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Mystery of Joseph and the Resurrection of the Son of God.
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The Emerald Tablet
Friends in High Places
Friends in High Places; andLoss and Gain.
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A Time to Die"
Jill, "Pierre Toussaint" is not in the voting list. You can replace it by another book in the list.
Things worth dying for and loss and gain
The book that made your worldThe emerald tablet
I vote for "The Emerald Tablet" by Manuel Alfonseca and "Friend in High places" by Corinna Turner.
A Time to Die: Monks on the Threshold of Eternal Life, by Nicolas Diat,and
The Mango Murders, by Mara Campos,
The Saint Monica Club and The Marian Option :)
One click brought me to an old list, sorry about that.In Pieces
The Resurrection of the Son of GodThe Emerald Tablet
Mango MurdersResurrection of the Son of God
A Time to Die: Monks on the Threshold of Eternal LifeThe Mystery of Joseph
The Marian Option: God’s Solution to a Civilization in Crisis, by Carrie Gress PhDThe Servile State, by Hilaire Belloc
The book that made your worldFriends in high places
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The Book That Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization (other topics)The Burning Bush (other topics)
The Wild Orchid (other topics)
The Emerald Tablet (other topics)
The Boy Who Knew: Carlo Acutis (other topics)
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Vishal Mangalwadi (other topics)Sigrid Undset (other topics)
Manuel Alfonseca (other topics)
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Voting will end at approximately 11:00 AM Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 18.
The Voting List for November:
The Book that Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization, by Vishal Mangalwadi, nominated by Mariangel
Indian philosopher Vishal Mangalwadi reveals the personal motivation that fueled his own study of the Bible and systematically illustrates how its precepts became the framework for societal structure throughout the last millennium. From politics and science, to academia and technology, the Bible's sacred copy became the key that unlocked the Western mind.
Voting History: September 2022 - 2
The Burning Bush, by Sigrid Undset, nominated by Fonch
Second part to The Wild Orchid, which we read together in December 2021.
Voting History: September 2022 - 4
The Emerald Tablet, by Manuel Alfonseca, nominated by John
Loyalty to her homeland and her ideals make Meriem a young heroine. In the times of the emperor Valerian Augustus, the borders of the Roman Empire begin to weaken and strange people walk inside. In Hispania, Gaius Aeolius receives the visit of a mysterious Egyptian who brings ruin to the house, along with a mysterious emerald tablet. Young Meriem and her brother Lucius are then involved in a series of adventures, which will take them from an encounter with barbarians to the presence of Caesar.
Voting History: March 2022 - 9; April 2022 - 2; May 2022 - 4; June 2022 - 2; July 2022 - 4; September 2022 - 4
Friends in High Places (https://www.goodreads.com/series/3264...), by Corinna Turner, nominated by Manuel.
This nomination is to read the following three books in this series:
The Boy Who Knew: Carlo Acutis
Old Men Don't Walk to Egypt: Saint Joseph
Child, Unwanted (Margaret of Castello)
Voting History: March 2022 - 5; April 2022 - 2; May 2022 - 3; June 2022 - 3; July 2022 - 3; September 2022 - 2
In Pieces by Rhonda Ortiz, Fonch
BOSTON, 1793—Beautiful and artistic, the only daughter of a prominent merchant, Molly Chase cannot help but attract the notice of Federalist Boston—especially its men. But she carries a painful secret: her father committed suicide and she found his body. Now nightmares plague her day and night, addling her mind and rendering her senseless. Molly needs a home, a nurse, and time to grieve and to find new purpose in life. But when she moves in with her friends, the Robbs, spiteful society gossips assume the worst. And when an imprudent decision leads to public scandal, Molly is tempted to take the easy way out: a marriage of convenience.
Voting History: September 2022 - 2
Loss and Gain, John Henry Newman, Elisabeth
John Henry Newman, one of the greatest religious figures of the nineteenth century, also had a successful career as a gifted novelist. Loss and Gain, his first novel, tells the story of a young man's search for faith in early Victorian Oxford.
Voting History: July 2022 - 4; September 2022 - 3
The Mango Murders, by Mara Campos, nominated by Madeleine
All is not what it seems in Old San Juan, in the Pio Nono home for boys, in the life of the island's most famous artist, or in the memories of his models. Detective Sergeant Julio Ramos and gringo FBI agent Steve Halloran work in uneasy alliance to catch a serial killer with a penchant for mangoes and a need to avenge lost love and lost innocence. To come to truth, the investigators have to face their own painful issues, and even their targets must choose between light or darkness. In language, memory, race, and blood, the novel tells the story of the burden and the promise of identity.
Voting History: None
The Marian Option: God’s Solution to a Civilization in Crisis, by Carrie Gress PhD, nominated by Marlicia
As the world descends into chaos, Christians are thinking deeply about how to stem the tide. Many options and suggestions have been presented to deal with Christian persecution and cultural decadence, but none can hold a candle to The Marian Option.
Voting History: None
The Mystery of Joseph, Fr. Marie-Dominique Philippe, OP, John
Although the greatest of saints, after Mary, St. Joseph is perhaps the least well understood. What Scripture teaches is compelling, but mysterious: he moves quietly and thoughtfully through its pages, almost unobserved in his humility and silence. In this illuminating book, Fr. Philippe leads you deep into the beautiful mystery of St. Joseph -- revealing the greatness of the apparently unremarkable man who was the guardian of Jesus and Mary, and who is now the Guardian of the Church, ''overflowing with immeasurable wisdom and power.''
Voting History: July 2022 - 5; September 2022 - 6
The Resurrection of the Son of God, by N.T. Wright, nominated by Frances
Why did Christianity begin, and why did it take the shape it did? To answer this question – which any historian must face – renowned New Testament scholar N.T. Wright focuses on the key points: what precisely happened at Easter? What did the early Christians mean when they said that Jesus of Nazareth had been raised from the dead? What can be said today about his belief?
Voting History: May 2022 - 4; June 2022 - 4; July 2022 - 3; September 2022 - 2
The Saint Monica Club: How to Hope, Wait, and Pray for Your Fallen-Away Loved Ones, by Maggie Green, nominated by Maggie.
In the fourth century, a young man named Augustine turned his back on the Church, plunging into a frenzied life of lust and dissipation. His renunciation left Monica, his pious Catholic mother, weeping and praying for his salvation . . . for more than a decade! In these pages, author Maggie Green provides wise, compassionate guidance for members of what she calls “The Saint Monica Club”: good Catholics suffering like Monica the rejection of the Faith by persons they love dearly.
Voting History: ; July 2022 - 2; September 2022 - 2
The Servile State, by Hilaire Belloc, nominated by John
The effect of socialist doctrine on capitalist society, Belloc wrote, is to produce a third thing different from either—the servile state, today commonly called the welfare state.
Voting History: ; July 2022 - 2; September 2022 - 5
Things Worth Dying For: Thoughts on a Life Worth Living, by Charles J. Chaput, nominated by John
In Things Worth Dying For, Chaput delves richly into our yearning for God, love, honor, beauty, truth, and immortality. He reflects on our modern appetite for consumption and individualism and offers a penetrating analysis of how we got here, and how we can look to our roots and our faith to find purpose each day amid the noise of competing desires. Chaput examines the chronic questions of the human heart; the idols and false flags we create; and the nature of a life of authentic faith. He points to our longing to live and die with meaning as the key to our search for God, our loyalty to nation and kin, our conduct in war, and our service to others. Ultimately, with compelling grace, he shows us that the things worth dying for reveal most powerfully the things worth living for.
Voting History: None
A Time to Die: Monks on the Threshold of Eternal Life, by Nicolas Diat, nominated by Robert Bruening
Behind monastery walls, men of God spend their lives preparing for the passage of death. Best-selling French author Nicolas Diat set out to find what their deaths can reveal about the greatest mystery faced by everyone—the end of life. How to die? How to respond to our fear of death? To answer these and other questions, Diat travelled to eight European monasteries including Solesmes Abbey and the Grande Chartreuse. Through extraordinary interviews with monks, he learned that their death experiences are varied and unique, with elements of peace, pain, humility, sorrow, and joy.
Voting History: May 2022 - 3; June 2022 - 7; July 2022 - 6; September 2022 - 4
Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging, by Sebastian Junger, Kathleen
There are ancient tribal human behaviors-loyalty, inter-reliance, cooperation-that flare up in communities during times of turmoil and suffering. These are the very same behaviors that typify good soldiering and foster a sense of belonging among troops, whether they’re fighting on the front lines or engaged in non-combat activities away from the action. Drawing from history, psychology, and anthropology, bestselling author Sebastian Junger shows us just how at odds the structure of modern society is with our tribal instincts, arguing that the difficulties many veterans face upon returning home from war do not stem entirely from the trauma they’ve suffered, but also from the individualist societies they must reintegrate into.
Voting History: None