Gemma Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 From one of our affiliate founders, who has been a Secular Franciscan (now Benedictine Oblate): She warns that there is a lot of New Age stuff out there with a Franciscan label. What parts of the Franciscan charism draws them? How are their gifts and talents and yearnings fitting into the charism? She gave me a link: [url="http://franciscanresources.com/store/category/aqco/BOOKS_-_FRANCIS.html"]http://franciscanresources.com/store/category/aqco/BOOKS_-_FRANCIS.html[/url] HTH Blessings, Gemma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemma Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 [quote name='AnneLine' timestamp='1340523776' post='2448273'] Agreed on St. Therese's [u]Story of a Soul [/u]and [u]The Way of Divine Love[/u]. Wonderful books. Get the John Clark, OCD translation of the Story of a Soul as it is the best literal translation.... If one is into Franciscan spirituality, I can't recommend [u]The Perfect Joy of St. Franci[/u]s by Felix Timmermans strongly enough! It is strongly based on the Little Flowers of St. Francis, but reads like a novel. I encountered it when I was a postulant, and it was the FIRST book I purchased for myself when I left the convent. Totally helped me through that tough transition. I hadn't been that much into St. Francis and St. Clare before that... but walked away with a strong devotion to both.... Another one that I have found VERY helpful is [u]He Leadeth Me[/u] by the Servant of God Fr. Walter Ciszek, S.J. He went as a missionary to the Russian people during the communist years.... and learned some incredible lessons about radical trust in God. Very powerful!!!! [/quote] I found [i]The Perfect Joy of St. Francis[/i] on our college bookstore shelf and read it. I finally had the epiphany as to why I had such separation anxiety from the Dominicans in Louisville from my previous college experience. I called the friar whom I had befriended and told him about it, and the Third Order of St. Dominic. I had seen those words on the sign outside the church, but they didn't make a lot of sense to me at the time. Our local church was under the patronage of St. Clare. My significant other read the book, and he came to lunch with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich instead of the full-course fare being offered. "I'm thinking of doing more penance," he said, remorsefully. Really brought him around. He was Presbo, but was converting because we had planned to marry. Anywho, we are praying for your discerning friend. Blessings, Gemma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 (edited) Both [u]Perfect Joy of St. Francis [/u]and [u]He Leadeth Me[/u] have been reprinted by Ignatius Press... you needn't worry about whether or not they are orthodox if they are printing them..... Gemma, I agree -- there is something about that book that just is .... holy. You can feel God in them. And the same with He Leadeth Me. Have suggested them to numerous people, and every one of them says that both of them impacted them in profound ways...... Edited June 24, 2012 by AnneLine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 It may have already been mentioned, but [i]My Sister Saint Therese [/i]by Sister Genevieve of the Holy Face (Celine Martin.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 [url="http://www.amazon.com/Religious-Vocation-An-Unnecessary-Mystery/dp/0895558238/ref=pd_sim_b_5"][i]Religious Vocation: An Unnecessary Mystery[/i] by Fr. Richard Butler, OP[/url] [i][url="http://www.amazon.com/Believe-Love-Personal-Retreat-Teaching/dp/1928832288/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1340566132&sr=1-1&keywords=i+believe+in+love"]I Believe in Love: A Personal Retreat based on the Teaching of St. Therese[/url][/i] [i][url="http://www.amazon.com/TAN-Classic-Abandonment-Providence-Classics/dp/0895552264/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1340566193&sr=1-5&keywords=abandonment+to+divine+providence"]Abandonment to Divine Providence[/url][/i] (recommended to me by a CFR Sister) [i][url="http://www.amazon.com/Meaning-Vocation-John-Paul-II/dp/0933932995/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1340566249&sr=1-1&keywords=the+meaning+of+vocation"]The Meaning of Vocation[/url][/i] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StClare_OraProNobis Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 "He Leadeth Me!" You should really read this book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherie Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 [quote name='FuturePriest387' timestamp='1340564511' post='2448369'] It may have already been mentioned, but [i]My Sister Saint Therese [/i]by Sister Genevieve of the Holy Face (Celine Martin.). [/quote] Double, triple, quadruple this recommendation. Very helpful; please read it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 [quote name='CherieMadame' timestamp='1340588588' post='2448498'] Double, triple, quadruple this recommendation. Very helpful; please read it! [/quote] I bought this book on your recommendation. What I have read so far is VERY good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filius_angelorum Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Ah, yes, I just remembered one. [i]The Prayer of Love and Silence[/i], by a Carthusian. It is one of my favorite spiritual books and very handy when one is looking for a good method of meditation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 [b][i][url="http://www.amazon.com/Where-There-Is-Love-God/dp/0385531788/ref=pd_sim_b_89"]Where There is Love, There is God: A Path to Closer Union with God and Greater Love for Others[/url][/i][/b] (about Mother Teresa of Calcutta) [b][url="http://www.amazon.com/The-Fulfillment-Desire-Ralph-Martin/dp/1931018367/ref=pd_sim_b_58"][i]The Fullfillment of All Desire: A Guidebook for the Journey to God based on the Wisdom of the Saints[/i][/url][/b] [url="http://www.amazon.com/With-God-Russia-Walter-Ciszek/dp/0898705746/ref=pd_sim_b_65"][i][b]With God in Russia[/b] by Fr. Walter Ciszek[/i][/url] (the same writer of [i]He Leadeth Me)[/i] [i][b][url="http://www.amazon.com/Between-Heaven-Mirth-Laughter-Spiritual/dp/0062024264/ref=pd_sim_b_8"]Between Heaven and Mirth: Why Joy, Humor, and Laughter are at the Heart of the Spiritual Life[/url][/b][/i] [i][url="http://www.amazon.com/What-When-Jesus-Hungry-Practical/dp/1586174495/ref=pd_sim_b_81"][b]What to Do When Jesus is Hungry: A Practical Guide to the Works of Mercy[/b] by Fr. Andrew Apostoli, CFR[/url][/i] [i][url="http://www.amazon.com/When-God-Asks-Undivided-Heart/dp/1930314108/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1340603762&sr=1-1&keywords=when+god+asks+for+an+undivided+heart"][b]When God Asks for an Undivided Heart[/b] by Fr. Andrew Apostoli, CFR[/url][/i] (I received this free when I went on a CFR discernment retreat) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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