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The book that made your world.Friends in High Places.
Race with the DevilA Time to Die
I considered voting for The Mystery of Joseph, however, I think there are better, more complete books about St. Joseph available.
The Light: Who do you Become When the World Falls Away;The Mystery of Joseph.
Friends in High Places by Corinna TurnerThe Mango Murders by Mara Campos
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The Mystery of Joseph
Oh Please read and vote for The Light by Jacqueline Brown! It is a look at our nation after a Carrington event (albiet Man-made), the author did her research and there were many things that happen that I would not have thought about when we are suddenly taken back to pre-industrial tech in one day.
Saint Monica Club and The Marian Option
I agree with Suzanne's post--It's the first of a 5-book series, and it is very Catholic! Jacqueline Brown deserves attention as an emerging Catholic writer who sees evil for what it is. she has another series begun now that I've started reading.
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The Resurrection of the son of God
I vote for Friend in high places by Corinna Turner and In pieces by Rhonda Ortiz.
The Resurrection of the Son of God, by N.T. WrightThe Light, by Jacqueline Brown
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Bodies and souls (other topics)The Book That Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization (other topics)
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The Boy Who Knew: Carlo Acutis (other topics)
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Voting will end at approximately 11:00 AM Eastern Time on Wednesday, January 18.
The Voting List for February:
Bodies and souls, by Maxence Van der Meersch, nominated by Fonch.
The moving story of the life of a doctor, this book may be difficult to find in English.
Voting History: None
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; November 2022 - 2
Brother Assassin, by Fred Saberhagen, nominated by Fonch
On the planet Sirgol the death machines have a unique and sublte mode of attack. Now, the time and place of the next attack has been pinpointed--the berserkers will try to eliminate Vincent Vincento, an early genius whose loss will cost mankind a hundred years of progress in the physical sciences. Derron Odegard, one of the elite corps of Time Operatives, has the toughest assignment in Sirgol's history--protect Vincento at any cost.
Voting History: None
Friends in High Places (https://www.goodreads.com/series/3264...), by Corinna Turner, nominated by Manuel.
This nomination is to read the following three very short 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; November 2022 - 3
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; November 2022 - 4
Invasion '14, by Maxence Van der Meersch, nominated by John
Novel about the effects of the War on the French families behind the German lines.
Voting History: None
The Light: Who Do You Become When the World Falls Away?, by Jacqueline Brown, nominated by Madeleine
A blinding flash … then darkness. Bria Ford and her three closest friends are stranded on a country highway in the middle of a November night. No phones. No car. No lights. Helpless and hundreds of miles from home, they put their lives in the hands of handsome Jonah Page and his flinty sister, East, strangers who somehow know Bria better than she knows herself. As the group bonds to adapt to a new, yet old, way of life, the secrets of Bria’s past provide them with the means to survive the extremes of Mother Nature, and the even more frightening extremes of human nature. Quietly suspenseful, The Light explores how the stories we tell ourselves shape the person we present to the world, and what happens to that person when the world falls away.
Voting History: None
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: November 2022 - 5
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: November 2022 - 3
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.''
This book may be difficult to find.
Voting History: July 2022 - 5; September 2022 - 6; November 2022 - 4
Paul: A Biography, by N.T. Wright, nominated by Jill
In this definitive biography, renowned Bible scholar, Anglican bishop, and bestselling author N. T. Wright offers a radical look at the apostle Paul, illuminating the humanity and remarkable achievements of this intellectual who invented Christian theology—transforming a faith and changing the world.
Voting History: None
Race with the Devil, by Joseph Pearce, nominated by Fonch.
Growing up on the rough streets of Dagenham, England, Joseph Pearce was thrown into a life that led anywhere but to God and salvation. A world of hate and violence was all he knew, until one day he picked up the writings of G.K Chesterton and everything changed. Take a journey through the peaks and valleys of one of the most fascinating conversion stories of our time, written first-hand by Pearce himself.
Voting History: None
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; November 2022 - 3
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; November 2022 - 2
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; November 2022 - 5