What TRADITIONAL books should I read

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I am a catholic convert from Slovakia. I prepare for baptism in a extraordinary form. I attend ONLY the tridentine mass every sunday. and first Fridays. I have to travel around 100 km, because in my town there is none tridentine mass and I am skeptical about the novus ordo mass. I am a fan of Society of Pius X. I will not offense anybody by these statement, but I have a good reason for that, mainly after my experiences with modernist priests in my parish, where I live.
Now I would like to study theological books ONLY traditional. By which should I begin.(I mean free available on internet without copyrighs)
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By which should I begin.(I mean free available on internet without copyrighs)
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This limits your selections.

In the US, LibriVox is a great source for public domain books. I know that they have a number of works from authors such as Robert Hugh Benson, Chesterton, Belloc, excellent Catholic fiction and non-fiction.
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I am skeptical about the novus ordo mass
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The Ordinary Form is nothing to be “skeptical” about.
 
Or what commercial books available an amazon would you recomend to me.
I would like to buy Not by bread, faith, scripture alone by Robert S.
 
Go to Google Books and select Free Google Books. Everything that is out of copyright is there, in any language. This includes manuscripts. You can drown in this library.
 
The Summa Theologica is on the internet and it’s free.
 
Romano Guardini isa good start. The Spirit of the Liturgy is online somewhere.
 
All of Peter Kreeft and Frank Sheed, Caryl Houselander, Fr Jacques Phillipe, Fr Benedict Groeschel
 
In addition to the Summa, mentioned above, you should also consider Confessions, City of God, and On Christian Doctrine by St. Augustine. These are readily available for free online, as are commentaries and “study guides” to assist you in digesting them. Since you’re traditionally-minded, it may be worth learning some basic Latin and attempting to read them in their original language, perhaps side by side with an English or Slovak translation for when you get stuck. Lots of free resources are available online for that as well.

Also the Roman Catechism, Baltimore Catechism and Catechism of St. Pius X are free online, as is the current CCC. They are all worth the read, and the first three are surprisingly comprehensible considering their depth.
 
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I would recommend Dr. Marshall’s books The Crucified Rabbi, A catholic Perspective on Paul and The Eternal City. It’s a trilogy that covers the three main aspects of Catholic theology and doctrine. Dr. Marshall is what you would consider a traditionalist and is unapologetically Catholic in his view and understanding of the Church.

Plus if you can find anything from Michael Davies. His books are largely out of print, but you can still find booklets on the TAN website and audio and video clips on YouTube. His research and study of the liturgy and the changes that took place after Vatican II are truly eye opening.

Lastly I’d highly recommend The Latin Mass Explained. It’s a great overview and study of nearly every aspect of the Traditional Latin Mass and why we do what we do.

I hope this helps.

I almost forgot. A Practical Commentary On Holy Scripture is very good as well. It’s not as scholarly as other commentaries, but it’s designed to walk you through some key events in Scripture and how we can apply them to our daily lives and how they are reflected in our doctrines and traditions.

And finally, This is The Faith is a great intro into what we believe as Catholics and if you can The Catechism of The Council of Trent.
 
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I recommend the confraternity bible and anything put out by the confraternity of the precious blood they all small little books. I would also reccomend. The secret of the rosary and the great encyclicals of Leo XIII. Both are put out by TAN also Christ in his Mysteries by Blessed Colomba Marmion. I could go on and on.
 
Hi hello everyone,

Am I correct to think that Cathecese is a traditional book of Catholic Church?

Thank you for OP to open the thread.
 
Father John Hardon, S.J. wrote books that were conservative.
Dr. Scott Hahn is also very good.
There are many saints who wrote some great books. St. Teresa of Avila, St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Catherine of siena.
 
Books written by Saints. Saint Alphonsus Liguori Has written several.
 
My suggestions:

(1) On the very basics of our Faith
  • The “Roman Catechism”;
  • John Paul II’s “Code of Canon Law” (for ecclesiastical laws - v.g. holy days of obligation);
  • Denzinger’s “The Sources of Catholic Dogma” (specially for Trent and Vatican I).
(2) On the main errors of our times

Liberalism:
  • Gregory XVI’s “Mirari Vos” (1832);
  • Pius IX’s “Quanta Cura” (1864);
  • Pius IX’s “Syllabus” (1864);
  • Leo XIII’s “ Immortale Dei” (1885);
  • Leo XIII’s “Libertas” (1888).
Freemasonry:
  • Leo XIII’s “Humanum Genus” (1884).
Communism:
  • Pius XI’s “Divini Redemptoris” (1937).
Modernism:
  • Pius X’s “Lamentabili” (1907);
  • Pius X’s “Pascendi” (1907).
New theology:
  • Pius XII’s “Humani Generis” (1950).
(3) On philosophy

What true philosopy is:
  • Leo XIII’s “Aeterni Patris” (1879);
  • Pius X’s “Doctoris Angelici” (1914);
  • Benedict XV’s “Studiorum Ducem” (1923).
An introduction to philosophy (its basic concepts and its history):
  • Maritain’s “Introduction générale…” (although Maritain himself cannot be recommended);
  • Sertillanges’s “Le christianisme et les philosophies”.
The twenty-four thomistic theses:
  • Hugon’s “Les vingt-quatre thèses thomistes”;
  • Mattiussi’s “Les points fondamentaux de la philosophie thomiste.
Saint Thomas Aquinas:
  • Sertillanges’s “S. Thomas d’Aquin”;
  • Garrigou-Lagrange’s “La synthèse thomiste”;
  • Manser’s “Das wesen des thomismus”;
  • Gilson’s “Le thomisme”.
Theodicy or natural theology:
  • Sertillanges’s “Les sources de la croyance en Dieu”;
  • Garrigou-Lagrange’s “Dieu, son existence et sa nature”.
More in-depth philosophical analysis:
  • Garrigou-Lagrange’s “Le sens commun et la philosophie de l’être”;
  • Garrigou-Lagrange’s “Le réalisme du principe de finalité”;
  • Garrigou-Lagrange’s “Le sens du mystère”.
Complete courses:
  • Hugon’s “Cursus philosophiae thomisticae”;
  • Gredt’s “Elementa philosophiae aristotelico-thomisticae”.
 
Ex Lutheran,

Welcome to CAF!

I look forward to seeing your posts, hope you find it informative.
 
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Is a good one. You can buy it on Amazon for $12.99 or you can download it to your smarty phone for free.
 
(4) On apologetics (apart from natural theology)

Vizmanos and Riudor’s “Teología fundamental para seglares”;
Garrigou-Lagrange’s “De Revelatione per Ecclesiam Catholicam proposita”.

(5) On Scriptures

Leo XIII’s “Providentissimus Deus” (1893);
Benedict XV’s “Spiritus Paraclitus” (1920);
Pius XII’s “Divino Afflante Spiritu” (1943).

Bernard Orchard’s “A catholic commentary on Holy Scripture”.

(6) On dogma

Pius XII’s “Mystici Corporis Christi” (1943);
Pius XI’s “Mortalium Animos” (1928).

Ott’s “Fundamentals of catholic dogma”.

Garrigou-Lagrange’s “The One God”;
Garrigou-Lagrange’s “The Trinity and God the Creator”;
Garrigou-Lagrange’s “Christ the Savior”;
Garrigou-Lagrange’s “Beatitude”;
Garrigou-Lagrange’s “Grace”.

(7) On morals and sacraments

John Paul II’s “Veritatis Splendor” (1993);
Pius XI’s “Divini Illius Magistri” (1929);
Leo XIII’s “Arcanum Divinae Sapientiae” (1880);
Pius XI’s “Casti Connubii” (1930);
Pius XII’s “Mediator Dei” (1947).

Pruemmer’s “Handbook of moral theology”;
Royo Marín’s “Teología moral para seglares”;
Slater’s “Manual of moral theology”;
McHugh and Callan’s “Moral theology”;
Koch and Preuss’s “Handbook of moral theology”;
Davis’s “Moral and pastoral theology”;
Jone’s “Moral theology”.

And of course Saint Thomas’s “Summa Theologiae” for all the above.

Note that it’s necessary to learn latin if you want to study philosophy and theology in depth. Most works written in latin weren’t translated to english (Garrigou-Lagrange’s commentaries are exceptions).

French would be useful as well, although some french books I mentioned were translated to english. I just can’t remember their titles.
 
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