Catholic Fire

I'm not ready to get back into the daily grind yet and am still in the Easter vacation mode. I'm in the mood for a meme and book memes are my favorite kind of memes. I found this one over at The Anchoress. Include up to 3 answers each if you like. Consider The Bible or other religious texts a gimme, particularly for question #15. 1. Most treasured childhood book(s)? A Wrinkle in Time - by Madeleine L'Engle 2. Classic(s) you are embarrassed to admit you’ve never read Gone with the Wind - I have seen the movie umpteen times, but never read the book. 3. Classics you read, but hated? I can't think of any I hated. 4. Favorite genre(s)? Biography (particularly saint biographies) Spiritual Classics Historical Fiction 5. Favorite light reading? inspirational short stories (Christian/Catholic) 6. Favorite heavy reading? Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Pope John Paul II Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta 7. Last book(s) you finished? The Big Book of Women Saints by Sarah Gallick 8. Las...

Meme Booked by 3 - February From Steven at Book Reviews and More . Book Memories 1. Do you associate reading particular books with the places you read them or events of the time you read them? Yes, I often do. When I read Father Elijah: An Apocalypse by Michael O'Brien, I remember completely avoiding the TV, the computer, sleeping, and nearly every other activity I normally spent time on -- I was totally obsessed with that book. It provided me with the inner peace I was searching for during a time that was anything but peaceful in my life. I also read it before I went on a pilgrimage to Rome, ( that included stopping by Assisi), and it prepared my heart for the spiritual impact that trip had on me. I will always associate Bert Ghezzi's book Mystics and Miracles with the Catholic Writer's Association (now known as Catholic Writers Online) Conference at Franciscan University in Steubenville, as I purchased it at the campus bookstore and went to a workshop put on by Ghezzi -...

I was tagged for this book meme from Esther. Rules: 1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages). 2. Open the book to page 123. 3. Find the fifth sentence. 4. Post the next three sentences. 5. Tag five people. God on earth, our host and guest, be in flesh made manifest. Servant Savior, chosen one, You are God's beloved Son. Let your Spirit on us rest; be in us made manifest. I will tag the following five people: 1. Ebeth 2. Karen 3. Therese 4 . Elena 5. Sarah