Comments on: Recommended summer reads for Catholic women (and men too)

By: Rosalie Riegle

Rosalie Riegle — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:26:22 +0000

If you ever want to do some academic work on Dorothy’s spirituality, you might also want to look at Brigis O’Shea Merriman’s *Searching for Christ: The Spirituality of Dorothy Day (ND Studies in American Catholicism) March, 2001

By: Katerina Ivanovna

Katerina Ivanovna — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:35:13 +0000

Oh wow, thanks for the tip on Dorothy Day’s journal!! I wanted to do a paper on her spirituality for my class and I was wondering if she had ever read a journal, because that is where you really see someone’s innermost love for God and others. I ended up doing it on Elisabeth Leseur, but thanks for the tip!

By: Rosalie Riegle

Rosalie Riegle — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:30:45 +0000

I, too, have found Dorothy Day’s jouranls wonderful spiritual reading. I thought I knew a lot about dorothy, having written *Dorothy Day: Portraits by Those Who Knew Her* but I learned SO much form “The Duty of Delight.” For instance, I read of how she often awoke discouraged but prayed herself into joy or at least acceptance, how much time she spent caring for her daughter and her grandchildren, how many hours she found for prayer and reading. Next time ’round I’m going to list all the hundreds of books she mentions, many of them novels. BTW, she, too, loved SigridUndset’s *Kriten Lavrensdatter* and Undset visited Dorothy when she came to the States.

By: RCM

RCM — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:16:05 +0000

Wonderful! Thanks, Katerina. I have never heard of Elizabeth before. I look forward to buying the book!
Thanks!

By: Markel, SJ

Markel, SJ — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:01:38 +0000

“The Duty of Delight” by Dorothy Day, her journal just recently released. I have found it especially helpful for prayer and daily living. “Raissa’s Journal” by Raissa Maritain.

By: blackadderiv

blackadderiv — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:32:59 +0000

Love the photo.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:37:53 +0000

I always loved Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset – she distilled the best lessons of married life into a novel, and gosh, the new translation recently published is really good.

And I am a huge fan of Edith, though it’s been my experience in women’s groups over the years that she is kind of a tough read. I’ve been trying to get through Finite and Eternal Being for years, but am just too distractible.

Edith and her Essays on Woman inspired me to start a newsletter on spirituality for Catholic women. you can check it out at my website – http://www.MySecretisMine.com

By: Policraticus

Policraticus — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:52:06 +0000

Yes, I have all of the works of Edith Stein that have been translated into English.

By: Katerina Ivanovna

Katerina Ivanovna — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:39:42 +0000

Henry,

Elisabeth Leseur is a wonderful read… I have only read her journal so far, but it seems that her “little treatises” and the letters she wrote to her nephews on how to participate in the social sphere look very interesting as well… Smart woman… I’ll post my short essay on her maybe tomorrow… I have the Classics of Western Spirituality hardcover edition that I bought used (well it was in mint condition) on Amazon for $15.00 that was much cheaper than what Amazon sold it for.

Thanks for the recommendation by Edith Stein. I have to browse through Michael’s collection of Edith Stein, but given the numerous books he has by her, I’m sure he has those essays.

By: Henry Karlson

Henry Karlson — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:57:13 +0000

Now as to recommendations; if one is talk about studies on women in Christianity, I would recommend St Edith Stein's Essays on Woman. .

By: Henry Karlson

Henry Karlson — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:24:22 +0000

Funny you write this post today. I saw the Elisabeth Leseur volume yesterday when I was at the shrine on the CUA campus, and thought about getting it. I am sure I can find it cheaper, and maybe in hardback, on abebooks. But I will probably wait for now — not because of lack of interest, as much as I have other things I have ahead of it for now.