The recent thread about Moral Theology made me wonder what a good reading list would be for learning theology and such.
I guess I could start the list with Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma in addition to the above.
wHat are some other recommendations?
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These are all old, but very good:
1. Fr. Arthur Devine (1849-1919), C.SS.R:
A Manual of Ascetical Theology: Or, The Supernatural Life of the Soul on Earth and in Heaven
The Commandments Explained According To The Teaching And Doctrine Of The Catholic Church
The Creed explained; Or, an exposition of Catholic doctrine according to the creeds of faith and the constitutions and definitions of the Church
More here:
https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Devine%2C+Arthur%2C+1849-1919%22"The Creed Explained" is very thorough, which is why it is almost 500 pages long.
No matter what the topic, he has a gift for writing very clearly about matters than can be very abstruse. He makes things a lot easier for the reader by subdividing his chapters, so that one never gets lost. His books are not short, but that is because they are thorough.
2. A book I have found very helpful in working out what out make of the reports of apparitions and similar favours one hears so much of these days, is "The Graces of Interior Prayer" by Pere Auguste Poulain, S.J. The edition I have has a letter of approbation by St Pius X. I think that speaks for itself.
3. In case no-one has suggested it, Dom Chautard's "The Soul of the Apostolate" has been very highly praised (I've not read it).
This is probably saying the obvious, but for learning how to think about particular topics in a thoroughly Catholic way, ISTM the Encyclicals of the Popes are a must.
