- 5 min
Some Encouragement for Families in This Time of Pandemic
A review of two new children's books from Sophia Press Institute +JMJ+ If you're a parent or someone caring for children, you probably...
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Faith Hakesley
- May 18, 2020
- 6 min
Choosing Faith Over Fear in Time of Hardship
A review of Conquering Coronavirus: How Faith Can Put Your Fears to Rest by Teresa Tomeo +JMJ+ I don’t know about you, but I’ve reached a...
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Faith Hakesley
- Mar 9, 2020
- 5 min
A Gem of a Book
A review of Anthony DeStefano's book Our Lady's Wardrobe +JMJ+ The last few weeks have been rough for a variety of reasons. As a result,...
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Faith Hakesley
- Feb 10, 2020
- 7 min
Journeying with Mary Through Lent
A review of A Lenten Journey with Mother Mary by Fr. Edward Looney +JMJ+ Growing up, I had a very deep devotion to the Blessed Mother....
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Faith Hakesley
- Dec 9, 2019
- 6 min
Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary
A Review of The First Christmas by Thomas D. Williams +JMJ+ Here we are in the second week of Advent already. The older I get, the more I...
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Faith Hakesley
- Nov 11, 2019
- 5 min
The Transformative Power of Suffering
A review of The Seed Who Was Afraid to Be Planted by Anthony DeStefano +JMJ+ Let's face it, there's a lot of suffering in our world and,...
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