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The Book that Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization
I vote for Poor Banished Children, by Fiorella De Maria, and How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization, by Thomas E. Woods Jr
I would like to vote for Poor Banished Children, by Fiorella De Maria, and How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization, by Thomas E. Woods JrThe Burning Bush, by Sigrid Undset
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Maria Amparo, you can only vote for two books, not three. If you don't correct your vote, the first two will be counted.
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1. With two eyes into Gehenna
2. Things worth dying for
With two eyes into GehennaThe Last Ugly Person: And Other Stories
I vote for 1) The Prodigal Church
2) Poor Banished Children
I vote for:Things worth dying for
The wild orchid
I vote for From Fire, by Water and Pierre Toussant.
Things worth dying forHow the Catholic Church built Western Civilization
The Day is Now Far Spent, by Robert SarahSalvation is From the Jews: The Role of Judaism in Salvation History from Abraham to the Second Coming, by Roy H. Schoeman
Pierre Toussaint: A Biography, by Arthur Jones, The Hundredfold: Songs for the Lord, by Anthony M. Esolen,
These all sound good, but I'd like to vote for Junia and Poor Banished Children.
Things Worth Dying ForTwo Eyes into Gehenna
For Advent, I vote for The Hundredfold.
How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization, by Thomas E. Woods Jr
How the Catholic Church Built Western CivilizationSalvation Is From the Jews
So many good books on the list! My choices: From Fire, By Water
Pierre Toussaint
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How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization
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Voting is closed, Susan. The results were published last Thursday.
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The Book that Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization, by Vishal Mangalwadi, nominated by Mariangel
Whether you're an avid student of the Bible or a skeptic of its relevance, The Book That Made Your World will transform your perception of its influence on virtually every facet of Western civilization. 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: None
The Burning Bush, by Sigrid Undset, nominated by Fonch
A continuation of the story in the Wild Orchid.
Voting History: None
The Day is Now Far Spent, by Robert Sarah, nominated by Mariangel
Robert Cardinal Sarah calls The Day Is Now Far Spent his most important book. He analyzes the spiritual, moral, and political collapse of the Western world and concludes that "the decadence of our time has all the faces of mortal peril."
A cultural identity crisis, he writes, is at the root of the problems facing Western societies. "The West no longer knows who it is, because it no longer knows and does not want to know who made it, who established it, as it was and as it is. Many countries today ignore their own history. This self-suffocation naturally leads to a decadence that opens the path to new, barbaric civilizations."
Voting History: May 2021 - 3; July 2021 - 2; September 2021 - 4; October 2021 - 5
From Fire, by Water: My Journey to the Catholic Faith, by Sohrab Ahmari, nominated by Sohrab and John
Sohrab Ahmari was a teenager living under the Iranian ayatollahs when he decided that there is no God. Nearly two decades later, he would be received into the Catholic Church. In From Fire, by Water, he recounts this unlikely passage, from the strident Marxism and atheism of a youth misspent on both sides of the Atlantic to a moral and spiritual awakening prompted by the Mass. At once a young intellectual’s finely crafted self-portrait and a life story at the intersection of the great ideas and events of our time, the book marks the debut of a compelling new Catholic voice.
Voting History: February 2021 - 3; March 2021 -8; April 2021 - 9; May 2021 - 2; July 2021 - 2; September 2021 - 4; October 2021 - 4
The Ghosts of Midgard Manor: And Other Stories, by Roger Thomas, nominated by Steven R.
An eclectic collection of short stories examining life and relationships from a variety of perspectives.
Voting History: None
How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization, by Thomas E. Woods Jr., nominated by Manuel
Ask a college student today what he knows about the Catholic Church and his answer might come down to one word: "corruption." But that one word should be "civilization." Western civilization has given us the miracles of modern science, the wealth of free-market economics, the security of the rule of law, a unique sense of human rights and freedom, charity as a virtue, splendid art and music, a philosophy grounded in reason, and innumerable other gifts that we take for granted as the wealthiest and most powerful civilization in history. But what is the ultimate source of these gifts? Bestselling author and professor Thomas E. Woods, Jr. provides the long neglected answer: No institution has done more to shape Western civilization than the two-thousand-year-old Catholic Church—and in ways that many of us have forgotten or never known.
Voting History: September 2021 - 4; October 2021 - 6
The Hundredfold: Songs for the Lord, by Anthony M. Esolen, nominated by Joe
The Hundredfold is a tapestry of hymns, monologues, and short lyrics knit together as one book-length poem in praise of Christ in his startling humanity. Using all the riches of the English poetic tradition—meter, rhyme, music—the poet ponders the mysterious man from Nazareth and the world he came to set on fire with splendor.
Voting History: None
Junia, Michael Giesler, Steven R.
As the beautiful daughter of a Roman senator, Junia enjoyed the best that life had to offer in first century Rome. She was grateful and anxious to please her family, a dutiful and obedient young woman of privilege. That is, until a chance friendship and its abrupt end sparks an interest in a new religion that will lead to a destiny she never imagined.
Voting History: October 2021 - 3
The Last Ugly Person: And Other Stories, by Roger Thomas, nominated by Steven R.
I have not found a description of this book other than that it is four short stories by Roger Thomas. If anyone has a description to offer, please do so.
Voting History: None
Pierre Toussaint: A Biography, by Arthur Jones, nominated by Kathleen
This richly detailed portrait of Pierre Toussaint, who was born into slavery, became one of the most admired men of his time, and is now a candidate for canonization, reveals both the journey of an extraordinary man and a fascinating glimpse into nineteenth-century America.
Voting History: None
Poor Banished Children, by Fiorella De Maria, nominated by Fonch
An explosion is heard off the coast of sixteenth-century England, and a woman washes up on the shore. She is barely alive and does not speak English, but she asks for a priest... in Latin. She has a confession to make and a story to tell, but who is she and where has she come from? Cast out of her superstitious, Maltese family, Warda turns to begging and stealing until she is fostered by an understanding Catholic priest who teaches her the art of healing. Her willful nature and hard-earned independence make her unfit for marriage, and so the good priest sends Warda to serve an anchorite, in the hope that his protege will discern a religious vocation.
Voting History: August 2020 - 1; September 2020 - 5; October 2020 - 3; November 2020 - 2; December 2020 - 4; ; January 2021 - 3; February 2021 - 4; March 2021 - 2; April 2021 - 4; May 2021 - 4; July 2021 - 3; September 2021 - 3; October 2021 - 6
The Prodigal Church: Restoring Catholic Tradition in an Age of Deception, by Brandon McGinley, nominated by Ben Eastman
For too many decades, our Catholic Church has diluted her distinctive traditions in order to please contemporary culture, losing not only her patrimony but much of her moral authority- just when the world needs it most. Today, with our country and our Church suffering their worst crises since the 1960s, distressed American Catholics are understandably hungry for big solutions to their big problems. Fortunately, where today so many see only darkness, author Brandon McGinley sees light, arguing that these dire days offer us an opportunity to rescue our Church- if only we have the holy confidence to seize this God-given moment.
Voting History: None
Salvation Is from the Jews: The Role of Judaism in Salvation History from Abraham to the Second Coming, by Roy H. Schoeman, nominated by Faith
The book traces the role of Judaism and the Jewish people in God's plan for the salvation of mankind, from Abraham through the Second Coming, as revealed by the Catholic faith and by a thoughtful examination of history. It will give Christians a deeper understanding of Judaism, both as a religion in itself and as a central component of Christian salvation.
Voting History: None
The Wild Orchid, by Sigrid Undset, nominated by Fonch
The novel is about a young man, Paul Selmer's journey from freethinking to Catholicism, but before he reaches that point, he goes through several stages in his life: divorce of his parents, remarriage of his father, his development from a student to a mature man. The title is taken from the protagonist's mother's garden - a white, fragrant orchid called gymnadenia in Latin. Paul, as a boy, is fascinated by the name and is disappointed to see a flower with small, inconspicuous flowers. (Translated (from the Estonian summary to the English language translation) with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version), which also identified the original language)
Voting History: September 2021 - 2; October 2021 - 2
With Two Eyes Into Gehenna, Jane Lebak, Steven R.
Sister Magdalena never heard of the Catherinite nuns until the day she faced her own death sentence. Rome, 1562. It’s the era of the Index of Banned Books and the Roman Inquisition. Kings still burn heretics. The worst threats come from within the Church itself.
Voting History: April 2021 - 2; May 2021 - 2; July 2021 - 4; September 2021 - 2; October 2021 - 3
Current Interest Book:
Things Worth Dying For: Thoughts on a Life Worth Living by Charles J. Chaput, Faith
A collection of essays by Arbishop Chaput regarding reflections on his five decades as a priest.
Voting History: July 2021 - 4