Good Reading Archives - MobileCursillo https://mobilecursillo.org/category/good-reading Make a friend, be a friend, bring that friend to Christ Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:31:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://mobilecursillo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rooster-icon.png Good Reading Archives - MobileCursillo https://mobilecursillo.org/category/good-reading 32 32 Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt and Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana by Anne Rice https://mobilecursillo.org/good-reading/two-books-by-anne-rice https://mobilecursillo.org/good-reading/two-books-by-anne-rice#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:08:10 +0000 http://bethnicol.com/cursillo/?p=57 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 […]

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Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt

Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana

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 makes Jesus’ humanness real and the bible characters come to life.

They are both books that are hard to put down! Happy Reading!

–Pat & Jay Armour, Foley, Alabama

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]]> https://mobilecursillo.org/good-reading/two-books-by-anne-rice/feed 1 A Retreat With John the Evangelist https://mobilecursillo.org/good-reading/a-retreat-with-john-the-evangelist https://mobilecursillo.org/good-reading/a-retreat-with-john-the-evangelist#respond Sat, 06 Oct 2007 17:28:03 +0000 http://bethnicol.com/cursillo/good-reading/a-retreat-with-john-the-evangelist A Retreat With John the Evangelist by Raymond E. Brown, S.S. Recommended by Fr. David Tokarz.

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]]> https://mobilecursillo.org/good-reading/a-retreat-with-john-the-evangelist/feed 0 Protect Us From All Anxiety Meditations for the Depressed https://mobilecursillo.org/good-reading/protect-us-from-all-anxiety-meditations-for-the-depressed https://mobilecursillo.org/good-reading/protect-us-from-all-anxiety-meditations-for-the-depressed#respond Sat, 06 Oct 2007 17:27:17 +0000 http://bethnicol.com/cursillo/good-reading/protect-us-from-all-anxiety-meditations-for-the-depressed 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 […]

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]]> 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 depression. Each reflection is prefaced with a scripture selection, and concludes with a short prayer.

For anyone who has in the past or is currently dealing with depression – be it self or walking with a friend or family, this book offers no “quick fix” but offers insight, hope and consolation. The writing is direct and easy to read. William Burke’s sharing of his journey of healing encompasses the mind, body and Spirit.

-Beth Nicol, Auburn

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]]> https://mobilecursillo.org/good-reading/protect-us-from-all-anxiety-meditations-for-the-depressed/feed 0 Review: The Five People You Meet in Heaven https://mobilecursillo.org/good-reading/review-the-five-people-you-meet-in-heaven https://mobilecursillo.org/good-reading/review-the-five-people-you-meet-in-heaven#respond Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:02:29 +0000 http://bethnicol.com/cursillo/?p=6 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 […]

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]]> 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 C. S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce) it is far less a view of “heaven” and far more a description of the process of “purgatory.” Though himself a Protestant, Lewis believed in the need for and existence of a place of purgation (see his last book, Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer for this). Mitch Albom does not dwell on needs; his is a focus on realities, and each of the five people his main character meets has a crucial story to tell him, helping him make sense of his own (seemingly meaningless and diffuse) life: the reality of inter-connectivity; the value of sacrifice; the importance of forgiving; the place of love; and the need for healing. I could not get though this book without numerous bouts of tears; I doubt you will, either. But every tear is of infinite worth in this novelette which affirms, “Life ends. Love doesn’t.” It just might lead you to wonder who the five people waiting for you might be, and for whom you might be one of the five people waiting.

–Fr. David

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