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