Spring 2026 Reading Project

 ... from winter to spring 

• Saint Francis of Assisi by G. K. Chesterton 

https://a.co/d/0iAfaW5N

• Angels and Demons in Art by Rosa Giorgi 

https://a.co/d/060p3ZNk 

Saint Patrick's Day 2026

Drive Thru History

Saint Francis of Assisi (reading project)

A 17th century painting of Saint Francis by Philip Fruytiers (Public Domain) 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Philip_Fruytiers_-_St._Francis_of_Assisi.jpg 

Winter 2025-2026 Reading Project

Saint Francis of Assisi by G.K. Chesterton

https://www.amazon.com/St-Francis-Assisi-Anniversary-Illustrated/dp/B0FXQ6HJT7/

Saint Brendan (reading project)

File:"St. Brendan of the Gael", Fenit, Co Kerry by Tigue O'Donoghue.jpg. (2024, September 6). Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved August 9, 2025, from https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:%22St._Brendan_of_the_Gael%22,_Fenit,_Co_Kerry_by_Tigue_O%27Donoghue.jpg&oldid=920309982.

Online:

Catholic Encyclopedia entry "St. Brendan"

https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02758c.htm

Wikipedia entry "Brendan the Navigator" 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_the_Navigator 

Britannica entry "St. Brendan" 

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Brendan 

In Print: 

The Voyage of St. Brendan 

W.J.R. Barron (translator)

Glyn S. Burgess (editor)

https://www.amazon.com/Voyage-St-Brendan-Representative-Translation/dp/0859897559/ 

The Brendan Voyage

Tim Severin (author)

Malarchy McCourt (contributor)

https://www.amazon.com/Brendan-Voyage-Sailing-America-Exploration/dp/0375755241/ 

Discover Geography: 

St. Brendan's Way story map 

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c7a09404ca924f789fb9fc509f1aba7f 

Expand On:

Early Irish Christian Literature 

https://aleteia.org/2024/01/30/the-immrama-navigating-early-irish-christian-literature/ 

Summer 2025 Reading Project: Older Books

 A Guide To The Saints

By Kristin E. White

(1992 ~ published 33 years ago)

https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Saints-Kristin-White/dp/0804108803

Byzantine And Russian Painting

By Kostas Papaioannou

(1965 ~ published 60 years ago)

https://www.amazon.com/Byzantine-Russian-painting-History/dp/B0007JB4U4/ 

Saint Juliana of Liège (Belgium)

Exploring the internet for information on Saint Juliana of Liege (also click on link provided for information on image) ... her feast day is April 6th

https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2020/06/14/saint-juliana-and-corpus-christi/

https://reason2bcatholic.com/2023/04/06/saints-alive-st-juliana-of-cornillon-of-liege-2/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliana_of_Li%C3%A8ge

Thomas Merton (Spring 2025 Reading Project)

The Seven Story Mountain by Thomas Merton

https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Storey-Mountain-Thomas-Merton/dp/0156010860/

Study guide for Thomas Merton's The Seven Storey Mountain

https://www.amazon.com/Study-Guide-Storey-Mountain-SuperSummary/dp/B0C47TSDCG/