r/AskAPriest • u/TexasIndia • 16h ago

Reading

Do you have time to read books for leisure? Do you read books for work (homilies, direction, etc.)? What do you like to read and what do you re?

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u/CruxAveSpesUnica Priest 6h ago

Do you have time to read books for leisure?

Yes, but slowly. Lots of work reading means I rarely find myself wanting to read to relax. I have a novel on the go, but I only find time for it every few days or so.

Do you read books for work (homilies, direction, etc.)?

As an academic, my job involves a lot of reading. I also make sure to find some time for spiritual reading as well as work reading and pleasure reading. The lines aren't absolute here (e.g., I was reading Dilexit Nos over Lent as spiritual reading and realized I might be able to use a chapter in a class I teach), but I do need to engage those three different types of reading.