"Our One Great Act of Fidelity" Review

Eye-opening. Mind-blowing. Short and sweet. Beyond meaningful.

These are a few of the phrases that describe this book. "Our One Great Act of Fidelity" written by Ronald Rolheiser is a collection of short explanations about the Eucharist and what it contains in and of itself. This as you might have guessed is a religious book and can be applied to most Christian religions but particularity Catholicism. I am Catholic and thought that I could delve deeper into the Eucharist and learn to love it even more.
As previously stated, this is a collection of short chapters which delve into different parts of the Eucharist and how it pertains to each one of us and is characteristics. This book has actually blown my mind because it goes into detail but not too much where it is unattainable. It is so relate-able and quick that you have no choice but to keep reading.

The greatest thing about this book is that it is in such short chapters. I never felt that I was trapped in a long theological trap but rather Rolheiser made the Eucharist as relate-able as it can be. I wanted to be able to have a book that I can jump in and out of with ease and this book did that. I learn something new every time and I just couldn't stop.

I would recommend this book to anyone who is searching for a little more depth in their spiritual life or for someone who is searching for faith in general.

There is a link to read the first chapter so you can see what I am over the moon about. CHAPTER 1

If you would like to learn more about the author. Ronald Rolheiser

I am giving this book a 4.5 out of 5, Th is is because it might not be for everyone but for someone who is curious it will be amazing and just mind-opening!!!

"I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review."

“Just Babies” Review

“Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil” is written by Paul Bloom. This book is about Paul Bloom trying to explain whether babies are good or evil just from being born or if there is some kind of exterior influence that changes things. This is a very in-depth book with every chapter dedicated to different aspects of good and evil; for example empathy and compassion, family matters, and the moral life of babies. If you like reading about different experiments then this is the book for you but I found this rather dry and very hard to continue reading. This book is very similar to a university psychology textbook. There is very little to none narrative because it is based on Bloom and his colleague’s experiments and how they were performed and what resulted from them.

Despite my lack of full enthusiasm by trying to read this book, it was still very interesting. The results of the experiments were very intriguing because of the depth and importance these people wanted to find in all of it.

This is a quote for the back of the cover describing the influence of Paul Bloom.

          “Paul Bloom has a gift for bringing abstract ideas to life,                  moving seamlessly from Darwin, Herodotus, and Adam                  Smith to The Princess Bride, Hannibal Lecter, and Louis                C.K. Vivid, witty, and intellectually probing,Just                              Babies offers a radical new perspective on our moral lives.”

The influences of Paul Bloom are quite broad and intriguing because of all the perspectives that he took during his time writing and researching for this book.

Overall I would recommend this book to those people who find research and very little narrative in book very heart-warming but for those who are looking for a heartwarming story about babies and how they are being influenced.

"I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review."