Posts from the ‘Inspirational/Religion/Theology’ category
Similar to the other books in The Life Inspired series, Saint Francis of Assisi is a short readable introductory biographical sketch of the saint from birth to death. The book also merges into each chapter applicability of St. Francis’ values of penance, service,…
Wyatt North’s Joan of Arc: A Life Inspired is a short enjoyable read. It is not fiction. It is a biographical note of 93 pages that covers the short life of Jeanne d’Arc who was canonized (i.e., declared a saint) in 1920 five hundred years…
Like the other biographies of saints, popes, and other key Catholic leaders written by Wyatt North, this is a short read about the life of Saint Padro Pio. Included at the end of the book are several prayers of Pio. Born in Italy, Saint Padro…
Thomas Merton: A Life Inspired is like the rest of the biographies written by Wyatt North is a short book chock full of facts about the Trappist monk, Thomas Merton. He was a prolific author with publication credits in the hundreds. His most famous work…
This is a short book, 124 page including references, of brief biographical sketches of popes from the time of Peter to the Middle Ages. It is broken out into several different readable periods. Along the way, the author defines the various doctrines that have been…
If you want a short book on the three or four theories of the end times from the Christian perspective, then check out Jason E. Royle’s The Rapture: Misunderstood. It is 92 pages long and a quick read. Like the minister he is, the author…
Pope Benedict XVI: Protector of Faith or Opponent of Progress is a brief (154 pages) biographical sketch of Pope Benedict XVI (born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger). Known as Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and who still wears the white robe, Ratzinger is a theologian who…
If you are looking for a short quick read about random acts of kindness, Christmas Jars is for you. At 122 pages, it reads fast. I was cleaning out mom’s library and ran across this. I have been in a reading slump lately and…
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