Both of these books were recommended to us by Fr. Paul Zoghby, St. Margaret’s of Scotland. They make Jesus’ life on earth come to life and all the biblical characters we’ve read about have personalities and connections. We recommend you read them, although they are fiction….Anne Rice’s well written, well documented, historically correct writing style  Read more »

A Retreat With John the Evangelist by Raymond E. Brown, S.S. Recommended by Fr. David Tokarz.

Protect Us From All Anxiety Meditations for the Depressed, by William Burke (1998 ACTA Publications, Assisting Christians To Act,4848 N. Clark St., Chicago IL 60640; ISBN: 0-87946-184-5)Fr. Burke has compiled a series of 50 reflections drawn from his own journals of his journey from “night”, to “dawn” and finally “day” as he recovered from clinical  Read more »

I’m ashamed I haven’t done this sooner, and it’s probably irrelevant to most of you, now, but if you have not already read Mitch Albom’s The Five People You Meet In Heaven, drop everything, go get a copy, and read it. The dust jacket suggests that this is an unconventional view of heaven. But (like  Read more »