Hello, generous listeners, guests, and supporters of “Reasonably Catholic: Keeping the Faith”!
What a rich year of spiritually-themed radio it’s been! We unpacked the religion vote; celebrated two late, great priests; interviewed activists, artists, theologians, jurists, film critics, novelists, essayists, Buddhists, a Catholic comedian; and more! (You can find all of the episodes posted at www.reasonablycatholic.com.)
WESU-FM, the amazing station that makes the program possible, has launched its fall pledge drive! May I count on you to make a donation on what I’m calling Small Radio Show Sunday? (Or any other day? Feel free to name it yourself!)
Of course, the station is offering an array of terrific pledge gifts, which you can learn about here — https://wesufm.org/pledge/gifts/index.htm — but additionally, for a donation of any size – yes, ANY size – you can rescue one of the following new or gently used titles from my bursting bookshelves!
Just donate by going to www.wesufm.org/pledge or by sending a check to WESU-FM, 45 Broad St., 2nd floor, Middletown, CT 06457, and then email me accordingly at this address, and I’ll pop your book in the mail!
THANKS so much for supporting community radio – needed now more than ever, as I’m sure you know!
Here’s the list of rescue books looking for a new forever home:
7 Paths to God: the Ways of the Mystic by Joan Borysenko
150 North American Martyrs You Should Know by Brian O’Neel
The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity by Matthew Kelly
The Bishop’s Brothels by EJ Burford
Catholic and Christian by Alan Schreck
Catholics by Brian Moore
Confessions: The Making of a Post-Denominational Priest by Matthew Fox
Faith and Resistance in the Age of Trump by Manuel A. De La Torre
The Future Church: How Ten Trends Are Revolutionizing the Catholic Church by John L. Allen Jr
Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver
A History of the Popes by Nicholas Cheetham
Holy Fire: A Personal Journey of Conversion and Renewal by Phyllis Price
Journal of a Soul by Pope John XXIII
How Do We Know When It’s God? by Dan Wakefield
The Joy of the Gospel (Evangelii Gaudium) by Pope Francis
Legacy of the Heart: The Spiritual Advantages of a Painful Childhood by Wayne Muller
Literary Converts: Spiritual Inspiration in the Age of Unbelief by Joseph Pearce
The Little Book of Letting Go by Hugh Prather
Making Sense of the Bible by Adam Hamilton
Maximilian Kolbe: Saint of Auschwitz by Elaine Murray Stone
Memoirs of the Soul: Writing Your Spiritual Autobiography by Nan Phifer
Oasis: Conversion Stories of Hollywood Legends by Mary Claire Kendall
Out of the Garden: Women Writers on the Bible edited by Christina Buchmann and Celina Spiegel
The Princess Guide: Faith Lessons from Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty by Jennessa Terraccino
Radical Reinvention: An Unlikely Return to the Catholic Church by Kaya Oakes
Rediscover Catholicism: A Spiritual Guide to Living with Passion and Purpose by Matthew Kelly
Resisting Happiness by Matthew Kelly
Returning: A Spiritual Journey by Dan Wakefield
Rome Sweet Rome: Our Journey to Catholicism by Scott and Kimberly Hahn
Saints and Sinners: The American Catholic Experience Through Stories, Memoirs, Essays and Commentary edited by Greg Tobin
Saints for All Occasions: a Novel by J. Courtney Sullivan
The 7 Secrets of Successful Catholics by Paul Wilkes
Spiritual Quests: The Art and Craft of Religious Writing edited by William Zinsser
Spontaneous Happiness by Andrew Weil, MD
Stumbling Toward Enlightenment: An Illustrated Crisis Companion by Barbara Lewis-Marco
A Torch Kept Lit: Great Lives of the Twentieth Century by William F. Buckley
What, Then, Is Liturgy: Musings and Memoir by Anscar J. Chupungko
Why I Am a Catholic by Gary Wills
Mark Silk is the founding director of Trinity College’s Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life. He blogs at 
Here is a link to a 19-minute memorial video about the late Fr. Thomas Keating:
Holly Whiting, who painted The Stations of the Cross for St. Catherine of Siena parish in West Simsbury, will give a presentation about the work at St. John Bosco parish house (the former St. Mary Church Hall), 731 Main St., Branford, on Nov. 28 at 7 p.m.
Fr. Thomas Keating, founder of the contemplative prayer movement, died last week at age 95. In the first half of the episode, with permission from Contemplative Outreach, we hear the audio of a YouTube video in which Father teaches us the basics of the practice. Here are links to other Fr. Keating video presentations:
In the second half of the episode, MaryAnn Steutermann, a writer and high school teacher in Louisville, KY, wonders if the Seven Deadly Sins of the old Baltimore Catechism, might be relevant today. Her Busted Halo essay, “Sloth! Wrath! Greed! Oh my! What the Seven Deadly Sins Mean Today,” can be found here: https://bustedhalo.com/ministry-resources/sloth-wrath-greed-oh-my-what-the-seven-deadly-sins-mean-today
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