What Books are you reading? '04-'06

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Spill it folks. What books are you reading? Religious or non-Religious.
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The Hidden Pope, by Darcy O’Brien

It’s fascinating!

And it’s about JPII
 
St. Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologica
The works of Philo
The Ante-Nicean Church Fathers (in nine volumes)
 
I am reading about seven books at the moment but as I finish one I won’t start a new one until I have them all read. I have just finished “Making Choices” by Peter Kreeft - a great book about making moral choices. This is my first Peter Kreeft book but it won’t be my last.

I have also just finished “Introduction to the Devout Life” by St Francis De Sales. I don’t feel that I really profited from it because I found the language really heavy going. If I read it again I will get a modern translation. I am reading “Imitation of Christ” by Thomas a Kempis - William Creasy translation. Wow! I think I will read it for the rest of my life. Another of those books is “In Conversation With God” by Fr Francis Fernandez. It is a series of 7 books of meditations for every day of the year - really life changing stuff.

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Hitler the War and the Pope by Ronald Rychlak is just the thing to read in order to be able to defend Pope Pius XII. I have never read a book so thoroughly sourced.

The Ratzinger Report by Vittorio Messori is written in a very accessible style. It was published in 1985 and all the problems we see today (with the exception of the sexual abuse scandals) were, apparently, well known back in 1985. Why was nothing done??

Apologetics and Christian Doctrine (2nd time) by Archbishop Sheehan edited by Fr Peter Joseph (Australian! ) is a great read for anyone wanting to know what the Church really teaches and why.

The Navarre bible study of St Matthew is great. The emphasis is on Church teaching and the testimony of the Fathers. When I finish Navarre I will read the Ignatius commentary of St Matthew which I think is more historically and linguistically based and so I hope to get a rounded idea of the gospel.

Can’t leave out my hero Frank Sheed - a fellow Australian. I am reading “Theology and Sanity” - glad that I read “Theology for Beginners” first. Sheed is a Thomist and he beautifully explains Thomistic theology. His treatment of the trinity in both books is masterful. “To Know Christ Jesus” - this is an an introduction to Jesus from the Gospels
 
I am in the middle of finishing reading A Doll’s House for the second time for AP Eng. final tomorrow! FUN!
 
I’m about to start on God is Near Us (on the Eucharist) by our pope, but then Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger.

I just finished in the last few weeks:
Tenor of Love by Mary di Michelle (spelling?), a fictional account on the famous opera tenor, Enrico Caruso.

Arms of Love by Carmen Marcoux, a great book on chastity and courtship.

Sophia House by Michael O’Brien, awesome as usual. I hope I don’t have to wait as long for his next book to come out. I love him!!

Rise, Let Us Be On Our Way, by JP2. Beautiful, music to my ears.
 
I am reading Ya-Ya’s in Bloom by Rebecca Wells.

I love the Ya-Ya Sisterhood books. There are so down to earth!

I am also waiting for the new Harry Potter book.

Am also working on the books from the Thomas Aquinas College reading list. Great books listed there!!!

There are lots of other great suggestions here too. I am totally addicted to books.
 
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jimmy:
What books are you reading? Religious or non-Religious.
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Salt of the Earth by Pope Benedict XVI
A Still, Small Voice by Fr. Benedict Groeschel
 
Recently completed:
Way of the Cross - Way of Justice; Leonardo Boff
True Faith in the True God; Hans Schwarz
Three Faces of Jesus; Josef Imbach

Currently reading:
The Church in the Power of the Spirit; Jurgen Moltmann
Tehillim: The Book of Psalms; Rabbi Avrohom Feuer
Martin - God’s Court Jester; Eric W. Gritsch
The Only Necessary Thing; Henri J.M. Nouwen

“In the wings” are:
A Prophet with Honor; William Martin
The Historical Jesus; John Dominic Grossan
Christian Mystics; Ursula King
The resurrection of the Son of God; N.T. Wright
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I am almost finished with The Miracle Detective which deals with how the Church reviews, researches and either acknowledges or disavows miracles. Much of the book is focused on the apparitions of the Blessed Mother at Medjugorgie. There is a LOT of info about the Bosnian war and some of the cultural difficulties which is very interesting.

It’s really fascinating and makes me want to visit Medjugorgie

Lisa N
 
I just finished “Liberalism is a Sin” and I think I’m going to start “Treatise on True to Devotion to the Blessed Virgin” by St. Louis de Montfort.👍
 
I’m reading “The Crucifixion of Jesus,a forensic inquiry” by Frederick T. Zugibe,M.D.,Ph.D.:yup:
 
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jimmy:
Spill it folks. What books are you reading? Religious or non-Religious.

I am currently reading Walter Hilton’s “Scale of Perfection” and Chrysostom’s Homilies on John. I am waiting impatiently for the release of the new Harry Potter book.🤓
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Voodoo, Ltd. by Ross Thomas. It is NOT about voodoo, I hasten to add. Ross Thomas’s books are always populated by totally amoral conmen, crooks, and hangers-on (and those are the heroes!) with plenty of plot twists. Lots of fun, no wear and tear on the grey matter.
 
I read Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince a few weeks ago. I won’t let my daughter read it… it’s way too dark for her! I also just pre-read her Dear America series to see which books were appropriate for her maturity level. I only set aside the one about the Donner party and one about a yong mail order bride who becomes a coal miner’s wife… talks about adult themes!

Yes, I actually enjoy the Harry Potter series, laugh all you want, although I started reading them in order to check to see if they were ok for my daughter…I won’t let her read 4, 5, or 6.

I am also reading three books at the moment…

I am re-reading Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” and some historical books about my hometown of Chillicothe, OH. I bought them from the History store in DT chilli while visiting in June. I find it very frustrating to read large or complex novels with three kids, so I have learned to stick with poetry, short stories and short history books. I enjoy breaking out my old art history textbooks and just re-reading a chapter now and then… keeps my brain from turning to mush! I also like reading books on theology.
 
Currenty reading The Pilgrim’s Regress by CS Lewis (Part 1 of a book with three of his works) and Augustine of Hippo by Peter Brown.

Next up, getting back to reading God in the World by Pope Benedict.

PF
 
I’m currently reading "The Five Love Languages for Children".

Scout:tiphat:
 
Having just come back from a two week pilgrimge to Italy (Milan, Padua, Venice, Bologna, Florence, Siena, Assisi, Osimo, Loreto, Rome) I wanted to know more about St. Catherine of Siena, and St. Francis of Assisi. I just finished “Lay Siege to Heaven,” by Louis de Wohl and just about to finish “Joyful Beggar,” by de Wohl. De Wohl’s book are historically accurate novels that are easy to read and understand. They give you a great understanding of both the history of the era and the greatness of the saint. I ordered three more of his. Highly recommended by me 👍 . What more can you ask for…entertainment, knowledge, and enlightenment in one book.
 
A Crisis of Saints by George William Rutler (just started it actually)

The Catechism of The Catholic Church (this is slow going, even for a one-time philosophy student)

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (takes me about three hours to read this now… read it about a week ago).

A Short History of the Printed Word by Warren Chappell (First edition hand typeset by the author himself)

Getting Things Done by David Allen

Yes, I am reading that all concurrently (except for Doctorow’s book which, like I said, takes me about three hours to pore through now that I’ve read it several times already). Sometimes I wonder if I don’t have mild ADD.

Next in the queue (for the moment until something else bumps them off, again mild ADD):

Someone Comes to Town, Somone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow

The Concept of Irony by Soren Kierkegaard

The Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant
 
Saint Faustina’s diary - an abslolute classic! Please read this!

In case you don’t already know, St. Faustina was the the Lord’s agent for spreading devotion to His Divine Mercy. From this we have the Divine Mercy chaplet and the Feast of Divine Mercy.

Next on the list - “City of God” - St. Mary of Agreda.
 
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