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I’ve been reading a lot from the saints and other pious folks in order to deepen my faith but I think I need a break from that type of reading. Before I dove back into my faith I read a lot of things that good Catholics shouldn’t read, so now I’m having a hard time finding something that is “light” reading but isn’t inappropriate or immoral. Does anyone have any recommendations?
 
Pianofish said:
I’ve been reading a lot from the saints and other pious folks in order to deepen my faith but I think I need a break from that type of reading. Before I dove back into my faith I read a lot of things that good Catholics shouldn’t read, so now I’m having a hard time finding something that is “light” reading but isn’t inappropriate or immoral. Does anyone have any recommendations?
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The Lord of the Rings
 
Louis de Wohl historical fiction books.

(A very good deal here on many of them.)

God bless.

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You could try some of the classics like Dickinson or Twain.
 
Pianofish said:
I’ve been reading a lot from the saints and other pious folks in order to deepen my faith but I think I need a break from that type of reading. Before I dove back into my faith I read a lot of things that good Catholics shouldn’t read, so now I’m having a hard time finding something that is “light” reading but isn’t inappropriate or immoral. Does anyone have any recommendations?
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Hi Pianofish - I get where you are coming from. I will read cookbooks that teach me something new (how to bake bread, for example) or books on gardening, bird watching, etc. for a change of pace.

I also came across the Don Camillo series of books. Very funny, light and Catholic.
 
QUO VADIS. It’s a fictionalized story set in Rome in the days of the early Church. I’m on my 2nd reading. 🙂
 
I just finished reading Secrets of the Notebook. It is a true story of how a woman traced her family’s buried history through Communist, Nazi, and Prussian files to an astonishing conclusion.
 
Katherine Valentine’s series that begins with A Miracle for St. Cecelia’s - lightly humorous Catholic fiction
 
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QUO VADIS. It’s a fictionalized story set in Rome in the days of the early Church. I’m on my 2nd reading. 🙂
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This looks excellent! And, BONUS, it’s free for kindle! Woo! Thanks for suggesting it!
 
katy said:
I just finished reading Secrets of the Notebook. It is a true story of how a woman traced her family’s buried history through Communist, Nazi, and Prussian files to an astonishing conclusion.
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This also looks very intriguing! I wonder if you would like the book “I had to Know” by Gladys Baker? It’s about her life as a female foreign correspondent and her conversion to Catholicism by her relationship with Fulton Sheen. It’s another fantastic true story. Now that I mention it, I should give it another read!
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Katherine Valentine’s series that begins with A Miracle for St. Cecelia’s - lightly humorous Catholic fiction
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This series looks awesome and from the reviews is clearly loved by others. I can’t wait to dive into it! I love reading book series since I often come to love the characters so much and want to know more. I used to read not good series so I’m glad to know of at least one now (thanks to you!) that is more in line with my values.
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I seem to be posting these links quite frequently. 😃

catholicfiction.net/ (for classic and contemporary reviews of works of fiction)

catholicwritersguild.org/index.php/awards-contents/soa-recipients (winners of the Seal of Approval)
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Ok, I had NO idea that there was a Catholic Writer’s Guild! :eek: What a fantastic resource!
 
Classics. You can’t go wrong with Classics, like “Little Women”, “Gone With the Wind.” I love Daphne DuMaurier, especially “Rebecca”, and Victoria Holt. Victoria Holt is in the vein of Daphne, as it is gothic romance. Not gothic in the sense it means now…It’s old-fashioned ghostly stories with Victorian mansions and haunted castles, and the presence of dead former Mistresses of the household strongly imagined and felt. Those are perfect books if you’re not particularly looking for Christian or Catholic fiction, because they aren’t smutty and vulgar. Regency romances would be good too.
 
Pianofish said:
Ok, I had NO idea that there was a Catholic Writer’s Guild! :eek: What a fantastic resource!
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'Tis true! And I am a member… and one of my novels (the second one, “No Lifeguard on Duty”) was awarded the Seal of Approval this past April. If you like mysteries with humor, light romance, very little violence or profanity, and almost no gore (with a strong dose of Catholic flavor!) you might check out my links! Thank you for your patience with my shameless self-promotion! :thankyou:
 
bluerose said:
'Tis true! And I am a member… and one of my novels (the second one, “No Lifeguard on Duty”) was awarded the Seal of Approval this past April. If you like mysteries with humor, light romance, very little violence or profanity, and almost no gore (with a strong dose of Catholic flavor!) you might check out my links! Thank you for your patience with my shameless self-promotion! :thankyou:
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I second this. I’ve read all three and they are terrific!
 
The A.J. Avila novels are terrific. All three are Christian, and Nearer the Dawn is very Catholic. 🙂
 
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