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OLAM Dad

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no, i just got it, and started reading it,

wait!!!!!

[i]The Soul of the Apostolate[/i] by Jean-Baptiste Chautard - this book was recommended by Pope St. Pius X!

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[quote name='Lil Red' date='Jan 6 2006, 11:00 AM']this book was recommended by Pope St. Pius X!
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Oh, what does he know???

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Fides_et_Ratio

Has your group read any Chesterton? Because, if you've all read C.S. Lewis, and skipped over G.K. Chesterton... you're all in BIG trouble.

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The Shoes of the Fisherman, of Morris West, i recommend the book.
I am reading "castillo interior" of S. Teresa of Jesus, brilliant. But his I am not titled in english.

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[quote name='Fides_et_Ratio' date='Jan 6 2006, 11:15 AM']Has your group read any Chesterton? Because, if you've all read C.S. Lewis, and skipped over G.K. Chesterton... you're all in BIG trouble.
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No we haven't read him as a group. But you're right, we should.

Which would you recommend for a book club, one that will spark good discussion?

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[quote name='ruso' date='Jan 6 2006, 11:20 AM']The Shoes of the Fisherman, of Morris West, i recommend the book.
I am reading "castillo interior" of S. Teresa of Jesus, brilliant. But his I am not titled in english.
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i was just about to mention that one. interior castle. wonderful book.
also i would recommend dark night of the soul. another good read.

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[i]Mere Christianity[/i] by CS Lewis.

[i]The World's First Love[/i] by Fulton Sheen

[i]Prayer: Insights from St. Therese of Lisieux[/i] by Christopher O'Donnell (Good accompanyment for [i]Story of a Soul[/i].)

[i]Spirit of the Liturgy[/i] by Cardinal Ratzinger (If only we read this on here, boy would it spark a discussion I think!)

[i]Interior Castle[/i] by St. Teresa of Avila

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Fides_et_Ratio

[quote name='OLAM Dad' date='Jan 6 2006, 12:23 PM']No we haven't read him as a group.  But you're right, we should.

Which would you recommend for a book club, one that will spark good discussion?
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1. The Everlasting Man
2. Orthodoxy
3. What's Wrong with the World

(some of his fiction might be good too...)

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AfroNova No Limit Soldier

Spirit of the Liturgy by Ratzinger
Letters to a Young Catholic by Weigel
Mother Angelica by Raymond Arroyo (quick easy read)
Confessions by St. Augustine
Three to Get Married by Fulton Sheen

OLAM dad, I'm in the Houston area. Can you tell me more about your book group? Where/when/who?

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[i]The Psalms[/i] by Fr. Luigi Giussani
[i]Why the Church[/i] by Giussani
[i]The Risk of Education[/i] by Giussani

i just bought:
[i]The Psalms[/i] by Fr. Luigi Giussani (for the second time - i keep giving mine away!)
[i]St. Rose of Lima[/i] by Sister Mary Alphonsus, O.SS.R.
[i]An Exorcist Tells His Story[/i] by Gabriele Amorth

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Ave Maria Totus Tuus

I just finished [i]John Paul the Great[/i] by Peggy Noonan. For those of you who don't know who she is, Peggy Noonan was President Reagan's speechwriter, and has written several books about Reagan and his administration ([i]What I Saw at the Revolution[/i], [i]When Character was King[/i]) I had no idea she was Catholic, but she is. And obviously working as a writer and with the Reagan administration, she had opportunities to meet Pope John Paul II, and covered many events with the Pope. This book is very personal about how John Paul was integral to her faith journey, and I really enjoyed this. I encourage you all to check it out.

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[quote name='Lil Red' date='Jan 6 2006, 01:30 PM'][center][i]An Exorcist Tells His Story[/i] by Gabriele Amorth[/center][right][snapback]848001[/snapback][/right][/quote]

This is a good book. :)

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Brother Adam

[quote name='zunshynn' date='Mar 15 2006, 10:04 PM']What is Open Letter about?
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It's by the excommunicated Archbishop Lefevbre, founder of the SSPX, a group in schism with the Catholic Church. It is not a good read, at least not a Catholic read.


That said, Divine Madness by Josef Pieper

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