Letters From a Young Catholic

My reflections as a Catholic young adult passionate about the Faith, seeking to grow in knowledge and understanding of God and discerning the will of the Lord in my life.

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Summer Reading

Here is a list of the books sitting on my shelf waiting to be read:

Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church
by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

Catholic and Christian
by Alan Schreck

Fundamentals of the Faith
by Peter Kreeft

Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church

True Devotion to Mary
by St. Louis de Montfort

Pope John Paul II In My Own Words
by Pope John Paul II

Gift and Mystery
by Pope John Paul II

The Spirit of the Liturgy
by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI)

Crossing the Threshold of Love
by Mary Shivanandan

First Comes Love
by Scott Hahn

Lord, Have Mercy
by Scott Hahn

Swear to God
by Scott Hahn

Fire Within
by Fr. Thomas Dubay

Northanger Abbey
by Jane Austen

The Sources of Christian Ethics
by Servais Pinckaers, O.P.

Vita Consecrata
by Pope John Paul II

El Castillo Interior
Santa Teresa de Jesús

Utopia
St. Thomas More

The Tempest
by William Shakespeare

King Lear
by William Shakespeare

Ok, maybe I'm being a little over ambitious. I'm probably not going to get through all those books in two months (especially since some are quite thick) but at least this is the list I'm choosing for. Any suggestions for prioritizing? What, from this list, should I absolutely read?