What Are You Reading?

[zunshynn]

[quote name='Tindomiel' post='1055170' date='Sep 1 2006, 09:51 AM']
It's pretty good.... It gives very indepth histories of each member of the family and makes use of their letters to each other and to friends extensively, which is cool.

The style can tend to be a bit saccharine in places, and a few parts irritate me by the way they seem to deny all possibility of failings in the Martins (except Leonie) - that can be discouraging for someone who's still struggling with basic faults, especially when the Martins themselves repeatedly emphasize how far they still have to grow in virtue.

But overall, I've enjoyed it quite a bit, so yes, I'd recommend it.
[/quote]

Why does it single out Leonie?

Did yo love In this House of Brede, Puella?

[puellapaschalis]

Was Leonie the sister who was in another convent, but then left and had troubles finding God's will for her life? I'm not at all sure where I read this - in fact I could have simply dreamt that I read it - so I'm probably completely wrong.

I very much enjoyed Brede. The story tallied quite a bit with what I know of religious life and whilst there were some things about the writing that I wasn't used to (switching speakers mid-paragraph, for instance), it didn't distract much from what was going on.

Love and prayers,

PP

PS I might postpone [i]Spirit of the Liturgy[/i] and go through RB1980 again, actually.

[brandelynmarie]

I lenjoyed the movie of In This House of Brede...in fact I own it!

Puella, you are right about Leonie...I have such a love for Leonie too... Many people go to her gravesite & ask for her prayers too...Somewhere I read that she really was able to live out St. Therese's Little Way....


Thanks for the book reccomendation Tindomiel!

[TheOliverOrder88]

I just bought G.K Chesterton's "The Everlasting Man", but I'll stick with:

The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
A Biblical Defense of Catholicism by Dave Armstrong
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (not enjoying it one bit though)
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyesky.

[puellapaschalis]

This weekend I was given a copy of "A right to be merry" and have almost worked my way through it already.

Love and prayers,

PP

[brandelynmarie]

[quote name='puellapaschalis' post='1060340' date='Sep 10 2006, 05:59 PM']
This weekend I was given a copy of "A right to be merry" and have almost worked my way through it already.

Love and prayers,

PP
[/quote]


that !!!! I bought an old copy from a library sale years ago & have read it many many times...It is sentimental & sweet & the first book I read that described religious life!

Right now I'm trying to read [i]A Vacation with the Lord[/i]....A retreat book based on St. Ignatius' teachings...

[puellapaschalis]

Well, I finished it today. It's a nice book, although a bit too over-emotional and flowery for my personal taste.

Love and prayers,

PP

[MIKolbe]

Reading- Not by Bread Alone ~ Sungenis

[shortnun]

[color="#3333FF"][b]Anyone read any of these books? It's going to be an exciting semester!!!! [/b][/color]


[i]Books for classes this semester:[/i]

[b]Ecclesiology:[/b]
[u]The Church Unfinished: Ecclesiology Through the Centuries[/u]- Bernard Prusak
[u]The Church According to the New Testament[/u]- Daniel Harrington
[u]The Gift of the church: A Textbook on Ecclesiology in Honor of Patrick Granfield, OSB[/u]- Peter Phan, ed.
[u]Documents of Vatican II[/u]- Austin Flannery, OP, ed.

[b]Foundations of Spirituality:[/b]
[u]The Holy Longing[/u]- Ronald Rolheiser, OMI
[u]The Human and The Holy[/u]- Carla Mae Streeter, OP

[b]Eucharist:[/b]
[u]Eucharist: Symbol of Transformation[/u]- William Crockett
[u]Models of the Eucharist[/u]- Kevin Irwin
[u]The Eucharist in the New Testament and the Early Church[/u]- Eugene LaVerdiere
[u]The Banquet's Wisdom: A Short History of the Theologies of the Lord's Supper[/u]- Gary Macy
[b]
Supervised Practice of Ministry (Field Education):[/b]
[u]Ethics in Pastoral Ministry[/u]- Richard Gula
[u]The Art of Helping[/u]- Lauren Littauer Briggs
[u]Ministry and the Law[/u]- Mary Angela Shaughnessy
[u]Building Community[/u]- Loughlan Sofield
[u]Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most[/u]- Douglas Stone, et al.
[u]The Art of Theological Reflection[/u]- Killen and deBeer
[u]Method in Ministry: Theological Reflection and Christian Ministry[/u]- Whitehead and Whitehead

[b]Foundations of Pastoral and Ethical Care:[/b]
[u]Ethics in Pastoral Ministry[/u]- Richard Gula
[u]Pastoral Theology in the Classical Tradition[/u]- Andrew Purves
[u]Theological Context for Pastoral Caregiving: Word in Deed[/u]- Howard Stone
[u]Companions in Hope: The Art of Christian Caring[/u]- Robert Wicks, et al.

[b]Lay Spiritual Formation:[/b]
[u]Listening to the Music of the Spirit[/u]- David Lonsdale, SJ
[u]In His Spirit: A Guide to Today's Spirituality[/u]- Richard J Hauser, SJ
[u]The Mystery of Christ: Liturgy as Spiritual Experience[/u]- Thomas Keating, OSB

[magnificat]

Hey shortnun...wanna trade reading lists??

[timb_nz]

I'm reading Deus Caritas Est

[shortnun]

[quote name='magnificat' post='1068602' date='Sep 20 2006, 10:38 PM']
Hey shortnun...wanna trade reading lists??


[/quote]
You caught me, I was being a bit of a show off. ......

For your books... NO WAY, JOSE!

Edited September 21, 2006 by shortnun

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

Well, I am almost done with Merton's [i]New Seeds of Contemplation[/i] and I have to somehow get a copy of Luther's [i]On Christian Liberty[/i] and have it read by Monday for my Religious Classics course...
And, I still have yet to finish [i]Imitation of Christ[/i], and then I think I will start [i]Imitation of Mary[/i] by Kempis.

[brandelynmarie]

I think you will be feasting on books for a looooong time shortnun! :book:

[Mateo el Feo]

[quote name='brandelynmarie' post='1044871' date='Aug 16 2006, 09:39 PM']
I'm reading [i]With God In Russia[/i]... A Jesuit priest who survived 30 years in prisons in Russia...Very good so far![/quote]I'm almost half way done. Each page turns, and I keep thinking to myself, this story would make a great movie!