pickA story of a convent and the community surrounding them told through letters from Sister B. It was delightful to see how much prayer actually worked for all the travails experienced by the nuns. If only that worked for all of us! It was sweet to watch how they relied on each other and continually learned new things in order to navigate fundraising for their convent. #NunLit
#offtheshelf
pickFor the most part, this meditative book of essays provoked reflective responses in me as evidenced by all the sticky notes that adorn the book‘s pages.I especially enjoyed all her musings on poetry& language,her role as a poet & the poetics in Benedictine chants,songs,prayers, & in the Bible.But for about the last 90 pages, I confessed I skimmed. I‘m not sure if it was just because became the book became repetitive or that I lost interest.#nunlit
My garden last summer gone to the wild- weeds as tall as the railings. My “ratty little garden.” I could not give it attention because of shoulder surgery. Life forced me to let go, let the garden reclaim itself.
“The garden I‘ve grown into…seems more a kind of Purgatory, but I love it. It‘s a rattly little garden, not much at all. But I can call it mine”(271).
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pick#ReverendMotherMystery
1925 heavily Catholic Cork,Ireland.
Eileen has reneged her previous allegiance to the IRA cause when she perceived that its Machiavelli leaders‘ violence increasingly escalated as they enthusiastically embraced the idea that “the end justifies the means.” But she has not left behind Rev.Mother,nor her childhood friend Inspector Patrick.When a novice is found dead in a convent shed,both join in to help Rev. Mother solve 🔽
My favorite thing about my 3x3 grid is mapping out the back side of my #indexcard stack to determine who gets the tag. Brooke, turns out this one is for you!
5* = Loved It, want to shout out loud about this book! I do/will own/keep a physical copy. A+
4*= I liked it, would love to discuss. Solid B
3*=Meh, no need to discuss. Avg C
2*=Nope D
1*=DNF F
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Row1: Buddy reads: #sundaybuddyread #nunlit #nunlitquarterly #Naturalitsy
Row 2: #ThematicCozies #January #animal #EGHSbuddyread #readyourkindle #libby
Row 3: #ALafyDarbyMystery #libraryfind -Finished
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~Buddy reads: #sundaybuddyread section 2; #HannahArdent on p.37; #nunlit -Cloister Walk, p.130
~current reads: read with 10th grade HS students; nightly poetry; #audiobook #UsefulWomanMysterySeries #book1
~Finished: #audiobook #PatrikHedstrom #book4; #AuthorAMonth #DorothySayers #LitsyStoZ #letterU #cozy #bookloversbbmystery #Libby #historicalfiction #Libby
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From my nightly read. #poetryandpsalms #nunlit #nunlitquarterly
The author attended the Benedictines‘ chanting of the Divine Office, which often included psalms.This brings to mind Louise Penny‘s book,The Beautiful Mystery.
