It is always a fascinating exercise to look back over the year and try to select the most memorable books reviewed. Why this book and not that? By what criterion does one make one’s choices? I have decided finally on the simple measurement of a gut instinct: how much of the book in question remains in my memory, deserving to be re-read.
Praying with St Paul (Magnificat). A series of essays and reflections on St Paul for each day of the year, reminding us not only what a wonderful phrase-maker he is, but also what it means to follow Christ to the end or, as St Paul puts it, to “run the race to the finish”.
