Sunday, July 8, 2018

Parish Bulletin Article: "Summer Reads": 7-8-18

I love reading to be part of summer.  Personally, I enjoy picking up a book on a hammock or by a lake, soaking in the beautiful weather, nature and refreshment.  

As we praise God for this time of the year, here are some of my favored books that I have read.  The first top ten are novels, the second are focusing onto theology, philosophy, spirituality, philosophy, scriptural and historically opportunities in our Catholic Chistrianity:

1.    Ben Hurby Lew Wallace
2.    Quo Vadisby Henryk Sienkiewicz
3.    Grapes of Wrathby John Steinbeck
4.    The Lord of the Rings Trilogyby J.R.R. Tolkien
5.    East of Edenby John Steinbeck
6.    The Power and the Gloryby Graham Greene
7.    Moby Dickby Herman Melville
8.    Animal Farmby George Orwell
9.    Brideshead Revisitedby Evelyn Waugh 
10.  Death Comes to the Archbishopby Willa Cather

1.     Interior Castlesby St. Teresa of Avila
2.     Confessionsby St. Augustine
3.     Summa Theologicaby St. Thomas Aquinas
4.     The Theology of the Bodyby John Paul II
5.     Love and Responsibilityby Karol Wojtyla
6.     Where There is Love, There is God: A Path to Closer Union with God and Greater Love for Othersby St. Mother Teresa
7.     The Inspired Wordby Alonso Schokel
8.     Made for Moreby Curtis Martin
9.     Inspiration and Interpretation: A Theological Introduction to Sacred Scriptureby Denis M. Farkasfalvy
10.  You Can Understand the Bibleby Peter Kreeft

Check out any of these reads!


God Bless!

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