What two Catholic books would you take to a desert island?

[Alma]

When Cardinal Ratzinger was asked this question he responded: The Bible and St. Augustine Confessions.

What good Catholic books would you take to that island?



Alma

 

[JMJ_Pinoy]

Good question! I’d definitely take The Bible and probably one of Pope John Paul II’s books.

 

[Alma]

JMJ_Pinoy:

Good question! I’d definitely take The Bible and probably one of Pope John Paul II’s books.

Which one?

Alma

 

[JMJ_Pinoy]

Alma:

Which one?

Alma

I don’t have a particular one in mind, but any of JPII’s books would do.

 

[Keith5250]

Alma:

When Cardinal Ratzinger was asked this question he responded: The Bible and St. Augustine Confessions.

What good Catholic books would you take to that island?



Alma

Hard question.

I suppose the Bible is a given; because, afterall, God, in His omnipotent goodness, saw fit to give us such a book for our own good. And if it stands to reason that the Bible would be the best book to take and spend one’s life exploring, then the next best book would be one that helps facilitate one’s understanding of the Bible–perhaps the Summa Theologica.

I have to confess I’d be really bummed to not have any G.K. Chesterton. Maybe I’d sneek a copy of Collected Works Vol. 1, which includes both Heretics and Orthodoxy.

 

[WanderAimlessly]

1: The Bible
2: Either Liturgy of the Hours, or Immitation of Christ.

PF

 

[joshua1]

1. The Bible
2. My sunday and weekday missals

 

[didymus]

Alma:

When Cardinal Ratzinger was asked this question he responded: The Bible and St. Augustine Confessions.

What good Catholic books would you take to that island?



Alma

Practical Shipbuilding and Repair by St. Peter the Apostle

Navigation for Beginners by St. Elmo

 

[pacersFan]

I would say the Bible and St. Augustine’s “City of God”. City of God is such a large and complex book, it would be perfect for the long period of isolation.

Edit: Of course, the Bible is also a large, complex, and glorious work. I orginally omitted that because it kind of goes without saying.

 

[E.E.N.S]

The Bible and God Alone, by St. Louis de Montfort.

 

[Zooey]

Practical Shipbuilding and Repair by St. Peter the Apostle

Navigation for Beginners by St. Elmo

Sounds like a couple of good choices.
1001 Ways to Cook Fish, by St Martha, sounds like a winner too!!

Seriously: I know that I want my Bible…After that? I don’t know…probably something by Saint Teresa of Avila…I re-read her a lot.
Either that, or a good prayer book that somehow combines all the favorites I have not got memorized!! (But I’m doubtful that there is a combination Methodist Book of Worship, Anglican Book of Common Prayer, & Collected Catholic Litanies out there!!–If there is,:yup: I want to buy it!)

 

[Karl_Keating]

“Building a Raft for Catholic Dummies”

“The Catholic Idiot’s Guide to Sailing”

 

[HagiaSophia]

“Building a Raft for Catholic Dummies”

“The Catholic Idiot’s Guide to Sailing”

 

[HagiaSophia]

Practical Shipbuilding and Repair by St. Peter the Apostle

Navigation for Beginners by St. Elmo

Don’t forget the good St. Brendan and his famous joourneys o’er the waters.

 

[Peace-bwu]

The Bible and a complete anthology of JP2’s writings

 

[pilchard]

Well the Bible and probaly Thomas Aquinas’ Summa. One of the attractions of Aquinas’ Summa being that I have never read it and it is quite big…

As for my favourite book that I have actually read - probably be a toss up between GK Chesterton’s Orthodoxy or Corrie Ten Boon’s The Hiding Place (although CTB wasn’t a catholic)

 

[Alma]

Practical Shipbuilding and Repair by St. Peter the Apostle

Navigati****on for Beginners by St. Elmo

 

[donosti]

Only two? The Bible would be escential,and the second would be the dolorous passion of our Lord Jesus Christ,or anyone from John Paul II.:yup:

 

[antiaphrodite]

just two??!

 

[pilchard]

pilchard:

Well the Bible and probaly Thomas Aquinas’ Summa…

I mean just imagine it… when you do finally get picked up after years being stranded… suntanned, bearded - a new found taste for cheese - and a world leading authority on Aquinas!!!