Since readers asked that I keep them posted. Here\u2019s what I\u2019m hearing these days:<\/p>\n
Fr. Phil Bloom writes:<\/p>\n
Yesterday I dove into Volume III. Quite a change of pace. Reminds me
of Lewis\u2019 statement about how one cannot always be defending the faith,
but must at some point be nourished by it.<\/p>\nI meant the \u201clike reading C.S. Lewis<\/a>\u201d comment sincerely. You are doing the work of \u201ctranslation\u201d that he talked about. You make the faith understandable with apt analogies, such as comparing the Law of Moses to an X-Ray machine. Like Lewis you have striking, memorable sentences, like comparing Marx to a man who only has a hammer for a tool and so sees every problem as a nail. Or God making Mary a fitting recipient for grace just as it is more fitting to serve fine wine in a golden goblet than in a styrofoam cup. Beautiful. I know that those sentences will be quoted in many future homilies, including my own.<\/p>\n
Another way this trilogy is like reading Lewis is your ability to bring home that virtue is attractive -and that sin is not cute, but destructive and cruel.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Fr Phil: I had no doubt about your sincerity. It\u2019s just that Lewis is one of my heroes, whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. Gigantic compliments like that give me vertigo. But thanks for your extremely kind words! I appreciate it and hope we can get together for lunch again one of these days!<\/p>\n
Another reader sez:<\/p>\n
What does a book on MLK Jr, Frank Paretti\u2019s \u2018The Visitation\u2019<\/em>, and \u2018Priest Block 25487<\/em>\u2018 have in common with\u2019 Mary Mother of the Son <\/em><\/a>vol 1\u2032? They are all books i could not put down and read in 24 hours. Digging into the deeper vol2, I was delightfully surprised how well you can simplify some great and deep mysteries. I recently read BXVI\u2019s Jesus of Nazareth<\/em>. It was a joy, but it made my little brain hurt sometimes. Your writing made me feel more like a little boy riding a big wheel down a hill. Keep up the good work. I look forward to starting vol3, which I hope will be the icing on this icecream cake.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
That\u2019s about it for now. I\u2019ll let you know if I hear more.<\/p>\n