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Unfortunatly, I just finished The Longest Trip Home by John Grogan. What a disappointing book! šŸ˜¦ Would love to read what others who have read the book thought about it.
 
goforgoal said:
LukeSr., thank you very kindly for explaining ā€œThe Demonologistā€ by: Gerald Daniel Brittle once again. I do recall you telling me about this book in your previous posts on page. 10, posts #140, #142, #147, and #150. I didnā€™t mean scary as in Stephen King scary or Hollywood movie effect scary but it scares a person in the right direction.

Can you (or anyone) suggest reading material (besides websites) where Saints, Blesseds, Venerables, and Servant of Gods were shown Purgatory or/and Hell?

I know the three Shepherd children (seers) were shown visions of purgatory and hell.

St. Faustina was shown a vision of purgarory and hell.

Servant of God, Maria Bolognesi, was once possessed by the devil but by an Exorcism was absolved.

Would you happen to know of any other Saints, Blesseds, Venerables, or Servant of God who happened to be possessed and were released from this horrible bondage by an Exorcism?

By the way, LukeSr. I have a book called ā€œThe Secret of the Rosaryā€ by: St. Louis de Montfort and a booklet called ā€œThe Secret of Maryā€ by: St. Louis de Montfort both which I received for a Donation to a Marian Shrine my family and I attend in the summertime or on the Feast Day of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

I know I stated before I had trouble reading or getting into, ā€œThe Experience of being Calledā€ by: Br. Gerlac Oā€™Loughlin, OCSO. Well, for the life of me I just couldnā€™t get into this book and for awhile I put it on the side only to discover one of the dogs had an ā€œaccidentā€ on this book and I had to toss it outā€¦I feel really bad for doing so. :o

I am currently/almost finished reading ā€œThe Quilt of lifeā€ by: Mary Tatem

marytatem.com/

Actually, this thread is a great reminder that I do need to get back in the habit of reading books again.

God bless,

goforgoal
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Hi Goforgoal
Yes, I think I can help youā€¦On Purgatory or Hell in this case (both) there is a book; ā€œThe Mist of Mercyā€ subtitile ā€œSpiritual Warfare and Purgatoryā€ by ā€œAnneā€ a lay apostle. She respectively receives locutions from Jesus who escorts her to Purgatory. The church is still reveiwing her case but has her Bishops approval. Anyway, I read it and found it exceptionally comforting. You can check it out on Direction for Our Times dot com website for purchase.
I am currently reading ā€œTrue Devotion To The Blessed Virginā€ by St Louis De Montifort. It will take a couple more reads to digest this oneā€¦awesome read. I plan on making the consecration in March. Iā€™m a Legion member.
Anyway, hope this helpsā€¦LukeSr
 
Constitutions and Statutes of the Monks and Nuns of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance and Other Legistlative Documents.

Woo hoo some light reading. :rolleyes:
 
LukeSr said:
Hi Goforgoal
Yes, I think I can help youā€¦On Purgatory or Hell in this case (both) there is a book; ā€œThe Mist of Mercyā€ subtitile ā€œSpiritual Warfare and Purgatoryā€ by ā€œAnneā€ a lay apostle. She respectively receives locutions from Jesus who escorts her to Purgatory. The church is still reveiwing her case but has her Bishops approval. Anyway, I read it and found it exceptionally comforting. You can check it out on Direction for Our Times dot com website for purchase.
I am currently reading ā€œTrue Devotion To The Blessed Virginā€ by St Louis De Montifort. It will take a couple more reads to digest this oneā€¦awesome read. I plan on making the consecration in March. Iā€™m a Legion member.
Anyway, hope this helpsā€¦LukeSr
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Thank you very much for the suggestion LukeSr. I checked out some her line books on Amazon and they do seem like an interesting read but I will also check out the website you suggested as well.

I am currently reading, ā€œThe Secrets of the Rosaryā€ by: St. Louis de Montfort.

God bless,

goforgoal
 
I am reading ā€œthe Knights of Bushido.ā€ Itā€™s about Japanese war crimes during WWII. Itā€™s a bit dry but interesting, if a bit, well a lot, morbid.
 
goforgoal said:
LukeSr., thank you very kindly for explaining ā€œThe Demonologistā€ by: Gerald Daniel Brittle once again. I do recall you telling me about this book in your previous posts on page. 10, posts #140, #142, #147, and #150. I didnā€™t mean scary as in Stephen King scary or Hollywood movie effect scary but it scares a person in the right direction.
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Gerald Brittle was my Altar Server instructor! šŸ™‚ Heā€™s a nice fellow.
 
AnthonyM2 said:
Slowly making my through ā€œPierced By a Swordā€ by Bud Macfarlane, about 3 quarters through, itā€™s pretty good.

Iā€™m also reading ā€œYes or No: Straight Answers to Tough Questions About Christianityā€ by Peter Kreeft which is written as an interesting dialogue between two characters, Chris the Christian and Sal the Seeker.

I also got my Kindle recently and began reading ā€œThe Moonlit Mindā€ an e-book by Dean Koontz.
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Pierced by a Sword is good. All three of the Bud Macfarlane books are really good.
 
I am reading (on my Kindle):

A Biblical Walk Through The Mass: Understanding What We Say And Do In The Liturgy
by Edward Sri
 
CatholicFireman said:
LOL. Thatā€™s OK. I fall asleep reading a pamphlet! šŸ˜ƒ
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Greetings CatholicFireman,

I do think your pamphlet would be infinitely more exciting than the old Constitutations. I am supposed to get these read, but every time I start, I go to sleep. I have a problem lol. I wonder if there is a ā€œCliff Notesā€ for these things. šŸ˜›

God Bless.
Anathama Sit
 
Just finished The House On The Borderland by William Hope Hodgson. Awesome, classic horror/fantasy/early science fiction novel from 1908 that still engenders a sense of dread, awe, and wonder in the reader. Well worth reading, particularly for ā€œweird fictionā€ fans.

In the same "vein,ā€™ now reading some of Arthur Machenā€™s classic horror stories. The White People and The Great God Pan are particularly great and memorable.
Also, some of M.R. Jamesā€™s classic ghost stories.

There ya go. šŸ‘šŸ™‚
 
OrdinaryMelkite said:
Just finished The House On The Borderland by William Hope Hodgson. Awesome, classic horror/fantasy/early science fiction novel from 1908 that still engenders a sense of dread, awe, and wonder in the reader. Well worth reading, particularly for ā€œweird fictionā€ fans.

In the same "vein,ā€™ now reading some of Arthur Machenā€™s classic horror stories. The White People and The Great God Pan are particularly great and memorable.
Also, some of M.R. Jamesā€™s classic ghost stories.

There ya go. šŸ‘šŸ™‚
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All very good choices. Hodgson wrote a lot of really creepy stories set at sea (he was in the Merchant Marine). He was one of a bunch of fantasy authors who died in WWI.

Machenā€™s stories are also really good.

I just saw ā€œCurse of the Demonā€, based on M.R. Jamesā€™ ā€œCasting the Runesā€. Very underrated film, I think.
 
Arizona_Mike said:
All very good choices. Hodgson wrote a lot of really creepy stories set at sea (he was in the Merchant Marine). He was one of a bunch of fantasy authors who died in WWI.

Machenā€™s stories are also really good.

I just saw ā€œCurse of the Demonā€, based on M.R. Jamesā€™ ā€œCasting the Runesā€. Very underrated film, I think.
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Awesome!!!
 
I just finished reading, Heaven Is For Real by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent.
Has anybody read this? Itā€™s a very good book, however I do have a few questions.

1- What was your opinion of the book?

2-If anyone has done any research, how much of the book is based on real facts and how much is based on writers privilege?

-Sometimes throughout the book when there is dialogue with the young boy, iā€™m questioning whether itā€™s coming from the boy or from the writer?
 
I read THIS SAINT WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE by Thomas J. Craughwell after checking it out of of the library, a very enjoyable collection of patron saints (some well known, some less well known) with an short explanation of their life and why they are the patrons of a particular area or field. I knew Saint Sebastian was the patron saint of Archers (ironically, because he was pierced by multiple arrows). I did not know that he was also the patron saint of Atheists (or their conversion), as he survived the multiple arrow piercings and went to reproach the Roman emperor for his wickedness. The emperor ordered Sebastian beaten to death and stuffed into a sewer. So he is also the patron of speaking truth to power.

I also did not know there was a saint who killed a vampire: St. Marcellus of Paris, who died in 430. Bishop Marcellus confronted a vampire who was attacking his flock and killed her in a cemetery outside Paris. St. Marcellus is the patron saint of vampire hunters. His feast day is November 1 (All Saintā€™s Day, the day after Halloweā€™en)

I liked this book so much I bought a copy on Kindle, and I actually like the Kindle edition more - the hardcopy had pictures of holy cards depicting each saint (some quite old or rare, in the case of the less well-known ones), but they were all grouped together in color inserts through the book and were quite small. The kindle edition has a full-sized color reproduction of each holy card right after the section devoted to each saint. There are some really fascinating stories in this book!
 
Arizona_Mike said:
I also did not know there was a saint who killed a vampire: St. Marcellus of Paris, who died in 430. Bishop Marcellus confronted a vampire who was attacking his flock and killed her in a cemetery outside Paris. St. Marcellus is the patron saint of vampire hunters. His feast day is November 1 (All Saintā€™s Day, the day after Halloweā€™en)
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You know there is no such thing as vampires right?
 
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