Today, I thought I'd share some summer reading recommendations from Ken Huck of Radio Maria. (Ken has a show called "Meet the Author," and he was kind enough to have me on to talk about Finding Grace back in January). Here is Ken's list (pay special attention to #4--wink, wink):
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Meet the Author – 2015
Summer Reading List By host, Ken Huck
This, the
5th annual, list was inspired by a listener. I think there is something for
everyone on this list – men, women, young, and adult. The books are in no particular order. I also
suggest books that parents can share with their children.
1.
A Catholic Gardener’s Spiritual Almanac
by Margaret Rose Realy. Great book for any time of year but especially good for
summer.
2.
Divine Renovation: Bringing Your Parish from Maintenance to Mission by Fr James
Mallon.
You will come out of the summer
energized with ideas to help your parish.
3.
Visiting Mary: Her U.S. Shrines and Their
Graces by Julie Dortch Cragon.
If you want to incorporate some visits to shrines with your vacation
this book is full of ideas and a list of shrines for nearly every state. Keep in
the car glove compartment!
4. Finding Grace by Laura Pearl. Wonderful books
for moms and dads to read and share with their teen children. A wonderful
coming of age novel that will keep you guessing to the very end! My favorite
recommendation this past year for young adults.
5.
The Glory of the Crusades by Steve
Weidenkopf,
Not Peace But A Sword – The Great Chasm Between Christianity And Islam
by Robert Spencer, or
Christianity, Islam, and Atheism by
William Kilpatrick. With militant Islam in the news nearly every day I
recommend all three of these books.
6.
Prayer Works! Getting a Grip on Catholic
Spirituality by Matthew Leonard. Just because it is summer it doesn’t
mean you can’t work on your faith practices!
7.
Something Other Than God by
Jennifer
Fulwiler, and
Not God’s Type: An Atheist Academic Lays Down Her Arms by Holly
Ordway. Two of my favorite conversion stories.
8.
Making Gay Okay: How Rationalizing
Homosexual Behavior is Changing Everything by Robert Reilly. The
Supreme Court is expected to redefine marriage this summer and this book will
explain how we got to this point in our culture.
9.
No Turning Back by Fr. Donald
Calloway.
If you don’t know Fr.
Calloway’s story you need to read this book!
10.
Saint John Paul the Great: His Five Loves
by Jason Evert.
A fantastic overview of
the life of this great saint of our time.
Books for moms to share with daughters:
The
“Lily series” of novels Sherry
Boas. Sherry is a fantastic writer and even greater mom.
If you have teens check out Regina
Domain’s
The Fairy Tale Novels series and the
John Paul II High series
of novels by Christian M. Frank about the adventures of a group of teens at a
tiny Catholic school.
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Hope you're having a great summer, filled with great books! Now head on over to Jessica's for more good titles.
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