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Alain De Botton: The Consolations of Philosophy
With kudos to Boethius, the author lauds the virtues of the examined life.Geoff Colvin: Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from EverybodyElse
Good encouragement for those who are discouraged when practice doesn't yield immediate results.Sandy Hotchkiss: Why Is It Always About You? : The Seven Deadly Sins of Narcissism
Know anyone like this? Good reading for Lent.Tony Wagner: The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don't Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need--and What We Can Do About It
Wake-up call to American educators about qualities needed in our school system.Matthew R. Linderoth: Prohibition on the North Jersey Shore: Gangsters on Vacation
Breezy read on the colorful local history during prohibition. Illuminating passages on the KKK in Red Bank, Long Branch and New Jersey.Barbara R. Blackburn: Rigor is NOT a Four-Letter Word
One educator's view of excellence in educationSusan Cain: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Nice critique of the modern American tendency to choose extroverts as leaders.Edwin G. Burrows: Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 (The History of New York City)
Interesting history of the earliest days of New York City including anti-Catholic bias in the colonies.Michael Coren: Why Catholics Are Right
Debunks some tired myths critics use to bash the Catholic church. Fight back when the Catholic church is blamed for every social evil in the world since original sin.Roy F. Baumeister: Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength
Eye opening research on simple but effective methods of strengthening our will power and why we should.Denis R. McNamara: How to Read Churches: A Crash Course in Ecclesiastical Architecture
Terrific and interesting book on church architecture written by a contemporary expert.Benedict J. Groeschel: After This Life: What Catholics Believe About What Happens Next
This the book our "Faith Seeking Understanding" Group will read and discuss during Lent.Frederic Luskin: Forgive for Good
Dr. Luskin will visit Holy Cross this Lent to speak about how we learn to forgive.D. Stanley Eitzen: Fair and Foul: Beyond the Myths and Paradoxes of Sport
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly About American SportsParker J. Palmer: Teaching with Fire: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Teach
Roger Housden: For Lovers of God Everywhere: Poems of the Christian Mystics
Very helpful commentary on each poem selected.James E. Healy: Building a New Church: A Process Manual for Pastors and Lay Leaders
We've already been hard at work on most of the material covered in this newly published handbook, but it will be helpful as a reference and for anyone on the Parish Building Committee and Subcommittees, especially in the coming months.Alain De Botton: How Proust Can Change Your Life
Great introduction to this great writer. It might even tempt you to tackle some of Proust's "In Search of Lost Time."David Macaulay: Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction (Sandpiper)
Wonderfully simple line drawings show how cathedrals were constructed.
Holy Cross Gardens
- Photos of plantings at Holy Cross. Most photography is by Susan Symington. As time permits, I'll add the plant names to those varieties we've posted.
Blogs you'll find Interesting
- On the Square | First Things
Online edition of the magazine with interesting, articulate discussion of public issues pertinent for people of faith. - Catholic Culture : News
Frequently updated Catholic World news. Always interesting. - La Voce del Papa e della Chiesa in dialogo con il mondo
Vatican Radio newstories in English. If you like listening to podcasts or mp3s, this site is great. - Whispers in the Loggia
Behind the scenes commentary on the Catholic Church and its hierarchy. The blog's title is apt. - What Does the Prayer Really Say
Fr. Z, as he is known, blogs on just about everything. Staunchly conservative, articulate and well educated - perhaps the William F. Buckley of priesthood. - The Curt Jester
Sometimes irrverent look at modern life and the Catholic church. - American Papist: Not Your Average Catholic!
Young Catholic postgraduate students blogs on all things Catholics with attention to politics. - Zenit
Frequent news updates Catholic news from around the world.
