As a convert from atheism to Catholicism, it& #39;s both fascinating and strange to start reading @BishopBarron& #39;s new Word on Fire edition of the gospels ( https://www.wordonfire.org/bible/ ).">https://www.wordonfire.org/bible/&qu...

I first opened a bible in a hotel room, briefly, when I hadn& #39;t packed enough books for the trip. 1/5

The next time was in college, as part of a Western Civ program, where we talked about motifs in the writing without any consideration it might be true

I think that left me a little averse to study bibles, which reminded me of that seminar and the habit of literary criticism. 2/5

Now, I have a lot of bibles! Without any having quite the sense of long-lasting relationship that I see in my husband& #39;s Bible he got for his first Holy Communion.

And, eventually I& #39;ll need to figure out what to read to Beatrice from (once she graduates from Tomie dePaola) 3/5

Two things here will help me a lot as I learn how to raise a tiny Catholic. I like the way @BishopBarron& #39;s edition includes commentary from the Church Fathers and some more recent authors.

Recently, I& #39;ve been reading the Catena Aurea and I& #39;m very grateful for the colloquy. 4/5

What a relief to have St. John Chrysostom to field questions for me! And the Via Pulchritudinis pages help preach by beauty to all, but especially to little ones. I& #39;ll just have to keep her hands from the pages, lest a displaced hunger for the Eucharist lead her to eat it! 5/5