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The Book of Job :D. Just kidding but I did read Lord of the World for the ninth or tenth time over Lent. Linus2nd
 
Damascus Countdown by Joel Rosenberg (having read The Tehran Initiative in record time over the weekend)
 
I’m reading “Thirty Years That Shook Physics,” by George Gamow, subtitled “The Story of Quantum Theory.” It was originally published in 1966, so it’s not the absolute latest in physics, but it is interesting, and with interesting characters.

Had to take a break from the serious stuff, though, to re-read my favorite middle-school book: “There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom” by Louis Sachar. I love that book. “Hello, Jeff.”
 
I have been in love with the world created by JRR Tolkien in his books for years.

Around 6 years ago I converted to Catholic faith and with time I have become a very devoted man. I am co-operating with Opus Dei and living close to God in prayer and apostolate.

I have been thinking about my love to Tolkien’s fictional world and am not sure how it goes with my faith. I know this topic has been discussed here many times, but possibly in different respect. I do not doubt there are no anti-Christian elements in Tolkien’s books. But if I, an adult who should be doing all I can to attract others to Christ, am spending time on fiction books and movies? Is this what the Lord wants?
I don’t neglect my faith because of this hobby but I still have concerns.

Should I forget about my doubts and praise the Lord for the beautiful literature he gave us? Or should I take it as the voice of my conscience?
 
Marcin_L said:
I have been in love with the world created by JRR Tolkien in his books for years.

Around 6 years ago I converted to Catholic faith and with time I have become a very devoted man. I am co-operating with Opus Dei and living close to God in prayer and apostolate.

I have been thinking about my love to Tolkien’s fictional world and am not sure how it goes with my faith. I know this topic has been discussed here many times, but possibly in different respect. I do not doubt there are no anti-Christian elements in Tolkien’s books. But if I, an adult who should be doing all I can to attract others to Christ, am spending time on fiction books and movies? Is this what the Lord wants?
I don’t neglect my faith because of this hobby but I still have concerns.

Should I forget about my doubts and praise the Lord for the beautiful literature he gave us? Or should I take it as the voice of my conscience?
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Congratulations and Welcome home :grouphug::flowers:

I’m not too sure how to properly answer your questions perhaps you should discuss this with your or a parish Priest.

Remember, some of the Saints were greatly influenced by reading the lives of Christ and other Saints such as St. Ignatius of Loyola and St. Teresa de Los Andes de Jesus who read a books by St. Teresa of Avila and the autobiography of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face.

Some of our Saints wrote books and some Popes wrote books too.

You can always ask St. Jerome, St. Lawrence, and St. Catherine of Alexandria to intercede for you as well.

When in doubt Pray and discuss things over with your or a parish Priest.

Happy reading and God be with you,

goforgoal
 
Tending the Heart of Virtue: How Classic Stories Awaken a Child’s Moral Imagination by Vigen Gurian

&

The Long March: How the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s Changed America by Roger Kimball

On deck - The Host by Stephenie Meyers
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I’m re-reading Edward Feser’s “The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism” and reading Joseph Owens’ “An Elementary Christian Metaphysics.”
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I have not read Owen’s book, but Feser’s (an ex-atheist) book should be required reading for all Catholics. I dearly wish more people of faith would familiarize themselves with metaphysics ie St. Thomas Aquinas. Intellectual apologists are sorely needed - non of this “cause the Bible tells me so” card.
 
‘Abigail’ (#2 in the series The Wives of King David) by Jill Eileen Smith - The first was ‘Michal’ and the 3rd is ‘Bathsheba’

also:
‘Why We Left Islam: Former Muslims Speak Out’ by Susan Crimp and Joel C. Rosenberg

and
‘Francis: Pope of a New World’ by Andrea Ternielli
 
I’ve been reading “It’s Not The End of the World. It’s Just the End of You.” Subtitled “The Great Extinction of the Nations,” by Spengler, aka David P. Goldman.

When I first picked it up, I thought it was a unified treatise, but it’s really a collection of essays. I like the book, but it’s a difficult read, and the title gives a clue as to why: The writer seems to like more rather than less words. He doesn’t seem to value conciseness. It’s not that he’s not clear. He is. He’s just not as direct as I would like.

So rather than read it straight through, I’ve been skipping around. After all it is a collection of essays. There are some good nuggets in here, such as the following comment on how the depopulation crisis in much of the world affects nearly everything:

“Life is sacred for its own sake. It’s not an instrument to provide us with fatter IRA’s or better real estate values. But it is fair to point out that wealth depends ultimately on the natural order of human life. Failing to rear a new generation in sufficient numbers to replace the present one violates that order, and it has consequences for wealth, among many other things.”
 
Well, I’ve actually been trying to avoid books for a while, but I saw the book “October Baby” sitting on the shelf at the library, and I couldn’t resist. It’s a story about a girl who finds out she was an abortion survivor, and she goes on a journey to try and find her birthmother.
 
Unicornlover said:
Well, I’ve actually been trying to avoid books for a while, but I saw the book “October Baby” sitting on the shelf at the library, and I couldn’t resist. It’s a story about a girl who finds out she was an abortion survivor, and she goes on a journey to try and find her birthmother.
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Was that made into a movie? Guess I will have to put it on my to read list.
 
I highly recommend Denise Jackson’s It’s All About Him. I just devoured it.
 
I read many book on religion. Some times I even read my kids home school books too. Finding knowledge and new facts from books is kind a hobby of mine. I like history books too . Reading them is enjoyable.
 
Trying to decide whether to read St. Thomas Aquinas by G. K. Chesterton or The Lamb’s Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth by Scott Hahn. I have both, but can’t decide which to read first.
 
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