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The Our Father
When you say the Our Father, God’s ear is next to your lips. – St Andre Besette
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Pablo Escobar is her bitch
Prisoner 13 is off to a fantastic start! Before we dive into the adventure a quick review of the ongoing and amazing art for this entire product–the stuff on Revel’s End is amazing. Keys From The Golden Vault, live from Alakazam Comics in Irvine, CA, continues this week with the fourth heist, Prisoner 13. After…
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A Thirst for Empire: How Tea Shaped the Modern World by Erika Rappaport
A Thirst for Empire: How Tea Shaped the Modern World by Erika Rappaport My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was a very refreshing read for me–lots of great stuff on the history of beverages, the history of shopping, the history of British empire. Like an academic review on a lot of stuff I did…
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind, Nigel Patterson (Goodreads Author) (Narrator)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind My rating: 4 of 5 stars A fantastic reflection on insanity, murder, childhood trauma, creative expressions of horror, god aspirations, degradation, torture, and just about every horrible thing possible. It is well written in that Germans hate French kind of way and has a lot of…
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Complicity by Iain Banks
Complicity by Iain Banks My rating: 3 of 5 stars A fine fun read that rather falls apart at the end. The gonzo elements, the addictions — cigarettes, video game, excitement, sex — are all great. The murder killer mystery investigation is layered on top and not that engaging. The reveal is a lot and…
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Perfection
True perfection consists in having but one fear: the fear of losing God’s friendship. – St Gregory of Nyssa
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Temptation
Do not grieve over the temptations you suffer. When the Lord intends to bestow a particular virtue on us, He often permits us first to be tempted by the opposite vice. Therefore, look upon every temptation as an invitation to grow in a particular virtue and a promise by God that you will be successful,…
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Temptation
Do not grieve over the temptations you suffer. When the Lord intends to bestow a particular virtue on us, He often permits us first to be tempted by the opposite vice. Therefore, look upon every temptation as in invitation to grow in a particular virtue and a promise by God that you will be successful,…
David Given Schwarm
Married, Father, United
David Given Schwarm 