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Dear sister Alice, Sorry I did'nt reply to your question, no one ever replies to my posts so I didn'nt think you might, hee hee. Others have answered your question on the authorship of the Orthodox Way, indeed by His Grace Bishop Kallistos. His books were one of the many reasons I decided to become Orthodox!
Peace and Grace,
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Two books that I've recently read and loved:
"A Night in the Desert of the Holy Mountain" by Metropolitan of Nefpaktos Hierotheos. This is Way of the Pilgrim on Steroids. It is a discussion of a priest-in-the-world with an Athonite Elder on the Jesus Prayer. It knocked my socks off. It was very slow reading, not because of difficult language, but because the concepts were so powerful and convicting. I found myself crying continually throughout.
"Precious Vessels of the Holy Spirit" by H. Middleton. It is the lives and counsels of modern Athonite Elders. Very good, very easy to read, very inspiring.
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I also try to make it a point to read the Prologue (and, if applicable, the Synaxarion for the Triodion and Pentecostarion) for the day. The lives of the saints are so important. I once read an Orthodox writer (I forget who) that said that 75% of our spiritual reading should be the lives of the saints.
St. Herman of Alaska brotherhood has a number of series that are very good for lives of modern Fathers and Mothers.
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Some of my favorites include On the Unity of Christ by St. Cyril of Alexandria  , Lovers of the Place by Abbot Francis Kline OCSO, A Priest Forever by Benedict Groeschel, and Benedicta Ward's Sayings of the Desert Fathers. Cyril
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Dear Cyril:
I read the book A Priest Forever when it first came out and was just thinking of the book yesterday, thinking of re-reading it. Glad to see you mention it.
C of S
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Praying and asking for prayer
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Here are a few.....
The Bible
The Imitation of Christ
The Story of a Soul (St. Therese)
My Sister Saint Therese (St. Therese's sister Celine)
Growth in Holiness (Fr. Faber)
The Divine Office....the four-volume set
Opening to God (and others in the series) Thomas Green S.J
Anything by St. Francis De Sales
Some of Thomas Merton's books
I'm enjoying reading some writings of Dom Marmion, too
Jesus, Peter, and the Keys
The Story of a Family (the life of St. Therese's family)
Pope John Paul II
Fulton Sheen's books
Oh, yes, and C of S, I like A priest Forever (Fr. Groeschel)
and more.....
I've read mostly "Western" writers so far...but I'd like to branch out....what do you recommend first?
Unity in Christ
Let us pray for Unity In Christ!
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Originally posted by jbosl:
Two books that I've recently read and loved:
"A Night in the Desert of the Holy Mountain" by Metropolitan of Nefpaktos Hierotheos. This is Way of the Pilgrim on Steroids. It is a discussion of a priest-in-the-world with an Athonite Elder on the Jesus Prayer. It knocked my socks off. It was very slow reading, not because of difficult language, but because the concepts were so powerful and convicting. I found myself crying continually throughout. I'm slowly reading Night..Holy Mopuntain" also...it is so deep I can only read a small bit a day! Way to powerful to read a big portion at a time! Also: "The Jesus Prayer" Lev Gillett, "The Revalations of Love"; also known as the Revalaltions of Julian of Norwich. Here in Richmond we have a seminary that allows public circulation, so I have access to several thousand books, tapes, videos, cd's all religious..I've found books there on anything and everything imaginable relating to spirituality.
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Christos Voskrese! Two recommendations: The Spiritual Meadow of John Moschos (which dates from about 600 A.D.), published by Cistercian Publications of Kalamazoo MI. The Great Collection of the Lives of the Saints, compiled by St. Demetrius of Rostov, published in English for September through February so far, by Chrysostom Press, www.chrysostompress.org [ chrysostompress.org] . These include multiple entries per day, as well as some homilies, and are suitable for folks in a variety of roles in the Church. It is said that one can learn most everything one needs to know of church teachings by the study of the lives of the saints.
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I think one of my favorites would have to be The Spirit of Catholicism by Fr. Karl Adam.
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Christos Voskrese!
My favorites include The Story of a Soul by St. Therese, The Way of the Pilgrim, and On the Invocation of the Holy Name by Lev Gillet.
I'm really enjoying Christ, the Eternal Tao right now, as well.
In Christ,
mikey.
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I know not everyone would think of these as "spiritual books" - but whenever my faith needs an uplift, C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia always does it. The images from the last chapters of "The Last Battle" always, ALWAYS stimulate my imagination and make me "homesick for Heaven" (as Louisa May Alcott put it). 
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Christ is Risen!! Indeed He is Risen!!!
Gaudior and CS:
You make me feel a little better. "Little piles of books around the computer" "Books in the closet" My wife is constantly upset because of the large piles of books--on the computer desk, the floor, the closet shelves.
A short list that I recommend:
The Bible (have a couple translations to compare for sense)
The Philokalia (5 vols)
The Desert Fathers, Helen Waddell
Beginning to Pray, Metropolitan Anthony
Courage to Pray, Metropolitan Anthony
Living Prayer, Metropolitan Anthony
The Communion of Love, Matthew the Poor
Drinking From the Hidden Fountain: A Patristic Breviary, Thomas Spidlik
A Spiritual Psalter: or Reflections on God, Bishop Theophan the Recluse
A Commentary on the Divine Liturgy, Nicholas Cabasilas
The Life in Christ, Nicholas Cabasilas
Prayers and Devotions, Pope John Paul II
Finding God's Will for You, St. Francis de Sales
Unseen Warfare, St. Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain, revised by St. Theophan the Recluse
The Way of the Pilgrim
The Orthodox Way
An Introduction to Liturgical Theology, Alexander Schmemann
The Mystical Theology of the Orthodox Church, Vladimir Lossky
Our Hope, Fr. Dmitrii Dutko
The Faith of the Early Fathers (3 vols)
The Christian Tradition (5 vols)
The Orthodox Liturgy: the Development of the Eucharistic Liturgy in the Byzantine Rite
The Moral Compass, William J. Bennett
In Christ,
BOB
P.S.: I would be remiss if I did not mention that I did not undertake any of these works without the knowledge of my spiritual director. Sometimes one can get off the track and I recommend that reading anything in the spiritual life should include a dialogue with one's spiritual father.
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It looks like we are a group of readers! It is interesting to see such a variety of books listed.... I had never even heard of many of the authors and titles! Thanks to everyone for listing your favorites...I disn't go back to see who started this post, but I think it was a neat idea. I hope to discover a new favorite or two....or more... among those listed.... Unity In Christ
Let us pray for Unity In Christ!
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Gosh a lot of great books. I must add one I think is fantastic. Prayers By the Lake by St. Nikolaj Velimirovic. Singers, it is not your singing that matters but the Lord who listens. You don't even have to purchase the book (although I did). Just go here. [ sv-luka.org]
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