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What God Thinks About Fifty Shades of Grey

By | July 30, 2012

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I decided to ask one of these teens at the pool what she thought of the book, and she turned bright red when I interrupted her. She even admitted to being embarrassed because I interrupted her at “a really naughty part.” When we talked about it, she said that she knew the sex scenes were “a little much” but didn’t see anything wrong with it. “After all,” she said, “It’s not like I’m sitting here at the pool making out with my boyfriend while I read.”

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Catholic, Summer Book List

By | July 18, 2012

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Now that it’s well into summer you’re starting to pass from the “Yes! I don’t have to go to school!” phase into the “Wow, I’m really bored” phase. It’s a great time to start digging a bit deeper into the Catholic faith, to start growing more in your knowledge and love of God. So here’s a list of some awesome books to get you started.

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A Catholic Reading List: Seniors

By | August 20, 2010

I have never been a big reader. Whenever we were assigned books in school, I always waited until the last minute to read them. If we had an essay or research paper to write, I would normally use big words and craft and essay or paper that sounded like I knew what I was talking about. I have started plenty of books, but finished very few. I could never find anything that interested me. When I began to do more spiritual reading, however – reading that helped me in my faith journey – I found that I actually enjoy reading.

Here are a few books that have challenged me and given me something to reflect on and put into practice in my journey with God. Some of them are more challenging than others but I have faith and confidence that with God’s help you will be able to get through these books.

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A Catholic Reading List: Freshmen

By | August 17, 2010

As a former English teacher, I can remember that moment all of my students dreaded – when the summer reading list was handed out. There you sit, awaiting summer and all of its possibilities and then you receive an assignment.

Then, a few months later, the moment of truth arrives when your new English teacher announces the writing assignment that will cover the book you read over the summer. I remember hearing, “What, there was a summer reading list?”

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