tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950714.post8957502296070140382..comments2024-02-15T17:38:13.412-06:00Comments on nunblog: Summer ReadingSister Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04032465016160490375noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950714.post-18081668760553188132009-08-20T21:00:29.837-05:002009-08-20T21:00:29.837-05:00Sounds like some great books, Ruth Ann! I have onl...Sounds like some great books, Ruth Ann! I have only read one of them!Sister Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032465016160490375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950714.post-75669503542517318132009-08-20T12:50:54.553-05:002009-08-20T12:50:54.553-05:00I recently finished Seasons of the Heart by John W...I recently finished <i>Seasons of the Heart</i> by John Welch, O.Carm., who is the current provincial of The Most Pure Heart of Mary Carmelite Province. This book explains the spiritual dynamics of Carmelite Life.<br /><br />I have been making my way through <i>Jesus of Nazareth</i> gradually since it first came out. Most recently I read and meditated on Chapter 5, "The Lord's Prayer." Pope Benedict's intellect is indeed stratospheric!<br /><br />I am also rereading three books on prayer: <i>Opening to God</i> and <i>Prayer and Common Sense</i> both by Thomas H. Green, S.J., who, incidentally, died this year. Also, I am rereading <i>Awakening to Prayer</i> by Augustine Ichiro Okumura, O.C.D. His thoughts on prayer are striking, perhaps because he combines both Eastern and Western insights.<br /><br />Finally, I am reading <i>Christ in the Gospels of the Ordinary Sundays</i> by Raymond E. Brown, S.S. First he explains the formation of the Gospels and then he talks about each of the four gospels, devoting a chapter to each. It gives an overview of each gospel to help with contextualizing and interpreting the Sunday gospels.Ruth Ann Pilneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14444361367208483037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950714.post-34771626062000991962009-08-19T21:25:15.220-05:002009-08-19T21:25:15.220-05:00"In the Sanctuary of Outcasts," a memoir..."In the Sanctuary of Outcasts," a memoir of Neil White who spent a year incarcerated at Carville (a portion of the historic home for lepers had been used for minimum security inmates). It interested me because our Aunt (well, sort of Aunt: the sister of my mother's brother-in-law)was one of the nursing nuns who helped run this "home for incurables" before a cure was found for Hansen's Disease.harv681https://www.blogger.com/profile/08174926105286110875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950714.post-55185515637957677572009-08-19T18:12:26.032-05:002009-08-19T18:12:26.032-05:00Oops! Forgot two others:
The Cult of Saint Thecla:...Oops! Forgot two others:<br /><i>The Cult of Saint Thecla: A Tradition of Women's Piety in Late Antiquity</i> (Stephen J. Davis): This is a kind of archaology book focusing on the early devotion to St. Thecla, especially in the Egyptian church from around the 300's to the 500's. Amazing. Especially the Coptic footnotes.<br /><i>Apollos: Paul's Partner or Rival?</i> (Patrick J. Hartin): Another kind of scholarly book, but at 1/8 of an inch thick, it's no tome! This is a sociological approach to that eloquent evangelizer whom we meet in Acts 18 and hear about in 1 Corinthians. What do studies of ancient civilization have to teach us about Apollos' upbringing, expectations and method of evangelization? What do these same studies tell us about the relationships among Paul, Apollos and the Corinthians? (This little book is part of a series, "Paul's Social Network"; I'm waiting with baited breath for Prisca and Aquila, the dynamic duo of the New Testament.)Sister Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032465016160490375noreply@blogger.com