If he likes books ... I was given a copy of The Interior Castle, by Teresa of Avila, which I liked quite well, and appreciated even more when I was older.
Learn to Pray: A Practical Guide to Faith and Inspiration, by Marcus Braybrooke is a wonderful book which is practical and is not condescending or simplistic. "Beautifully illustrated, this inspirational guide to spiritual transformation presents over 25 step-by-step exercises illuminating the possibilities that prayer has to offer..." (From the front flap.)
Spiritual Literacy: Reading the Sacred in Everyday Life, by Frederick and Mary Ann Brussat is much larger (608 pages vs. 160 for the previous), and is more a series of reflections on finding and integrating spirituality into ones life (rather than prayer methods.) Still, a very nice introduction to the subject.
The Life You Save May Be Your Own: An American Pilgrimage, by Paul Elie. "...the story of four great writers who sought to change their lives through their work, the way their own lives had been changed by books." (From the back cover.) The 4 writers are Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day, Flannery O'Connor, and Walker Percy.
Why Religion Matters: The Fate of the Human Spirit in an Age of Disbelief, by Huston Smith. Very thought-provoking.
If he has read and liked the "Narnia" books, you might try the more "adult" fiction of C.S. Lewis -- maybe The Great Divorce or The Screwtape Letters.
Joshua, by Joseph F. Girzone. Ponders the question, what if Jesus came again, this time to contemporary America?
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Date: 2006-05-20 10:09 pm (UTC)Learn to Pray: A Practical Guide to Faith and Inspiration, by Marcus Braybrooke is a wonderful book which is practical and is not condescending or simplistic. "Beautifully illustrated, this inspirational guide to spiritual transformation presents over 25 step-by-step exercises illuminating the possibilities that prayer has to offer..." (From the front flap.)
Spiritual Literacy: Reading the Sacred in Everyday Life, by Frederick and Mary Ann Brussat is much larger (608 pages vs. 160 for the previous), and is more a series of reflections on finding and integrating spirituality into ones life (rather than prayer methods.) Still, a very nice introduction to the subject.
The Life You Save May Be Your Own: An American Pilgrimage, by Paul Elie. "...the story of four great writers who sought to change their lives through their work, the way their own lives had been changed by books." (From the back cover.) The 4 writers are Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day, Flannery O'Connor, and Walker Percy.
Why Religion Matters: The Fate of the Human Spirit in an Age of Disbelief, by Huston Smith. Very thought-provoking.
If he has read and liked the "Narnia" books, you might try the more "adult" fiction of C.S. Lewis -- maybe The Great Divorce or The Screwtape Letters.
Joshua, by Joseph F. Girzone. Ponders the question, what if Jesus came again, this time to contemporary America?