The Literary Gene
Gene RashFostering personal and spiritual growth by reflecting on works of literature, philosophy, theology, and films with existential themes.
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The Interior Castle by Saint Teresa of Ávila
Third book of 2026
“Life lasts but a moment in comparison with eternity” (158).
Saint Teresa of Ávila’s The Interior Castle is a work of Christian spiritual instruction and guidance that describes the soul as a castle with many rooms. The...
Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor
Second book of 2026
“All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us and the change is painful.” -Flannery O’Connor
I have been a fan of Flannery O’Connor since college when I first read some of her short stories. Her p...
Works of Love by Søren Kierkegaard
Fortieth book of 2025
“To cheat oneself out of love is the most terrible deception; it is an eternal loss for which there is no reparation, either in time or in eternity” (24).
Works of Love is the fifth work from Kierkegaard that I have...
Life of Christ by Fulton J. Sheen
Thirty-seventh book of 2025
Life of Christ is a profound, insightful, and engagingly written work that has fast become an all-time favorite for me. The Venerable Fulton Sheen thoughtfully examines the story of Jesus Christ—the most importa...
Aquinas's Shorter Summa, or, The Compendium of Theology, by Thomas Aquinas
Thirty-third book of 2025
Aquinas’s Shorter Summa, also known as The Compendium of Theology, was meant to be a condensed summary of the Catholic Faith. While technically unfinished, what was completed and is collected here still feels like...
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