{"id":5009,"date":"2006-08-01T13:36:13","date_gmt":"2006-08-01T18:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/2006\/08\/01\/book-meme\/"},"modified":"2006-08-01T13:36:13","modified_gmt":"2006-08-01T18:36:13","slug":"book-meme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2006\/08\/book-meme\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Meme"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chris Burgwald tagged me with the one book meme<\/a>. Though I am going to have to cheat since the parameter of one book is just too narrow.<\/p>\n

1. One book that changed your life:<\/strong>
\n"Letter to Paul" I don’t remember the author who was a priest. I picked it up from the library during my exploration phase thinking it was about the letter of St. Paul. Turned out it was from I think a Norwegian priest writing to his nephew. His discussion of the road to Emmaus and how it relates to the Eucharist hit me like a ton of bricks. It just made everything click for me in seeing that the Eucharist as the Catholic Church teaches perfectly fit.<\/p>\n

2. One book that you’ve read more than once:<\/strong>
\nFrank Herbert’s Dune Series. I think I have read them four times and I am sure I will do it again.<\/p>\n

3. One book you’d want on a desert island:<\/strong>
\nWell the Bible’s a given so I would pick the Summa Theologica since if you can only have one book it might has well be a real big one.<\/p>\n

4. One book that made you laugh:<\/strong>
\nAnything by Terry Pratchett<\/a>.<\/p>\n

5. One book that made you cry:<\/strong>
\nThe Power and the Glory by Graham Greene.<\/p>\n

6. One book that you wish had been written:<\/strong>
\nA converts guide to the Church explaining what most Catholics take for granted. There should be a guide to tell you the method to easily flex your toe move the kneeler up and down. There is a very specific art form to do this without making noise.<\/p>\n

7. One book that you wish had never been written:<\/strong>
\nDan Brown, The Da Vinci Code.<\/p>\n

8. One book you’re currently reading:<\/strong>
\nHow about one book per room that I am current reading?<\/p>\n

Tim Powers Declare<\/a>. Great read and it is kind of a John Le Carre meets the Twilight Zone. I have been reading a bunch of his books recently and I have enjoyed them all.<\/p>\n

Roy H. Schoeman Salvation is from the Jews<\/a>. Probably not on Mel Gibson’s reading list, but it should be.<\/p>\n

Dwight Longenecker St. Benedict and St. Therese: The Little Rule & the Little Way. <\/a> Dwight Longenecker is a talented writer and this book makes some great comparisons between these two saints.<\/p>\n

And finally I am also listening to Maisie Ward’s Gilbert Keith Chesterton. It is in the public domain<\/a> and I converted it to speech to listen to on my iPod.<\/p>\n

9. One book you’ve been meaning to read:<\/strong>
\nFr. Stanley L. Jaki’s
\nScience and Creation<\/p>\n

10. Tag five others. Happy Catholic<\/a>, A Catholic Mom in Hawaii<\/a>, Father Stephanos, O.S.B<\/a>, Kevin Knight<\/a>, Fr. Erik Richtsteig<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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