Question for Traditional Catholics

[ErrorCMDR]

What are some good books for someone interested in the older non-required practices (not eating meat on all fridays and the such)?

As someone going through RCIA I love the Church but would like morre piety in my practice. From alot of the posts I read it sounds like some of you are more Orthodox Catholic than Roman Catholic.

Are Roman Catholics allowed to use Orthodox teaching books? do they get the two latin words printed in them?

God Bless

EC

 

[Rawb]

I don’t know why we would use Orthodox (by which I’m assuming you mean Eastern Orthodox?) books. We have plenty of our own.

Catholic and Loving It by Sabitha Narendran and Andrew Salzmann
The How To Book of Sacramentals by Ann Ball
The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila
Around the Year with the Von Trappe Family by Maria von Trappe (Can be found online with some looking, very good book of life in the Pre-Vatican II Church)

off the top of my head.

 

[ErrorCMDR]

so those books will have the full piety in them?
I really like the stricter piety of TLM but I like the english mass and my parish is semi-traditional.

God Bless

ErrorCMDR

 

[I_Believe]

What are some good books for someone interested in the older non-required practices (not eating meat on all fridays and the such)?

As someone going through RCIA I love the Church but would like morre piety in my practice. From alot of the posts I read it sounds like some of you are more Orthodox Catholic than Roman Catholic.

Are Roman Catholics allowed to use Orthodox teaching books? do they get the two latin words printed in them?

God Bless

EC

This book will give you a solid foundation and understanding of the Faith…
olrl.org/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=O&Product_Code=cPB-eTF&Category_Code=cPB

The book on Sacramentals that Rawb mentioned is excellent as well. I have it and refer to it quite often.

 

[Rawb]

so those books will have the full piety in them?
I really like the stricter piety of TLM but I like the english mass and my parish is semi-traditional.

I’m not sure what you mean by ‘piety’. Those books describe practices, traditions, recipes and customs associated with Catholicism before Vatican II. They all bring us closer to God, as through those practices we focus more on God’s role in our lives, and our gratitude towards Him. They’ll talk about things like not eating meat on Fridays, how people celebrate St. Nicholas Day, the Christmas Novena, Septuagesima, Advent, Michaelmas, Ember Days, St. Benedict Medals, Epiphany Blessings, Candles, Scapulars, Franciscan Crowns, Fasting, Litanies, Benediction and Adoration, and the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart. All of these things are part of Catholic Culture, and the Catholic Religion (I guess the two are entertwined), and are pious practices.

Have some fun, and read up on the religion you’re joining. Welcome to the Family. I’ll leave you with this; you know you’re a traditional Catholic if you know why we eat goose on Michaelmas.

 

[WhollyRoamin]

Cultural traditionalism is experiencing a big revival right now. For books, you might check out the “Bad Catholics Guides” and “Catholic and Loving It” come to mind. You can also get a lot from finding reprints of G.K. Chesterton books-- they’re delightful reads, to boot!

The internets have a lot of good resources, but take care to not delve into absurdity like TraditionInAction. I’d suggest fisheaters.com/beingcatholic.html as a good overall start.

Catholics can certainly read and use books from the Orthodox and from Eastern Catholics. I particularly love their iconography.

 

[ChristinaM]

From alot of the posts I read it sounds like some of you are more Orthodox Catholic than Roman Catholic.

Just a comment…don’t confuse “little o” orthodox with “big O” Orthodox. “orthodox” is simply a word that means “right doctrine” just like “catholic” with a little “c” means “universal.” When someone says they are an orthodox Catholic that means they strive to be in line with Holy Mother Church and follow all her teaching. That’s all it means. It’s not a term for any special rite or anything in the church. Of course, not everyone here is a Roman Catholic - some members belong to the Eastern Rite Catholic Churches. But I really doubt the Eastern Catholics would refer to themselves as “Orthodox Catholic.”

Now when you see Orthodox with a capital “O” it generally refers to the Orthodox Churches of the East who do not acknowledge the authority of the Pope.

Hope that helped clear up some of the confusion.

 

[weepixie71]

What are some good books for someone interested in the older non-required practices (not eating meat on all fridays and the such)?

As someone going through RCIA I love the Church but would like morre piety in my practice. From alot of the posts I read it sounds like some of you are more Orthodox Catholic than Roman Catholic.

Are Roman Catholics allowed to use Orthodox teaching books? do they get the two latin words printed in them?

God Bless

EC

first i would only attend an RCIA class that was taught by clergy. my husband was taught by a lay person and got him all screwed up. he only converted 10yrs later because i spoke to a priest about it and he offered my husband one on one classes.

i suggest also reading about our early saints. saints who didnt just think their faith was worth dying for but suffering for also.

archbishop fulton j sheen has very good books. a little hard to read sometimes but i do get a lot out of his insights. you can also watch and listen to him on youtube.

hope i was helpful. God be with you.

 

[Cluny]

Are Roman Catholics allowed to use Orthodox teaching books? do they get the two latin words printed in them?

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What do you mean by “the two latin words”?

 

[MikeDunphy]

What are some good books for someone interested in the older non-required practices (not eating meat on all fridays and the such)?

As someone going through RCIA I love the Church but would like morre piety in my practice. From alot of the posts I read it sounds like some of you are more Orthodox Catholic than Roman Catholic.

Are Roman Catholics allowed to use Orthodox teaching books? do they get the two latin words printed in them?

God Bless

EC

Assuming you mean a nihil obstat and Imprimatur, I would be surprised to find them in an Eastern Orthodox book, but I imagine many Orthodox books could qualify for such approval, if it were sought.

In addition to the good books mentioned by other posters, I’d like to recommend three for help in developing a deeper sense of the Faith:
An Introduction to the Devout Life, by Saint Francis de Sales, and one of his favorite books, The Spiritual Combat, by Lawrence Scupoli. Also The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis.

It’s great to see someone seeking a stronger piety. May the good Lord bless you and keep you until His face shines upon you at the end of your days.