J. F. Englert

#3 in Bull Moose Dog Run series featuring chocolate Lab Randolph and his master Harry

Randolph and Harry book on a pet lovers’ cruise following clues that they hope will lead to the whereabouts of the long-lost Imogen, Randolph’s mistress and Harry’s beloved girlfriend.

Although Randolph is far from pessimistic, the ache for Imogen dampens his natural doggy enthusiasm, as exemplified by Chet in Paw and Order. He’s very likable though (“overweight, overly-intelligent”) and this also has a first-rate mystery.

4 stars… (mere)

5226. The Collar A Year of Striving and Faith Inside a Catholic Seminary, by Jonathan Englert (read 6 Dec 2014) This book is not by a seminarian but by a writer who lived at Sacred Heart Seminary at Hales Corner, Wisconsin, during the school year 2001 to 2002. The seminary is for older men who have been in the world and now want to be priests, Some are divorced, some are widowers, and the difficulties they have are discussed freely and with careful attention to the various problems. I found the book exceptionally fascinating and rejoiced that at least some of the men persevered to ordination, in view of the great need the Church has for priests. Some of what is taught at the seminary was surprising to me, who grew up in the pre-Vatican II Church. I suspect there are older Catholics who would be bothered by some of what is discussed in the book… (mere)