School wrap-up

I had a great opportunity to take a course called "The Heart's Desire" this semester and a course with an interesting title like that often has an interesting reading list like this. The 13 books we read in the class are below. The ones you should actually care about are highlighted. Notes attached where necessary.

1. The Discerning Heart: Exploring the Christian Path by Wilkie Au and Noreen Cannon Au.
2. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (*And yeah, I can pronounce that.)
3. Words Made Flesh: Scripture, Psychology and Human Communication by Fran Ferder (*Really and truly excellent. The parts I read, that is. I don't have a lot of time for lengthy books at school, okay?)
4. Your Sexual Self: Pathway to Authentic Intimacy by Fran Ferder and John Heagle
5. Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
6. Globalization, Spirituality, and Justice: Navigating the Path to Peace by Fr. Daniel G. Groody, CSC (*Groody is the boss and also this is an excellent book. Read it and weep [and then go do something with your life].)
7. Addiction and Grace by Gerald May (*Surprisingly wonderful)
8. Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas Merton (*They say it's so good... and maybe it is... if I ever actually read it I'll let ya know.)
9. A Sacred Voice is Calling: Personal Vocation and Social Conscience by John Neafsey
10. Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation by Parker J. Palmer (*Ew.)
11. The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth by M. Scott Peck (*Ignore his bizarre 1960s sexism and just go with it.)
12. Letters to a Young Poet by Ranier Maria Rilke
13. Dreams and Spiritual Growth: A Christian Approach to Dreamwork by Louis Savary, Patricia Berne, and Strephon Williams