Catholic Fire

With Lent only two weeks away, it's time to start looking at some inspiring reading material to help us grow in holiness. Of the books I have read, the following are my favorites for Lent: 1.   Bringing Lent Home with St. John Paul II: Prayers, Reflections, and Activities for Familie s by Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle 2. Bringing Lent Home with St. Thérèse of Lisieux: Prayers, Reflections, and Activities for Families   by Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle 3 . Seven Saints for Seven Virtues by Jean M. Heimann (helpful in learning to replace sin with specific virtues) 4. Practical Theology: Spiritual Direction from Saint Thomas Aquinas   by Peter Kreeft 5. The Grace of Yes: Eight Virtues for Generous Living by Lisa Hendey 6. Walking with Mary: A Biblical Journey from Nazareth to the Cross by Edward Sri 7. Magnifcat Lenten Companion All of these books are very readable and relevant. 

LifeSiteNews Managing Director Steve Jalsevac interviews Dr. Peter Kreeft. This interview took place June 8, 2013 while Dr. Kreeft was in Toronto on a speaking engagement for Catholic Chapter House.

By Peter Kreeft, released March 25, 2013, Ignatius Press, 153 pages. Paperback or Kindle. Available from Ignatius Press , Amazon, Barnes and Noble, major book stores and Catholic book stores. Reviewed by Jean M. Heimann, M.A. in Theology, freelance writer, retired psychologist, and oblate with the Community of St. John. In Jacob’s Ladder: Ten Steps to Truth , popular Catholic philosopher and writer Peter Kreeft brilliantly tackles the truth of life via two fictional characters with different philosophies who explore ten important questions, which lead to truth. The two women meet daily on a beach, where their discussion begins at the bottom rung of the ladder, passion, and climb up the other nine rungs of the ladder – truth, meaning, love, principles, God, Jews, Jesus, Catholics, and authority – one step at a time, to discover truth. The year is 1977 and the characters are Libby Rawls, a twenty-three year-old woman who has just resigned from the Massachusetts Depart...