``Don't read good books--read the best books," is what a nun taught Fr. Rawley Myers as a youth. Thus, he has gathered together in this very unique volume a reading for each day of the year from some of the greatest Catholic books and writers in Church history, many in this century. Myers taps into the rich treasury of outstanding Catholic literature, often neglected in today's busy world, and he provides a wonderful selection of thoughts and meditations that are both intellectually stimulating and spiritually rewarding. Drawing on the writings of thirty-four famous Catholic authors, this book ranges from the thoughts of Doctors of the Church like Saint Augustine, Saint Teresa of Avila and Saint Thomas Aquinas, to classic authors like Saint Francis de Sales, Thomas à Kempis, and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, to popular 20th century spiritual guides like Bishop Fulton Sheen, Thomas Merton and Romano Guardini and, finally, the writings of a group of famous modern converts like G. K. Chesterton, Hilaire Belloc, Ronald Knox and John Henry Newman. They enlighten our minds, inflame our hearts and strengthen our souls with selections that are easily digestible and whet the appetite for more of the impressive heritage of Catholic theological and philosophical reflection.
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An excellent daybook of salutary meditations,
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Fr Myers has compiled over 365 readings from great Catholic apologetics, theology and literature: from this century, G K Chesterton, Ronald Knox, Thomas Merton, Vincent McNabb, even the illustrious Anglican C S Lewis! Illustrious saints of bygone days, and apposite passages of Scripture. An excellent daybook of salutary meditations!
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I read this and a devotional by Pope John Paul II, John Stott, and Chuck Smith every morning. Very well done.
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"Don't read good books-read the best books", Mother Bernadette taught me long ago when I was in high school. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Ronald Knox, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, Son of God, Saint Paul, Catholic Church, Blessed Mother, John the Baptist, Old Testament, Son of Man, Christ Jesus, New Testament, Church of England, Mother of Christ, Thomas Aquinas, Age of Mary, Blessed Sacrament, Our Blessed Lady, Ave Maria, Church of Christ, Father Martindale, George Fox, God July, United States, Catholic Americans New!
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"Don't read good books-read the best books", Mother Bernadette taught me long ago when I was in high school. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Ronald Knox, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, Son of God, Saint Paul, Catholic Church, Blessed Mother, John the Baptist, Old Testament, Son of Man, Christ Jesus, New Testament, Church of England, Mother of Christ, Thomas Aquinas, Age of Mary, Blessed Sacrament, Our Blessed Lady, Ave Maria, Church of Christ, Father Martindale, George Fox, God July, United States, Catholic Americans New!
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- The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis on 4 pages
- Life of Christ by Fulton J. Sheen in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- The Imitation Of Christ by St Thomas A Kempis in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Thoughts In Solitude by Thomas Merton in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- The Spirit of Catholicism (Milestones in Catholic Theology) by Karl Adam in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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