Suggested Reading

[sklippstein]

Please list books, tapes, etc. that u would like to recommend to others of the forum. 

 

My first recommendation is:

 

Imitation of Christ, by Thomas Kempis.......excellent book!

 

[I can eat 50 eggs]

The Bible (duh)

Not by _______ alone (faith, bread etc) by Robert Sungenis, not exactly light reading, but good stuff.

 

[Wolseley]

The Death of the West, by Patrick J. Buchanan.

Even if you don't agree with all of Pat's ideas, his book is an epiphany for those who know something's wrong but can't put it all together into a coherent whole, and it's a bucket of cold water in the face of those who think nothing has changed in the West since 1980.

 

[dignitized]

The Little Flower of St Francis

if this book doesn't move you to humilty - pride is only HALF your problem.

 

[sklippstein]

that is a good one br. max, i did read that and enjoyed it!

 

[Avila]

Well, anything by Scott Hahn gets a thumbs up for me... I've not read everything, but the ones I have are remarkable.

 

[VOW]

I'm presently reading "Prey of the Priest Catchers," which is about the Catholic Church in England after Henry VIII.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...98239/sr=11-1/ref=sr_11_1/102-5072658-4336915

The faith of these martyrs is incredible, and inspiring. The book is an easy read, and I'm sure it leaves out many details, but you cannot help but be impressed at the sheer number of priests who willingly returned to England knowing they faced certain death if discovered.

One question I do have, though, is that the book mentions "secular priests." What in the world is that? To me, it sounds like someone saying, "Chevy Ford."

Explanations, anyone?



Peace be with you,
~VOW

 

[nyj]

CatholiCity dot com puts out a number of tapes. The ones by Father Larry Richards are excellent (I have not listened to any of the others, but if they're half as good as the ones by Fr. Larry then they are definitely worth it):

1)Confession
2)The Mass Explained
3)The Truth

 

[sklippstein]

Here is another good site:

http://www.catholic.org/clife/prayers/

 

[HisLamb]

A Biblical Defense of Catholicism by Dave Armstrong

 

[pax]

Story of a Soul, the autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux

 

[jukesk9]

Catholicism and Fundamentalism: The Attack on Romanism by Bible Christians by Karl Keating. Very, very good.

 

[VOW]

"Secular priest"?

Anybody?


Peace,
~VOW

 

[Wolseley]

VOW, a secular priest is a priest who is not a member of a religious Order. He is assigned to a regular parish and is answerable to the bishop of the diocese, whereas an Order priest is answerable to the superior of his order. I don't know why they call them "secular" priests, but there you go.

 

[VOW]

Thanks, Wols.

In context of the story, that makes a lot of sense.

I guess a secular priest is just a "priest at large" and answerable only to Rome, then?


Peace,
~VOW

 

[dignitized]

Vow: actually they are answerable directly to their local bishop. Order priests especially the Jesuits are more directly answerable to the Pope than a secular or diocesan priest. Half of the purpose of the early mendicant orders – namely the Dominicans and the Franciscans and later the Jesuits – was to bring the “church” more under Rome’s direct control at the cost of a local bishops authority.

I'll try to remember later to post the name of a great book concerned with catholic History which you can easily find.