Catholic Review of: In Conversation with God, Vol. 3

Are you looking for help with your prayer? Are you looking for some spiritual reading that will help you to enter into a conversation with God? Well then, I recommend none other than the In Conversation with God series of daily meditations by Francis Fernandez. This series of seven books walks you through the Liturgical year, giving you a meditation based on scripture each day of the year.

 

Volume Three, the book I selected for review focuses on Ordinary Time, Weeks 1-12. (Why, you ask, did I start with Volume 3? Well, it's because we were in the midst of the first part of Ordinary Time when I ordered the book!) The weekday meditations focus on one of the scriptures for the day. During the week, the meditations may come from any of the three years of the cycle. For Sundays, there is a specific meditation for each year in the cycle. You just pick on the cycle we are in and read and meditate on that selection.

 

What do I like about this series of books? First of all, I like the fact that it follows the Liturgical Year. The Volumes are as follows:

 

Volume 1: Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany

Volume 2: Lent, Holy Week, and Eastertide

Volume 3: Ordinary Time, Weeks 1-12

Volume 4: Ordinary Time, Weeks 12-23

Volume 5: Ordinary Time, Weeks 24-34

Volume 6: Special Feasts: January - June

Volume 7: Special Feasts: July - December

 

I also like the theological focus of each of the reflections. The daily reflections appeal to both the intellect and the spirit. It draws you into the scripture and makes you think about what is written in the Word of God. It has given me a lot of food for thought and has drawn me into a deeper conversation with God.

 

You can purchase this book here.