Benedictine Books Reviewed

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Mods, if this is not allowed, please delete and accept my apologies.

Ok, I’ll start- please review the following book, if you’ve read it:

Lessons from St Benedict
by Raila
 
Luigi_Daniele said:
Mods, if this is not allowed, please delete and accept my apologies.

Ok, I’ll start- please review the following book, if you’ve read it:

Lessons from St Benedict
by Raila
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So I don’t misunderstand you, are you asking us to read an entire book so that we can discuss it in this thread?
I doubt if anyone will be prepared to do that.
 
I am asking for people who have already read the books to review them. 😉
 
I noticed this thread, but I have not read that book, Luigi. I hadn’t even heard of it until you posted here, but it looks like something I might enjoy. The Amazon reviews look encouraging.

I might just order it, but at the slow pace I read and considering the pile of books ahead of it, you will have my review sometime in 2017, thereabouts :D.
 
christofirst said:
I noticed this thread, but I have not read that book, Luigi. I hadn’t even heard of it until you posted here, but it looks like something I might enjoy. The Amazon reviews look encouraging.

I might just order it, but at the slow pace I read and considering the pile of books ahead of it, you will have my review sometime in 2017, thereabouts :D.
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hahaha!!😃
 
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hahaha!!😃
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Well, you piqued my interest, so I ordered the book (used), and fast-tracked it to the front of my pile of books waiting to be read. I haven’t finished it, of course, but I have read the first chapter, so I can offer an initial observation:

So far, I like it. The book comes with a forward by the late, great Fr. Benedict Groeschel, which tells me right away what follows will be theologically sound. Father Donald Raila has been the Oblate director at St. Vincent’s for over 25 years, apparently for good reason, and it shows in his writing, which is both honest and encouraging.

Something else I like: The 26 chapters are short, each just 5-9 pages, and these are subdivided into shorter sections, perfect for placing a bookmark and easily finding your place again. This makes the book ideal for those us who are short on time, or with a short attention span (like me). You can still make steady progress with a book like this, a little at a time.

Hope this helps, and thanks for making me aware of this book.
 
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