Anything But Groovy: Catholic YA meets Freaky Friday
Let's talk body-switching and time travel, shall we?
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Anything But Groovy: Catholic YA meets Freaky Friday
Let's talk body-switching and time travel, shall we?
2020 Books Read
Here's what I read in 2020 (regularly updated throughout the year).
Catechist Resources
This is a listing of catechist resources I've found helpful over the years. Hope it helps you!
Marian Resources
My devotion to Mary has grown over the years, and since I've been getting an increasing number of requests for my favorite Marian recommendations, here you go.
My Books
Sometimes, you have to let the space you have be enough. I used to think I had a lot to say and share. In the last few years, I’m not sure if *I* decided I don’t or if I’ve been spiritually nudged. And this is what I have: Sometimes, the space you have is enough. Also, what are you reading? #becauseIalwayswanttoknow
Recent reads, all fiction.
1️⃣ Book of Helen, by Sherry Antonetti. Long overdue read (by years and years). I liked it. Go find it and enjoy it if you want a dose of historical and a dash of hysterical.
2️⃣ Anne of Manhattan, by Brina, because why wouldn’t I dive in Nd read an Anne book? Spoiler: it’s not LMM, not by a long shot. And if the best we can do is living together, then…well. I guess if you like steamy, there’s something for you.
3️⃣Child of Destiny, by Mina Ambrose, second in a series and, much to my surprise, more engaging and riveting than I found the first.
Wow. @erinmccolecupp and @osvcatholicbooks my 👒is off. Excellent book: great writing, wonderful insight, piercing truth. I’m only 10% sure I’m the audience, but I’m 100% sure that there’s needed wisdom here. If you come from a family of dysfunction or love someone who does, check this out. I was especially touched by how much more tenderly I feel like God and Jesus look at me. I experienced a lot of grace in reading this, and I’m so, so grateful that I had the blessing of it on my bookshelf. #highlyrecommended #catholicbookstagram #allthingsnew
🎊💙📣Preorder now available. Go to @avemariapress and use code REINHARD and you’ll get it for $18 + free shipping. There is no reason NOT to get this book. It features classic prayers and insights from superstar Catholic moms. It’s a best of book that is going to bless so many people…and I can’t wait to hold it myself! #dontforgetthecode #avemomspray
PSA, y’all. Great read for sooooo many reasons. More at post at @booksandsarah.
Stop what you’re doing. Go, reserve this book or buy it or however you consume. It. Is. Amazing. Not because it told me what I didn’t know or hadn’t thought of (it did, 1000%), not because it’s written with honesty and authenticity and insight (of course, would you think otherwise?), not because it’s a topic you may have only considered in passing or that you live with brutal invisibility. No. Read this book, listen to this book, consume this text because you are human. This book gets to the heart of so many things that inspire passion and should get us all activated, and the heart of it is dignity, humanity. Not only is this a book I’m so very glad I read, it’s one I’m going to reread with those I love. It should be required reading and also, it should be not needed. That’s what makes me cry as I think and contemplate. That’s what breaks my heart but also injects me with motivation and purpose. Thank you, @sitting_pretty, for this treatise and epistle and glance into what we should all see. #highlyrecommended #favoritereads #sittingpretty #badasswriting
There is so much to say about this book, more than what an Instagram caption can allow. I’m torn and I appreciate craft but bristle at moral relativism packaged as wholesale truth. But tell me what’s got your reading attention. Give me a reading rec…
You just can’t go wrong…
#comfortreading #prideandprejudice #janeaustenfan
A fun read. Bit of historical fiction, bit of mystery, bit of intrigue. Highly enjoyable.
Sisters, you need this book. You deserve the love and encouragement each of these letters holds for you. You will delight in the beauty of the book itself (one of my humans clearly thought it presented an opportunity for embellishment). But, for me, this book was a morning prayer experience I needed, a reminder and support that my soul embraced. Highly recommended.
You blink…and then you blink again. Life is a whirly gig and I’m not here to make you cry, just here to share a random photo and remind you that in ten years you won’t remember why it’s there but you’ll know that there must have been a reason…or a kid with your phone, as in my case. Tell me, whatcha reading?
What’s not to love?!?!?
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