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Lent is just around the corner. Good Catholic books can help you to immerse yourself in the holy season. A daily Lenten devotional makes it easy to fulfill your plans to add some extra prayer for those 40 days. A longer book with a…

There is no better time to develop a habit of reading Catholic authors than Lent. Consider these nonfiction options and one Catholic fiction selection. The Cries of Jesus from the Cross  An Anthology  by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (Sophia…

Maybe you took a little break from spiritual reading this summer. Now that school is back in session, these books will help ease you back into the practice or help you with a particular need.  Catholic Baby Names for Girls and Boys Over 250…

It’s summertime, and the reading is easy. Only one of these titles tops 200 pages. All of them are packed with truth and inspiration, yet they are easy to digest.  Stunned by Scripture   How the Bible Made Me Catholic  by John Bergsma (Our…

May 2 A FLOWER OF THE RAREST My particular examen is still the same; namely, union with the merciful Christ, and silence. The flower which I lay at the feet of the Mother of God for May is my practice of silence. (Diary, 1105) …

May 1 ENKINDLE IN ME May 1, 1937. Today I felt the nearness of my Mother, my heavenly Mother, although before every Holy Communion I earnestly ask the Mother of God to help me prepare my soul for the coming of Her Son, and I clearly feel…

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…