HeavenlyCalling Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 'Capone: the man and the era'- Laurence Bergreen, for homeschool stuff 'To quell the terror'- William Bush, about the Carmelites who were killed in the French Revolution and offered their lives to God to stop the bloodshed. It is a bit confusing but good if you can get through it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tindomiel Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 [i]Married Saints and Blesseds[/i] [i]An Anthology of American Poetry[/i] (which I may already have mentioned, but I'm too lazy to check ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franciscan13 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 [quote name='amandaplus5' post='967387' date='May 1 2006, 04:09 PM'] [i]The Lamb's Supper[/i] Scott Hahn [i]Catholicism and Fundamentalsim[/i] Karl Keating For pleasure, I'm reading [i]Let Freedom Ring[/i] by Sean Hannity and [i]Pierced by a Sword[/i]. I can't remeber the author of the latter at the moment, but I highly recomend this book. It's fiction with a Catholic twist (but it incorporates Catholicism into the book in a manner that shows its truth. It doesn't convolute it at all). [/quote] "Pierced by a Sword" was written by Bud Macfarlane he has two other books " Conceived Without Sin " and " House of Gold" I've read all three and they are great reads and you can get them for FREE from [url="http://www.catholicity.com/"]http://www.catholicity.com/[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulls Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Working on: "The Pilgrim's Progress" John Bunyan "On Christian Doctrine" St. Augustine "The Imitation of Christ" Thomas a' Kempis "Blink" Malcolm Gladwell Recently finished: "The Pursuit of God" A.W. Tozer "The Practice of the Presence of God" Brother Lawrence "A Testament of Devotion" Thomas Kelly "Flags of Our Fathers" James Bradley (finished before the movie came out!) and my wishlist: [url="http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/2NBYDG8PQYV6J/"]http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/2NBYDG8PQYV6J/[/url] there's a few on there you folks would approve of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akalyte Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 "where we got the bible" and our debt to the Catholic Church" Henry G. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Era Might Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 "Brideshead Revisited" by Evelyn Waugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aalpha1989 Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Der kleine Hobbit The Hobbit in German....a challenge, but I'm up to it! barely.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelusdomini Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 [quote name='hugheyforlife' post='1098988' date='Oct 23 2006, 11:14 AM'] I've not heard of The Perfect Joy of Saint Francis. I'm interested so please do keep us updated on how it is going. [/quote] Sorry it has taken me so long to reply about this. I finished the book a few weeks ago but I can still remember my impression of it (it's right in front of me if I get a little hazy- so not to worry). It was a delightful read. It's a mid-length book approx. 275. For a work of fiction, Mr Timmermans really capture the spirit of St. Francis. The words that he and all the other people speak felt like something they really would have said. You also get a sense that the author speaks as though he was actually there. H e paints such a beautifully (this was well captured especially since St. Francis had such a keen awareness of God's goodness and beauty) vivid picture of joy and sorrows - especially with regards to his order. There is one point that found particularly touching. When St. Francis and Clare are about to meet for the first time concerning her vocation. He says as he awaits her in the woods by a small spring, "Clear Sister Water, chaste and innocent creature, how beautifula and how good God has made you, for the welfare of men, for their holy baptism and for their thirst. O Lord, keep the young Lady Clare thus in all her clarity of soul, for the welfare of mankind..." (Felix TimmermansThe Perfect Joy of Saint Francis. 131). When Clare arrives the authore rmarks that '...They saw God in each other- God who had brought them together as someone joins his hands in prayer (132). Now I don't how accurate the dialogues which the author employs in the book are but I could certainly imagine St. Francis speaking as he did. For one who does not know too much of the history of St. Francis ( as I must confess I do not), this book can be quite beneficial. It was for me. I hope that was enough of a caption of the book. If you come across it I would recommend that you pick it up. Pax et Bonum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totus Tuus Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 [i]Transformation in Christ[/i] by Deitrich Von Hildebrand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldbug16 Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 [quote name='Era Might' post='1133863' date='Dec 2 2006, 10:49 PM'] "Brideshead Revisited" by Evelyn Waugh. [/quote] I that book. It has to be one of my all time Favorites. Right now I am reading "Theology of the Body Explained" by Christopher West. I especially love the section on the Body and Art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnificat Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Any recommendations on a good book that has a compilation of the lives of the saints? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aalpha1989 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 I'm also reading "The Myth of the Great War", as recommended by my amazing American History teacher.....it is about how the Germans won the battles of WWI but surrendered only because of the threat of endless American reinforcements.... The Germans really did have a dominant artillary! The history books don't really tell in detail about the new Howitzers used by Germans, and how much of an advantage they had over French guns. As a matter of fact, 13 German 250 mm howitzers were as good as 70 of the French guns (cant remember what the were called specifically...). I recommend the book.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Knight Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Just finished Something Wicked This Way Comes. Quick, awesome read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aalpha1989 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 [quote name='Red Knight' post='1136068' date='Dec 5 2006, 10:50 PM'] Just finished Something Wicked This Way Comes. Quick, awesome read. [/quote] I've read that....it was ok I found it really weird, but thats Bradbury for you....Normally I like his stuff more though. But I don't usually like American authors that much anyway....well 20th century American authors. Too depressed, too abstract....19th century American authors are awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mateo el Feo Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 [quote name='mulls' post='1132760' date='Dec 1 2006, 03:15 AM']"Blink" Malcolm Gladwell[/quote] I read his previous book ("The Tipping Point"). It was an interesting read. Let me know if you like "Blink". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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