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pax said:
I was just curious if anyone had read Pierced by a Sword by Bud Macfarlane Jr. A friend recommended it to me and I was considering getting it. Is it any good?

Yes i have read it. It was pretty good. It's refreshing to read fiction with a straight forward Catholic world view.
 
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pax said:
I was just curious if anyone had read Pierced by a Sword by Bud Macfarlane Jr. A friend recommended it to me and I was considering getting it. Is it any good?

my wife and I both read it, great book. I do not generally read novels, but it was good enough to keep my attention.
 
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pax said:
I was just curious if anyone had read Pierced by a Sword by Bud Macfarlane Jr. A friend recommended it to me and I was considering getting it. Is it any good?

Dearest joy in Christ,

Christ is Risen!

I read the book, but it is rated R or X in my opinion.

It was a thriller but frankly, I liked the Left Behind series better, because I knew Left Behind is all fiction. Bud is too realistic and scary when it comes to satan scenes which gave me nightmares. I'd say to stay away and read the true biographies or autobiographies of saints. Some saints led lives that were stranger than fiction. Read the life of St. Dominic for instance or St. Martin de Porres. BTW: St. Martin is also known as the flying monk.

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humblejoe said:
I'm sorry it caused such problems for you, chanterhanson. :( I hope that you are feeling better now. :hug:

Dearest Joy in Christ, Humblejoe:

Christ is in our midst!

Yes, the prayers of the priest were very powerful and effective. Now, I stay away from anything demonic including fictional works and movies.

BTW: Look at the prayers to St. Michael by St. John of Damacus which I posted on the thread: patron saint prayers #17 here on the One Bread One Body forum. Those really helped me resist the devil.

YSIC,
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