Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Saint Francis of Assisi (reading project)

A 17th century painting of Saint Francis by Philip Fruytiers (Public Domain) 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Philip_Fruytiers_-_St._Francis_of_Assisi.jpg 


Winter 2025-2026 Reading Project

Saint Francis of Assisi by G.K. Chesterton

https://www.amazon.com/St-Francis-Assisi-Anniversary-Illustrated/dp/B0FXQ6HJT7/


Saturday, August 9, 2025

Saint Brendan (reading project)

File:"St. Brendan of the Gael", Fenit, Co Kerry by Tigue O'Donoghue.jpg. (2024, September 6). Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved August 9, 2025, from https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:%22St._Brendan_of_the_Gael%22,_Fenit,_Co_Kerry_by_Tigue_O%27Donoghue.jpg&oldid=920309982.


Online:

Catholic Encyclopedia entry "St. Brendan"

https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02758c.htm


Wikipedia entry "Brendan the Navigator" 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_the_Navigator 


Britannica entry "St. Brendan" 

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Brendan 


In Print: 

The Voyage of St. Brendan 

W.J.R. Barron (translator)

Glyn S. Burgess (editor)

https://www.amazon.com/Voyage-St-Brendan-Representative-Translation/dp/0859897559/ 


The Brendan Voyage

Tim Severin (author)

Malarchy McCourt (contributor)

https://www.amazon.com/Brendan-Voyage-Sailing-America-Exploration/dp/0375755241/ 


Discover Geography: 

St. Brendan's Way story map 

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c7a09404ca924f789fb9fc509f1aba7f 


Expand On:

Early Irish Christian Literature 

https://aleteia.org/2024/01/30/the-immrama-navigating-early-irish-christian-literature/ 


Thursday, June 19, 2025

Summer 2025 Reading Project: Older Books

 A Guide To The Saints

By Kristin E. White

(1992 ~ published 33 years ago)

https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Saints-Kristin-White/dp/0804108803

Byzantine And Russian Painting

By Kostas Papaioannou

(1965 ~ published 60 years ago)

https://www.amazon.com/Byzantine-Russian-painting-History/dp/B0007JB4U4/ 



Monday, August 26, 2024

Who was Saint Joan of Arc?

Joan of Arc at the Coronation of Charles VII in Reims Cathedral, by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres  

see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc_at_the_Coronation_of_Charles_VII



Friday, May 24, 2024

FHG Summer 2024 Reading Project


Saint Thomas Aquinas: The Dumb Ox
by G. K. Chesterton

Etienne Gilson on Saint Thomas Aquinas: The Dumb Ox ~ "I consider it as being, without possible comparison, the best book ever written on Saint Thomas." (quote from "What Every Catholic Should Know About Philosophy" by Peter Kreeft, 2023) 

Music by Saint Thomas Aquinas
Adoro te devote

Art work entailing Saint Thomas Aquinas
The Demidoff Altarpiece
by Carlo Crivelli