Tuesday, December 20, 2011

More recommended reading for Advent

Sister Ruth is hard at work on her family history, but she wanted to pass along these recommended books during Advent: Dangerous Memories, A Mosaic of Mary in Scripture, by Elizabeth A. Johnson. One review said:  “If you read only one book on Mary in your lifetime, let this book be the one!

And Advent and Christmas Wisdom, from Henri J.M. Nouwen,
    

Monday, December 5, 2011

Recommended reading during Advent

These books are especially good for the season of Advent, as we prepare to celebrate Christ’s coming into our world, and realize more fully His constant presence with us: Hymn of the Universe, by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Teilhard de Chardin, The Divine Milieu Explained, by Louis M. Savary, and The Reed of God, by Caryll Houselander. See book covers below: