In terms of plot, I think “Eclipse” is my favorite of the Twilight Saga books. Well, aside from “Twilight”. It has lots of sign-worthy Bella-Edward romantic moments, plus some good Edward-Jacob conflict, and then, of course, the moment of reckoning between Bella and Jacob, when she decides to choose Edward forever. So I’m excited to…

Have you ever seen Mother Teresa in a cinnamon bun or Jesus in a chicken cutlet? A new book, “Look! It’s Jesus!” by Harry and Sandra Choron compile photos and stories of amazing holy visions seen by people around the world, from Arizona to Australia. There are fantastic sacred sightings photos of Jesus, the Virgin…

One of my all-time favorite books to teach is the Zooey side of JD Salinger’s “Franny and Zooey.” Without giving too much away for those who haven’t read this wonderful novel(a), the end has one of the most stunning, beautiful conversations about Jesus I’ve come across in literature. That JD Salinger’s recent death has folks…

Well, sort of. The four books in Stephenie Meyers‘ mega-bestselling Twilight Saga, “Twilight,” “New Moon,” “Eclipse,” and “Breaking Dawn” are still hanging on to USA Today’s bestseller list–just further down toward the bottom than usual. While it has become ubiquitous to see (sometimes all four of) them sitting among the top 10 bestselling books, right…

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