Anonymous
08/17/2016 21:58
Subject: Re:Spiritual reading (Catholic/Christian)?
Three novels given to me years ago by an a friend who converted who said they spurred his conversion:
The End of the Affair--Graham Greene
The Devil's Advocate--Morris West
Brideshead Revisited--Evelyn Waugh
Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton is very good, and then there are always his Father Brown books for lighter reading. Of Greene's later books, you may also enjoy Monsignor Quixote; the Power and the Glory and A Burnt Out Case, earlier books, are heavier reads but still highly recommended, as is most of the Greene oeuvre. Would second the C.S. Lewis recommendation.
The End of the Affair--Graham Greene
The Devil's Advocate--Morris West
Brideshead Revisited--Evelyn Waugh
Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton is very good, and then there are always his Father Brown books for lighter reading. Of Greene's later books, you may also enjoy Monsignor Quixote; the Power and the Glory and A Burnt Out Case, earlier books, are heavier reads but still highly recommended, as is most of the Greene oeuvre. Would second the C.S. Lewis recommendation.
Anonymous
08/17/2016 21:43
Subject: Spiritual reading (Catholic/Christian)?
Anonymous wrote:Please recommend some books. I am a Catholic convert in a fallow period looking for inspiration to help me refocus. Thanks.
Check out Dynamic Catholic. They have some really great books. Rediscover Jesus would be a good one.
Anonymous
08/17/2016 16:00
Subject: Re:Spiritual reading (Catholic/Christian)?
Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hanh. One of my favorites.
linearme
08/17/2016 15:45
Subject: Re:Spiritual reading (Catholic/Christian)?
http://www.sacredspace.ie/
Make sure to click on the "Need Inspiration?" link when you get to the Word of God page.
Make sure to click on the "Need Inspiration?" link when you get to the Word of God page.
Anonymous
08/16/2016 14:42
Subject: Spiritual reading (Catholic/Christian)?
How about David Brooks' new book, "The Road to Character"
http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2015/0415/Why-everyone-is-talking-about-the-new-book-by-David-Brooks
http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2015/0415/Why-everyone-is-talking-about-the-new-book-by-David-Brooks
Anonymous
08/14/2016 19:27
Subject: Re:Spiritual reading (Catholic/Christian)?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The Shack.
NO NO NO! The Shack is full of heresy. If you're a cafeteria "Catholic" ( ie, fake Catholic) then read it. If you're a Traditional Catholic, and want areal book on Catholic spirituality, then the best book for you is The Three Ages of the Interior Life, by Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange.
Explain why you don't like The Shack? I thought it was amazing. But then, I'm open-minded and don't mind if there are ethnic depictions of God, etc.
This documentary proves The Shack is heresy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epEQv6-5u0U
God the FATHER being portrayed as a woman should tell you all you need to know. The man who wrote The Shack is a heretic.
Eh. Plenty of Catholics have read and benefited from the Shack, and I personally don't think the Trinity needs to be thought of in gendered roles. Theology evolves.
Nonsense. Theology evolves for the cafeteria Catholic. Traditional Catholic theology has been pretty much the same since the Council of Trent. Trad Catholics reject Vatican 2 of course.
Nonsense
Vatican two is traditional catholism - straight from the Vatican -- and sort of proof that theology evolves, though some may deny it and stay stuck in their own dark ages.