I devoured Bible Basics for Catholics rather quickly due to three factors: one, the book is quite short, being only one hundred eighty-plus pages, including the notes, & at that the print was relatively large/the text was not dense; two, the narrative is interspersed with Dr. Bergsma's own simple drawings, which serve both to literally illustrate his points & as memory aids for those whose memories are visually-based; & three, the author's engaging style, which places a premium on clarity & accessibility, two traits that make reading a breeze.
Despite the drudgery that is slogging through Pope Francis's encyclicals & apostolic exhortations, I have high hopes for The Church of Mercy, based as it is on homilies & public remarks, & thus divided into more manageably-sized morsels. "User-friendly," as the saying goes.
The mantra of a very wise fellow I know: "Don't just read good books, read the best."
Recently
Pope Francis, Laudato Si' (On Care for Our Common Home)
Matthew Kelly, Rediscover Jesus: An Invitation
Dr. John Bergsma, Bible Basics for Catholics: A New Picture of Salvation History
Currently
Pope Francis, The Church of Mercy: A Vision for the Church
Presently
Rice Broocks, God's Not Dead: Evidence for God in an Age of Uncertainty
Richard Price, Clockers
Sir Richard Francis Burton, translator, "Sinbad the Sailor" from The Arabian Nights
Sir Ernest Shackleton, South: A Memoir of the Endurance Voyage
Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms: The Rise and Fall of States and Nations
Hilaire Belloc, How the Reformation Happened
(Rev.) Michael White & Tom Corcoran, Rebuilt: The Story of a Catholic Parish
William F. Buckley Jr., The Unmaking of a Mayor
Jon Baird with Kevin Costner & Stephen Meyer, The Explorers Guild, Volume One: A Passage to Shambhala
Scott & Kimberly Hahn, Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism
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