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Hi everyone. I just joined Goodreads a couple days ago and saw that you are currently reading Story of a Soul. I immediately joined. I'm a wannabe bookworm with a terrible habit of starting a book and never finishing it. Perhaps I will be more motivated to finish a book knowing that others are reading and sharing their experience in this group.
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Hi Sarah, welcome to the group. I hope you enjoy reading Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux with us.
Hi, I’m Sarah Reinhard, book addict and coffee consumer. (Also a wife, mom, writer, farm girl, and professional procrastinator.) I’ve been reviewing books for quite some time, and I’ve read a number of Catholic authors, but there are so. many. more. (It’s a good problem to have!) Glad to find this group and hope I can stay current and participate! :)
Hello there all, I've just joined. Excited to start reading lots of Catholic books. I am recent revert, left the church after my confirmation and am now 34 years old and slowly, slowly coming back. I am raising a child at home and would like to raise her in the fullness of the faith, which I didn't really experience myself. I'll be diving into the July BOTM now, thank you all for this group :)
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Hi Sarah, welcome to the group. A professional procrastinator, eh? I wonder if your procrastination skills equal my own. I’ll tell you about them. Later.
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Hi Emily, welcome to the group and welcome home. I am a revert myself and we have all kinds of Catholics in the group - reverts, converts, cradled, I look forward to seeing you in the discussions. Enjoy I Am Margaret, I did.
Hello everyone ! I'm Hayfa Hazel from Tunisia, and I'm Muslim.I'm a Master's student of Anglo-American literature, and I'm very glad to be part of this group. I look forward to knowing more about Catholic literature, a literary current I enjoy very much.
I have had a one-year course of American Catholic literature, and it has soon become one of my favourite subjects. The teacher was very passionate and knowledgeable about the subject, and this only made his sessions more interesting and exciting.
During the past year, I've been introduced to some Catholic writers like J.K. Chesterton, Walker Percy, John Kennedy Toole, and others. Needless to say that I adore Chesterton's wit and sarcasm. Having read Heretics, I'm planning to read his Orthodoxy very soon. Walker Percy's The Moviegoer is a very good novel about man's inability to confer meaning upon his own life and his need for true religious transcendence. Toole's A Confederacy of Dunces was at the same time entertaining and serious. It talks about the perversion of religious values in a modern carnivalistic world.
Other interesting works I've recently read are La Crise du Monde Moderne by René Guénon (a great book!) and Christianisme et Démocratie by Jacques Maritain.
I'm actually even thinking of choosing Catholic literature as a topic for my MA dissertation. So I hope joining this group would be a good opportunity to learn more about it.
God bless you all !
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I'm a Master's student of Anglo-American literature, and I'm very glad to be part of this group. I look forward to knowing more about ..."
Welcome to the group, Hayfa. It will be interesting to read your perspective on our readings and discussions.
Sarah wrote: "Hi, I’m Sarah Reinhard, book addict and coffee consumer. (Also a wife, mom, writer, farm girl, and professional procrastinator.) I’ve been reviewing books for quite some time, and I’ve read a numbe..."I know for Twitter to Mrs. Reinhard i can give the best reference about her and atholic mam. She has ever the books, in which i am interested. It is a good addition to the group.
Hayfa wrote: "Hello everyone ! I'm Hayfa Hazel from Tunisia, and I'm Muslim.I'm a Master's student of Anglo-American literature, and I'm very glad to be part of this group. I look forward to knowing more about ..."
You are really welcomed here.
God Bless you.
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Good Morning. My name is John, though most call me Johnnie and I am from South Africa, I am a reader and occasional writer, and I was invited to this group by Fonch. Unlike most here I am not a Catholic but Protestant, but I enjoy Catholic literature. Favourite Catholic authors include GK Chesterton, JRR Tolkien, Shusaku Endo, RA Lafferty and more recently Flannery O'Connor, though I haven't read as much of hers yet.
I invite to Mr. Pretorius to be a member of Catholic Book Club because i have the impression that he has a Big talent and for his readings i observed that he is very interested in Catholic Fiction. I do not regret i think that he Will be a Big writer and It might be very useful that he was with us. The fact that he had Read these writers It is an evidence that he has Read very good writers and we can know new writers. I am sure that here he Will be very Happy with us.
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Welcome to the group, John. I look forward to your perspective in our discussions.
Hi everyone. I'm Arthur from New York, USA.My current reads are focused on Catholicism in Poland during the Cold War, so Ive been reading A Freedom Within: The Prison Notes of Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski, A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century, and The End and the Beginning: Pope John Paul II -- The Victory of Freedom, the Last Years, the Legacy.
Hello everyone! Do forgive me for not introducing myself when I joined - I have been writing up a storm recently! My name is Catherine Hawthorn and I have been a practicing traditional Catholic for nearly ten years. I dearly love Catholic fiction, and frankly wish there was more of it. My favorite authors include G K Chesterton and J R R Tolkien. I am currently writing a Catholic fantasy novel called The White Rose of Duventoliel, the first of a series called The Epics of Verden. I also blog, knit, cook, sew, crochet, garden, among many other feminine hobbies.
My name is Marcia Whitney-Schenck (Chicago), an artist and novelist. My second solo watercolor exhibition on the Communion of Saints will be held in January at Chicago's Catholic Theological Union. My novel Triptych with the central motif of the Black Madonna (statues that proliferated in the Middle Ages) was published several months ago. One of my most satisfying Catholic experiences was solo dramatizations of St. Teresa of Avila, St. Therese of Lisieux, and Mother Cabrini. My favorite novelist is Graham Greene.
My name is Nathan Krupa, and I raise money as a grant writer for a food bank in Georgia. I blog online and have self-published two books, one on fundraising in the Church and the other on my personal conversion, entitled Demoniac. With four little kids, (7, 5, 2, 0.4) my time for leisure reading has diminished dramatically, but my favorite novelist of all time is Henryk Sienkiewicz, the Polish Nobel Laureate. I put him on a par with Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, who are also favorites. I also love good spiritual reading and especially the writings of the saints.
Dear Mr. Krupa i cheer up that at finally i had been able to find somebody Who likes Henryk Sienkiewicz. I am a lover of Poland.
Fonch wrote: "Dear Mr. Krupa i cheer up that at finally i had been able to find somebody Who likes Henryk Sienkiewicz. I am a lover of Poland."I think The Deluge is probably my favorite novel ever. Pan Andrei Kmita fascinates me. Maybe the best character arc ever written. Pan Zagloba is another favorite.
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Sienkiewicz's novel "In desert & widerness" was the book of my youth. I read it about 10 times when I was a teenager.
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Nathan, I keep meaning to read more Sienkiewicz, but haven't gotten to it. What would you recommend as a follow up to Quo Vadis?
My favorite is Quo Vadis, and the First of the polish trilogy but Kmita is a mythical Character. Pan Zagloba is the polish Sancho Panza a sympathetic Rogue he Lost a bit in the third part of the polish trilogy. The story of Kmita is a story of redemption. I also a lot the novel quoted by my friend Alfonseca with the Young Stas an Nell.
We should add a Sienkiewicz book to our nominations list.
Nathan wrote: "My name is Nathan Krupa, and I raise money as a grant writer for a food bank in Georgia. I blog online and have self-published two books, one on fundraising in the Church and the other on my person..."Hi Nathan. Based on your last name, have you read Sienkiewicz in Polish or a translated version?
Marcia wrote: "My name is Marcia Whitney-Schenck (Chicago), an artist and novelist. My second solo watercolor exhibition on the Communion of Saints will be held in January at Chicago's Catholic Theological Union...."Hi Marcia, welcome.
The Black Madonnas are so interesting. In your research do you think any are more revered triptych in their respective areas than that of our lady of Czestochowa is (in Poland)?
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I agree. We did read Quo Vadis years ago, but that might have been before we were forced to migrate from Shelfari.
Quo Vadis is the most religious book of Henryk Sienkiewicz. It is the perfect book and my second favorite Fiction book. Perhaps the best peplum the Americans would say Sword and Sandal of the history in my humble opinion.
Arthur wrote: "Nathan wrote: "My name is Nathan Krupa, and I raise money as a grant writer for a food bank in Georgia. I blog online and have self-published two books, one on fundraising in the Church and the oth..."You're right that Krupa is a Polish last name. My great-grandfather emigrated from Poland to the United States in the early 20th Century. It apparently caused a great scandal, because he did it to pursue a forbidden marriage. I'd love to read Sienkiewicz in Polish, but that will have to wait until I have a little free time (maybe a lot) to learn a new language.
John wrote: "Hello and welcome to Arthur, Catherine, Marcia and Nathan. I look forward to discussing our books with you. Nathan, I keep meaning to read more Sienkiewicz, but haven't gotten to it. What would y..."
I'd say the Trilogy. Starting with With Fire and Sword. And then The Deluge. I've only started the third book. But the first two are some of the best fiction I've ever read.
Oh i knew that Krupa is a polish surname. I knew for the model Joana Krupa One of the most beautiful Girls of the world.I had a Henryk Sienkiewicz's in polish the Teutonic Order It was given by a polish friend unfortunatelly i can not Read because i do not know polish. The third novel of the polish trilogy Pan Michal Volodiovski in Spain was translated with the title of a Polish Hero is the less good of the trilogy but It has a very good ending Salvator/ Savior.
These novel has a very close structure of the English writer of the foreign legion Beau Geste, Beau Sabreur and Beau Ideal with a common characters in all novels but with different héroes in their novels.
Greetings to all of you, my fellow authors and book lovers. My 2020 novel, Bishop Myriel: In His Own Words, is the second part of a trilogy based on the main characters of Victor Hugo's classic, Les Miserables. The first volume is The Wisdom of Les Miserables: Lessons from the Heart of John Valjean (nonfiction). I am currently in early drafts of Inspector Javert: From Darkness to Light (a novel). If you are, like me, a Hugophile, you'll enjoy this series. It's great to be part of this forum. Best wishes to all of you.
Alfred wrote: "Greetings to all of you, my fellow authors and book lovers. My 2020 novel, Bishop Myriel: In His Own Words, is the second part of a trilogy based on the main characters of Victor Hugo's classic, Le..."How interesting. Les Mis has been adapted into my favorite stage performance (the Broadway musical), I hope to get around to reading the novel as well someday/
Arthur wrote: "Alfred wrote: "Greetings to all of you, my fellow authors and book lovers. My 2020 novel, Bishop Myriel: In His Own Words, is the second part of a trilogy based on the main characters of Victor Hug..."Great to hear from you, Arthur. Thanks for taking the time to reach out and respond.
Hello all. My name is Amanda and I am a consecrated virgin living in Montana. I like to read a lot. I have been taking a break for most books since I finished grad school but am starting to read more again. I enjoy fantasy as well as christian fiction, apologetics, hagiography, and the writings of the church fathers.
Oh yes i do not conclude to like Víctor Hugo but he is a good writer. The miserables is his best novel, but i really liked with Bug Jargal, Cromwell and Han of Iceland. One of the favorite novels of Professor Alfonseca is the man Who laughs. It is really Interesting with your permison Mr. Garrotto i Will follow your activity in Goodreads.
Hello and welcome to all of our new members!Please join us for the rest of the month reading C.S.Lewis's "The Four Loves" and write your comments here:
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Or join us for our September book.
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I went back and re-read our FAQs, and this rule was probably not as clear as it could have been, so I have added a new FAQ to clarify the issue.
Thanks.
Hello everyone! I am Alexa. I am a convert to Catholicism. I love to read, and am recently getting back into it. I try to be reading at least 3-4 books at a time (The Bible, a spiritual book, and a couple fiction books) I am reading about 6 right now.... Oops. Current catholic/spiritual reads:
The Interior Castle by St Teresa of Avila
The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
Mary Magdalen (In The Visions of Anne Catherine Emmerich)
Recently just finished "The Story of Our Lady of Good Success and Novena) by Rev. Father Manuel Sousa Pereira, and I highly recommend this book. So relevant for our times.
Nice to meet you all :)
The Story of Our Lady of Good Success and Novena
Mary Magdalen in the Visions of Anne Catherine Emmerich
The Interior Castle
The Cloud of Unknowing
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My name is Mark Creedon. I am new to the Catholic Book Club. My novel, "Caught Between Two Devils" was published by Iguana Books. It is available in paperback and Kindle formats on Amazon.ca and Amazon.com. It is a book based upon the real life experiences of my wife's parents and her paternal aunt in WWII. They were forced to leave their homes in Lithuania and Poland and go work for the German Army in Elbing, Germany. When they first arrived in April 1944 there was nowhere to run to but on February 4, 1945 they stole a truck and diesel fuel from the Wehrmacht and headed for Bavaria with ten fellow prisoners. They correctly believed that Bavaria would be liberated by the Americans and not the Soviets. In escaping they risked freezing, starvation, betrayal, torture and death but they made it. Why were they successful? They were Catholics who believed in God . They used their faith, had legitimate hope, prayed, demonstrated love for themselves and others and worked as a team with their fellow refugees. This book is inspirational and during these times of COVID-19 we need faith, hope, love and inspiration!
Hi all!! My name is Nelly, I live in London, UK. I come from a Catholic family from France and Poland but I’m a convert myself, soon to be received in the Church, Deo volente. I’m always reading/listening several books at the same time, right now I’m reading the biography of Joan of Arc, Brothers Karamazov and a few others.
Looking forward to read the book for the month of February.
God bless you all 💞
Hi everyone.I’m a cradle catholic from Michigan. The past year I’ve felt the urgency to learn as much about Catholicism as possible. I recommend everything from Catholic Answers and fr. John riccardo. God bless!
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I’m a cradle catholic from Michigan. The past year I’ve felt the urgency to learn as much about Catholicism as possible. I recommend everything from Catholic Answers and fr. John ricc..."
Hi Dominic, Welcome to the CBC. Speaking just for myself, I have found reading and discussing our books to be incredibly fulfilling. Not just because of the books but also because of our members who are a storehouse of knowledge about the Catholic faith.
God Bless
John , Thanks for welcoming me to CBC. Mark
Hi, a number of you probably know me from one of the other Catholic book clubs. I noticed that you will be reading In This House of Brede, and I have wanted to read that for a while. It's hard for me to participate in more than one book club but I will try for this.
Welcome Manny!This is how the slippery slope begins, too many bookclubs and not enough time :-)
I've been thinking back and forth about joining next month's discussion. You joining might just take me over the hump.
Thank you Kerstin. As it turns out at our book club most of February we will be voting and reading Acts of the Apostles. Not too heavy. It’s a good opportunity to join our brothers and sisters in Christ at this club to read a good novel.
Hi Catholic world, my name is Peter Darcy. Happy feast of Thomas Aquinas to all! I'm an editor/columnist at CatholicStand.com and creator of SacredWindows.com. I LOVE the Catholic Faith and the common search for Beauty, Truth, and Goodness that characterizes serious Catholics. Happy to be part of the GR Catholic Book Club. By the way, my favorite Catholic fiction author is Dean Koontz. Favorite Catholic nonfiction author - where to start? Blessings to all. https://sacredwindows.com/
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