Books on the nightstand

Someone asked me the other day what books I have on my nightstand. Seems like a good topic for a quick post, doesn’t require much thought, just have to remember what’s there. Hmmm…well, I’ve only got about half an hour before I have to leave the coffee shop, so I’ll have to give an abbreviated list. ;)

First, the Bibles.

A paperback copy of the Tanakh (Torah, Nevi’im, Ketuvim, Jewish Publication Society),
NAB (paperbacks and the illustrated leather edition that I got for $5 from an outlet),
New Testament, Confraternity edition,
the RSV CE (Ignatius Catholic Edition, leather, zipper),
RSV SCE (Second Catholic Edition, leather),
RSV SCE NT and Psalms (Ignatius SCE, leather),
RSV (given to me when I was a kid in the Methodist church).

And now for the other books. Oy. Well, here goes.

St. Faustina’s diary, Divine Mercy In My Soul
Several titles by Scott Hahn (A Father Who Keeps His Promises; Hail, Holy Queen; Reasons to Believe; Lord, Have Mercy; Letter and Spirit).
Titles by Pope Benedict/Cardinal Ratzinger (Spirit of the Liturgy; Introduction to Christianity; Truth and Tolerance; Jesus of Nazareth).
Titles by Fr. Reginald Garrigou-LaGrange (The Three Ages of the Interior Life, 2 volumes; The Three Ways of the Spiritual Life, out of print but available now as The Three Conversions in the Spiritual Life; The Mother of Our Savior and Our Interior Life; Predestination; Providence; Life Everlasting; Our Savior and His Love For Us; Christian Perfection and Contemplation).
Thomas Dubay’s The Fire Within.
Francis Fernandez’s In Conversation with God, Vol 2, Lent and Eastertide.
Titles by St. Louis de Montfort (Preparation for Total Consecration; Secret of the Rosary; Secret of Mary; The Love of the Eternal Wisdom).
Luis M. Martinez’s The Sanctifier.

That took longer than I thought it would…and that’s not a complete list. Just wait til I list the books I’m carrying with me in my car! Heh. ;)

Update, May 15: I added the links today. I’ve been building my library for years so some of these titles are out-of-print; but you might find copies at Catholic bookstores or online.