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MilesChristi

#120
October 10, 2013, 12:50:44 PM
By the way, I'm writing a Paper regarding THomistic Philosophy in the Inferno, does anyone have any recommendations for sources?

Besides the Summa and the Inferno?
The world is charged with the grandeur of God.
    It will flame out, like shining from shook foil;
    It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil
Crushed. Why do men then now not reck his rod?
Generations have trod, have trod, have trod;
    And all is seared with trade; bleared, smeared with toil;
    And wears man's smudge and shares man's smell: the soil
Is bare now, nor can foot feel, being shod.

And for all this, nature is never spent;
    There lives the dearest freshness deep down things;
And though the last lights off the black West went
    Oh, morning, at the brown brink eastward, springs —
Because the Holy Ghost over the bent
    World broods with warm breast and with ah! bright wings.

maryslittlegarden

#121
October 10, 2013, 02:39:35 PM
Quote from: Ancilla Domini on October 10, 2013, 12:41:34 PM
I've been reading a lot of James A. Michener's historical novels. I read Mexico and Caribbean and have just started Texas. They're not great works from a literary standpoint, but for me they are a much more accessible way to study history, and in that respect they are very interesting and very well written in my opinion.

Centennial is one of my favorites.
For a Child is born to us, and a son is given to us, and the government is upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called, Wonderful, Counsellor, God the Mighty, the Father of the world to come, the Prince of Peace

Larry

#122
October 11, 2013, 09:15:08 AM
Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff: The Expanded Story of a Haunting Collaboration by Gregory Mank. 3rd time I've read it, it's an outstanding book if you're interested in the Golden Age of Hollywood.
"At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love."-St. John of the Cross

tmw89

#123
October 14, 2013, 10:25:38 AM
Re-reading Mons. Fenton's The Concept of Sacred Theology.
Quote from: Bishop WilliamsonThe "promise to respect" as Church law the New Code of Canon Law is to respect a number of supposed laws directly contrary to Church doctrine.

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zork

#124
October 17, 2013, 10:31:15 AM
A Good Man Is Hard To Find by Flannery O'Connor. (1955 short story collection)
Christus vincit, Christus regnat, Christus imperat.

FaithByProxy

#125
October 17, 2013, 10:45:37 AM
This is The Faith by Canon Francis Ripley

An Easy Way to Become a Saint by Fr. Paul O'Sullivan

The Catholic Guide to Depression by Aaron Kheriaty

I'm about halfway through all of them. It's hard for me to focus on one book at once, there's so much to learn about the Catholic faith and so little time to read.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.

Kaesekopf

#126
October 17, 2013, 11:23:27 AM
Quote from: FaithByProxy on October 17, 2013, 10:45:37 AM
This is The Faith by Canon Francis Ripley

An Easy Way to Become a Saint by Fr. Paul O'Sullivan

The Catholic Guide to Depression by Aaron Kheriaty

I'm about halfway through all of them. It's hard for me to focus on one book at once, there's so much to learn about the Catholic faith and so little time to read.

The bolded is a very good book.  I enjoyed it immensely, and learned a lot. 
Wie dein Sonntag, so dein Sterbetag.

I am not altogether on anybody's side, because nobody is altogether on my side.  ~Treebeard, LOTR

Jesus son of David, have mercy on me.

GloriaPatri

#127
October 17, 2013, 01:09:16 PM
Unfortunately, most of my free time is spent reading textbooks  :( But now that fall break from Uni is approaching I'll hopefully have some time to read whatever book I happen to find unread. I have at least 20 books that I haven't gone through yet. 

maryslittlegarden

#128
October 17, 2013, 02:39:07 PM
Quote from: Kaesekopf on October 17, 2013, 11:23:27 AM
Quote from: FaithByProxy on October 17, 2013, 10:45:37 AM
This is The Faith by Canon Francis Ripley

An Easy Way to Become a Saint by Fr. Paul O'Sullivan

The Catholic Guide to Depression by Aaron Kheriaty

I'm about halfway through all of them. It's hard for me to focus on one book at once, there's so much to learn about the Catholic faith and so little time to read.

The bolded is a very good book.  I enjoyed it immensely, and learned a lot.

This is The Faith is on my perpetual read list.  Along with The Story of a Soul.
For a Child is born to us, and a son is given to us, and the government is upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called, Wonderful, Counsellor, God the Mighty, the Father of the world to come, the Prince of Peace

Bonaventure

#129
October 17, 2013, 11:29:36 PM
"If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me."

Bernadette

#130
October 19, 2013, 07:59:52 AM
The Presence of the Present: Topics of the Day in the Victorian Novel, by Richard Altick. I'd been wanting to read this for a long time, and finally treated myself for my birthday. I'm still in chapter 1, but it's already interesting and informative.  :)
My Lord and my God.

per_passionem_eius

#131
October 19, 2013, 08:06:45 AM
Quote from: Bernadette on October 19, 2013, 07:59:52 AM
The Presence of the Present: Topics of the Day in the Victorian Novel, by Richard Altick. I'd been wanting to read this for a long time, and finally treated myself for my birthday. I'm still in chapter 1, but it's already interesting and informative.  :)

Happy Birthday!!!  ;D


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Bernadette

#132
October 19, 2013, 08:09:46 AM
Awww, thanks!  :) It was last month- I got the book late.
My Lord and my God.

zork

#133
October 19, 2013, 02:31:40 PM
I'm re-reading Stephen King's Night Shift for the first time in 11 years. And I'm reading Poirot Investigates.
Christus vincit, Christus regnat, Christus imperat.

red solo cup

#134
October 27, 2013, 09:34:14 AM
Just finished "Puritan's Empire" by Charles Coulombe. This was excellent. From 1492 up to Vatican II.
This was a real eye opener. I had no idea how much FDR changed the way government works.
non impediti ratione cogitationis
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