2022 Reads

So it’s been three years since I listed my annual reads.  I have felt very guilty on not posting them but I got out of the habit of tracking my reads.  After all, my guilt is exacerbated because this was the major reason for my blog.  I really want to keep a log of my reading whether for the blog or not.  I am going to try to track down to the best of my knowledge what I read for the years 2022 through 2024.  2022 will be the easiest because I still had most of that list.  But I have means of compiling the other lists.  I sometimes set aside the finished books in specific spots; I have my discussions on Goodreads; and I have what we discussed at the Adult Faith Formation class I lead at my parish.  If I don’t get the exact list, I will come close. 

These blog posts on my annual reads will not come with any analysis of what types of books I read or their genres.  Just a straight listing.

 

 

First Quarter:

Magnificat, January 2022, a monthly Catholic devotional.

“The Traveler,” a short story by Wallace Stegner.

“The Curtain Blown by the Breeze,” a short story by Muriel Spark.

Magnificat, February 2022, a monthly Catholic devotional.

“Chef’s House, a short story by Raymond Carver.

 “Petrified Man,” a short story by Eudora Welty.

Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary: Unveiling the Mother of the Messiah, a non-fiction book by Brant Pitre.

Confessio, a short autobiographical testimonial by St. Patrick.

The City of God Books 11-16, by St. Augustine of Hippo, translated by William Babcock.

Magnificat, March 2022, a monthly Catholic devotional.

 

Second Quarter:

Magnificat, April 2022, a monthly Catholic devotional.

How Catholic Art Saved the Faith: The Triumph of Beauty and Truth in Counter-Reformation Art, a non-fiction book by Elizabeth Lev.

Magnificat, May 2022, a monthly Catholic devotional.

The Timeless Dominic: A Commentary on the O Lumen, a biographical devotional by Richard T.A. Murphy, O.P.

Walking with Mary: A Biblical Journey from Nazareth to the Cross, a devotional by Edward Sri.

Magnificat, June 2022, a monthly Catholic devotional.

 

 

Third Quarter:

Magnificat, July 2022, a monthly Catholic devotional.

The Early Church Was the Catholic Church : The Catholic Witness of the Fathers in Christianity's First Two Centuries, a Non-Fiction book by Joe Heschmeyer.

Magnificat, August 2022, a monthly Catholic devotional.

Apologia Pro Vita Sua, a confessional memoir by St. John Henry Newman.

Book of Genesis, a book from the Old Testament, RSV Translation.

Magnificat, September 2022, a monthly Catholic devotional.

 

 

Fourth Quarter:

Magnificat, October 2022, a monthly Catholic devotional.

Come Rack! Come Rope!, an historical novel by Robert Hugh Benson.

The Gospel of Luke, a book of the New Testament, RSV Translation.

Magnificat, November 2022, a monthly Catholic devotional.

The Quest for Shakespeare, a biography by Joseph Pearce.

Measure for Measure, a comic play by William Shakespeare.

“Ligeia,” a short story by Edgar Allen Poe.

The Crucified Rabbi: Judaism and the Origins of Catholic Christianity, a Non-Fiction Book by Taylor R. Marshall.

Desiderio Desideravi, an apostolic letter by Pope Francis.

Magnificat, December 2022, a monthly Catholic devotional.

 

Unfinished Reading:

The Intellectual Life: It’s Spirits, Conditions, Methods, a non-fiction work by A.G. Sertillanges, O.P.

Wisdom of the Desert Fathers and Mothers: Ancient Advice for the Modern World, a non-fiction book by Philip G. Bochanski.

K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches, a Non-Fiction book by Tyler Kepner.

Whose Body? A Lord Wimsey Story, a detective story by Dorothy L. Sayers.

The Dialogue, A Book of Spirituality by St. Catherine of Siena, Translated and Edited by Suzanne Noffke.