Drawn towards spiritual reading

[crenfro]

Hello.

I keep reading books, books like The Sinner’s Guide, Frequent Confession, Peter Kreeft’s book on the Catholic Catchism…I keep reading them and then I need more to read. Must have them, like that robot said in those old “Short Circuit” movies-- MUST HAVE (name removed by moderator)UT!

And that’s all I seem to want to read for the past several years or so. Ten years ago all I could stand to read were mysteries by Edgar Award-winning authors…now I’m scared to because of the attitudes towards some moral issues in many of them.

I put down a Pulitzer-prize winning book because in the middle of it there was an abortion and a homosexual relationship, both portrayed light-heartedly. Couldn’t read it any more, though I was delighted with the author’s craft.

Also been toying with taking some online classes, but ever since I graduated from college, many moons ago, I can’t seem to take an organized class seriously.

Yet something is drawing me, and I sort of wonder. . .

I’m married, I’m an old middle-aged woman, and I don’t feel drawn to nunhood, In fact I don’t feel drawn to any organized religious groups within the Holy Catholic Church. I don’t like being around people much either, unless we’re writing to each other in forums like these, under the framework of good catholics trying to work out their salvation. But I sure’d like to be in the niche God’s intended for me.

Any thoughts?

Thanks for listening.

 

[j2c99]

I hear ya. I have an insatiable appetite for spiritual books too (spiritual, I mean books by the saints, their mentors, clergymen, and Pope encyclicals). Peter Kreeft is the #1 author and philosopher that brought me hands-down into the Catholic Church. I can mark the day, it was that poignant. His writing did it to me.

And about being alone, and not being too social, thats fine too! Monastic life and personal devotions are VERY important to the religious life and God finds great pleasure in them! Not everyone is called to be a well-digger in Uganda or physical go and clothe all the homeless in town. Monks and nuns have great, if not the best, purposes in life. Prayer is the most important thing, I think, in life. Because you will be praying for all eternity in heaven (hopefully ), so why not start now.

I really like how being Catholic enables one to be the type of Christian they are called to be and are happy with. You can be an outgoing face-to-face evangelizer of groups as a layperson, take the vocation of priesthood, get married, or you can be a cloistered monk/nun and pray for the world! Everything is great!