More reading . . .

Taking up Lisa's invitation to share some reading suggestions for (what is left of) the summer . . . here are a few books that I just finished and really liked:

"The Life You Save May Be Your Own: An American Pilgrimage", by Paul Elie.  A wonderful biography / story / exploration of the work, thought, lives, and faith of Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Walker Percy, and Flannery O'Connor.

"Touching the Void," by Joe Simpson.  An amazing, gripping account of survival.  No Catholic legal theory connection, I admit, but . . .

"A Concise History of the Crusades," by Thomas Madden.  Timely (obviously!), clear, accessible.