The Queue

I did not succeed in my goal of finishing Heaven Starts Now before Ash Wednesday, to clear the board for Perfectly Yourself, which is a part of this year's Best Lent Ever from Dynamic Catholic. Heaven Starts Now is a wee little thing, only a hundred thirty-odd pages, so it's not as if I've been slogging through it; for most of January, it simply sat untouched on my nightstand. I hope to make quick work of the remaining two chapters, but shall not do so at the expense of falling behind on the daily Perfectly Yourself reading, & the farcical three different Bible studies I'm participating in this Lent—The Bible and the Virgin Mary, presented by Dr. Scott Hahn; The Bible and the Sacraments, presented by Matthew Leonard; & Follow Me: Meeting Jesus In the Gospel of John, presented by Dr. Edward Sri. (In addition to leading the non-Bible study Epic: A Journey through Church History, presented by Steve Weidenkopf.)

The busier I am, the more productive I am.

Recently
Scott & Kimberly Hahn, Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism
Matthew Kelly & Co., Beautiful Hope: Finding Hope Every Day in a Broken World
Matthew Warner, Messy & Foolish: How to Make a Mess, Be a Fool, and Evangelize the World

Currently
Matthew Kelly, Perfectly Yourself: Discovering God's Dream for You
Father John Riccardo, Heaven Starts Now: Becoming a Saint Day by Day

Presently
Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms: The Rise and Fall of States and Nations ***oft delayed***
Sherry A. Weddell, Forming Intentional Disciples: The Path to Knowing and Following Jesus
William E. Simon Jr., Great Catholic Parishes: How Four Essential Practices Make Them Thrive
Bishop Robert Barron, Seeds of the Word: Finding God in the Culture
Mike Aquilina, Understanding the Mass: 100 Questions, 100 Answers
Xavier Rynne, Vatican Council II
John W. O'Malley, What Happened at Vatican II
Pope Benedict XVI, Deus Caritas Est (God Is Love)
Pope Benedict XVI, Sacramentum Caritatis (The Sacrament of Charity)
Scott Hahn, A Father Who Keeps His Promises: God's Covenant Love in Scripture
Rosario Carello, Pope Francis Takes the Bus and Other Unexpected Stories
Father Mathias D. Thelen, Biblical Foundations for the Role of Healing in Evangelization
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
William F. Buckley Jr., The Unmaking of a Mayor
Margaret MacMillan, Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World
John le Carré, A Legacy of Spies