Which "Catholic authors" do you think we need to steer clear of?

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i’m sure if i wrote a scripture study purportedly “proving” that Jesus said we should all speak in latin, listen only to organ music, and not move around during the sign of peace, most people on here would greet it as a brilliant scholarship.
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Unfortunately, you’re probably right. Just look at how many people read “The DaVinci Code”!

my Mother my Confidence,
Corinne
 
I’ve been reading Graham Greene. His personal life was a mess, and it humanized his Catholic fiction. I highly recommend him. Highly.
 
These ones.

Nothing wrong with a good ol’ book burning every now and then.

ourladyswarriors.org/dissent/disspeop.htm

Acts 19:18-20 : Many also of those who were now believers came, confessing and divulging their practices. And a number of those who practiced magic arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted the value of them and found it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver.
So the word of the Lord grew and prevailed mightily.
 
Grace & Peace!

Personally, I’d highly recommend these two:

Jean Borella
Hans Urs von Balthasar

I’m Anglican, and these two have made me begin to consider becoming Roman Catholic.

–Mark

Deo Gratias!
 
JKirkLVNV said:
Lisa: Thanks for your kind words.

A) I KNOW that he administers and counsels using the Enneagram (I call it the “enemagram”), which it that New Agey, psychobabblish inventory, in his spiritual direction and workshops.

B) I’ve HEARD him quoted as not adhering to the belief in the Atonement of Our Lord as a salvific sacrifice for the sins of the world. I’m not certain how accurate it was since he was being quoted and you have to be careful of judging someone based on something that’s attributed to them by a 3rd party.

C) I lived in New Mexico during the time that Rohr’s Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque was kind of a big deal in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. The stuff I was hearing coming out of there, in the form of 3rd hand information, made me uneasy. I can’t repeat it here, at the risk of calumny at the most and detraction at the least, but it made me extremely wary. Sorry to be vague, but again, I know nothing definite.
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I HAVE LISTENED TO MOST OF RICHARD ROHR’S TAPES AND READ 4 OF HIS BOOKS. I THINK HIS EARLY STUFF IS QUITE GOOD! HIS TAPES ON JOB AND THE MYSTERY OF SUFFERING I WOULD RECOMMEND TO ANYONE, CATHOLIC OR NON. GREAT THEMES OF SCRIPTURE IS WONDERFUL. TRUE , HE HAS WRITTEN ON THE ENNAGRAM, WHICH I DONT LIKE AND LATELY MAY BE DABBLING IN MORE " NEW AGEY" STUFF THAN TRAD. CATHOLICS WOULD LIKE. STILL, I LIKE HIS EARLY STUFF HE DID FOR ST. ANTHONY MESSENGER PRESS.

VIC FROM NJ
 
If you want some good Catholic fiction you cannot go wrong with two of the greatest writers of our time.

G.K. Chesterton
and
J.R.R. Tolkien

Both extremely good authors and as Tolkien put it “passionately Catholic”

A lone Raven
 
Karen1996 said:
I was in my favorite Catholic bookstore the other day, and I saw a copy of the book, The Lovely Bones, by Alice Seabold. I couldn’t believe my eyes. I had unfortunately read this ridiculous book a couple of years ago, so I couldn’t for the life of me figure out why it would be for sale in a Catholic bookstore.

Also, I fell into the trap of reading Joshua (big mistake).

And, I saw somewhere else on this forum to stay away from Joyce Rupp because she believes in a goddess and is a feminist. I realized that I’ve seen her books for sale in the same store that had The Lovely Bones. Maybe the owners aren’t researching or reading what they purchase to sell to the public. I hope there not putting this stuff out there knowingly.

I know not to read Andrew Greeley.

Just wondering what other Catholic writers should we stay away from?

Thanks for helping.

Karen
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Paul VI is a pretty shaky one…I loved his Humane Vitae though.

But I would stay away from one little black book he published…

I think its called…hmnnn?

The Missal of Paul VI?

Maybe that was it…I forgot though.
 
thann said:
Please read section 1.4 of the 2003 Vatican document Jesus Christ, the Bearer of the Water of Life - A Christian Reflection on the New Age. It clearly expains why the Enneagram is opposed to Catholic teaching:

'thann
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YES, I AM GLAD YOU POSTED THAT. IT NEEDS TO BE READ. THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA LIKE TIME AND NEWSWEEK AND CNN ARE ALWAYS QUOTING ELAINE PAGELS AND THE GNOSTIC CROWD AS IF MOSES WAS SPEAKING. I CAN’T STAND ELAINE PAGELS, SHE USED TO LIVE NEAR ME IN PRINCETON.
 
What? Is this for real? I dont understand this dillemma one bit. :confused:

What, are we all kids and need someone to give us clearance to books now?
 
Damascus said:
What? Is this for real? I dont understand this dillemma one bit. :confused:

What, are we all kids and need someone to give us clearance to books now?
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Exactly what I was thinking! You typed the words right off my keyboard.

My favorite authers are:
John Grisham
Patricia Cornwell

and yes, I did read the DaVinci Code…and YES, I liked it, but I know it is FICTION.

The last two books I read were: Independent Nation by Jon Avalon and The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan, liked them both.

I read Andrew Greely when I was a teenager…he’s ok…I guess.

RE: the OP’s comment
And, I saw somewhere else on this forum to stay away from Joyce Rupp because she believes in a goddess and is a feminist. I realized that I’ve seen her books for sale in the same store that had The Lovely Bones. Maybe the owners aren’t researching or reading what they purchase to sell to the public. I hope there not putting this stuff out there knowingly.

…My only reply is you can’t be serious…:rotfl: .a feminist “oh no…not that! egads!”😃
 
In reply to Damascus and Julianna:

My original post was not meant to solve some great “dilemma”. It was a simple, yet serious, question asking what others’ thoughts were on Anti-Catholic authors. What’s the big deal? I’m not advocating censorship here. By the way, I have read Andrew Greeley and Joshua, etc. No, they weren’t damaging to my faith and I know they are FICTION. But could you honestly say you would recommend books like this to friends or anyone, when there is always the slightest possibility they may create a seed of doubt in their mind?
 
Karen1996 said:
In reply to Damascus and Julianna:

My original post was not meant to solve some great “dilemma”. It was a simple, yet serious, question asking what others’ thoughts were on Anti-Catholic authors. What’s the big deal? I’m not advocating censorship here. By the way, I have read Andrew Greeley and Joshua, etc. No, they weren’t damaging to my faith and I know they are FICTION. But could you honestly say you would recommend books like this to friends or anyone, when there is always the slightest possibility they may create a seed of doubt in their mind?
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Minds are like parachutes they only function when open. I would recommend what I have read to friends with no problem or afterthought. If they liked it, fine, if not…they don’t. The sun will come up tomorrow. Works of FICTION are just that FICTION…and common sense dictates it. I have read almost all of the Pat Conroy books…excellent…although some say he is anti-catholic. oh well…and so it goes. I read Judy Blume books as a teenager, and wasn’t sexually promiscuous. I read Cosmo during my college years and didn’t bed hop either. My favorite author as teen was Edgar Allen Poe, and there isn’t a body buried under the floor boards in my house. I also like Stephen King and have yet to see a car run amok on a killing spree. Lewis Carroll was thought to be under the influence of LSD when he wrote Alice in Wonderland, and the Beatles were accused of encouraging kids to drop acid with the song, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, when in actuality, it was a drawing that John’s son Julian made at school.

It all boils down to thinking for yourself. You asked what authors Catholics should steer clear from…my answer is NONE.
 
stbruno said:
Andrew Greeley’s fiction is horrible! And he regularly is a columnist in our local paper and turns my stomach as well. Avoid like the plague!
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Greeley is very ambiguous when it comes to where he stands on faith and beliefs as of late. but he is spot on when writes about the war and the president. Too bad I cant get a handle on his religious views at this stage in his life. Also, for a Priest to be such a prolific author but only dedicating himself to harlequinn type pulp is sad.
 
Julianna said:
Minds are like parachutes they only function when open. I would recommend what I have read to friends with no problem or afterthought. If they liked it, fine, if not…they don’t. The sun will come up tomorrow. Works of FICTION are just that FICTION…and common sense dictates it. I have read almost all of the Pat Conroy books…excellent…although some say he is anti-catholic. oh well…and so it goes. I read Judy Blume books as a teenager, and wasn’t sexually promiscuous. I read Cosmo during my college years and didn’t bed hop either. My favorite author as teen was Edgar Allen Poe, and there isn’t a body buried under the floor boards in my house. I also like Stephen King and have yet to see a car run amok on a killing spree. Lewis Carroll was thought to be under the influence of LSD when he wrote Alice in Wonderland, and the Beatles were accused of encouraging kids to drop acid with the song, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, when in actuality, it was a drawing that John’s son Julian made at school.

It all boils down to thinking for yourself. You asked what authors Catholics should steer clear from…my answer is NONE.
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:rolleyes:

Can someone say: “overreact”?
 
Julianna said:
Minds are like parachutes they only function when open. I would recommend what I have read to friends with no problem or afterthought.

It all boils down to thinking for yourself. You asked what authors Catholics should steer clear from…my answer is NONE.
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“The object of opening the mind as of opening the mouth is to close it again on something solid.” ~ *G.K. Chesterton *
 
Julianna said:
Minds are like parachutes they only function when open…
It all boils down to thinking for yourself. You asked what authors Catholics should steer clear from…my answer is NONE.
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If I want to educate myself about a topic, like medicine, I do not start by reading all sorts of foolishness masquerading as medicine. I do not start by reading anything and everything that is contrary to medicine. That is not wise. I discriminate. I choose to use my time as effectively as I can.

Similarly, if I want to grow in my love of the faith I choose authors that will enlighten me and edify me. I do not choose books that mislead me about the faith.

That is thinking for oneself.
 
fix said:
If I want to educate myself about a topic, like medicine, I do not start by reading all sorts of foolishness masquerading as medicine. I do not start by reading anything and everything that is contrary to medicine. That is not wise. I discriminate. I choose to use my time as effectively as I can.

Similarly, if I want to grow in my love of the faith I choose authors that will enlighten me and edify me. I do not choose books that mislead me about the faith.

That is thinking for oneself.
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Well said!
 
G. K. Chesterton:
For my friend said that he opened his intellect as the sun opens the fans of a palm tree, opening for opening’s sake, opening infinitely for ever. But I said that I opened my intellect as I opened my mouth, in order to shut it again on something solid … And as I warmly pointed out, it would look uncommonly silly if I went on opening my mouth infinitely, for ever and ever.
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