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guitarnan
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Posted: June 17 2008 at 6:38pm \| IP Logged

School is almost done, and I feel SO compelled to spend the summer reading hours with my beloved saints, with our Holy Father and with John Paul the Great. I already own quite a few saint biographies.

Could you please recommend your favorite titles?

I find such peace of mind when I read about the saints of times past and times present, and when I pay close attention to their words of wisdom. I eagerly await your recommendations, and you have my thanks.

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SuzanneG
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Posted: June 17 2008 at 7:49pm \| IP Logged

I LOVE The Life of Blessed Margaret Castello.

Looking forward to everyone's favorites!

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Posted: June 18 2008 at 11:01am \| IP Logged

I was thinking of you when I picked up the Diary of St. Maria Faustina especially in light of the situation with your God-children. It's so comforting to think of Our Dear Lord's tender mercies.

I know everyone has probably read them, but I need to go back and re-read this summer...Story of A Soul, and particularly helpful for me...The Mother of the Little Flower.

And I happen to like anything by St. Josemaria Escriva - he always packs such wisdom and spiritual direction in a sentence.

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momwise
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Posted: June 19 2008 at 7:13pm \| IP Logged

guitarnan wrote:

School is almost done, and I feel SO compelled to spend the summer reading hours with my beloved saints,

hehe...I must be stressed. When I first read that sentence I thought it said "School is almost here, "

I second the Margaret of Castello book. Oh that was sooo good. Also, any fiction by Louis de Wohl. I recently read an Ignatius press book; it was historical fiction (not by deWohl but I got it through inter-library loan!) about St. Camillus de Lellis....very compelling!!

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