Posts Tagged ‘read’
Reading Rhythms through the Seasons
What I’ve noticed is that there are seasons to my reading rhythms and those seasons often support one another.
Read MoreThe Hunchback of Notre Dame – Additional Resources
As I was reading The Hunchback of Notre-Dame this past fall in preparation for writing member resources, I stepped outside to take a break.
Read MoreThe Effort of Reading . . . and of Life
On this particular All Souls Day morning, with Giants of the Earth in hand, I found myself pondering the diminishment of one skill in particular—the skill of effort—and what that might lead to.
Read MoreDoes Reading Detract From My Vocation?
I loved reading Elizabeth Goudge’s My God and My All this Advent, but I must admit that I struggled with parts of Saint Francis’s life. It made me pause to think about this great saint whose life was so completely different from my own. Saint Francis is known as the saint who most closely exemplified Christ.
Read MoreThe Music of the Pearl
I finished reading John Steinbeck’s The Pearl and asked the question, why? Why couldn’t they have surrendered the pearl to the trackers when they saw them coming? They could have just tossed them the pearl, flown their white flag, and pursued a more normal life.
Read MoreReading Has Ripple Effects
People don’t read classic literature as much as they used to. These books are full of wisdom and insight. The best solution is a slow one: read. Reading, especially reading with others, may cause surprising and good ripple effects in our communities.
Read MoreA New Look at St. Francis
Elizabeth Goudge’s work, My God and My All: The Life of St. Francis of Assisi, has been a blessing! Her deep academic study of St. Francis’s life, told as a narrative, has given me a new lens through which to perceive the man.
Read MoreStretch Your Mind: The Gift of Challenging Literature
As I look back on several years participating in Well-Read Mom, (since the Year of the Friend!) I am so happy that in every book list there has been at least one book that stretches my mind.
Read MoreThe Old and the New: Rediscovering Literature
The Old and the New: Rediscovering Literature Through Well-Read Mom Written by Nicki Johnston I started a new Well-Read Mom group for women in my parish this year. Inevitably, I received inquiries about the need to pay for a booklist, allowing me to articulate the many ways Well-Read Mom has enriched my life during the…
Read MoreVergil’s Aeneid as an Advent Journey
At the behest of Well-Read Mom, several faithful, tome-toting women are meeting to discuss Vergil’s Aeneid at their book club meetings this month. While some of us may be Latin scholars, most are out of our comfort zones.
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