Saint Nicholas and the Mouse of Myra: A Review

Saint Nicholas and the Mouse of Myra: A Review

I picked up a copy of Saint Nicholas and the Mouse of Myra by Jay Stoeckl, OFS, because the idea of a graphic novel telling the story of St. Nicholas intrigued me. And I guess I’m still intrigued by the idea, but not so much by this particular book. Unwelcome...
Saint Nicholas and the Nine Gold Coins: A Review

Saint Nicholas and the Nine Gold Coins: A Review

Of all the stories that we tell about St. Nicholas, the most familiar is probably the one that Jim Forest retells in Saint Nicholas and the Nine Gold Coins. The Story of the Poor Man and His Three Daughters It’s the story about a poor man who had three daughters. In...
The Miracle of Saint Nicholas: A Review

The Miracle of Saint Nicholas: A Review

There’s a lot that’s wonderful about The Miracle of Saint Nicholas. The story is set in the small Russian village of Zeema sometime after the fall of the Soviet Union. It’s Christmas eve. The village church, the Church of St. Nicholas, has been closed for 60 years. A...
The Baker’s Dozen: A Review

The Baker’s Dozen: A Review

Most children’s book authors have a day job that pays their bills, while they work on their books in the evenings, or on the weekends when they’re not trying to catch up with laundry and cooking. There are exceptions, of course, but not many. I’m a technical writer....
Vasily and the Dragon: A Review

Vasily and the Dragon: A Review

I think it’s fair to say that, after the Theotokos, St. Nicholas is the Orthodox Church’s most beloved saint. He is the patron of more countries and causes and churches and people than any other saint. We celebrate his feastday every year on December 6. We honor him...

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