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The Wonders of the Mass
- By: Rev. Fr. Paul O'Sullivan
- Narrated by: Kevin O'Brien
- Length: 1 hr
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Mainstay author Fr. Paul O'Sullivan offers in The Wonders of the Mass an astounding guide to the meaning and reality of the sacred liturgy, quoting the saints and our Lord (via revelations to mystics). There is no capacity in which Fr. O'Sullivan fails to extol the Mass—for truly, because it is Jesus himself present in the Sacrament, we may offer the same praise to the Mass as to God.
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Life changing
- By MMM on 20-11-24
- The Wonders of the Mass
- By: Rev. Fr. Paul O'Sullivan
- Narrated by: Kevin O'Brien
Life changing
Reviewed: 20-11-24
This is a very short book but it contains in essence all you need to know about the enormous significance of the Mass. It changed my view on Mass and I already had a high view of it.
Particularly noteworthy is the books insistence that attending Mass every single day is by far the greatest thing you can do any given day. The graces afforded to someone who does this are illustrated inside this little work.
I have read this book twice and it led me to another classic about the Mass, The Incredible Catholic Mass.
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Into Thin Air
- By: Jon Krakauer
- Narrated by: Philip Franklin
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
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One of the inspirations for the major motion picture Everest, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Keira Knightley. This is the true story of a 24-hour period on Everest when members of three separate expeditions were caught in a storm and faced a battle against hurricane-force winds, exposure, and the effects of altitude, which ended the worst single-season death toll in the peak's history.
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Exceeded expectations
- By Steve S on 08-11-16
- Into Thin Air
- By: Jon Krakauer
- Narrated by: Philip Franklin
Disappointing
Reviewed: 15-11-24
I had high hopes for this book and had I continued beyond the 4 hr mark perhaps something interesting might have actually happened. The volume of this book is low too, so be aware of that
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The Ageless Warrior
- The Life of Boxing Legend Archie Moore
- By: Mike Fitzgerald
- Narrated by: Gary Telles
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
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There was only one man who fought both Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali. There was only one man who recorded 141 professional Knock-Outs. There was only one man who trained both a young Ali and heavyweight champion George Forman. There was only one Archie Moore. With a seven-decade boxing career, including 27 years as a prize fighter, Moore's vast career and exploits are finally chronicled in The Ageless Warrior.
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What a book
- By Anonymous User on 14-04-18
- The Ageless Warrior
- The Life of Boxing Legend Archie Moore
- By: Mike Fitzgerald
- Narrated by: Gary Telles
Wonderful
Reviewed: 15-11-24
What a life Archie Moore lived. What a boxing career, and what a man. This book was hard to put down. Really well written and well read. All you'd expect. Text book biography
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Can a Catholic Be a Socialist?
- By: Trent Horn, Catherine R. Pakaluk
- Narrated by: Trent Horn
- Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins
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Somehow, this long-discredited economic philosophy is making a comeback, not only on college campuses and political talk shows, but among sincere Catholics. Some think that it could be the answer to greed and globalism. Others even argue that it’s the best way to obey Christ’s command to help the poor. Let’s give socialism a fresh chance, they say. A democratic socialism, this time, friendly to religion and ordered to the common good like the church says the economy should be.
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Clear, balanced and helpful!
- By Rohan Bald on 04-11-20
- Can a Catholic Be a Socialist?
- By: Trent Horn, Catherine R. Pakaluk
- Narrated by: Trent Horn
Great stuff
Reviewed: 07-11-24
Perfectly useful, having read a number of books on communism and socialism this year, this one was insightful and gripping. Great stuff!
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Animal Farm
- By: George Orwell
- Narrated by: Simon Callow
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
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Animal Farm is George Orwell's great socio-political allegory set in a farmyard where the animals decide to seize the farmer's land and create a co-operative that reaps the benefits of their combined labours. However, as with all great political plans, some animals see a bigger share of the rewards than others and the animals start to question their supposed utopia.
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Brilliant classic, superbly read by Simon Callow
- By Anthony Zwi on 15-06-14
- Animal Farm
- By: George Orwell
- Narrated by: Simon Callow
Brilliant
Reviewed: 08-09-24
This may be a perfect novel. It's very entertaining. It's got great characters. It's fast. It's short. It's to the point. Most of all, it's got a very clear philosophical and political message, which is very well expounded throughout. The entire book, as it's well known, is an obvious exposure of the sheer evils and hypocrisy of communism. Superbly done. Tremendous parable.
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The Devil and Karl Marx
- Communism's Long March of Death, Deception, and Infiltration
- By: Paul Kengor
- Narrated by: Kevin O'Brien
- Length: 15 hrs and 51 mins
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Two decades after the publication of The Black Book of Communism, nearly everyone is or at least should be aware of the immense evil produced by that devilish ideology first hatched when Karl Marx penned his Communist Manifesto two centuries ago. Far too many people, however, separate Marx the man from the evils wrought by the oppressive ideology and theory that bears his name.
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My God, I had no idea!
- By A. G. Gilbert on 18-11-20
- The Devil and Karl Marx
- Communism's Long March of Death, Deception, and Infiltration
- By: Paul Kengor
- Narrated by: Kevin O'Brien
Rare, Brilliant
Reviewed: 04-07-24
Ooooo that was good. That was really really good. It's not often I fly through a book over 10hrs long and finish within a couple of weeks. Could hardly stop listening. And enlightening? My o my, it's answered a lot of questions about the modern agendas. What a cracking thesis. I wish all intellectual books were as addictive and well researched as this one.
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Kristin Lavransdatter (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
- The Kristin Lavransdatter Trilogy
- By: Sigrid Undset, Tiina Nunnally - editor translator, Brad Leithauser - introduction
- Narrated by: Nina Yndis, Stephen Graybill
- Length: 47 hrs and 11 mins
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In her great historical epic Kristin Lavransdatter, set in fourteenth-century Norway, Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset tells the life story of one passionate and headstrong woman. Painting a richly detailed backdrop, Undset immerses audiences in the day-to-day life, social conventions, and political and religious undercurrents of the period. Now in one volume, Tiina Nunnally’s award-winning definitive translation brings this remarkable work to life with clarity and lyrical beauty.
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The history’s of Norway
- By Anna on 26-02-25
- Kristin Lavransdatter (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
- The Kristin Lavransdatter Trilogy
- By: Sigrid Undset, Tiina Nunnally - editor translator, Brad Leithauser - introduction
- Narrated by: Nina Yndis, Stephen Graybill
I don't like novels, but...
Reviewed: 23-06-24
What an exception of a novel this is. I'll do away with all the common 'outstanding', 'terrific work of prose/fiction' etc. The bottom line is that this book is just so gripping. What a story. The characters, the setting. The research that must have gone into 14th century Europe. I love it, and I don't usually like novels. Can't wait to listen to more.
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Hostage to the Devil
- The Possession and Exorcism of Five Contemporary Americans
- By: Malachi Martin
- Narrated by: Castor Corvus
- Length: 20 hrs and 56 mins
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One-on-one with Satan. A chilling and highly convincing account of possession and exorcism in modern America, hailed by NBC Radio as "one of the most stirring books on the contemporary scene."
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Excellent Book
- By L. A. Thomas on 15-10-20
- Hostage to the Devil
- The Possession and Exorcism of Five Contemporary Americans
- By: Malachi Martin
- Narrated by: Castor Corvus
Could have been awesome
Reviewed: 12-06-24
I loved the concept of this book since the subject holds great interest for me. The execution, however, is lacking in some significance ways. Each story is really long, about 3 to 4 hours, and goes into the smallest details about how the individual became more and more controlled by the devil. It was rather boring. I struggled to maintain focus. The first story contained some extremely graphic sexual language which took me by surprise since this book was written by a traditional Catholic priest and is seeking to uphold the faith. I get that these were the actual words spoken by the possessed person during an exorcism but do we really need to hear it all, word for word? It created an ugly, revolting image in my mind which I struggled with the following day. The second story dragged a lot, and didn't even finish with a dramatic encounter. In the end I gave up. It's not the best.
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Resurrection
- By: Leo Tolstoy
- Narrated by: Neville Jason
- Length: 20 hrs and 8 mins
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When Prince Dmitri Nekhludov is called for jury duty on a murder case, he little knows how the experience will change his life. Faced with the accused, a prostitute, he recognizes Katusha, the young girl he seduced and abandoned many years before, and realizes his responsibility for the life of degradation she has been forced to lead. His determination to make amends leads him into the darkest reaches of the Tsarist prison system, and to the beginning of his spiritual regeneration.
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One of the best books I have experienced.
- By Dominique on 06-05-16
- Resurrection
- By: Leo Tolstoy
- Narrated by: Neville Jason
A total classic, excellent
Reviewed: 13-02-24
Though not the best book I've ever read, it is certainly gripping and thought-provoking. As usual, Tolstoy is not as deep as Dostoevsky (I'm sorry but I find it impossible not to compare and contrast the two giants of Russian and late 19th c literature). Nonetheless, Tolstoy excels in his unique way of pointing out things that we've all seen or know subconsciously, but that we haven't stopped to really ponder.
The story is good though not amazing. It's good enough for the purpose, which is to expose the evil inherent in unredeemed hierarchical systems of government, justice, monetary classes and even in the Orthodox Church.
The main character is great, a very thoughtful man, undergoing a major existential crisis. This could even be regarded as an early existential novel, though with no less inferiority to the 20th c existentialist philosophers. In fact, the philosophy put forward in this novel is just as vibrant, relevant, attractive and necessary as it was when Tolstoy wrote it.
I have two minor criticisms of this great book. The first is that it could have been shorter. There isn't quite enough interaction between the main character and Maslova, the woman he used and now seeks to give himself entirely to. I spent ages going through other side plots - most of which were interesting enough - looking forward to the next encounter between these two dynamic and beautiful characters.
The second criticism has to do with the inherent and subtle contradiction within the philosophy of life Tolstoy offers. Effectively the book promotes a form of anti-catholic and anti-orthodox Christianity. A form of Christianity which not only doesn't need the external Church hierarchy or her sacraments, but where the individual is more than capable of redeeming themselves without the Church. So long as we follow the Sermon on the mount and the principles of conscience we will be fine. This would be perfectly true except that the entire purpose for the coming of the Son of God and for him founding the Holy catholic Church is that almost no one CAN in fact obey their conscience perfectly or Christ's teachings. That's why we need the sacraments, the saints, even the Church hierarchy and most especially the Holy Sacrifice offered all over the world in the Eucharist.
Tolstoy is at his most preachy in this very late novel, not that that's at all a bad thing. In fact I found the tremendous conviction with which he wrote it highly addictive to listen to, even though I couldn't agree with all of it.
It's no where near at good as Anna Karenina, and it's not one of the best novels ever. Yet Resurrection is excellent and a solid work from a great novelist.
8/10, Four stars
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Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry
- True Stories of Padre Pio, Book 1
- By: Diane Allen
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 16 hrs and 46 mins
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Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry: True Stories of Padre Pio Book I, written by Diane Allen and published by Padre Pio Press, features 55 chapters and is a glimpse into the life and spirituality of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, who has often been called "the greatest mystic of the 20th Century."
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Awesome
- By MMM on 31-01-24
- Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry
- True Stories of Padre Pio, Book 1
- By: Diane Allen
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Awesome
Reviewed: 31-01-24
So many accounts from the life of one of the greatest saints and supernatural humans since the apostles. So much in here to spark faith in God and the invisible realm. Padre Pio is the greatest saint of modern times and is perhaps the greatest proof against atheism and agnosticism that God gave the world in the 20th century.
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