What'cha readin'? 

In answer to Marco's question, What are [you] reading??, I thought I'd share my current reads. I have a pernicious habit of consuming books buffet-style in that I rarely plow through just one tome at a time.

So, here's what's on the menu, in alphabetical order by title.

Note: Titles with an asterisk (*) indicate ones we own. We usually just check out stuff from the library -- much cheaper that way! Less clutter, too.

• The Blessed Eucharist: Our Greatest Treasure*
  Fr. Michael Muller, CSSR
  A rich meditation on and exploration of the unparalleled gift we have in the Eucharist. It was a bit of a tangent, but a paragraph in this is what sparked my recent post, Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.
  
  
• Fit for Eternal Life: A Christian Approach to Working Out, Eating Right, and Building the Virtues of Fitness in Your Soul
  Kevin Vost
  OK, I haven't actually started this'un yet -- it's languishing on my to-read pile. But, it looks interesting!
  
  
• Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection*
  Pope Benedict XVI
  B16 is, quite simply, a master teacher (among many other things, all awesome). Totally engrossing, worth taking your time over every nugget ... which is basically every paragraph. I started this during Lent and concentrated on the sections pertaining to the Passion. I'm now going through it from the beginning. (Of course, I highly recommend the previous book, Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration, which we also own.)
  
  
• Memorize the Faith! (and Most Anything Else): Using the Methods of the Great Catholic Medieval Memory Masters*
  Kevin Vost
  Full of awesome. I always struggled to remember bits like the 7 capital sins, the 7 cardinal and theological virtues, the 6 sins against the Holy Spirit, etc. Thanks to this book, even I -- with my mind like a steel colander -- can indeed memorize all this good stuff, and more. Every kid preparing for First Communion or adult for RCIA should have this sucker. My ultimate goal: Memorize all the popes. (Not in the book.)
  
  
• No Place for God: The Denial of Transcendence in Modern Church Architecture
  Moyra Doorly
  After reading an interview with Doorly, I decided to give this a look-see. As described in the interview's lead-in, her book provides "a critique and examination of the banality and ugliness that is evident in so many modern Catholic parishes and cathedrals". A bit of a depressing read, especially the wreckovation pics, but it's still well-written and -researched.

Your turn -- what'cha readin'?

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