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aimee said:
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“Hi, I’m Jesus, gosh, I just killed someone by accident, meet my brothers and oh, by the way, I’m not sure if I’m divine in nature!”

:rolleyes:

I get enough of that from Prots everywhere.
 
Sailor_Kenshin said:
“Hi, I’m Jesus, gosh, I just killed someone by accident, meet my brothers and oh, by the way, I’m not sure if I’m divine in nature!”

:rolleyes:

I get enough of that from Prots everywhere.
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I have read part of Christ the Lord, Out of Egypt by Anne Rice, though I did not finish it, I may go back to it. But in its defense, the part about the accidental death was taken from apocryphal stories about Jesus’ childhood, and he does bring the child back to life and it is explained in the book that His “brothers” are Joseph’s children from a previous marriage, not Mary’s children. This is also from the non-canonical (though not heretical) sources like the Proto-Evangelium of James, from which several small “t” traditions come, such as the names of Mary’s parents and that Joseph was much older than Mary.

That Jesus may have grown in his awareness of his divinty as he grew older in his human nature, is I believe, open to speculation. I don’t think there was anything in the book as far as I saw that was directly or deliberatly contradictory to Church teaching.
 
“Island of the World” -Michael O’Brien
“The Russo-German War”-Albert Seaton
 
Tonight I finished Odd Hours, by Dean Koontz. It’s the fourth book in the Odd Thomas series, which I now consider to be the cleanest work Koontz has ever done. Violence is a theme, but there’s very little language and sexuality. His views about the sanctity of life shine through. He’s also very respectful of Catholics, even leading me to believe that he might be one himself. I wasn’t thoroughly impressed with Book 4, but I’d recommend the series as a whole.
 
surf(name removed by moderator)ure said:
Tonight I finished Odd Hours, by Dean Koontz. It’s the fourth book in the Odd Thomas series, which I now consider to be the cleanest work Koontz has ever done. Violence is a theme, but there’s very little language and sexuality. His views about the sanctity of life shine through. He’s also very respectful of Catholics, even leading me to believe that he might be one himself. I wasn’t thoroughly impressed with Book 4, but I’d recommend the series as a whole.
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Dean Koontz is a convert to Catholicism. He converted while he was in college.

insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2007/03/dean_koontz_cat.html
 
peregrinus_WA said:
Dean Koontz is a convert to Catholicism. He converted while he was in college.

insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2007/03/dean_koontz_cat.html
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Aha! After reading the Odd series, I am hardly surprised. Although that raises the question, why are some of his books so sexually and violently graphic? He seemd to go out of his way not to do this with Odd Thomas, but a look into some of his earlier works, even fairly recent, will make a good Catholic cringe.

Perhaps he’s experienced a spiritual renewal? Who can say? He is incredibly humble, as far as authors go. I was moved to write him a letter after reading the original Odd Thomas, and I actually received a reply. The body of the letter was a form, which apologized that he could not respond to every piece of mail, but he does in fact read every one, and he signs his name to every relpy. He also sends out a semi-annual newsletter, called Useless News.
 
With little kids I am so uout of touch with current books. My family owned a book store at one time. I mostly read juvinile fiction lately:o , got some free time to go to the library by myself and picked up the Song Of Bernadette. To read in the hspital after I have my baby.
Any one else read this?
 
petitfleur said:
With little kids I am so uout of touch with current books. My family owned a book store at one time. I mostly read juvinile fiction lately:o , got some free time to go to the library by myself and picked up the Song Of Bernadette. To read in the hspital after I have my baby.
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Oh yes, I read it many years ago and it was an excellent retelling of the life and visions of St. Bernadette of Lourdes in novelized form. The author, Franz Werfel was actually Jewish and had been given refuge in Lourdes while escaping the Nazis during WWII, which is what inspired him to write the book. I think I read that in the foreward to the novel.
 
surf(name removed by moderator)ure said:
Tonight I finished Odd Hours, by Dean Koontz. It’s the fourth book in the Odd Thomas series, which I now consider to be the cleanest work Koontz has ever done. Violence is a theme, but there’s very little language and sexuality. His views about the sanctity of life shine through. He’s also very respectful of Catholics, even leading me to believe that he might be one himself. I wasn’t thoroughly impressed with Book 4, but I’d recommend the series as a whole.
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He IS Catholic—a convert, I think.

And NO SPOILERS!! I ain’t done readin’ yet! 😃
 
These are the books that I like so much:
Diary of St. Faustina, Story of a Soul by St. Therese, and still finishing The Imitation of Christ by Thomas Kempis
 
Currently, I am beginning Scott Hahn’s “Reasons To Believe.” Fiction wise on a second reading of Don Delillo’s “Names.”

For Catholic apologetics I consider Alan Schreck’s “Catholic and Christian” the best I have come across - simple and comprehensive. Paul Johnson’s “The Quest For God” is worthwhile, too.

I read a lot of non-Catholic fiction. Some of the best in the last few years are Cormac McCarthy’s Texas/Mexico Triliogy (“All The Pretty Horses,” etc.) Don Delillo’s “Underworld,” and Robert Penn Warren’s “All The King’s Men.”

John
 
Cordelil said:
Currently, I am beginning Scott Hahn’s “Reasons To Believe.” Fiction wise on a second reading of Don Delillo’s “Names.”

For Catholic apologetics I consider Alan Schreck’s “Catholic and Christian” the best I have come across - simple and comprehensive. Paul Johnson’s “The Quest For God” is worthwhile, too.

I read a lot of non-Catholic fiction. Some of the best in the last few years are Cormac McCarthy’s Texas/Mexico Triliogy (“All The Pretty Horses,” etc.) Don Delillo’s “Underworld,” and Robert Penn Warren’s “All The King’s Men.”

John
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Hey, Cormac McCarthy is actually Catholic. But his work isn’t so.
 
Filius99993 said:
Hey, Cormac McCarthy is actually Catholic. But his work isn’t so.
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Cormac McCarthy is my favorite contemporary author. I thought his first two books of the Texas/Mexico trilogy, “All The Pretty Horses” and “The Crossing” were excellent reads. The third “Cities of The Plain” or something like that was so-so. He definitely is a major force in literature at this time.

John
 
I enjoy studying Catholic apologetics. Alan Schreck’s “Catholic and Christian” I read 4 times so as to learn the ins and outs of our faith. I notice that these young Turks, so to speak, like Scott Hahn, Tim Staples, Patrick Madrick, et al, are spot on.

I started studying apologetics 20 years ago or so after becoming a Catholic and having to fend off the criticisms by Protestant fundamentalists and charismatics at my then place of work of Pope John Paul 2 after seeing him at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Califronia. It’s not only enlightening but as I said previously, it’s fun.

John
 
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