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Hey CAF,

If I wanted to pick out a book to read along with my protestant girlfriend, something that touches on good Christian/Catholic spirituality, what would you suggest? I was thinking Fulton Sheen’s, “Life of Christ”?

Pax Christi,
Phil
 
I’d recommend a book on one of the saints. If there is anyone who would be a model of good Christian/Catholic values its the saints. One of the saints that is universally loved by Christians of all denominations would be St. Francis of Assisi.

The book “St. Francis of Assisi” by Englebert is a short book on the life of this wonderful saint that I highly recommend.

God bless
 
ESMDHokie77 said:
Hey CAF,

If I wanted to pick out a book to read along with my protestant girlfriend, something that touches on good Christian/Catholic spirituality, what would you suggest? I was thinking Fulton Sheen’s, “Life of Christ”?

Pax Christi,
Phil
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Benedicts two volume Life of Christ is excellent, Jesus of Nazareth.
 
ESMDHokie77 said:
Hey CAF,

If I wanted to pick out a book to read along with my protestant girlfriend, something that touches on good Christian/Catholic spirituality, what would you suggest? I was thinking Fulton Sheen’s, “Life of Christ”?

Pax Christi,
Phil
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I would go with Scott and Kimberly Hahn’s now classic Rome Sweet Home . She should enjoy the love story aspect, and it will illustrate the truth of Catholicism and some axiomatic problems with Protestantism. Do not doubt that she is out to pull you away from your faith - Protestants are trained from youth Bible camp onwards to pull Catholics away from their faith, to “save them”.

Instead, pull her into the true Church. Mixed marriages are almost always bad anyways for giving children a solidly grounded faith.

God bless you.
 
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Do not doubt that she is out to pull you away from your faith - Protestants are trained from youth Bible camp onwards to pull Catholics away from their faith, to “save them”.

Instead, pull her into the true Church. Mixed marriages are almost always bad anyways for giving children a solidly grounded faith.

God bless you.
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I am not known as a man of few words, and nearly always have something to add. Here I do not, with one small exception - many who are active and devout in their Protestantism will seek out and date people with the sole and ulterior motive to attempt to convert them and “save” them, although I don’t think it’s nearly as endemic as the same tactic used by Muslims (as men must be Muslim to marry a Muslim woman, and marriages are easily contracted and dissolved, but a conversion to Islam can never be rescinded in most Islamic countries, often on pain of death).

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Thanks for the suggestions, they’ve been really good ones, I have a lot to think about. I definitely want to pick a book that packs a wallop in a small size, though I’m not ruling out the long books, like the one suggested by JRKH.

Peace,
Phil
 
Also, take a look at “To Know Christ Jesus” by Frank Sheed.
 
I haven’t read it yet, but I understand tha t"Intorduction to the Devout Life, by St Francis De Sales is excellent…

In fact it’s lying here on my desk…

Peace
James
 
If you want to read a good book with your girlfriend, choose one that isn’t boring but interesting and which goes deeper into Catholic theology. Read ‘Modern Saints’ by Ann Ball, it is very good and shows alot of Marian Saints. There are also the biographies of the Cure of Ars and Saint Bernadette Soubirous by Francis Trochu which are VERY good. Also highly recommended is Story of a Soul by Saint Therese. Its so heartwarming!

I suggest reading books about the Blessed Mother as She being the Mother of Jesus can do anything and can convert even the most hardened of sinners by Her love and mercy. There is True Devotion to Mary if you want a good book about Her which is a light read (I might say read the Glories of Mary but it isn’t very light. However, there are several stories in it showing the love of Mary for us). There is Mother of the Saviour by Garrigou Lagrange and although it is more theological and acedemic, it is still a very light, thoughtful, refreshing read. However, a very good book about Mary which I truly recommend is Miraculpous Images of Our Lady by Joan Carroll Cruz. Really, any book by her should be read but this being the Blessed Virgin, I bought it first! And there is also Secular Saints.

If you want a more spiritual book, read Introduction to the devout life by St. Francis de Sales. Its simple and to the point AND it was done by a Marian Saint.

Finally, I really, really, REALLY recommend yoou buy and read Fatima in Lucia’s own words, the accounts of Sister Lucy on the events of Fatima. Its the first spiritual book I ever read and the book which made me love the Blessed Virgin Mary.
 
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