Tag: Catholic Books
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Walking with Mary: The Yes That Has to Be Given Again
Edward Sri’s Walking with Mary: A Biblical Journey from Nazareth to the Cross initially appears to be a book about Mary. By the end, it becomes clear that it is really a book about discipleship. Mary is the one walking ahead of us. The genius of the book is that it does not present the…
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The Strange Freedom of Surrender
Reading Thomas Merton’s The Seven Storey Mountain Some books are interesting. Others make you uncomfortable in exactly the way a good spiritual book should. Thomas Merton’s The Seven Storey Mountain did that for me. I expected a conversion story. And, of course, that is what the book is: Merton’s account of his restless early life,…
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The Catholic Gentleman: Manhood Is Not a Costume
A CatholicG33k Reflection on Sam Guzman’s The Catholic Gentleman: Living Authentic Manhood Today There is a way to read The Catholic Gentleman badly. You could read it as a Catholicized masculinity manual: dress like an adult, drink like an adult, work hard, protect your family, develop some discipline, stop looking at pornography, learn some manners,…
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The Courage to Become the Man God Created You to Be
What does it truly mean to be a man? In Be a Man! Becoming the Man God Created You to Be, Fr. Larry Richards challenges the world’s definition of masculinity and points readers toward the only perfect example Jesus Christ. This reflection explores authentic manhood through the lens of Scripture, repentance, sacrificial love, and holiness,…
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Fatima: The Message We Keep Hearing but Still Struggle to Hear
There are some Catholic books that teach us something new. Others remind us of something we already knew but had allowed to become distant. Fatima: A Message More Urgent Than Ever by Luiz Sergio Solimeo belongs to the second category. Most Catholics have heard of Fatima. We know the names Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta. We…