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‘A former streetcar conductor who became a Franciscan friar’
This month’s online book roundup includes reading about a future American saint, a children’s Christmas story, and a book to help us with technology in this age of distraction. Father Solanus Casey by Catherine M. Odell (Our Sunday Visitor)…
Celebrating classic Counter-Reformation books
Oct. 31, 2017, marks the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Many people are celebrating this event with books, movies, conventions, and more. However, Catholics and some Protestants find the situation more deserving of…
Books for the Catholic nerd
As the writer of the Bookshelf column for Catholic Digest, I find the most difficult part of the job isn’t the actual writing, but the selection process. Anywhere from 12 to 20 new titles come through my mailbox each month. After weeding…
Books to nurture your faith this summer
The long, relaxing days of summer do not mean you have to take a vacation from learning about our Catholic faith. Take these books to the pool or beach and see what you learn while taking that much-deserved break. Who Am I to Judge?…
Spring Spiritual Reading
May is dedicated to the Blessed Mother. Two of the books covered here will teach you more about Mary and draw you closer to her and her Son. “And coming to her, said, “Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you” (Luke 1:28). Mary of…
Books to Continue Your Faith Journey During Easter
Perhaps during Lent you started the habit of reading something spiritual. Keep developing your faith this Easter season with these books.
Reading to Draw You Closer to Christ this Lent
How The Choir Converted the World Through Hymns, With Hymns, and In Hymns by Mike Aquilina (Emmaus Road Publishing) Author Mike Aquilina has made the theology of the early Fathers of the Church accessible to everyday Catholics. Now he shows…
Books to Reboot Your Faith in the New Year
A new year — time for a fresh start. Choose one of the first three titles if you want to kick off 2017 with a more intense prayer life. Choose the fourth one if you want to get better at defending the Catholic faith. A Year of Daily…
Books for Spiritual Renewal this Advent
Numbering My Days How the Liturgical Calendar Rearranged My Life by Chene Heady (Ignatius Press) A college English professor, discouraged by the endless loop of daily tasks, began seeking order and meaning through living the liturgical…
The Gift of Spiritual Reading
Time to think about Christmas gifts — both the ones you might want to give, as well as the ones you’d like to receive. Start dropping those hints now for one of these great reads. The Catholic Mom’s Prayer Companion A Book of Daily…