Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
It has been a long time since I have written a Top Ten Tuesday post. I haven’t meant to leave it this long, but apparently life gets in the way. Anyway, I am back for now. This week’s list is the Top Ten Favorite 2016 Releases So Far. Since I have only read 11 2016 releases I would rate 5 stars so far, I’m going to give you all eleven. They are listed in the order in which I read them.
Knowing how much I don’t exactly love my birthday, my mum got me some great flowers. ❤️ Sometimes moms are the best! pic.twitter.com/bHZBdEz5x9
— Amanda Marie (@catholicamanda) April 2, 2016
380 miles round trip? Ain’t nothing like a day drive to the city when you live in Montana. 😄 And now I’m home. #lifeinMT
— Amanda Marie (@catholicamanda) April 3, 2016
I GOT ACCEPTED TO GRAD SCHOOL!! 🎉😃🎉😃🎉
— Amanda Marie (@catholicamanda) April 8, 2016
🎉 I’ve done it! I’ve caught up on reviews! 🎉 For the 1st time ever my Feedback Ratio on @NetGalley is 100%! #books #bookreview #netgalley 🏻🎉
— Amanda Marie (@catholicamanda) April 15, 2016
The Name of God is Mercy by Pope Francis NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In his first book published as Pope, and in conjunction with the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, Pope Francis here invites all humanity to an intimate and personal dialogue on the subject closest to his heart—mercy—which has long been the cornerstone of his faith and is now the central teaching of his papacy.
In this conversation with Vatican reporter Andrea Tornielli, Francis explains—through memories from his youth and moving anecdotes from his experiences as a pastor—why “mercy is the first attribute of God.” God “does not want anyone to be lost. His mercy is infinitely greater than our sins,” he writes. As well, the Church cannot close the door on anyone, Francis asserts—on the contrary, its duty is to go out into the world to find its way into the consciousness of people so that they can assume responsibility for, and move away from, the bad things they have done.
The first Jesuit and the first South American to be elected Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis has traveled around the world spreading God’s message of mercy to the largest crowds in papal history. Clear and profound, The Name of God Is Mercy resonates with this desire to reach all those who are looking for meaning in life, a road to peace and reconciliation, and the healing of physical and spiritual wounds. It is being published in more than eighty countries around the world.
“The name of God is mercy. There are no situations we cannot get out of, we are not condemned to sink into quicksand.”—Pope Francis
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