July 14, 2019

Its only mid-July and you still have a chance to read in the sun. Try these books for a summer retreat.

Sacred Fire - Fr. Ron Rolheiser (2014) moving from the faith of our childhood to mature adult faith

Great Catholic Parishes - Wm. Simon Jr (2016) - what ingredients make a vibrant church

Reluctant Saint - Donald Spoto (2002) famous biographer takes on Francis of Assisi

Treasure in Clay - Abp. Fulton Sheen (1979) his autobiography

True Happiness - Abp. Fulton Sheen (1954/2016) our search for inner peace

Pope's Last Crusade - Peter Eisner (2013) history on efforts of Pius Xll to combat Hitler

What Happened at Vatican ll - Fr. John O'Malley (2012) summarizes what happened and what it produced

And of course, the Bible...try just the Gospel of Luke. (our Gospel for this year in Lectionary)