Book Review: Seeds of Hope: Young Adults and the Catholic Church in the United States by Tim Muldoon

Tim Muldoon is a theologian and assistant to the Vice-President for University Mission and Ministry at Boston College. His book Seeds of Hope (Paulist Press, 2008) is a reflection on the spiritual needs and aspirations of contemporary young adult Catholics and their relationship with the church.

Book Review: Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke

Trust the mystery without clinging to the pattern.

Book Review: My Life with the Saints by James Martin, SJ

“So what?” asks the former GE executive turned Jesuit priest. “So what?” asks the pilgrim on a journey of becoming, a pilgrim on the way in the company of Saints.

“So what?”

Book Review: Being Catholic in a Culture of Choice by Thomas Rausch, SJ

Book Review:  “New Seeds of Contemplation” by Thomas Merton

Integrity.  Unknowing.  Balance.  Distraction.  Wisdom.  Despair.  Authenticity.

Book Review: “Getting a Life” by Renée M. LaReau

Vocation and the discernment of vocation are tricky topics to write about,
mainly because they are part of our everyday lives.  If you’ve ever
pondered a decision about what college to attend, type of person to date, or job
to take, then you have some sense of the work it takes for discernment. 
What LaReau does so well in her book is bring to light the everyday experiences
of discernment by sharing personal, oftentimes humorous, reflections on

The following books have been recommended by the Catholics On Call young adult participants and the staff, students and faculty at Catholic Theological Union:

Confessions by Saint Augustine of Hippo. Translated by Henry Chadwick. (Oxford University Press.)

The Gift of Peace: Personal Reflections by Joseph Cardinal Bernardin (Chicago: Loyola Press, 1997.)

The Holy Way: Practices for a Simple Life by Paula Huston (Loyola Press, 2003.)