Through A Glass Darkly

Although I haven’t been blogging much at all lately, I have been reading a bit. Here are a few of the books that I have read over the last several weeks. Protestants be warned! These are Catholic books by Catholic authors.

What a great book. Written before Howard entered the Roman Catholic Church, he wrote this book to help evangelicals understand a bit more about the historic faith, particularly its worship. Very friendly and appreciative of evangelicalism.

Another great book…at least I thought. Not because I agree with all of the conclusions of the Hahns, but because it shows the real struggle with friends and family as one moves to a different expression of the Christian faith (although Catholics wouldn’t quite say it like that). A great read on how a reformed scholar finds the Catholic Church.

Very good book. If you don’t know anything about the reasons people “cross” themselves, this is a great read.

This was my favorite. Following the lead of Meredith Kline and others regarding the “oath” nature of the sacraments, Scott Hahn takes you on a whirlwind study of the seven sacraments, focusing primarily on the Eucharist. You may disagree with the numbering of the sacraments. You may disagree with his understanding on the presence of Christ as he understands it at the Eucharist, but his depiction of the Table of the Lord as covenant renewal is wonderful! Pick it up and read.