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	by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/248952.St_Th_r_se_de_Lisieux">St. ~~ThérÃ¨se~~ de Lisieux</a>		by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/248952.St_Th_r_se_de_Lisieux">St. Thérèse de Lisieux</a>
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	: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Five_People_You_Meet_in_Heaven ''The Five People You Meet in Heaven''] by Mitch Albom. This is a good story about how we affect other people in our lives and a way of thinking about [[Purgatory]]. Albom is not a Christian and tells the story without trying to connect it to any particular religion — for good and for ill. The novel is short and entertaining; I read it all in one go at the end of the semester on the recommendation of a student. It could be a good springboard for discussion of the Church's understanding of life, death, reparation for sin, and eternal happiness in Heaven.		: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Five_People_You_Meet_in_Heaven ''The Five People You Meet in Heaven''] by Mitch Albom. This is a good story about how we affect other people in our lives and a way of thinking about [[Purgatory]]. Albom is not a Christian and tells the story without trying to connect it to any particular religion — for good and for ill. The novel is short and entertaining; I read it all in one go at the end of the semester on the recommendation of a student. It could be a good springboard for discussion of the Church's understanding of life, death, reparation for sin, and eternal happiness in Heaven.
	; Kathy C.		; Kathy C.
	:One of our listeners, Kathy C., called in and wanted to give some suggestions as per the request for book recommendations during Fr. Moleski’s show last week. She recommends looking into Ignatius Press. It has a number of great series available for all ages and they’re listed by age, so not only are these decent, good books, but you can more easily find something age appropriate, as well. She also recommends Bethlehem Books ~~â€“~~ they’re historical fiction and a series her son really enjoyed.		:One of our listeners, Kathy C., called in and wanted to give some suggestions as per the request for book recommendations during Fr. Moleski’s show last week. She recommends looking into Ignatius Press. It has a number of great series available for all ages and they’re listed by age, so not only are these decent, good books, but you can more easily find something age appropriate, as well. She also recommends Bethlehem Books - they’re historical fiction and a series her son really enjoyed.
	: '''MXM''': ''I love [http://www.ignatius.com Ignatius Press] and I see that it has a section for [http://www.ignatius.com/Products/CategoryCenter/213/TeensChildren.aspx Teens and Children.] That's good. I think Ignatius Press is completely reliable in terms of orthodox Catholic teaching.		: '''MXM''': ''I love [http://www.ignatius.com Ignatius Press] and I see that it has a section for [http://www.ignatius.com/Products/CategoryCenter/213/TeensChildren.aspx Teens and Children.] That's good. I think Ignatius Press is completely reliable in terms of orthodox Catholic teaching.

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	: Go to a bookstore with your kids. See what attracts them. Take some chances. Read what they read. Help to teach them how to read a story critically.		: Go to a bookstore with your kids. See what attracts them. Take some chances. Read what they read. Help to teach them how to read a story critically.
	: ''Wizard of Oz'': written by an atheist, but I watched it every year on TV with my family in black-and-white. It didn't turn me into an atheist (thanks be to God!).		: ''Wizard of Oz'': written by an atheist, but I watched it every year on TV with my family in black-and-white. It didn't turn me into an atheist (thanks be to God!).
	: ''The Hunting of the Snark'' by Lewis Carroll--a family favorite.		: ''The Hunting of the Snark'' by Lewis Carroll — a family favorite.
	: ''Flatland'' by E. Abbot.		: ''Flatland'' by E. Abbot.
	:''Joan of Arc'' by Mark Twain (!).		:''Joan of Arc'' by Mark Twain (!).
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	:: [http://www.brothersbooksonline.com/about-ps-naumann/ ''Crispin and the Great Tree.'']		:: [http://www.brothersbooksonline.com/about-ps-naumann/ ''Crispin and the Great Tree.'']
	: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Five_People_You_Meet_in_Heaven ''The Five People You Meet in Heaven''] by Mitch Albom. This is a good story about how we affect other people in our lives and a way of thinking about [[Purgatory]]. Albom is not a Christian and tells the story without trying to connect it to any particular religion--for good and for ill. The novel is short and entertaining; I read it all in one go at the end of the semester on the recommendation of a student. It could be a good springboard for discussion of the Church's understanding of life, death, reparation for sin, and eternal happiness in Heaven.		: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Five_People_You_Meet_in_Heaven ''The Five People You Meet in Heaven''] by Mitch Albom. This is a good story about how we affect other people in our lives and a way of thinking about [[Purgatory]]. Albom is not a Christian and tells the story without trying to connect it to any particular religion — for good and for ill. The novel is short and entertaining; I read it all in one go at the end of the semester on the recommendation of a student. It could be a good springboard for discussion of the Church's understanding of life, death, reparation for sin, and eternal happiness in Heaven.
	; Kathy C.		; Kathy C.
	:One of our listeners, Kathy C., called in and wanted to give some suggestions as per the request for book recommendations during Fr. Moleski’s show last week. She recommends looking into Ignatius Press. It has a number of great series available for all ages and they’re listed by age, so not only are these decent, good books, but you can more easily find something age appropriate, as well. She also recommends Bethlehem Books â€“ they’re historical fiction and a series her son really enjoyed.		:One of our listeners, Kathy C., called in and wanted to give some suggestions as per the request for book recommendations during Fr. Moleski’s show last week. She recommends looking into Ignatius Press. It has a number of great series available for all ages and they’re listed by age, so not only are these decent, good books, but you can more easily find something age appropriate, as well. She also recommends Bethlehem Books â€“ they’re historical fiction and a series her son really enjoyed.
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	==== Lives of the Saints for very young children ====		==== Lives of the Saints for very young children ====

	* [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Illustrated-Lives-Saints-Book-1st-First-Communion-Gift-NEW-Hardcover-/261098159136 ''Illustrated Lives of the Saints--First Communion Gift.'']		* [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Illustrated-Lives-Saints-Book-1st-First-Communion-Gift-NEW-Hardcover-/261098159136 ''Illustrated Lives of the Saints — First Communion Gift.'']
	* [http://www.moroneys.com/communion/livessaints1-2.html ''Lives of the Saints Volume I and II Illustrated.'']		* [http://www.moroneys.com/communion/livessaints1-2.html ''Lives of the Saints Volume I and II Illustrated.'']
	* Lovasik, [http://www.catholicbookpublishing.com/products/329 ''First Book of Saints: Their Life-Story and Example (illustrated)."]		* Lovasik, [http://www.catholicbookpublishing.com/products/329 ''First Book of Saints: Their Life-Story and Example (illustrated)."]
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	=== High School ===		=== High School ===
	* [http://www.ignatius.com/Products/CategoryCenter.aspx?SearchTerm=youcat ''YouCat'' -- Youth Catechism.]		* [http://www.ignatius.com/Products/CategoryCenter.aspx?SearchTerm=youcat ''YouCat'' — Youth Catechism.]
	* [http://store.pauline.org/English/Books/tabid/126/ProductID/2563/List/0/Default.aspx?SortField=ProductName,ProductName ''Basic Catechism.'']		* [http://store.pauline.org/English/Books/tabid/126/ProductID/2563/List/0/Default.aspx?SortField=ProductName,ProductName ''Basic Catechism.'']

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	by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/248952.St_Th_r_se_de_Lisieux">St. ~~ThÃ©rÃ¨se~~ de Lisieux</a>		by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/248952.St_Th_r_se_de_Lisieux">St. ThérÃ¨se de Lisieux</a>
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	* Stephen Greydanus, [http://decentfilms.com/articles/magic "Harry Potter vs. Gandalf: An in-depth analysis of the literary use of magic in the works of J. K. Rowling, J. R. R. Tolkien, and C. S. Lewis."]		* Stephen Greydanus, [http://decentfilms.com/articles/magic "Harry Potter vs. Gandalf: An in-depth analysis of the literary use of magic in the works of J. K. Rowling, J. R. R. Tolkien, and C. S. Lewis."]
	:: Moreover, if the reader is at all attuned to the real magic of Tolkien’s work, his imagination will be less preoccupied with such things as the wizardry of Gandalf than with, for example, the elusive grace and poetry of the Elves; the earthy austerity and hardiness of the Dwarves; the ineffable stateliness, the sheer antiquity of the Ents; the battle-hardened majesty of Aragorn; the playful, fathomless mystery of Tom Bombadil; and, perhaps most of all, the Hobbits themselves, with their quiet and humble ways, their unassuming, humorous, gregarious, homebody, pipe-smoking, meal-loving, comfort-seeking, Shire-dwelling hearts, and, hidden just beneath the surface, their unguessed depths and disreputable capacity for heroism. Here is the true center of gravity in Tolkien’s Middle-earth: ''not the world of magic, but the magic of the world.''		:: Moreover, if the reader is at all attuned to the real magic of Tolkien’s work, his imagination will be less preoccupied with such things as the wizardry of Gandalf than with, for example, the elusive grace and poetry of the Elves; the earthy austerity and hardiness of the Dwarves; the ineffable stateliness, the sheer antiquity of the Ents; the battle-hardened majesty of Aragorn; the playful, fathomless mystery of Tom Bombadil; and, perhaps most of all, the Hobbits themselves, with their quiet and humble ways, their unassuming, humorous, gregarious, homebody, pipe-smoking, meal-loving, comfort-seeking, Shire-dwelling hearts, and, hidden just beneath the surface, their unguessed depths and disreputable capacity for heroism. Here is the true center of gravity in Tolkien’s Middle-earth: ''not the world of magic, but the magic of the world.''
	:: Yet reading Harry Potter by itself ~~â€”~~ or rather, reading Harry Potter as part of a well-rounded reading program including well-chosen books that might include the works of Tolkien and Lewis, the adventure stories of Howard Pyle, the fantasy of Lloyd Alexander, the frontier stories of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the apocalyptic fiction of Michael O’Brien, the fairy-stories of George MacDonald, or the detective tales of Encyclopedia Brown (and, later, Sherlock Holmes) ~~â€”~~ a child whose reading has this kind of breadth and depth is unlikely to be negatively influenced by having read the Harry Potter books.		:: Yet reading Harry Potter by itself — or rather, reading Harry Potter as part of a well-rounded reading program including well-chosen books that might include the works of Tolkien and Lewis, the adventure stories of Howard Pyle, the fantasy of Lloyd Alexander, the frontier stories of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the apocalyptic fiction of Michael O’Brien, the fairy-stories of George MacDonald, or the detective tales of Encyclopedia Brown (and, later, Sherlock Holmes) — a child whose reading has this kind of breadth and depth is unlikely to be negatively influenced by having read the Harry Potter books.

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	: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Five_People_You_Meet_in_Heaven ''The Five People You Meet in Heaven''] by Mitch Albom. This is a good story about how we affect other people in our lives and a way of thinking about [[Purgatory]]. Albom is not a Christian and tells the story without trying to connect it to any particular religion--for good and for ill. The novel is short and entertaining; I read it all in one go at the end of the semester on the recommendation of a student. It could be a good springboard for discussion of the Church's understanding of life, death, reparation for sin, and eternal happiness in Heaven.		: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Five_People_You_Meet_in_Heaven ''The Five People You Meet in Heaven''] by Mitch Albom. This is a good story about how we affect other people in our lives and a way of thinking about [[Purgatory]]. Albom is not a Christian and tells the story without trying to connect it to any particular religion--for good and for ill. The novel is short and entertaining; I read it all in one go at the end of the semester on the recommendation of a student. It could be a good springboard for discussion of the Church's understanding of life, death, reparation for sin, and eternal happiness in Heaven.
	; Kathy C.		; Kathy C.
	:One of our listeners, Kathy C., called in and wanted to give some suggestions as per the request for book recommendations during Fr. ~~Moleskiâ€™s~~ show last week. She recommends looking into Ignatius Press. It has a number of great series available for all ages and ~~theyâ€™re~~ listed by age, so not only are these decent, good books, but you can more easily find something age appropriate, as well. She also recommends Bethlehem Books â€“ ~~theyâ€™re~~ historical fiction and a series her son really enjoyed.		:One of our listeners, Kathy C., called in and wanted to give some suggestions as per the request for book recommendations during Fr. Moleski’s show last week. She recommends looking into Ignatius Press. It has a number of great series available for all ages and they’re listed by age, so not only are these decent, good books, but you can more easily find something age appropriate, as well. She also recommends Bethlehem Books â€“ they’re historical fiction and a series her son really enjoyed.
	: '''MXM''': ''I love [http://www.ignatius.com Ignatius Press] and I see that it has a section for [http://www.ignatius.com/Products/CategoryCenter/213/TeensChildren.aspx Teens and Children.] That's good. I think Ignatius Press is completely reliable in terms of orthodox Catholic teaching.		: '''MXM''': ''I love [http://www.ignatius.com Ignatius Press] and I see that it has a section for [http://www.ignatius.com/Products/CategoryCenter/213/TeensChildren.aspx Teens and Children.] That's good. I think Ignatius Press is completely reliable in terms of orthodox Catholic teaching.

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	== Links ==		== Links ==
	* Stephen Greydanus, [http://decentfilms.com/articles/magic "Harry Potter vs. Gandalf: An in-depth analysis of the literary use of magic in the works of J. K. Rowling, J. R. R. Tolkien, and C. S. Lewis."]		* Stephen Greydanus, [http://decentfilms.com/articles/magic "Harry Potter vs. Gandalf: An in-depth analysis of the literary use of magic in the works of J. K. Rowling, J. R. R. Tolkien, and C. S. Lewis."]
	:: Moreover, if the reader is at all attuned to the real magic of ~~Tolkienâ€™s~~ work, his imagination will be less preoccupied with such things as the wizardry of Gandalf than with, for example, the elusive grace and poetry of the Elves; the earthy austerity and hardiness of the Dwarves; the ineffable stateliness, the sheer antiquity of the Ents; the battle-hardened majesty of Aragorn; the playful, fathomless mystery of Tom Bombadil; and, perhaps most of all, the Hobbits themselves, with their quiet and humble ways, their unassuming, humorous, gregarious, homebody, pipe-smoking, meal-loving, comfort-seeking, Shire-dwelling hearts, and, hidden just beneath the surface, their unguessed depths and disreputable capacity for heroism. Here is the true center of gravity in ~~Tolkienâ€™s~~ Middle-earth: ''not the world of magic, but the magic of the world.''		:: Moreover, if the reader is at all attuned to the real magic of Tolkien’s work, his imagination will be less preoccupied with such things as the wizardry of Gandalf than with, for example, the elusive grace and poetry of the Elves; the earthy austerity and hardiness of the Dwarves; the ineffable stateliness, the sheer antiquity of the Ents; the battle-hardened majesty of Aragorn; the playful, fathomless mystery of Tom Bombadil; and, perhaps most of all, the Hobbits themselves, with their quiet and humble ways, their unassuming, humorous, gregarious, homebody, pipe-smoking, meal-loving, comfort-seeking, Shire-dwelling hearts, and, hidden just beneath the surface, their unguessed depths and disreputable capacity for heroism. Here is the true center of gravity in Tolkien’s Middle-earth: ''not the world of magic, but the magic of the world.''
	:: Yet reading Harry Potter by itself â€” or rather, reading Harry Potter as part of a well-rounded reading program including well-chosen books that might include the works of Tolkien and Lewis, the adventure stories of Howard Pyle, the fantasy of Lloyd Alexander, the frontier stories of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the apocalyptic fiction of Michael ~~Oâ€™Brien~~, the fairy-stories of George MacDonald, or the detective tales of Encyclopedia Brown (and, later, Sherlock Holmes) â€” a child whose reading has this kind of breadth and depth is unlikely to be negatively influenced by having read the Harry Potter books.		:: Yet reading Harry Potter by itself â€” or rather, reading Harry Potter as part of a well-rounded reading program including well-chosen books that might include the works of Tolkien and Lewis, the adventure stories of Howard Pyle, the fantasy of Lloyd Alexander, the frontier stories of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the apocalyptic fiction of Michael O’Brien, the fairy-stories of George MacDonald, or the detective tales of Encyclopedia Brown (and, later, Sherlock Holmes) â€” a child whose reading has this kind of breadth and depth is unlikely to be negatively influenced by having read the Harry Potter books.

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	'''"The one who captures the imagination conquers the whole ~~mind~~."''' All of our actions come from our imagination. Who do we think (imagine) we are? Who do we think (imagine) we're dealing with here? [[File:2010-10-30 004.JPG\|thumb\|300px]]		'''"The one who captures the imagination conquers the whole heart."''' All of our actions come from our imagination. Who do we think (imagine) we are? Who do we think (imagine) we're dealing with here? [[File:2010-10-30 004.JPG\|thumb\|300px]]

	* Alan Jacobs, [http://www.amazon.com/Pleasures-Reading-Age-Distraction/dp/0199747490/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1306516139&sr=8-1 ''The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction.'']		* Alan Jacobs, [http://www.amazon.com/Pleasures-Reading-Age-Distraction/dp/0199747490/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1306516139&sr=8-1 ''The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction.'']

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			== Links ==
			* Stephen Greydanus, [http://decentfilms.com/articles/magic "Harry Potter vs. Gandalf: An in-depth analysis of the literary use of magic in the works of J. K. Rowling, J. R. R. Tolkien, and C. S. Lewis."]
			:: Moreover, if the reader is at all attuned to the real magic of Tolkienâ€™s work, his imagination will be less preoccupied with such things as the wizardry of Gandalf than with, for example, the elusive grace and poetry of the Elves; the earthy austerity and hardiness of the Dwarves; the ineffable stateliness, the sheer antiquity of the Ents; the battle-hardened majesty of Aragorn; the playful, fathomless mystery of Tom Bombadil; and, perhaps most of all, the Hobbits themselves, with their quiet and humble ways, their unassuming, humorous, gregarious, homebody, pipe-smoking, meal-loving, comfort-seeking, Shire-dwelling hearts, and, hidden just beneath the surface, their unguessed depths and disreputable capacity for heroism. Here is the true center of gravity in Tolkienâ€™s Middle-earth: ''not the world of magic, but the magic of the world.''
			:: Yet reading Harry Potter by itself â€” or rather, reading Harry Potter as part of a well-rounded reading program including well-chosen books that might include the works of Tolkien and Lewis, the adventure stories of Howard Pyle, the fantasy of Lloyd Alexander, the frontier stories of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the apocalyptic fiction of Michael Oâ€™Brien, the fairy-stories of George MacDonald, or the detective tales of Encyclopedia Brown (and, later, Sherlock Holmes) â€” a child whose reading has this kind of breadth and depth is unlikely to be negatively influenced by having read the Harry Potter books.

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