I don’t know for certain but that might have been either the New Jerusalem or the Good News versions. Both have been published in a wide range of different bindings and covers. What you describe sounds familiar. - My thoughts are leaning towards the Good News Version.
I would say that the Holy Spirit is in no way going to show any partiality between the various legitimate, honest translations out there. No translation is perfect. Most at least try to be honest. but “Honest” is a relative trem when certain points of protestant belief are compared to the Catholic position. If you are open to the Holy Spirit he will move in you - even if you are unaware of it.
Many catholic writers (such as St. Francis De Sales) describes such awareness of the Holy Spirit as being like the Sugar-Plumb that a mother uses to entice her toddler to do her bidding. IF you no longer need such sugar coated pedagogy, the Lord may not give it to you, but may lead you through a period of “Spiritual Dryness” where you become totally unaware of His action in your life and find no emotional satisfaction in Prayer, scripture or other spiritual activity. This is the “Dessert” where he may be doing his greatest work in your life - if you will just persist.
My personal preference is to use:
the Christian Community Bible for general reading with it’s pastoral Commentary. The commentary is very usefull but leans towards Liberation Theology and Liberal Theology in places. It does have an Imprimatur.
the Ignatius Study Bible (RSV-2CE by Ignatius Press. Currently new testament only), for comparison and more serious study. this has an excellent academic commentary, and comes out of Stubenville. The commentary tends to quote from the Catechism and the Fathers - but often lacks the more applied pastoral aspects found in the C.C.B’s commentary
Both of these editions are fully catholic publications.
I would bear in mind that all commentaries will contain the opinion of the commentator,and will never (or rarely) provide an exhaustive discourse on the theology of every point raised. They can usefully shed light on the Word of God, but it is the Word that is infallible, not the commentary.
