At a retreat led by Franciscan Father Andrew Apostoli some time ago, a woman in my lunch group said,
“The Christian... READ MORE
The 12 Books of Christmas. By Patricia A. Crawford and Kerry Crawford.
No matter. Here are a dozen titles
to help children fall in love with books as they prepare their hearts for the
celebration of Christ’s birth.
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Wise Flood
BY JUDY ROBERTS
Judy Roberts recommends The Genius of John Paul II: The Great Pope’s Moral Wisdom by Richard A. Spinello.
December 17-23, 2006 Issue 
THE GENIUS OF JOHN PAUL II: the great pope’s moral wisdom
by
Richard A. Spinello
Sheed
& Ward, 2007
224 pages,
$22.95
To order: (800) 462-6420
rowmanlittlefield.com/Sheed
Most informed Catholics are
familiar with Pope John Paul II’s positions on moral
issues, especially those concerning human... READ MORE
Lights, Camera, (Faith in) Action!
BY JOSEPH PRONECHEN
Christendom College goes Hollywood — sort of
December 10-16, 2006 Issue
When the red carpet
rolled out in front of the Royal Cinemas in Front Royal, Va., last Aug. 27, the
students, alumni and faculty of nearby Christendom College got a little sense
of how it feels to warrant the star treatment.
The occasion was the world
premiere of Chorus — an independent
film... READ MORE
A Woman After Augustine’s Own Heart
BY ROBYN LEE
Robyn Lee recommends The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On by Dawn Eden.
December 10-16, 2006 Issue
THE THRILL OF THE CHASTE
by Dawn Eden
Thomas
Nelson, 2006
224 pages,
$13.99
Available in bookstores
Today’s popular culture pushes
young single women to believe that, if they don’t make themselves sexually
available, they’ll never find husbands. It also seduces them into concluding
that a... READ MORE
Mary: Our Advent Guide Par Excellence
BY BILL ZALOT
Bill Zalot recommends Joyous Expectations: Journeying Through Advent With Mary by M. Jean Frisk.
December 3-9, 2006 Issue
Joyous Expectations: journeying through advent with mary
by M.
Jean Frisk
Pauline,
2005
140 pages,
$14.95
To order: (800) 836-9723
pauline.org/store
Another Advent, another year of
promises to myself to totally avoid the secular frenzy of the “holiday season”
and, instead, spend more time in... READ MORE
The Thinking Man’s Book of Thoughts
BY CARL E. OLSON
Carl Olson recommends The Life of the Mind: Of the Joys and Travails of Thinking by Jesuit Father James V. Schall.
November 26-December 2, 2006 Issue
THE LIFE OF THE MIND: on the joys and travails of thinking
by Fr. James V. Schall, S.J.
ISI Books,
2006
250 pages,
$25
To order: (800) 526-7022
isi.org/books
“Tell me what you read and I will
tell you what you are.” So states Jesuit Father James Schall,
longtime professor of political... READ MORE
Christ in Living Camouflage
BY JOHN BURGER
John Burger recommends Hunting for God, Fishing for the Lord: Encountering the Sacred in the Great Outdoors by Father Joseph Classen.
November 19-25, 2006 Issue
HUNTING FOR GOD, FISHING FOR THE LORD:
encountering the sacred in the great outdoors
by Fr.
Joseph Classen
OSV, 2006
224 pages,
$12.95
To order: (800) 348-2440
catalog.osv.com
Often, when my wife and I reach a
mountain summit after a good three- or four-hour climb, I’m so elated over... READ MORE
The Word of God in the Hands of Men
BY DAVID PEARSON
David Pearson recommends Pentateuch, the third in a series of hand-copied and illuminated Bible volumes commissioned by the Benedictine monks of St. John’s Abbey and University in Collegeville, Minn.
November 12-18, 2006 Issue
The Saint John’s
Bible: Pentateuch
Donald
Jackson, artistic director and illuminator
Liturgical
Press, 2006
158 pages,
$69.95
To order: (800) 858-5450
litpress.org or sjbible.org
Want to rile an evangelical
Protestant into issuing an impromptu preachment? Point out a stately old... READ MORE
If They Could Do It, We Can Too
BY ANN APPLEGARTH
Ann Applegarth recommends Saints Behaving Badly.
November 5-11, 2006 Issue
SAINTS BEHAVING BADLY
by Thomas J. Craughwell
Doubleday,
2006
191 pages,
$15.95
Available in bookstores
Whenever my Southern Baptist
mother received news that one of her elderly friends had died, she would sigh
and murmur sweetly, “Ah, another saint gone home.”
Those east Texas “saints”... READ MORE
Moments With a Master
BY CARL E. OLSON
Carl Olson reviews anew edition of an old book: Christ, the Life of the Soul by Blessed Columba Marmion.
October 29-November 4, 2006 Issue
Christ, The Life of the Soul
by Blessed Columba Marmion
Zaccheus
Press, 2005
532 pages
To order: (800) 776-4569
zaccheuspress.com
Blessed Benedictine Columba Marmion (1858-1923) was
an Irish priest who became a monk at the Maredsous
Abbey in Belgium.
He was abbot there from 1909 until his death... READ MORE
A recap of recent Weekly Book Picks
October 22-28, 2006 Issue
LEFT TO TELL: DISCOVERING GOD AMIDST THE RWANDAN HOLOCAUST
by
Immaculee Ilibagiza
Hay House, 2006
MARTIN OF TOURS: SOLDIER, BISHOP, SAINT
by
Régine Pernoud
Ignatius,
2006
COMING SOON: UNLOCKING THE BOOK OF REVELATION AND APPLYING ITS LESSONS TODAY
by
Michael Barber
Emmaus
Road, 2005
NO... READ MORE
A Shepherd’s Heart, Shared
BY Clare Siobhan
Clare Siobhan recommends Of You My Heart Has Spoken by Bishop Peter J. Sartain.
October 15-21, 2006 Issue
Of You My Heart Has Spoken
by Bishop J. Peter Sartain
Arkansas Catholic, 2005
385 pages,
$12
To order: (501) 664-0125
arkansas-catholic.org
Upon arriving in the Diocese of
Joliet, Ill., last spring, Bishop Peter Sartain
offered the members of his new flock a rare gift: a glimpse into his... READ MORE
Pentecost Primer
BY GINA GIAMBRONE
June 4-10, 2006 Issue
Paraclete: The Spirit of Truth in the Church
by Father Andrew Apostoli
Servant, 2006
182 pages, $13.99
To order:
(800) 488-0488
catalog.americancatholic.org
Before
he died, Jesus made us the beneficiaries of his supernatural life-insurance
plan. He paid the price of his Passion and death and —... READ MORE
The Blessings of Unplanned Parenthood
BY DANIELLE BEAN
Danielle Bean recommends Surprise Child: Finding Hope in Unexpected Pregnancy by Leslie Leyland Fields.
October 8-14, 2006 Issue
Surprise Child: Finding Hope in Unexpected Pregnancy
by Leslie Leyland Fields
WaterBrook, 2006
176 pages, $11.99
Available in bookstores
When we hear about “unplanned pregnancies,” many of
us think of distressed teenaged girls. Reality check: Unexpected pregnancy
happens to women of all ages... READ MORE
The Rabbi Made Her a Rosary Writer
BY JOANNA BOGLE
A conversation with author Ruth Rees
October 8-14, 2006 Issue
Ruth Rees has traveled many miles. The day
Register correspondent Joanna Bogle spoke with the
London-based travel writer, Rees had just returned from Spain, where
she had accepted two major travel-writing awards. A fine glass model of the
Rock of Gibraltar was by her desk, and Spanish and... READ MORE
Faith Shone on the Sunshine State
BY STEPHEN VINCENT
October 1-7, 2006 Issue
Cacique: A Novel of Florida’s
Heroic Mission History
by Bishop
Robert Baker
with Tony
Sands
St.
Catherine of Siena
Press, 2006
288 pages,
$14.99
To order: (877) 484-1600
www.theobooks.org
This is fine Catholic historical
fiction — a well-told story about a fascinating, often neglected period... READ MORE
‘The Victors’ Don’t Write History — God Does
BY ANN APPLEGARTH
September 24-30, 2006 Issue
Ten Dates Every Catholic Should Know
by Diane Moczar
Sophia
Institute, 2005
177 pages,
$13.95
To order: (800) 888-9344
www.sophiainstitute.com
Rodin’s sculpture of the Gates of Hell
dramatizes why the Church needs Our Lord’s promise that, rattle though they
may, those infernal gates and... READ MORE
What’s With the Sticks and Stripes?
BY CARL E. OLSON
September 17-23, 2006 Issue
The Pope’s Army: 500 Years of the Papal Swiss Guard
by Robert Royal
Crossroad, 2006
210 pages, $19.95
Available in bookstores
This year, the colorful Pontifical
Swiss Guard is celebrating its 500th year of existence. Robert Royal, president
of the Faith & Reason Institute in Washington,
D.C.,... READ MORE
Priest, Publisher, Prophet
BY BILL ZALOT
September 10-16, 2006 Issue
Champion of the Church: The Extraordinary Life & Legacy
of Archbishop Noll
by Ann
Ball with Father Leon Hutton
144 pages,
$14.95
To order: (800) 348-2440
www.catalog.osv.com
All of us have dreams. John
Francis Noll was no exception. He had the good fortune and God-given ability to
turn his into... READ MORE
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