Library apologetics

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A good thing to do in your town is check the local library. See what kind of Catholic books they have. The ALA is notorious for recommending anti-Catholic books. Donate copies of the Catechism, Catholicism and Fundamentalism, and other good apologetic works. Make sure they are new or at least look new. Then check occasionally to make sure they don’t “disappear” without being checked out. Sometimes fundamentalists will steal the books, so that no one can read them. Believe it, I have experienced it personally in my area. This is a great way to do apologetics and evangelize. You don’t have to knock on doors etc. But it can be very effective and the cost in minor. This is an easy way to be an apologist.
 
lol. I have to admit, I’ve been tempted to take some of the anti-catholic books and “misplace” them at the library. I haven’t. But boy oh boy have I wanted to.
 
Cestus,

Excellent suggestion!

Our library has a “request” option: if they don’t carry a book, one can give them the information and they will purchase it. This is not widely advertised at our library, but it exists. This is important because they don’t always put donated books on the shelves (as I’ve learned the hard way). So, if someone out there encounters difficulty in donating books, look and see if one can make requests.
 
I tell them if they don’t want the book to notify me and I will take it back. I cultivated the librarians and haven’t had any trouble. You can also donate a subscription to This Rock. CA would be happy with that!
 
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PioMagnus:
lol. I have to admit, I’ve been tempted to take some of the anti-catholic books and “misplace” them at the library. I haven’t. But boy oh boy have I wanted to.
I, or rather we, have been persistent when we find things like Chick-tracks etc in bookstores. It usually takes many visits… but we are successful.

I have a few small (8.5 x 5.5 - half sheets) inserts with different apologetic info on them - usually printed both sides. I have been know to “lose” them inside some anti-Catholic books :rolleyes:

MrS
 
Yes, good idea. Always check to make sure they haven’t put tracts in the books. And of course you can leave a “book mark” in some of the others. I left a few in the Left Behind books hee hee.
 
Cest–What kind of anti-Catholic books should we look for in our libraries? The Left Behind series, for sure. Others? I knew the ALA was off-the-charts liberal but they recommend anti-Catholic books? I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.
 
Mrs. S,

What are the apologetics sheets you put in? Do you make them yourself?
 
Are the Left Behind books anti-Catholic? I don’t read a lot of fiction except for what would really be called “literature.”
 
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Are the Left Behind books anti-Catholic? I don’t read a lot of fiction except for what would really be called “literature.”
Oh yes, HUGELY anti-Catholic. Many of the left behinds are Catholics. Part of me just wants to be amused by the childishness of it, but then I stop and think just how popular those books are and it really gives me the hives. And now there’s a children’s series of Left Behind books! Hmm, maybe I’ll print out some stuff and bring 'em with me to the bookstore next time I visit 🙂
 
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PioMagnus:
Mrs. S,

What are the apologetics sheets you put in? Do you make them yourself?
Yes I do. Granted the material is all plagerized, because I can’t develope new truth.

Some are simply scripture verses supporting a Catholic Doctrine. For example, a book in the Left Behind series might accidently find an insert describing the Catholic teaching on predestination and Church authority. A book on salvation might find the sheet on the Catholic position on Baptism, and the Church Authority. And some bibles have somehow found support data on where we got the bible, how the Catholic Church is not a church of the bible (bible is the book of the Church), and Church Authority.

The one that seems to draw no response is the insert on “who found your church” It seems to be found in books on particular denominations.

I do include an email if one wished to contact and discuss - happens once in awhile, and even led to a lunch meeting and discussion that was very open and honest.

MrS
 
Actually our local library (in Mesa) has a surprisingly good selection of first rate newer Catholic books. Some of the titles that I’ve checked out recently include:

The Lambs Supper
Lord, Have Mercy
Hail Holy Queen
First Comes Love
Swear To God


(all of the above are by Scott Hahn)

Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic, by David Curie
The DaVinci Hoax, by Carl Olsen and Sandra Miesel
De-Coding DaVinci, by Amy Welborn
Salvation Is From The Jews, by Roy Schoeman
The Prodigal Son, by Henri Nouwen
The Courage To Be Catholic, by George Weigel
The Catechism of The Catholic Church
The Passion
, by Paul Thigpen

I could go on and on. They also have a few stinker anti-Caholic books by the likes of James McCarty, John McArthur,Dave Hunt and Ralph Woodrow, and of course the *Left Behind * series and other books by Tim LaHaye (if you think his fiction is anti-Catholic, you should see his non-fiction. Oy!), but I’d say our librarians do a good job of representing all views. Can’t ask more than that.
 
It often depends on the librarians. Sometimes they buy the “hot” anti-Catholic or dissenting book. Constantines Sword for example. The above list looks very good. If only every library had those books…
 
Well Mrs. S,

I might just have to “lose” some Catholic tracts next time I am at the library. I know a few books that could use it.

-PM
 
“…sometimes fundamentalists will steal the books, so that no one can read them. Believe it, I have experienced it personally in my area…” a previous poster 🙂

My new-found friend, the public libraries suffers losses of books across all lines of the Dewey system.

What proof can you offer that a Protestant or fundamentalist stole any Catholic book from any public library?

Let’s turn this around: what proof can anyone offer that a Catholic or Orthodox stole any non-Catholic book from any public library?

Book(s) missing from a library probably are simply that-
  • missing; who by?? what proof of the who by??
🙂 🙂

Roland
AmbassadorMan
 
i can tell you - i know protestants who DO it.

i used to work in christian retail, and one of the associates at one of the stores used to take the catholic books we’d receive and hide them in the office so that no one could read them.

as a convert, i can tell you that most prots would not find a catholic tract helpful or informative or interesting if found in a book. they’d find it offensive. my personal recommendation is to save the apologetics for face to face encounters, where you can temper them with love and concern. if you’re going to leave something in a book, leave something that is simply kind and loving - a random act of kindness. as such, whoever finds it will be blessed, and not offended.

i buy books for the christian bookstore here in town. your list is pretty good. but i’d add a few titles:

orthodoxy
the man who was thursday
the father brown series
francis of assisi
the dumb ox - thomas aquinas
brave new family
everlasting man

by chesterton

father elijah
cry of stone
eclipse of the sun
strangers and sojourners

by michael o’brien

anything by peter kreeft, but especially:
back to virtue
socrates and Jesus
unaborted socrates
between heaven and hell
everything you ever wanted to know about heaven

anything by cs lewis.
 
stollerusa said:
"…sometimes fundamentalists will steal the books, so that no one can read them. Believe it, I have experienced it personally in my area…" a previous poster 🙂

My new-found friend, the public libraries suffers losses of books across all lines of the Dewey system.

What proof can you offer that a Protestant or fundamentalist stole any Catholic book from any public library?

Let’s turn this around: what proof can anyone offer that a Catholic or Orthodox stole any non-Catholic book from any public library?

Book(s) missing from a library probably are simply that-
  • missing; who by?? what proof of the who by??
🙂 🙂

Roland
AmbassadorMan

Bad faith post. We have no good reason to take his personal testimony at less than face value.

Scottt
 
cestusdei:

I’m sorry I was very incomplete with my earlier response 🙂

I should have also mentioned that I wholeheartedly agree with much of your thread starter.

There should be rock-solid, faithful, good Catholic [and Orthodox] books, reference books and periodicals in every public library across this land.

Yes, I agree with you also that in most libraries, there are an abundance of rock-solid, faithful good nonCatholics material.

I hope you and the others can and will bring about fair play in as many libraries as you can!

Now, concerning my bit and piece earlier post, I don’t like one Group within Christendom making an assertion (or conclusion depending upon the assertion) against another Group without providing a few proofs (or premises depending upon the assertion). Believe me, I have “picky-pickyied” my own Group members for doing so against our brothers and sisters in the Catholic Group [in CO & DCF].

Cestusdei & Scott, I’m sorry that I didn’t make this clear earlier!
I apologize for coming across as leaning on cestusdei when that wasn’t my intention.

Since there is a time limit for making changes in DCF, I assume that there is likewise a time limit here in CA for making changes – so I hope this post will help explain my partial earlier post 🙂

BC (BobCatholic) knows my history in DCF, he can verify that I “whine & cheez-whiz” onto every Group within Christendom 🙂

Roland
ImcompleteAmbassadorMan
and Imperfect 🙂
 
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