--- title: Catholic Blogger Pete Socks description: Meet the man behind Catholic Book Blogger. --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2013/08/05/catholic-blogger-pete-socks#) [MEDIA](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/tag/media) # Catholic Blogger Pete Socks Aug 5, 2013 7:00:29 AM  |  by [Sarah Reinhard](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/sarah-reinhard) [![](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/TechTalk-sized-652.png?width=326&height=244&name=TechTalk-sized-652.png "TechTalk sized")](http://catholicmom.com/?attachment_id=34341)Bibliophiles, take note! Today's Catholic Blogger is in our ranks and is whipping through books and sharing reviews at a rate that some of us can only marvel at. ![catholic blogger-petesocks](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/catholic-blogger-petesocks-283x400.jpg?width=283&height=400&name=catholic-blogger-petesocks-283x400.jpg) Meet Pete Socks, the man behind [Catholic Book Blogger](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/catholicbookblogger/). He's an avid reader and that's what has inspired his blogging. Let's just say I can relate. So without further ado... [![cbb_banner](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/cbb_banner-550x92.jpg?width=550&height=92&name=cbb_banner-550x92.jpg)](http://www.catholicbookblogger.com/) ### **Tell us about your blog in five words or less.** > Blogging the Faith...One Book at a Time. ### **Why did you start blogging?** > There are two things that ultimately led me to blogging. A little over a year ago a Deacon friend of mine loaned me the book *Be A Man, *by Father Larry Richards. A few months later I attended a men's retreat with that same deacon friend, where Father Larry was a featured speaker. Those two intertwined events changed my life. > > Up to that point I was admittedly a lukewarm Catholic going through the motions. I'm not saying that today I am perfect, but I'm better and through the help of my spiritual director I am on the right path. > > Secondly, I love to read. It was instilled in me at a very young age. I decided to turn my love of books into a blog that would provide readers with honest reviews to help guide them in book purchases for themselves. ### **Why do you keep blogging? What's your inspiration to continue?** > I view my blog as a two-fold service. I give publishers a sounding board for their products. I also provide people with my honest review of books to aid them in purchasing quality books that will help them grow in their faith. ### **When you think of the New Evangelization as a Catholic blogger, what excites you? What makes you want to continue?** > The New Evangelization utilizes the technology I have grown up with. It is really exciting to see how people use our modern tools to spread the faith. I continue because I feel I am providing a valuable service. It's something I was unable to find a few years ago that would have been a big help. ### **What's the most rewarding aspect of your blogging?** > Meeting authors has been a pretty cool experience. I have been able to interview Mike Aquilina, Christopher West, and Elizabeth Scalia so far with some others in the works. > > Also, the positive comments I have received from the blogoshere make me feel as though my efforts are making a difference to some. ### **In your spare time, what are we likely to find you doing?** > Well you will usually see me with my nose in a book (for obvious reasons) in the mornings before work, during my lunch break and in the evenings after the kids are in bed! *Copyright 2013 Sarah Reinhard* ### Share this article [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F08%2F05%2Fcatholic-blogger-pete-socks%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F08%2F05%2Fcatholic-blogger-pete-socks%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F08%2F05%2Fcatholic-blogger-pete-socks%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Catholic%20Blogger%20Pete%20Socks) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F08%2F05%2Fcatholic-blogger-pete-socks%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F08%2F05%2Fcatholic-blogger-pete-socks%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ** #### About the Author ![Sarah Reinhard](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/Contriubutors/SARAH%20REINHARD.jpeg) ### [Sarah Reinhard](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/sarah-reinhard) When she’s not chasing kids, chugging coffee, or juggling work, Sarah Reinhard’s usually trying to stay up read just one … more … chapter. She writes and works in the midst of rural farm life with little ones underfoot. She is part of the team for the award-winning *Catholic Mom’s Prayer Companion*, as well as the author of [a number of books](http://sarahreinhard.com/my-books/). ## Related Blog Articles [ Catholic Blogger Pauline Cauton Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2013/10/28/catholic-blogger-pauline-cauton) [ Our Saints in 16 Book Club Kicks Off Soon! 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