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A good friend of mine is a cradle Catholic. However, she waivers on things like homosexuality, birth control, and annulments and feels that the Church loses lots of people because they are too outdated. Recent Church scandals have weakened her trust in priests and religious.

We discuss/debate these regularly. She has joked that she belongs in a Protestant Church (and I’d hate for her to leave). For her birthday, I wanted to give her a good book on solid Catholic principles relating to current issues. Something that could help her to see that the Catholic Church’s doctorines always have been the same and always will be, and that will help her to see that mistakes (and scandals) are because of imperfect humans within the Church, not because of the Church. Not sure that I can find this is one book, but I was hoping for some good recommendations. Anyone have suggestions?

God Bless,
Georgea
 
Georgea said:
Hi,

A good friend of mine is a cradle Catholic. However, she waivers on things like homosexuality, birth control, and annulments and feels that the Church loses lots of people because they are too outdated. Recent Church scandals have weakened her trust in priests and religious.
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  1. “Unabridged Christianity” by Fr. Mario P. Romero
  2. " Born Fundamentalist Born Again Catholic" by David B. Currie
  3. “Catholicism and Fundamentalism” The Attack on "Romanism"by “Bible Christians” by Karl Keating
A Church should be losing members because it’s too contemporary. How is the Gospel of Jesus Christ outdated? Scandals? How about when Judas betrayed Jesus and Peter denied knowing Him?? And is she going to a church where no scandals exist?? She probably could if there are no one in the seats…God Bless…teachccd:)
 
One more thing. She must realize that she is leaving the Eucharist. I firmly believe that anyone who understands and believes in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist could never leave the Church. It’s such a shame that the majority who leave were never properly catechized. They call themselves ex-Catholics when they never really were practicing their identity. Very sad. Poor excuses to leave the true Church of Christ but we see it all of the time. Don’t give up. Jesus is using you as His instrument…teachccd:)
 
Georgea said:
Not sure that I can find this is one book, but I was hoping for some good recommendations. Anyone have suggestions?

God Bless,
Georgea
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If reading the bible and church doctrine doesn’t explain it to her satisfaction suggest fantasy.

A bit off the mark maybe but:
J.R.R. Tolkien - The Silmarillion

Think I’m kidding? 😉 He was Catholic and wrote these amazing timeless stories. Rather than a modern book on why honor and morality are what they are, a story about honor and morality in context that can be applied even to today’s world though the story world never existed. He specifically did not want to write an analogy about Genesis and God and the Church, but his theology is unmistakable and colors all of his work especially this book.

It has all of the same elements but in different forms-though the homosexual reference is escaping me in the book (maybe the lack of it is significant), the other moral dilemas are there; scandal/betrayal, the santicty of life, and marriage. Even in fantasy somethings are true.

Plus it’s a good read and a great gift in hardback.
Best:
amazon.co.uk/Silmarillion-Deluxe-Hardback-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/0007136609
Good:
voyageronline.com.au/books/title.cfm?ISBN=0007123310&Author=25
 
teachccd said:
One more thing. She must realize that she is leaving the Eucharist. I firmly believe that anyone who understands and believes in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist could never leave the Church. It’s such a shame that the majority who leave were never properly catechized. They call themselves ex-Catholics when they never really were practicing their identity. Very sad. Poor excuses to leave the true Church of Christ but we see it all of the time. Don’t give up. Jesus is using you as His instrument…teachccd:)
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Amen! I’m a recent convert and the Eucharist is why.
 
I always hear talk about how the Church is “outdated”. Even many Protestant churches are labelled as such, but none more than the Catholic Church.

I recall reading in Hebrews 13:8 that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Now because Jesus is God, we have to accept that our God is an unchanging God. And because Jesus is the Word made Flesh, we have to accept that God’s Word is also unchanging. In light of this, if particular actions were sinful 2,000 or more years ago, what could possibly make them less sinful today? If that were the case, God would be made a liar and we would cease to exist. The problem is the fact that we’ve distanced ourselves from God and justified our own sinful behavior in a futile attempt to alleviate our guilt.

Over the centuries, society has continued to compromise God’s Law. We try to form God into what we want Him to be to us, but we fail to realize that He is the potter and we are the clay. I call it the Lucifer Syndrome - we want to be God. So you see, nothing really does change, does it?

I find it ironic that some would consider God outdated, when in fact, He is simply timeless.

Like the old saying goes, “If God seems far away…guess who moved?”
 
teachccd said:
  1. “Unabridged Christianity” by Fr. Mario P. Romero
  2. " Born Fundamentalist Born Again Catholic" by David B. Currie
  3. “Catholicism and Fundamentalism” The Attack on "Romanism"by “Bible Christians” by Karl Keating
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Thanks for the recommendation, teachccd. I’m ordering “Unabridged Christainity” for her.
 
Verisimilitude said:
A bit off the mark maybe but:
J.R.R. Tolkien - The Silmarillion
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Thanks for the recommendation Verisimilitude. It’s not exactly what I wanted for her, but I might check it out. I just checked, and it’s in our local library system’s catalog. I’ve been wanted to read J.R.R. Tolkien for years but have never gotten to it.
 
Forgot to recommend a book in my last post.

How about “Radio Replies” by Fathers Rumble & Carty. It’s a three volume set.

“Rome Sweet Home” by Scott Hahn

“Surprised By Truth” series by Patrick Madrid

I was also going to recommend Karl Keating’s Catholicism & Fundamentalism, but that’s already been done. I’m in the middle of this book right now and I’m finding it very informative.
 
Georgea said:
Hi,

A good friend of mine is a cradle Catholic. However, she waivers on things like homosexuality, birth control, and annulments and feels that the Church loses lots of people because they are too outdated. Recent Church scandals have weakened her trust in priests and religious.

We discuss/debate these regularly. She has joked that she belongs in a Protestant Church (and I’d hate for her to leave). For her birthday, I wanted to give her a good book on solid Catholic principles relating to current issues. Something that could help her to see that the Catholic Church’s doctorines always have been the same and always will be, and that will help her to see that mistakes (and scandals) are because of imperfect humans within the Church, not because of the Church. Not sure that I can find this is one book, but I was hoping for some good recommendations. Anyone have suggestions?

God Bless,
Georgea
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Please please please buy her

The Catholic Passion: Rediscovering the Power and Beauty of the Faith
by David Scott

It is absolutely perfect for her situation.

In paperback for 11 bucks right now at amazon:

amazon.com/Catholic-Passion-Rediscovering-Power-Beauty/dp/0829424776/ref=pd_bbs_4/002-4009715-4654419?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1179269153&sr=8-4

A great book.
 
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