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Currently: Lost in Shangri-La by Mitchell Zuckoff
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I heard a radio interview with the author. It sounds like an amazing story.

I am currently reading Quest for the Living God by Elizabeth A. Johnson. Theology really isn’t my thing, but her book has been in the news for the past few months and the controversy isn’t likely to die down in the near future. So I am reading it to participate in the discussions we are having here at CAF about the book and the critique issued by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Doctrine.

Fortunately, Sr. Johnson’s writing style is plain and easy to understand. At least I think I understand it. I guess we will see. :o
 
Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton. He has to be one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. If your into philosophy
 
I’m reading a bunch of things.

“Introduction to the Devout Life” by St. Francis De Sales
“Themes in Old Testament Theology” by William Dyrness
“How to Read the Bible for All its Worth” by Fee and Stuart
“Mary: The Church at the Source” by Pope Benedict XVI and Hans Urs Von Balthasar
“The Republic” by Plato
“God is Not Great” by Christopher Hitchens
“The Power and the Glory” by Graham Greene (audiobook)

Ya, reading is good kids. 👍
 
Mijoy2 said:
Still waiting for the release of Peter Kreeft’s new novel. It was supposed to be released mulitple times by now and the times just keep expiring.

Maybe this is common for book releases?
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what is it called?
 
codefro and Mijoy2- I don’t mean to barge in on your conversation but is the novel called:

“An Ocean full of Angels: The Autobiograph of 'Isa Ben Adam” by: Peter Kreeft

peterkreeft.com/books.htm

Anyways, I’m still reading “Looking for China” by: Judy Schultz.

Happy reading everyone.

God bless,
goforgoal
 
At the Tomb of the Inflatable Pig

The book is an account of Paraguay written by an English lawyer who spent time in the capital city as a young man, then twenty years later returned to the country and toured about.

I have mixed feelings about the book. The author often is snide about his subject matter, and parts of it are over-written. Poetic language sometime obscures description, and I wondered several times whether his historical accounts were entirely factual.

On the other hand, the author’s prose is sometimes delightful and funny. And his style does make the history lessons go down sweetly. Plus the subject matter, whether the decades long dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner (during the Cold War years) or the obscure ventures and adventures of immigrants to the country does benefit from humorous touch… otherwise the horrors of what happened might have been too much.

The book was recommended to me shortly after Fernando Lugo resigned as a Catholic bishop to become president of the country. I thought this was an astonishing development, but it seems Paraguay is an astonishing country.
 
Hi Everyone…
I am reading “Rediscovering Catholicism” by Matthew Kelly. It is still relevant 10 years later as it’s first printing was 2002. Kelly sites Individualism, Hedanism, and Minimalism as the three cancers that permeate the flock of luke warm catholic (CEO’s). Kelly takes a hard look at the envangelization effort or the lack of it and blames not the “now and then” attendee’s but the church for not making the faith more appealing.
Next up is “Of Thee I Zing” by Laura Ingraham"…a little more light sided than the latter.

Godspeed…LukeSr
 
Just finished one of the Kurt Wallander series, The Fifth Woman by Henning Mankell. Mankell is a Swedish author. This mystery series revolves around the detective, Kurt Wallander. Good fun reads. PBS has these on their mystery series. The wonderful actor Kenneth Branagh plays Kurt Wallander.
 
I’m reading “One hundred years of solitude”.

It is dreamy and wacky and beautiful.
 
I’m still reading the latest “Jesus of Nazareth” by Pope Benedict XVI. I read a few pages every couple days or so, as devotional reading (over 100 pages in).

I also recently started “Peirced by a Sword” by Bud MacFarlane, getting through the introduction of characters, looks interesting so far.

I was always a kind of slow reader but even more so now, with so much other media such as podcasts and internet. By the way, on audio book I’m listening to Dean Koontz’s “Frankenstein: The Dead Town” the conclusion to his saga on the reimagining and updating of Mary Shelley’s classic.
 
Well, I’ve got about 20 books started, but right now I am reading John Paul II’s encyclical Fides et Ratio
 
just like to add to my previous post about “Rediscovering Catholicism” by Matthew Kelly…
Kelly speaks tough about how we have lost our way as Catholics, once the most respected denomination, (paraphrased), and now it seems like most are in the “closet” and having an identity crisis. Many Catholics lead double lives ! We need to remember our essential purpose is our personal pathway to holiness, being the best we can be, the person God created us to be. He suggest reading Vatican II Documents; “Guadium et Spes” The Church In The Modern World…wow, this is turning out to be a great read !!!

Godspeed…LukeSr
 
Just finished reading the Word & Void series by Terry Brooks {Running With the Demon, A Knight of the Word, Angel Fire East}. These are somehow related to his Shannara series. So far I think these were the best, followed closely by the Heritage of Shannara series.
 
akasseb said:
Well, I’ve got about 20 books started, but right now I am reading John Paul II’s encyclical Fides et Ratio
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20 books? Wow! I have to read one at a time or I’m totally lost.

I mentioned that I’m still reading “Looking for China” by: Judy Schultz

Although, they are not books I’ve read a few National Geographic magazines, a few short biographies on Saints or Saints in the making, and Catholic Digest magazines of course.

LukeSr-“Rediscovering Catholicism” sounds like an intriuging book. Would it be the type of book you would recommend for those who want to get down to the roots of Catholicism?

Here is a study guide on the book I happen to find online:

dynamiccatholic.com/images/Rediscover_Cath_SG.pdf

Happy reading everyone and God bless,
goforgoal
 
“goforgoal”…

Oh yeah…its a great book if your wanting to get back to your roots but its doesnt get into early church history or anything like that. It is a great book for ANY Catholic but I think it will open ones eyes to the heart of what it means to be Catholic and what our essential purpose is. It unmasks the stereotypes that are out there and reminds us of who we are in the grand scheme of it. That “Holiness” is not reserved for the Saints and that we are all called to be saints which is just to be all we can be what Kelly calls “the best version of yourself” …what God created us to be.
The amazing thing is that the trends that were evident back when he wrote the book are coming to pass. This is something the reader discovers that the author could have never anticipated…enjoy…Godspeed…LukeSr
 
A Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne.

My 3rd grader is reading it so I thought I would as well. {Interestingly enough, when my older son read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, I decided to read that one as well. What’s up with this Jules Verne guy?!?!}
 
LukeSr said:
“goforgoal”…

Oh yeah…its a great book if your wanting to get back to your roots but its doesnt get into early church history or anything like that. It is a great book for ANY Catholic but I think it will open ones eyes to the heart of what it means to be Catholic and what our essential purpose is. It unmasks the stereotypes that are out there and reminds us of who we are in the grand scheme of it. That “Holiness” is not reserved for the Saints and that we are all called to be saints which is just to be all we can be what Kelly calls “the best version of yourself” …what God created us to be.
The amazing thing is that the trends that were evident back when he wrote the book are coming to pass. This is something the reader discovers that the author could have never anticipated…enjoy…Godspeed…LukeSr
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Thank you for taking the time to explain.

Happy reading and God bless,
goforgoal
 
LukeSr said:
just like to add to my previous post about “Rediscovering Catholicism” by Matthew Kelly…
Kelly speaks tough about how we have lost our way as Catholics, once the most respected denomination, (paraphrased), and now it seems like most are in the “closet” and having an identity crisis. Many Catholics lead double lives ! We need to remember our essential purpose is our personal pathway to holiness, being the best we can be, the person God created us to be. He suggest reading Vatican II Documents; “Guadium et Spes” The Church In The Modern World…wow, this is turning out to be a great read !!!

Godspeed…LukeSr
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I am reading that book…actually, the one I’m reading is “Rediscover Catholicism”…it’s essentially the same exact thing, except this one is a “newer” edition, copyrighted in 2010. I have not had as much time to read it as I would like lately, but I have very much enjoyed it thus far. My boyfriend’s mom actually recommended it to me, and ended up giving me a copy. I absolutely love the story about the mystery epidemic in the beginning…really puts things into perspective!

Anyways, yes, that’s what I’m reading, and I am enjoying it. 😃
 
Greetings to All posting and or reading this thread,

Not counting the many books that I am having to read for my Master’s Degree in Sacred Theology and the books required to figure out what my Thesis is going to be about, I am reading oh,

Jane Eyre,
Natural Philosophy by D.Q. McInerny,
Theology of the Church
Union with God

I am studying Latin on the side as well having more books pile upon my desk because other friends recommend these books for me to read. I know what I am going to do for Christmas Vacation, I am going to clean off the desk. I think the desk will collapse at times because of the weight of the books on it.

God Bless.
Anathama Sit
 
sort of reading Anne’s House of Dreams on my Kindle. Hope to be reading soon: Rick Riordan’s latest Heroes of Olympus book called Son of Neptune. Books I have but need to read…several on my Kindle…
 
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