What is a good Book?

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Me and my girlfriend are college freshmen and have been going out for a year and a half.

We wanted to read a book together that would help each of us learn more about our Catholic faith. Can you give any recommendations?

Thank you
 
Heaven in Stone and Glass by Robert Barron. About the theological significance of Gothic architecture. Will make you run screaming from those modern wreckovations!
 
*The Catechism of the Catholic Church. *It lends itself to short sessions of reading and every paragraph will set off a discussion. This is a very exciting book.
 
For a wonderful fiction book, try Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson.
 
pio_s said:
Me and my girlfriend are college freshmen and have been going out for a year and a half.

We wanted to read a book together that would help each of us learn more about our Catholic faith. Can you give any recommendations?

Thank you
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Come to think of it, if you are a freshman in college and open a post with the phrase “Me and my girlfriend” maybe a grammar book would be the most useful thing you could read.
 
<< open a post with the phrase “Me and my girlfriend” maybe a grammar book would be the most useful thing >>

Yo dudz, me and my girlz need sum bookz. Got any suggestz ? we try Horton Hear a Who but way too hardz. we wait for the Flik on dat one. 😛
 
mercygate said:
Come to think of it, if you are a freshman in college and open a post with the phrase “Me and my girlfriend” maybe a grammar book would be the most useful thing you could read.
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ha, i typed without thinking. Or maybe it is because i am studying mechanical engineering and my grammatical skills are going down the drain.
 
pio_s said:
ha, i typed without thinking. Or maybe it is because i am studying mechanical engineering and my grammatical skills are going down the drain.
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Hmmm. Don’t make all those “dumb engineer” jokes come true!
 
pio_s said:
I did not say dumb, I said not good at grammar.
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I know, I know. But like tenors and sopranos (see the choir thread) engineers get a lot of jokes . . . . I myself am a big fan of engineers. But here at a big Medical Center with mammoth facilities always in need of maintainence or reconstruction and new facilities being planned and built, all the engineers are good writers!
 
mercygate said:
I know, I know. But like tenors and sopranos (see the choir thread) engineers get a lot of jokes . . . . I myself am a big fan of engineers. But here at a big Medical Center with mammoth facilities always in need of maintainence or reconstruction and new facilities being planned and built, all the engineers are good writers!
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good writing is vital for proper communication. Grammar just does not seem as large a part of the engr curriculum as other majors. But this seems kind of a silly discussion.

Your first comment would be similar to me correcting your spelling of maintenance. Though i replied jokingly, your comment did take me aback.
 
pio_s said:
Me and my girlfriend are college freshmen and have been going out for a year and a half.

We wanted to read a book together that would help each of us learn more about our Catholic faith. Can you give any recommendations?

Thank you
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I can’t really think of any one good book on anything. The Catechism, as was mentioned, is excellent.

I’m thinking that it might be good to learn about specific topics. There are lots of great books on specific topics. The Eucharist/The Mass, and prayer are two very good topics to know about.

-Rob
 
pio_s said:
good writing is vital for proper communication. Grammar just does not seem as large a part of the engr curriculum as other majors. But this seems kind of a silly discussion.

Your first comment would be similar to me correcting your spelling of maintenance. Though i replied jokingly, your comment did take me aback.
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touche
 
Now that the grammar and spelling lesson is over, here’s my suggestions. Without knowing exactly what you have read, what style of writing you prefer, or what it is you’re exactly looking for (Church history, theology, etc) these is what I would recommend:

Theology: Catholic Christianity, by Peter Kreeft. This is a systematic presentation of the Faith based upon the Catechism of the Catholic Church, but much easier and even enjoyable to read.

Theology For Beginners, by Frank Sheed. Don’t let the name fool you. Even though it’s not a tough read, this small book is a classic which explain some of the tough mysteries of the Faith (like the spirituality of the soul, the Trinity, the Incarnation, etc.)

**Jesus Christ: **To be a Catholic means to have a deep and intimate knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ways to grow in this relationship are prayer and receiving the Sacraments. But learning and mediating more about our Lord’s life is also essential. For this I recommend two books you would probably enjoy reading together.

To Know Christ Jesus, (again) by Frank Sheed.
Life of Christ, by Fulton Sheen.

It goes without saying you should have a Catechism of the Catholic Church and personal Catholic version of the Bible. For some ideas on Bible study, please visit my humble website linked below.
 
pio_s said:
Me and my girlfriend are college freshmen and have been going out for a year and a half.

We wanted to read a book together that would help each of us learn more about our Catholic faith. Can you give any recommendations?

Thank you
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I can’t recommend a good Catholic book, but if it is your goal to learn more about the Catholic faith, I would seriously avoid the Holy Bible. It will not help you to learn anything about the Catholic faith.
 
Nick_Jones said:
I can’t recommend a good Catholic book, but if it is your goal to learn more about the Catholic faith, I would seriously avoid the Holy Bible. It will not help you to learn anything about the Catholic faith.
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Honestly, Nick, that’s a surprisingly false and anti-Catholic thing to say. From your many long and thoughtful posts, I had come to expect better of you. 😦
 
The Lamb’s Supper by Scott Hahn and Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict XIV.
 
If you are both looking for something help you learn about your faith, then I heartily recommend the US Catholic Catechism for Adults (red softcover - $24.95) put out by the bishops in the US.

As much as I was ready to be dismayed at anything put out by US bishops as a group, I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by it. It’s solid and it is designed for use as a textbook for small group (or larger really) studies.

Its chapters are short enough to read without losing interest and it has study questions and items for reflection. It’s an excellent text with references to Scripture and the universal Catechism of the Catholic Church (green softcover and very thick - $14.95).

Then you can move on to more advanced and specifc books. Sheed’s Theology for Beginners is reputed to be an excellent starter by many, though I haven’t read it yet myself. The Compendium to the Catechism of the Catholic Church is also an excellent book to read together.
 
Fric said:
If you are both looking for something help you learn about your faith, then I heartily recommend the US Catholic Catechism for Adults (red softcover - $24.95) put out by the bishops in the US.

As much as I was ready to be dismayed at anything put out by US bishops as a group, I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by it. It’s solid and it is designed for use as a textbook for small group (or larger really) studies.

Its chapters are short enough to read without losing interest and it has study questions and items for reflection. It’s an excellent text with references to Scripture and the universal Catechism of the Catholic Church (green softcover and very thick - $14.95).
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I didn’t put this on my list above, but I would wholeheartedly agree with this assessment. There is even a work-book available for use with this.

One thing I meant to mention was that, if you and your girlfriend decide to study a theology book together, you might want to break it up by reading “The Lord of The Ring” trilogy. No joke. In addition to being an epic, majestic and elegantly written story, it is imbued with a distinctly Catholic world-view and can be the springboard for many fruitful discussions on a number of topics relating to the Faith such as the virtues, salvation, good and evil, ones role in the larger picture of salvation history, etc, etc,
 
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