The New Concise History of the Crusades by Thomas Madden

I've been recalcitrant at keeping my reading log up to date. This book is an excellent short history of the Crusades, fair without the usual Enlightenment prejudices.

He Leadeth Me by Fr. Walter J. Ciszek, S.J.

This is a companion book to Ciszek's With God In Russia, an account of his years as a priest in the Soviet Union (much of it spent as a prisoner in the Gulag.) He Leadeth Me is a discussion of the spiritual lessons Fr. Ciszek learned during his years in Russia.  It is a wonderful read, simply and humbly written, with the wisdom that can only come from great suffering enlightened by deep faith.

The Faithful Departed by Philip F. Lawler

An insightful analysis of the collapse of Catholic culture, with particular attention to the Boston archdiocese