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Books that are Spiritual Works of Mercy

GUYS I JUST HAD A THOUGHT. You know the spiritual works of mercy?  Since some of my catechism kiddos are learning them right now, they're on my mind lately--admonish the sinner, instruct the ignorant, counsel the doubtful, comfort the sorrowful, bear wrongs patiently, forgive all injuries, pray for the living and the dead. A beautiful list of Christian actions. A little less concrete than the corporal works of mercy, which are pretty easy to put into practical practice. We like spiritual works of mercy. OK hold that thought.  You know how writing books is hard?  Like, it's fun but it's hard ? It takes a lot of time and effort? And heartache? And sometimes you're like "WHY DO I EVEN BOTHER NO PUBLISHER WILL EVER WANT MY BOOK"? And sometimes it's nice, as a writer, to read and write articles about All the Good Reasons for Writing and Reading Books.  I don't think we do this to convince other people the world needs writers. I think we do this to convince

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