Book Review #3 – “Christ in the Psalms” by Rev. Patrick Henry Reardon (post is in process and incomplete at this time)

Book Review #3 – “Christ in the Psalms” by Rev. Patrick Henry Reardon; published 2000 by Conciliar Press.

“Every now and then a book comes along which is potentially a small classic. Here is such a book: elegantly written, deceptively simple, and utterly absorbing. More than a mere commentary on the Psalter, it is a profoundly Christian look at each and every Psalm, revealing in the Word written the living presence of God the Word Himself. With each brief exposition, Father Reardon helps us to drink deeply from the spiritual fountain of the Church’s tradition and wisdom.” (from notes by Rev. Addison Hart).

Brief Bio of Author and Background of Book. Some books are meant to be reference materials and read from; other books are read through from beginning to end; some books are works of scholarship and intended to stimulate the mind; other books are devotional and aimed at more of the heart level. This masterpiece is all of the above. Rev. Reardon calls these meditations of each psalm his “pastoral ponderings,” and are sure to enrich one’s faith in Jesus and deepen the reader’s understanding of Scripture. His approach to the study of the Psalter in this book is both systematic and imaginative as it moves from Psalm 1 all the way to Psalm 150.