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Michael T. Cibenko For four years I lived in rural southern Japan, very close to the site of what is called The Shimabara Rebellion, an uprising of persecuted Christians…moreFor four years I lived in rural southern Japan, very close to the site of what is called The Shimabara Rebellion, an uprising of persecuted Christians in the 17th century. These events, along with the small but devout Catholic community I encountered, inspired me to write this book. (less)
Michael T. Cibenko With the pick axe of determination.
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Masaru

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Greetings, friends. So, it looks like Masaru is once again in the running for Book Of The Month in the Catholic Book Club. If you care to add your vote, become a member of that group (conversion not required, at least not for this purpose!), then find the discussion thread called "June 2022 BOTM - Voting." In the comments section, simply type "Masaru." You can actually select up to two books. My o Read more of this blog post »
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Mere Christianity
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Michael Thomas Cibenko Michael Thomas Cibenko said: " I'm reading this for the first time, though I can't explain for the life of me why it's taken me this long. I highlight passages that are outstanding, but I have to restrain myself from highlighting half the text. ...more "

 
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Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
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I'm reading this for the first time, though I can't explain for the life of me why it's taken me this long. I highlight passages that are outstanding, but I have to restrain myself from highlighting half the text. ...more
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Not bad for a first novel.
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Beartown by Fredrik Backman
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I had to read this book with students for a course I was asked to teach. It was painful. It's rife with gratuitous vulgarity and cliché. The bad guy is a rich white kid. One of the heroes is a young man who is a tormented soul on account of having to ...more
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1054 and All That by Karl Keating
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When I was asked to be the beta reader for this book, of course I was honored to do so. L laughed as much as I learned, and it doesn't get much better than that. I was also grateful to the publisher for including me in the testimonial page of the boo ...more
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The Master by Christopher Clarey
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Beartown by Fredrik Backman
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I had to read this book with students for a course I was asked to teach. It was painful. It's rife with gratuitous vulgarity and cliché. The bad guy is a rich white kid. One of the heroes is a young man who is a tormented soul on account of having to ...more
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Paths to Freedom by Paul   Bennett
"It was fun to catch up with the Mallory clan (as well as their friends and enemies) in this sequel, where some very memorable and zany villains end up taking center stage as rumblings of the revolution begin to be felt in earnest. The unscrupulous pr" Read more of this review »
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“One problem with gazing too frequently into the past is that we may turn around to find the future has run out on us.”
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“One problem with gazing too frequently into the past is that we may turn around to find the future has run out on us.”
Michael T. Cibenko

“Education isn't what some people declare it to be, namely, putting knowledge into souls that lack it, like putting sight into blind eyes...The power to learn is present in everyone's soul and...the instrument with which each learns is like an eye that cannot be turned around from darkness to light without turning the whole body... Then education is the craft concerned with doing this very thing, this turning around, and with how the soul can most easily and effectively be made to do it. it isn't the craft of putting sight into the soul. Education take for granted that sight is there but that it isn't turned the right way or looking where it ought to look, and it tries to redirect it appropriately.”
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