SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI CHOIR
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NEW BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
To Heights and Unto Depths: Letters from the Colorado Trail by Fr. John Nepil
published by Ignatius Press
The author is a priest in the Archdiocese of Denver and a mountaineer. This book consists of a series of reflections from his trek on the Colorado Trail and other mountain climbing adventures, anecdotes about his experience of being a priest, and spiritual and theological commentary about how Catholicism and creation both reveal God. The book will be especially meaningful for people who have climbed or explored Colorado's mountains because they will know many of the locations that Fr. Nepil describes, but you don't have to be an adventurer to appreciate the insights of this book, which is a very light and enjoyable read while still communicating profound truths about the heights and depths of God, the beauty of creation, and our human spiritual quest.
Click here for an interview with the author of the book.
Entering Heaven on Earth by Fr. Lawrence Lew, OP
published by Our Sunday Visitor
This is a coffee-table style book with lots of beautiful pictures and accompanying explanations of the artistic features of churches and depictions of saints and biblical stories. The author shows you how to decode the signs and symbols found in our churches and to identify the saints depicted in them. This richly illustrated book filled with photographs the author has taken of churches from around the world will help you to see the churches you worship in or visit from a fresh perspective and to remember the true purpose of a church building.
Review of the book here.
Currently available from Amazon with a substantial discount (less than $20 to purchase).
A COMPLIMENTARY REVIEW OF MASS AT OUR PARISH
Brian Holdsworth is a Canadian Catholic Millennial who posts commentary on YouTube. I have linked to some of his videos about music and the Mass on our videos page. In November Brian attended our 10:30 Mass when he was in Colorado Springs to speak at a men's conference. Recently he posted a video that referred to his experience attending Mass at our parish. Click here to watch the video starting at his commentary. We're not quite internet famous, but this was nice of Brian to mention about his experience at our parish.
