Books
In his letter "On the Role of Literature in Formation" Pope Francis wrote how important it is to devote time to reading novels and poetry. Literature is "listening to another person's voice."
So, what are you reading?
Here’s what I’ve read.
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The Jesuit Disruptor by Michael Higgins, House of Anansi Press, Inc, 2024.
A fresh look at a complex pope with a simple agenda: radically reforming the Catholic Church. Jorge Mario Bergoglio is the consummate disruptor, disrupting archaic modes of church governance, disrupting our collective spiritual complacency in the face of new challenges to our human flourishing while at the same time remaining deeply faithful to the organic traditions of the church. He is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, but beyond that he is a universal leader with commanding moral presence, able to connect with laypeople and with non-Christian faiths.
Composing Sacred Scripture: How the Bible was Formed by Donald Senior, CP, Liturgical Training Publications, Chicago, Il, 2016.
Easily readable, brief, and comprehensive; by one of the finest of our Catholic biblical scholars. The best book I’ve come across on understanding the history behind the Sacred Scriptures and how the various books of the Bible and Gospels were composed and chosen. Should be in every home alongside the Bible.
Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism by Stephen Breyer Simon and Schuster, 2024.
In a provocative and brilliant analysis, retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court’s supermajority and makes the case for a more pragmatic approach of the Constitution.
Irresistible: The Rise of addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping us Hooked by Adam Alter, Penguin Books, New York, 2017.
A very informative book though unsettling why so many of us and our children are drawn to our phones, video games and computer screens. Alter introduces you to the concept of addictive behaviour. A must read.
Yet Here I Am by Jonathan Capehart, Grand Central, New York/Boston, 2025.
A New York Times Pulitzer Prize winning writer, editor and TV host Jonathan Capehart recounts powerful stories from his life about embracing identity, picking battles, seizing opportunity and finding his voice.