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smndtupidisaftr
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What spiritual works do you read to keep your mind occupied on God? How do you distinguish between good works of spirituality and pseudo-intellectual or pseudo-religious tripe?
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landon13
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One thing I always read is like the works of C.S. Lewis, those really help me stay grounded in my faith.
The Rule of St. Benedict is a really good work on monasticism but it can apply to daily life as well.
Also, the Diary of St. Faustina is a really good work that I can use to meditate on Christ with. The Imitation of Christ by St. Thomas a Kempis is a very good work as well but I haven’t read all of it.
Of course the Bible
The Catechism
Other works of Saints.
The Rule of St. Benedict is a really good work on monasticism but it can apply to daily life as well.
Also, the Diary of St. Faustina is a really good work that I can use to meditate on Christ with. The Imitation of Christ by St. Thomas a Kempis is a very good work as well but I haven’t read all of it.
Of course the Bible
The Catechism
Other works of Saints.
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yinekka
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This is my daily scriptural reading:
Readings from my Daily Missal
Commentaries from Ignatius Study Bible for the New Testament and Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture.
Daily meditation from *In Conversation With God * by Fr Francis Fernandez and *The Better Part *by Fr John Bartunek LC
How do you distinguish between good works of spirituality and pseudo-intellectual or pseudo-religious tripe?
I received an authenticly Catholic religious instruction and so, by the grace of God, I am able to discern if anything I read is not quite in accord with the Faith. I have made some mistakes but not many and have binned those books which are ersatz Catholic.
As an aside: Fr Bartunek’s daily meditations are followed by apposite references from the Catechism. I have found this very useful because I wouldn’t have known where to start reading the Catechism.
Readings from my Daily Missal
Commentaries from Ignatius Study Bible for the New Testament and Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture.
Daily meditation from *In Conversation With God * by Fr Francis Fernandez and *The Better Part *by Fr John Bartunek LC
How do you distinguish between good works of spirituality and pseudo-intellectual or pseudo-religious tripe?
I received an authenticly Catholic religious instruction and so, by the grace of God, I am able to discern if anything I read is not quite in accord with the Faith. I have made some mistakes but not many and have binned those books which are ersatz Catholic.
As an aside: Fr Bartunek’s daily meditations are followed by apposite references from the Catechism. I have found this very useful because I wouldn’t have known where to start reading the Catechism.
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cheezey
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The Bible and Commentaries
The Wisdom of His Compassion: Meditations on the Words and Actions of Jesus
Jesus, His Life and Teachings: As Recorded by His Friends Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
A Portrait of Jesus
many others of J. Girzone
As to the second question; I just know. If I have many ‘a ha’ moments while reading, if something tells me “That explains THAT!” positively, if I feel that I just learned something profound and it makes sense as the truth, and if finally a writer makes something clear and rational of what has been vague in my head prior, it all seems good.
(I can’t concentrate too much on reading right now, so I am relying on re reading Fr. Girzone.)
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tektonik
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The Bible
The Way by St. Josemaria Escriva
Diary of St Faustina Kowalska
Pray, Hope, and Don’t Worry
The Way by St. Josemaria Escriva
Diary of St Faustina Kowalska
Pray, Hope, and Don’t Worry
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