# What book are you reading right now? **URL:** \ **Category:** Popular Media\ **Created:** [May 22, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/502 "2023-05-22T16:57:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Literalman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/literalman/32/117_2.png) [@Literalman](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Literalman)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/502/21 "2023-06-09T14:03:59Z")
Magnificat Press was a family-run Christian (not exclusively Catholic) book publisher that lasted from 1986 till 1991. I looked at the website for the Magnificat Missal and couldn’t figure out the company name. Maybe they stole our name. That’s a sin. Just kidding! And I was a reader long before I worked in book publishing. And back around 1975 our TV broke, and we didn’t miss it, so for most of the time since then we haven’t had one. ---
**Author:** ![ShotClocker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/shotclocker/32/310_2.png) [@ShotClocker](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/ShotClocker)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2023, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/502/22 "2023-06-11T21:54:35Z")
> **[Magnificat](https://us.magnificat.net/)** > > Magnificat meets every need of your spiritual life. A way to more profound love of Christ. That’s the publisher I’m talking about. Their monthly missal has a lot of extra info and prayer help. Top notch stuff ---
**Author:** ![Literalman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/literalman/32/117_2.png) [@Literalman](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Literalman)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/502/23 "2023-06-11T22:25:56Z")
> [@ShotClocker](#): > > [https://us.magnificat.net/](https://us.magnificat.net/) “Magnificat meets every need of your spiritual life.” That’s a lot to promise! ---
**Author:** ![ShotClocker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/shotclocker/32/310_2.png) [@ShotClocker](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/ShotClocker)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2023, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/502/24 "2023-06-11T23:29:56Z")
A lot of parishes have their monthly missal on hand. If you can find one I’d give it a try. I know someone who saves all the covers for the artwork. ---
**Author:** ![Cade\_One](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/cade_one/32/34_2.png) [@Cade\_One](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Cade_One)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/502/25 "2023-06-22T14:01:08Z")
I just got “Counterfeit Christs: _Finding the Real Jesus Among the Impostors_” by Trent Horn for Father’s Day. Looking at the table of contents and the cover, I’m super excited to read it. ---
**Author:** ![Archiete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@Archiete](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Archiete)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/502/26 "2023-06-23T19:01:02Z")
Thanks for the tips. I like you have more than one going at the same time. I reading The Gospel of John, the word became flesh by Wlm. Anderson, DMin, PhD n No Regrets, Mathew Kelly. ---
**Author:** ![Wwgstl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c67d28/32.png) [@Wwgstl](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Wwgstl)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/502/27 "2023-06-24T01:52:11Z")
The Great Story of Israel- Election,Freedom,Holiness by Robert Barron ---
**Author:** ![ShotClocker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/shotclocker/32/310_2.png) [@ShotClocker](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/ShotClocker)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2023, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/502/28 "2023-06-24T12:52:30Z")
I’ve been taking a hiatus from the internet and decided to visit the two public libraries near me. Of course they’re full of “pride” crap right now but I read in an article that through taxes you give your local public library around $7.50 a month, so I might as well use it for not so free books. I also just got novels because my mind needs a break from the real world in general. Already read: The picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - amazing book. Embraced by Catholics as a tale that outlines the downfalls of pride and self worship. Sad that mass media thinks it’s a gay tale, which is actually damaging to the “gay community” if you actually read the book. Fall Back Down When I Die by Joe Wilkins - I absolutely loved this book. Its so satisfying to have a strong male and father figure in a book. Also takes place in rural Montana which I love. The Blood Of Heaven by Kent Wascom - I wanted a violent book but this one is a bit dumb and feels like a power fantasy. Has historical relevance, taking place in Spanish occupied Louisiana and Florida in the early 1800’s with historical figures playing a role in the imaginary character’s life. Nicely outlines the downfalls of Baptist Sola scriptura thinking if you read between the lines. Read with caution. As Good As Gone by Larry Watson - Haven’t finished yet but will today after work. Liking it so far but oh my it moves so slow. Again a fan of the strong male figure presented and is similar to Fall Back Down When I Die except takes place in 1960’s Montana. The Lutheran main character being so uncomfortable talking to a Nun at a Catholic hospital while asking very basic questions on salvation made me giggle. I’ll sprinkle in a Catholic book soon. Probably A Family of Saints by Fr. Joseph Piat. Just need to unwind my mind first. I don’t like reading theology books with a clouded mind because then I tend to forget them. ---
**Author:** ![SarahJane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/sarahjane/32/22_2.png) [@SarahJane](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/SarahJane)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/502/29 "2023-06-27T19:14:36Z")
I just finished _Let Beauty Speak_, by Jimmy Mitchell. He lists 10 principles for living a beautiful life, such as Mission, Suffering, Community, Prayer, etc. My favorite part of the book was his “For Further Reading” section after each chapter. Some really good resources. I’m also making my way through _The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings_ by Philip and Carol Zaleski. They have a wonderful writing style and this is the best book I’ve read on the Inklings. It’s long but very clear and enjoyable. ---
**Author:** ![Literalman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/literalman/32/117_2.png) [@Literalman](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Literalman)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/502/30 "2023-06-27T21:12:59Z")
I reread _The Picture of Dorian Gray_ last year. The picture’s “gold would wither into gray. Its red and white roses would die. For every sin that he committed, a stain would wreck and fleck its fairness. The picture … would be to him the visible emblem of conscience.” Dorian Gray was dissolute, but he wasn’t proud of it. ---
**Author:** ![ShotClocker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/shotclocker/32/310_2.png) [@ShotClocker](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/ShotClocker)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/502/31 "2023-06-27T22:13:13Z")
He wasn’t proud of being immoral, but his pride is what caused him to be immoral in the first place. Him knowing his outward appearance never changing no matter what he did, making him seek company with the highest class people, along with the amassing of the finest physical goods (including an expensive toilet seat), along with his rejection of Sibyl due to her showing imperfections he did not approve of, him murdering Basil after he confronts him about his behavior, and then his ultimate suicide when he sees how terrible the painting had become showing how he is on the inside are all examples of his pride in action. ---
**Author:** ![Literalman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/literalman/32/117_2.png) [@Literalman](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Literalman)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/502/32 "2023-09-09T21:45:55Z")
Now I’m reading _Pilgrimage and Exile: Mother Marianne of Moloka’i_ by Sister Mary Lawrence Hanley and O. A. Bushnell, about the life of Saint Marianne Cope. I plan to post a review of it on my website by and by. ---
**Author:** ![MDD2299](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/mdd2299/32/274_2.png) [@MDD2299](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/MDD2299)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/502/33 "2023-09-15T21:48:07Z")
Just finished Crucified Rabbi by Taylor Marshall ---
**Author:** ![Literalman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/literalman/32/117_2.png) [@Literalman](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Literalman)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/502/34 "2023-09-30T14:15:40Z")
I added my [review of _Pilgrimage and Exile_](http://www.stevedunham.50megs.com/BookReviews.html#pilgrimage-exile) to my website for anyone who is interested. All my other book reviews I have are on the same web page. The subjects tend toward homeland security topics because I once wrote for and copy edited a homeland security journal and newsletter and had permission to reproduce my articles and reviews on my website. But there are books on other subjects too. ---
**Author:** ![Literalman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/literalman/32/117_2.png) [@Literalman](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Literalman)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/502/35 "2023-10-07T21:09:31Z")
I’m reading _The Fighting at Jutland_, about the naval battle in the North Sea in 1916, written by people who were there. And I just finished _Come, Walk With Me Thru the Needle’s Eye_, about a Christian counseling center in Youngstown, Ohio, that was formed to assist drug addicts and work to prevent drug addiction. ---
**Author:** ![Cade\_One](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/cade_one/32/34_2.png) [@Cade\_One](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Cade_One)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/502/36 "2024-12-12T17:50:10Z")
What’s everyone reading right now? ---
**Author:** ![Literalman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/literalman/32/117_2.png) [@Literalman](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Literalman)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/502/37 "2024-12-12T22:16:20Z")
_The Imperial Japanese Navy_ (1904) by Fred T. Jane. I’m interested in naval history, and it was on Project Gutenberg, where everything is free. I didn’t expect it to be so interesting, but it is. I expected a reference book, but it has history too, including one sad blunder (a Chinese ship was out of control and steering toward some Japanese ships) that provoked an unintended battle. Jane authored the reference series _Jane’s Fighting Ships_, which is still published today. ---
**Author:** ![Literalman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/literalman/32/117_2.png) [@Literalman](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Literalman)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/502/38 "2024-12-13T02:16:25Z")
I see that the previous post in this thread was also by me. Since then, I’ve read more than 50 books—about one per week. I keep a log of books I’ve read, sometimes with extensive notes, other times with cursory ones. Occasionally I make the notes into a review that I post on my website at [Book and Movie Reviews by Steve Dunham](http://www.stevedunham.50megs.com/BookReviews.html). I had read all the Jeeves and Wooster books by P.G. Wodehouse that I could find, and in the past year I looked on Project Gutenberg ([https://www.gutenberg.org/](https://www.gutenberg.org/)) to see what other books of his I could find. I found a lot; some were so-so, some very good. _Money for Nothing_ , although uneven, was funny, and I especially liked the character Emily (a dog) who thinks human thoughts and speaks them, but people hear her words as barks. A few times a year I browse Project Gutenberg to see what’s new and download anything that looks interesting. Some of the other books I read: _The Brothers Karamazov_ by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. I had heard that Dostoyevsky wrote that if there is no God, then nothing is forbidden, and that this is in _The Brothers Karamazov._ Yes, one of the characters says it several times. I was supposed to read this book in high school, and I got around to it more than 50 years late. _Friars and Filipinos_ (an abridged English translation by Frank Ernest Gannett of _Noli Me Tangere_ by José Rizal). Rizal is the national hero of the Philippines, and my wife is a Filipina, so I read this book to learn more about the history of the Philippines. _Incredible Victory_ by Walter Lord, about the Battle of Midway in World War II. Like Lord’s other books, such as _A Night to Remember_ (about the _Titanic_ ), this is readable history, much of it told through the words of people who were there. _Candide_ by Voltaire—the Old School Freight Train (a “newgrass” band) had a song called “Doctor Pangloss” but it was only music, no words. When I learned that Doctor Pangloss is a character in _Candide_, I read the book out of curiosity. It’s a satire, but I didn’t find it funny. _Metropolis_ by Thea von Harbou. I had seen the classic (though weird) silent movie _Metropolis_ (caution: it has some brief lewd scenes to illustrate depravity). I didn’t know there was a book; actually it was written as a proposal for a movie, and the author wrote the subsequent screenplay. _Blind Descent_ by Brian Dickinson, about getting down Mt. Everest alone while snowblind. _The Making of the Modern Philippines: Pieces of a Jigsaw State_ by Philip Bowring. I read a review praising this book, but the work is poorly edited and has a lot of statements with no source cited. _East of the Sun_ by Rebecca Price Janney—a new book by a friend. It’s a Christian historical novel, kind of heavy on romance. _The Diary of a Young Girl_ by Anne Frank, who was in hiding during the Holocaust but was captured and killed. This edition included every bit of her diary, and although she had hoped to write a book based on it after the war, there are bits about her developing sexuality that maybe weren’t intended for publication; I think the editors should have given her some privacy. _Erewhon_ by Samuel Butler—a satire on life in the late 1800s. _Erewhon_ is an anagram of _nowhere_. I thought it was pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Cade\_One](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/cade_one/32/34_2.png) [@Cade\_One](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Cade_One)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/502/39 "2024-12-13T14:23:04Z")
That “Doublespeak” book by William Lutz looks interesting. I remember the term being popularized in George Orwell’s “1984.” ---
**Author:** ![Literalman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/literalman/32/117_2.png) [@Literalman](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Literalman)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/502/41 "2025-03-19T21:50:59Z")
I usually read only one at a time, but almost every day I am reading some of Carl Sandburg’s immense biography of Abraham Lincoln, plus for Lent I am rereading _The Other Side of Christ_ by Father Robert D. Smith, and when I want something in short bits to read, I am rereading _Strange and Fascinating Facts About the Civil War_. [Previous page](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/502.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/502.md?page=3)