Brother Adam Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 Okay, I just finished reading the General Instruction on the Roman Missal and I guess I am a little surprised that it was no where near as "legalistic" as I expected. LOL. It wasn't nearly as long as I expected something like that would be. Cool. Okay. What's next here on the list... hehe. but yeah, as I continue to learn what it means to be "Catholic" I just see more and more of my remaining internal "fears" extinguished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geetarplayer Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 :ph34r: TITHING!! AAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!! :ph34r: LOL, just kidding. Rock on, Bro! You have a one-up on me! -Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleflower+JMJ Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 see?! we're not those scary monsters like some peeps can accuse us of being!!! we dont bite. :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinner Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 I have been known to bite on occasion.............. ..............................but I usually don't break the skin. :bugeyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleflower+JMJ Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 okay i forgot to add....only when we're hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopeful1 Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 intresting you mention it's not as legalistic as you thought it would be, Brother Adam. not to hijack your thread, but is interpreting the GIRM kinda like reading the Constitution, in the respect people have usually have a liberal or conservative interpretation of what it says, except with what is done in the mass, instead of federal law? not sure if that analogy made any sense, but it seems to be the impression i'm getting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azaelia Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 (edited) [quote]okay i forgot to add....only when we're hungry.[/quote] I tend to nip. Edited May 30, 2004 by azaelia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p0lar_bear Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 What next? Well let's see, you've read the Bible, the Catechism, the GIRM, and a number of Scott Hahn books.... Well, if you haven't read [u]A Map of Life[/u] by Frank Sheed, I would recommend that. Umm...my favorite theologian is Henri De Lubac, so I would recommend [u]Catholicism and the Common Destiny of Man[/u] by him. Neither of these are official Church documents, of couse, but I think they are very good books that you would benefit from reading. If you haven't read the documents of Vatican II, you should. Any of the encyclicals or other documents by JPII (in particular, [i]Fides et Ratio[/i], [i]Ecclesia in America[/i], [i]Evangelium Vitae[/i] (on the sanctity of life), [i]Centesimus Annus[/i] (on Catholic social teaching)). Oh, and the Wednesday audiences of JPII have been put into a series of books on the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, the Church, Mary, and one other (I can't remember what...). There is also the [i]Theology of the Body[/i]. Also, while I wouldn't recommend the Code of Canon Law as a whole, you might benefit from reading the portion on the sacraments. (This is rather legalistic and so difficult to read at times, but so are civil law books...doesn't make them less necessary...). You can PM or email me if you get stuck on something. (you can get my email from your wife). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Adam Posted May 30, 2004 Author Share Posted May 30, 2004 [b]Well, if you haven't read [u]A Map of Life[/u] by Frank Sheed, I would recommend that. Umm...my favorite theologian is Henri De Lubac, so I would recommend [u]Catholicism and the Common Destiny of Man[/u] by him. Neither of these are official Church documents, of couse, but I think they are very good books that you would benefit from reading.[/b] Can't say I've read either of those. [b]If you haven't read the documents of Vatican II, you should. Any of the encyclicals or other documents by JPII (in particular, [i]Fides et Ratio[/i], [i]Ecclesia in America[/i], [i]Evangelium Vitae[/i] (on the sanctity of life), [i]Centesimus Annus[/i] (on Catholic social teaching)). [/b] Yep, read those too. [b]There is also the [i]Theology of the Body[/i].[/b] Yep, well...skimmed through anyway. [b] You can PM or email me if you get stuck on something. (you can get my email from your wife).[/b] Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foundsheep Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 [quote name='littleflower' date='JMJ+May 29 2004, 09:49 PM'] see?! we're not those scary monsters like some peeps can accuse us of being!!! we dont bite. :ph34r: [/quote] Just dont be around me when Im Hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloysius Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 [quote name='hopeful1' date='May 29 2004, 11:26 PM'] intresting you mention it's not as legalistic as you thought it would be, Brother Adam. not to hijack your thread, but is interpreting the GIRM kinda like reading the Constitution, in the respect people have usually have a liberal or conservative interpretation of what it says, except with what is done in the mass, instead of federal law? not sure if that analogy made any sense, but it seems to be the impression i'm getting. [/quote] i donno... the GIRM seems pretty clear on stuff. i think the non-legalistic-sense he got out of it was that it doesn't just list a bunch of rules, but explains stuff about the Mass as it goes along. more poetic than legalistic. but it's still fairly clear on what should be goin down. Pax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Bro. Adam Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 (edited) .. Edited May 30, 2004 by Mrs. Bro. Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Adam Posted May 30, 2004 Author Share Posted May 30, 2004 ^What he (Al) said (sorry, my wife didn't log out again) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carson Weber Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 [quote name='Brother Adam' date='May 30 2004, 11:58 AM'] I would recommend Catholicism and the Common Destiny of Man [/quote] Let's not kill Adam. Adam, you've read the GIRM? Good heavens. * Carson hands Adam a copy of the CCL just to see what will happen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Adam Posted May 30, 2004 Author Share Posted May 30, 2004 [quote name='Carson Weber' date='May 30 2004, 04:51 PM'] Let's not kill Adam. Adam, you've read the GIRM? Good heavens. * Carson hands Adam a copy of the CCL just to see what will happen... [/quote] Send it my way. Consdering how long it is though, it's likely to become like the Catechism though. I haven't read every single paragraph, but overall....probably a good 60-70% throughout. I've seen it online and just can't stand reading books online. They need to have pages and ink. Why do you say "Let's not kill Adam"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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