Miss Retro Reads: Good Books

Poirot is supposed to be on vacation at a hotel. He can't rest while a mystery is afoot.

The Rosary is said for a baby, cure of a sinful life and cure of blindness.

A wealthy gentleman mysteriously disappears one day after posting a letter. Poirot bets he can solve it without leaving his apartment.

Many people see visions of the greatness of the rosary.

When an Egyptian tomb is opened, there is talk of a curse. After several deaths Poirot is asked to solve the case.

Speaking of how The Mother of God was the first to honor the sacred steps of her Son in Jerusalem.

The beautiful cave is found. Hear the conclusion of the book.

The Hail Mary is explained.

One of the girls plays tricks on people.

The Our Father is explained.

The Our Father is explained.

The girls attend a wedding, and trouble is brewing.

Saint Louis De Montfort wrote this beautiful history of the ancient prayer of the rosary. Many miracles are associated with the rosary throughout history.

A fun outing, and a hotel fire for the girls.

From the Golden Legend by Blessed Jacobus de Voragine.

One of the girls is missing. Can Jo find her?

St. Augustine, St. Bernard and others speak on the Passion of Jesus Christ. Taken from the Golden Legends.

Robinson's friend becomes a Christian. Will They ever get off the island?

There is talk of a beautiful secret mine.

The end of Fulton Sheen's Divine Romance.

Cannibals are discovered on the island.

A terrible accident happens to one of the students.

How The Creator is in search of the Creature.

Robinson finds some things in the ship for survival. Will it be enough?

A sister returns, and wrongs are righted.

Does God owe you something? Do we owe anything to God? Fulton Sheen answers this question and others in this chapter.

A man is made a slave bust escapes. He is shipwrecked and lives on a island.

See what happens when an important letter is stolen.

Fulton Sheen writes a beautiful work on man and God.

All the Mystery is solved.

The fourth book in the Chalet School series.

St. Alphonsus Liguori on Meditation and the necessity to pray.

The Hardy Boy fight off wolves.

The fourth book in the series by Elinor M. Brent-Dryer.

St. Alphonsus Liguori explains what happens to the person who does not pray.

Frank and Joe are separated trying to look for a mine.

Can Miss Marple solve a spy mystery?

Doctor of the Church St. Alphonsus Liguori writes of our free will.

An arrest is made, in search for the gold.

Written by Agatha Christie, this short story will challenge your brain.

Saint Alphonsus Liguori on Salvation.

There is a shaft cave in on the Boy's hunt for gold.

A woman receives a prediction of her death. Is it the one who wishes her dead among the living or the dead?

Found in St. Alphonsus Liguori's writings, it is a devotion to the Infancy of Jesus.

The Hardy Boys find their Father and start a treasure hunt.

Miss Marple recalls the time she solved a murder at Christmas time.

The amazing life of Father Patrick Payton. He knew movie stars, millionaires and famous people. He used every opportunity to strengthen the family through prayer. He used radio, television and public events to ask people to pray the rosary.

Compiled by St. Alphonsus Liguori, a Doctor of the Church. Read from The Incarnation Birth and Infancy of Jesus Christ.

Sherlock Holmes has a problem to solve on Christmas. It seems trivial at first but later proves to have a man's freedom at stake.

A sermon on the new year by St. John Vianney.