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‘L’important c’est la rose’
Which "Catholic authors" do you think we need to steer clear of?
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‘L’important c’est la rose’
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OldAgeGuru
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AlegreFe
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Did you have any of these reservations at the time of selling your books? If so, that should have been the light-bulb moment to NOT sell the books. But if you didn’t at that time, then don’t worry about it. If you are worried about it right now, just confess it to a priest. I don’t know if the priest will tell you not to worry about it but if he does then that would be your “release” from this worry that you have.
Another thing you can do is to donate the amount of money and then some, that you got from the sale of these books to a good Catholic Charity. Say a pray as you donate. Then just trust in the Divine Mercy. Offer up your worry to Jesus and then don’t worry about it anymore. Jesus will take the worry away from you.
I would have burned the books myself. Who knows what kind of garbage pickers there are out there. Then someone innocent might get a hold of those books… who knows. But yes, I would’ve burned them.
My prayers are with you.
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AlegreFe
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You’re most welcome. All for the Glory of God. :bowdown2:
I’m so glad that I wasn’t attacked for this right away. But if that were the case, oh well… I don’t like being complacent when it comes to the faith. I don’t want to be offensive to anyone but at the same time, not complacent either.
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AlegreFe
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I realize that you could discern for yourself if that’s what you say and that’s great. I guess you didn’t read and understand my post completely.
Since you can decide for yourself and not for others then you can read what you want if you are certain in your faith and could never have any doubts whatsoever. I find that hard to believe completely because it’s possible that you sometimes don’t realize that you can slowly change some practices in your faith because of reading such books. But my main concern would be that if you recommend non-Orthodox books or heretical books to someone, you have no way of knowing someone’s mind and/or heart after they read such materials. And since you don’t know, it would be better not to recommend any of these books to anyone.
If you have no doubts that’s great. I would just advise not to recommend any books that are not faithful to our Catholic Faith to anyone.
It’s great you want to witness the faith. I never said that you didn’t want to do that, nor did I ever say that it was not good for you to be out in the ocean, so to speak. But do you really think that recommending books such as these is showing good witness? I don’t think so.
Right here it shows that you misunderstood my post. For one, the Apostles were sure in their faith because they had Jesus. Two, they would never recommend anything to any Christian that would be heretical. And that was part of the point of my post.
I don’t think there is such a thing as “wayyyyy over the right side.” I would think of writings like that to be traditional. The point that you have, that they would be way over the right side, would just be your opinion.
You probably feel this way because you read a lot of fiction? I don’t know what you read but that could possibly be the reason. I’m not a “fiction” person myself. I like reading reference and history and yes accounts of Saints rather then read anything fiction.
If you don’t like reading books about Saints then how do you get your “reference” for how to live a saintly life? We are to live Holy lives so how do you know if you don’t read them?
Who said I was content in a fishbowl??!! I never said that! As far as you liking to be in an ocean, more power to you. I would just be very careful because Satan is a lot more intelligent than you. He knows you better than you know yourself and I just want you to be careful out there. I say it out of genuine concern and not to insult you.
My prayers are with you.
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AlegreFe
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Books about Saints are not History books.
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Rach620
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Definitely fiction as it ought to be–in its beauty, we can glimpse the beauty of He who is every word (and the Word’s!) Author.Rach620;1790346:
, Crime & Punishment, Notes from Underground, The Idiot. Dark fiction, but philosophical, pointing to the meaninglessness of life in society which banishes God.
I just went apoplectic. Ugh Dostoevsky for fun… I think I had violent flashbacks to sophomore year lit. I think I picked up the Cliffs Notes and used the actual books as coasters and then ritually burned those pieces of(insert string of curse words here). That class gave me nightmares. I have 4 other classes to take and you expect me to read and digest and analyze that shudder Sometimes I hate proffessors
I didn’t mean to say Dostoevsky is fun. He’s not. Seeing the nihilism of his works and the utter destruction it brings to those who espouse it is important, though. Only recommended to the reader who won’t, upon reading him, sing the praises of nihilism and existentialism (apparently he was one of Nietzsche’s favorites).
But perhaps he doesn’t belong on the list of Catholic authors. I knew he had a conversion experience (he was part of an insurgent plot to kill the czar, was sentenced to death by firing squad, dug his own grave and was ready to be shot when at the last minute he received a reprieve and was sent to Siberia. On the train platform to Siberia, a woman pressed a copy of the Bible into his hands–it was all he had to read for several years, and it turned him from his radical ways), but it was to Russian Orthodoxy… but as far as his literature is concerned, that’s enough
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Rach620
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Books about saints are interesting enough. I’d rather read the books by saints, though
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Karin
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well they are not fiction either
…If I want to read a biography I guess I could read about one of the Saints…but biographys and history do not interest me
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That is one aspect of this issue and I think an important aspect. I am thinking of this:
So, conscience is not simply an instinct that is always correct. It must be educated, informed, to make right decisions. Reading heterodox material, without a critical eye and informed conscience, could easily lead one astray.
Critical thinking includes a properly informed conscience.
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Sr_Sally
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If I feel that a book I’m trying to get rid of would be harmful to someone else I usually throw it away rather than sell or donate it. I have no place to safely make a real fire, so I never burn things (and really that seems a bit over the top to me). I have donated books with a Protestant worldview, because they do have true Christian information, even if it isn’t the whole truth. But since I have never owned any virulant anti-Catholic stuff, I haven’t been worried about that.
I’ve thrown away fiction that I received as gifts or picked up without realizing how bad it was. No need to encourage anyone to read junk for pleasure!
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Contarini
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OldAgeGuru;1790961:
Dostoevsky a nihilist? You have badly misread him. Did you read *The Demons *(sometimes translated as The Posessed)?
Or perhaps I misunderstood you.
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Contarini
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I’m sorry you feel that way. Sometimes nightmares are healthy. We need fiction that plumbs the darkness, because the darkness is there inside us. We won’t get rid of it by ignoring it.
Edwin
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Contarini
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You should have sent them to me. I’m already corrupted with all sorts of heretical ideas
and I love free books!Besides, I have lots of books you’d approve of too–a Catholic friend once gave me a nice hardback copy of the CCC, which was a princely gift, and he also gave me *Rome Sweet Home.
*And ironically, a Reformed Baptist friend without your scruples gave me some Etienne Gilson he wanted to get rid of, besides giving me a whole library of James White books over the years to put me on the straight path
So a few Bede Griffiths books couldn’t hurt–could they?
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udoc89
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All I can say is that if you want me to read more Catholic books than they should not put me to sleep or make me loose interest…
I enjoy reading Agatha Christie style books…have yet to find a Catholic author that writes in that style…
There are plenty of Catholic authors who won’t have a soporific effect on you. Personally, I think Agatha Cristie borrowed heavily from G.K. Chesterton’s “Father Brown.” She irritates me, anyway, because she disliked Americans so much. Any time there’s an American in one of her books, he/she is bound to be portrayed in the worst possible light. I do confess to a certain weakness for David Suchet playing Hercule Poirot!
Read Graham Greene or Evelyn Waugh–absolute giants of Catholic (and English) literature. I suggest “The End of the Affair,” and “Brideshead Revisited.” If someone has already mentioned these, my apologies!
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Why do people not like Father Greeley? He has really helped my relationship with God, who God really is. He also helped me realised what Catholicism is really about.
His fiction is awesome too, parables about God’s love. I usually agree with his columns as well.
His fiction is awesome too, parables about God’s love. I usually agree with his columns as well.
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Rach620
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Karin
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Oh I so agree…he is the best Poirot
I do confess to a certain weakness for David Suchet playing Hercule Poirot!
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Tantum_ergo
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David Suchet actually played the part of Inspector Japp in the 1985 film adaptation of “Thirteen at Dinner” (one of the Poirot movies in which Poirot was played by Peter Ustinov. Hard to believe but true.
All time least favorite Poirot actor (from my time or at least when I was alive) had to be Tony Randall in the film made from the ABC murders.
All time least favorite Poirot actor (from my time or at least when I was alive) had to be Tony Randall in the film made from the ABC murders.
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AlegreFe
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Same here! :yup:Books about saints are interesting enough. I’d rather read the books by saints, though
I like books about Saints too though.
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