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Kathleen Norris |
Kathleen Norris is author of Dakota: A Spiritual Geography, The Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry, Liturgy, and "Women's Work", The Cloister Walk, The Virgin of Bennington, and Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith. This list appeared in MM: Modern Maturity, April 2001. http://www.modernmaturity.org/ |
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Michael Leach The Ten Best Spiritual Books You've Never Read |
Adapted from "Hidden Treasure: The 10 Best Spiritual Books You've Never Read." Appeared in U.S. Catholic (www.uscatholic.org), April 1999. Michael Leach is executive director of Orbis Books. He has edited and published more than a thousand books. |
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James D. and Evelyn Eaton Whitehead |
Evelyn Eaton Whitehead is a developmental psychologist (Ph.D., University of Chicago) who writes and lectures of adult maturity, the dynamics of leadership, and the social analysis of community and parish life. James D. Whitehead is a pastoral theologian and historian of religion (Ph.D., Harvard University) concerned with issues of contemporary spirituality, ministerial leadership, and theological method in ministry. The Whiteheads are Associate Faculty of the Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University of Chicago, and they have co-authored several books, listed here. |
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Patrick Samway, SJ The Ten Best Catholic Novels You'll Ever Read |
This selection appeared in I Like Being Catholic: Treasured Tradition, Rituals, and Stories. Edited by Michael Leach and Therese J. Borchard. Reprinted with permission of Doubleday. |
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Mary Lou Dolan CSJ Ecology and Spirituality |
Sister Mary Lou Dolan is the director, M.A. in Earth Literacy at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876. 812-535-5160 www.smwc.edu/prospective/graduate/earth/ |
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Dennis Patrick Slattery, Ph.D. General Recommendations |
Dennis Patrick Slattery teaches full time in the Mythological Studies Program at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California. Author of over 150 articles, he has also written The Idiot: Dostoevsky's Fantastic Prince (Peter Lang 1984), The Wounded Body: Remembering the Markings of Flesh (SUNY 2000), co-edited, with Lionel Corbett, Depth Psychology: Meditations in the Field (Daimon-Verlag 2000), and a volume of poetry, Casting the Shadows: Selected Poetry (Morris Publishing 2001). He just finished a novel, a fictional account of the Via Dolorosa from the point of view of Simon of Cyrene, titled Simon's Crossing. |
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Sr. Mary Lou Barba, MCDP Hispanic Spirituality |
Sr. Mary Lou Barba is a member of the Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence, a religious community of Mexican American women, serving the catechetical and spiritual needs of the people of the Southwest United States. Barba is the former director of religious education of the Diocese of Austin, Texas. Presently, she is the director of formation for the Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence. For more information on the Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence go to http://www.mcdp.org |
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Tom McGrath Books for Parents |
Tom McGrath, author of Raising Faith-Filled Kids: Ordinary Opportunities to Nurture Spirituality at Home, and At Home with our Faith, the family spirituality newsletter published in Chicago by Claretian Publications -www.homefaith.com. Tom is also the "family life beat" Editor for the national magazine, U.S. Catholic -www.uscatholic.org. |
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Bill Landauer Introduction to the Bible |
Bill Landauer is coordinator of the Little Rock Scripture Study at the Catholic Information Center in Grand Rapids, MI. In addition to his work in various areas of ministry and catechesis, Bill has been invloved in reading, studying and teaching Bible all of his adult life. This bibliography originally appeared in Center Point, a publication of the Catholic Information Center and the Paulist Fathers in Grand Rapids. |
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Albert Micah Lewis General Recommendations |
Dr. Albert Micah Lewis is the rabbi emeritus of Congregation Emanuel in Grand Rapids. Michigan. He is a consultant to business and industry on the middle aging of the work force and professor of gerontology and psychology at Aquinas College. He writes a bi-weekly column about middle aging and aging for the Grand Rapids Press. |
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| Amy Welborn General Recommendations |
Amy Welborn has been published in many Catholic publications including Liguorian, Catholic Parent and Our Sunday Visitor. Welborn spends her time reading, writing, parenting. Right now the bulk of her energy is directed at books. She has finished two this year and is working on a third. |
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Kevin Lynch, CSP General Recommendations |
Father Kevin Lynch, a Paulist priest, served as president and editorial director of Paulist Press from 1968 to 1998. He retired in 1998. |
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Susan Stark On Family and Parenting |
Susan Stark has worked in various aspects of child and youth ministry at the parish, diocesan and national settings. She has written and edited a variety of products for the Center for Ministry Development. Presently she works as an independent writer and consultant, creating curriculum and resources for families, youth, and children. She lives in San Diego, CA with her husband and four children. |
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Margaret Silf General Recommendations |
Margaret Silf has for many years been helping people discover prayer. Trained by the Jesuits to accompany and guide others in prayer, she leads retreats, experiential workshops, and weeks of guided prayer. She recently published Inner Compass: An Invitation to Ignatian Spirituality and Close to the Heart: A Guide of Personal Prayer. Silf lives with her husband and their daughter in the West Midlands of England. |
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A collection of twelve books for catechist formation. |
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Magazines |
faithAlivebooks.com is pleased to offer a listing of popular Catholic and religious magazines and periodicals that often carry reviews of spiritual and religious books, author profiles, and articles about catholic reading and publishing. To subscribe, contact the magazine directly. |
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The Catechist Collection |
This collection of books provide for the biblical, theological, spiritual and catechetical formation of catechists. Some are intended as reference and others can be used for individual reading or small group discussion. |
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The Catholic Collection |
This collection offers a popular introduction and overview of the Catholic faith. These titles present a contemporary understanding of the faith and will help people learn, renew, and connect faith to everyday life. |
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Bibles |
There are hundreds of Bibles in a variety of translations and editions. To help you to decide which Bible might best meet your needs, faithalivebooks.com presents this edited list of hardcover bibles. Many of these Bibles come in a variety of editions including paperback, leather, etc. |
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The Grief Collections Amy L. Florian Books on Grief |
These pages contain information on 58 books dealing with grief, covering a range of styles and several situational categories. Some are recent, most were published within the last 8 - 10 years, and a few are old workhorses, published long ago but still well worth reading. |
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Catholic Press Association Annual Book Awards Spirituality |
The Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada annually recognizes the best in Catholic newspaper, magazine and book publishing. There are 19 award categories for books, including education, scripture, liturgy and children's books. Listed below are the first-place awards in the category of Spirituality. www.catholicpress.org |
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Catholic Press Association Annual Book Awards Popular Presentation of the Catholic Faith |
The Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada annually recognizes the best in Catholic newspaper, magazine and book publishing. There are 19 award categories for books, including education, scripture, liturgy and children's books. Listed below are the first-place awards in the category of Popular Presentation of the Catholic Faith. www.catholicpress.org |
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HarperSanFrancisco 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century |
In November of 1999, Harper San Francisco compiled a list of the 100 best spiritual books of the century. Phillip Zalewiski, editor of the Best Spiritual Writing series, gathered nominations from a variety of spiritual writers. For a list of the writers and more information on this process, go to http://www.harpercollins.com/hc/aboutus/imprints/spiritbooks.htm Used with permission of Harper San Francisco. |
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United States Catholic History: U.S. Catholic Literature Una M. Cadegan |
This article, "U.S. Catholic Literature," was the seventh article of the University of Dayton's Catechist Formation Program in association with Catechist magazine, a Peter Li Education Group Publication (April/May 2001). It is reprinted with permission. For additional information, go to the following websites: University of Dayton, www.udayton.edu/~catechis, and Catechist magazine, www.catechist.com. |
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