July 2022 BOTM - Voting

[Manuel]

It is time to vote for our July BOTM. You may vote for up to 2 of the books listed below. The book(s) with the most votes will be our BOTM. If there is a tie, the moderator uses a random list generator to determine the order and they are all read over however many months. Books that receive fewer than 2 votes will be removed from the Voting List, with those that receive 1 vote being placed at the end of the Nominations List.

Voting will end at approximately 11:00 AM Eastern Time on Saturday, June 18.

The Betrothed - Alessandro Manzoni World'S Best Edition by Alessandro Manzoni, nominated by Mariangel
“Compulsory reading for Italian high school students, The Betrothed gives a historically accurate account of the bubonic plague that wiped out a quarter of Milan’s population in 1629-1631.” —Politico “This is not just a book; it offers consolation to the whole of humanity.” —Giuseppe Verdi
Voting History: April 2022 - 3; May 2022 - 4; June 2022 - 4

A Bloody Habit by Eleanor Bourg Nicholson, nominated by Fonch
It is 1900, the dawn of a new century. Even as the old Queen's health fails, Victorian Britain stands monumental and strong upon a mountain of technological, scientific, and intellectual progress. For John Kemp, a straight-forward, unimaginative London lawyer, life seems reassuringly predictable yet forward-leaning, that is, until a foray into the recently published sensationalist novel Dracula, united with a chance meeting with an eccentric Dominican friar, catapults him into a bizarre, violent, and unsettling series of events.
Voting History: June 2022 - 2

Centurion's Daughter, Justin Swanton, Fonch
Written and illustrated by master storyteller Justin Swanton, Centurion's Daughter is a thoughtful and compelling journey to a little-known period of history when an empire fell and the foundations of Christendom were laid.
Voting History: February 2022 - 2; March 2022 - 4; April 2022 - 2 ; May 2022 - 5; June 2022 - 5

The Emerald Tablet, by Manuel Alfonseca, nominated by John
Loyalty to her homeland and her ideals make Meriem a young heroine. In the times of the emperor Valerian Augustus, the borders of the Roman Empire begin to weaken and strange people walk inside. In Hispania, Gaius Aeolius receives the visit of a mysterious Egyptian who brings ruin to the house, along with a mysterious emerald tablet. Young Meriem and her brother Lucius are then involved in a series of adventures, which will take them from an encounter with barbarians to the presence of Caesar.
Voting History: March 2022 - 9; April 2022 - 2; May 2022 - 4; June 2022 - 2

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; December 2021 - 5; February 2022 - 7; March 2022 - 7; April 2022 - 8; May 2022 - 6; June 2022 - 6

Friends in High Places (https://www.goodreads.com/series/3264...), by Corinna Turner, nominated by Manuel.
This nomination is to read the following three 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

The History of the Earth-9 colony, M.Alfonseca, Manuel
The colonization of the galaxy has started. When human beings discover planets suitable for life, they enter in conflict with extraterrestrial intelligences who were living there. This science-fiction novel revises the story of Adam and Eve and its consequences, in the setting of space colonization and the encounter with extraterrestrial intelligences.
Voting History: February 2022 - 4; March 2022 - 4; April 2022 - 5; May 2022 - 8; June 2022 - 8

Loss and Gain, John Henry Newman, Elisabeth
John Henry Newman, one of the greatest religious figures of the nineteenth century, also had a successful career as a gifted novelist. Loss and Gain, his first novel, tells the story of a young man's search for faith in early Victorian Oxford.
Voting History: NONE

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.''
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: December 2021 - 3; February 2022 - 2; March 2022 - 4; April 2022 - 2; May 2022 - 2; June 2022 - 2

Prison Journal, Volume 1 The Cardinal Makes His Appeal, by George Cardinal Pell, nominated by John
Led off to jail in handcuffs, following his sentencing on March 13, 2019, the 78-year-old Australian prelate began what was meant to be six years in jail for "historical sexual assault offenses”. Cardinal Pell endured more than thirteen months in solitary confinement, before the Australian High Court voted 7-0 to overturn his original convictions. His victory over injustice was not just personal, but one for the entire Catholic Church.
Bearing no ill will toward his accusers, judges, prison workers, journalists, and those harboring and expressing hatred for him, the cardinal used his time in prison as a kind of "extended retreat". He eloquently filled notebook pages with his spiritual insights, prison experiences, and personal reflections on current events both inside and outside the Church, as well as moving prayers.
Voting History: May 2022 - 3; June 2022 - 2

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

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: NONE

The Servile State, by Hilaire Belloc, nominated by John
The effect of socialist doctrine on capitalist society, Belloc wrote, is to produce a third thing different from either—the servile state, today commonly called the welfare state.
Voting History: NONE

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

[Fonch]

I vote for The History of the Earth-9 colony, M.Alfonseca and The Emerald Tablet, by Manuel Alfonseca.

[Bill]

My votes are for The History of the Earth Colony and Centurion's Daughter.

[John]

My vote is for the Emerald Tablet and the Serville State

[Vicky]

Loss and Gain and The Centurion’s Daughter .

[Andrea]

Bloody habit or Centurion’s daughter

[Steven R.]

Friends in High Places - Corinna Turner
The History of the Earth-9 colony - Manuel Alfonseca

[W.M.J.]

The Mystery of Joseph, Fr. Marie-Dominique Philippe, OP, John

[Jt]

The Betrothed and The Servile State

[Pat]

Loss and Gain, Pierre Toussaint.
Thank you.

[Faith]

Prison Journal, Volume 1 The Cardinal Makes His Appeal, by George Cardinal Pell,
and
A Bloody Habit by Eleanor Bourg Nicholson,

[Jill]

From Fire by Water
A Time to Die

[SUSAN]

The Mystery of Joseph
From Fire by Water

[Connie]

From Fire by Water

[Madeleine]

The Resurrection of the Son of God
Centurion's Daughter

[Stef]

a bloody habit
a time to die

[Fergus, Weaver of Autistic Webs]

Earth Nine; and
The Betrothed.

[Kristen]

The Emerald Tablet
From Fire, By Water

[Michelle]

Voting for Saint Monica Club

[Diego]

Loss and gain
From fire, by water

[Kristi]

From fire, by water

A time to die

[Manuel]

History of Earth-9
Friends in High Places

[Steven]

I vote for:

1-From Fire, by Water

2-The Mystery of Joseph

[Kaye]

Bloody Habit, Eleanor Bourg
Friends in High places, Corrina Turner

[Elisabeth]

The betrothed
Loss and gain

[María Amparo]

My votes: The Betrothed - Alessandro Manzoni World'S Best Edition by Alessandro Manzoni and The Emerald Tablet, by Manuel Alfonseca,

[Jane]

I vote for :

1- A Time to Die
2- From Fire, By Water


Jane

[Bo]

From Fire by Water
The Mystery of Joseph

[Mariangel]

The betrothed
The history of the Earth-9 colony

[Melike]

The Bethroted
A time to Die

[Elia]

I vote for the HOUSE OF BREDE And THE STORY OF A SOUL
Elia Cuomo

[Frances]

History of earth — 9

The Resurrection of the Son of God

[Mary]

A time to die
The betrothed

[Manuel]

Elia wrote: "I vote for the HOUSE OF BREDE And THE STORY OF A SOUL
Elia Cuomo"

Elia, those two books are not in the voting list, and in fact we have read them before.

[Asunción]

The betrothed
Earth-9 Colony

[Maggie]

I vote for the Saint Monica Club

[Chris]

The Betrothed and From Fire, By Water!

[Lynn Ann]

The Betrothed-Alessandro Manzoni World’s Best Edition by Alessandro Manzoni

The Resurrection of the Son of God, N.T. Wright

[Manuel]

Voting is closed.
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