tinytherese Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Any opinions on these books? Are either of them too heavy or scholarly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fides quarens intellectum Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 i think i've read Authentic Catholic Woman - who are the authors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 The authors are Genevieve Kineke and Christopher West. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fides quarens intellectum Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 i've read Kineke's book and really liked it - not too scholarly at all. i love how she takes ordinary women's tasks and shows how they can remind us of the Sacramental life we have as Catholics. Strongly recommend this book - quick and easy! who is teh author of the other book you had mentioned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted September 17, 2008 Author Share Posted September 17, 2008 [quote name='fides quarens intellectum' post='1657141' date='Sep 16 2008, 10:42 PM']i've read Kineke's book and really liked it - not too scholarly at all. i love how she takes ordinary women's tasks and shows how they can remind us of the Sacramental life we have as Catholics. Strongly recommend this book - quick and easy! who is teh author of the other book you had mentioned?[/quote] Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. May he rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldbug16 Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 I have the Authentic Catholic Woman, but I haven't read it yet.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 World's First Love, anybody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Never read either of them. I recommend anything by Bishop Sheen though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salterrae Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 JM + JT Almost done with The World's First Love by the late Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. It's amazing. His philosophy is so easy to understand and so beautiful. I've had to recommend it many times when I'm approached by women complaining about "not having a role" in the Church. I'm hoping to have time to finish it soon. I have a friend who wants to read it and I'm borrowing it from a Carmelite Sister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 [quote name='salterrae' post='1663678' date='Sep 25 2008, 05:09 PM']JM + JT Almost done with The World's First Love by the late Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. It's amazing. His philosophy is so easy to understand and so beautiful. I've had to recommend it many times when I'm approached by women complaining about "not having a role" in the Church. I'm hoping to have time to finish it soon. I have a friend who wants to read it and I'm borrowing it from a Carmelite Sister.[/quote] Thank you! I started reading his Life of Christ book and I couldn't even get through chapter two because I couldn't stand how long it was. Then again, perhaps that isn't the thing to read at fourteen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishConvert Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 I have read [i]The Authentic Catholic Woman.[/i] Very readable, and I like how it relates to the everyday lives of women. [i]The Priveldge of Being a Woman[/i] by Alice von Hildebrand, is also one that I think is worth a read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria_Faustina Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 [quote name='ScottishConvert' post='1666144' date='Sep 29 2008, 06:51 AM']I have read [i]The Authentic Catholic Woman.[/i] Very readable, and I like how it relates to the everyday lives of women. [i]The Priveldge of Being a Woman[/i] by Alice von Hildebrand, is also one that I think is worth a read.[/quote] [i]The Privilege of Being a Woman[/i] is indeed a good book. It's a small, pretty short book, and is well-organized. She seemed very knowledgable on the topic, and covered a variety of angles and views about the role and dignity of women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomist-in-Training Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 (edited) I like [iThe World's First Love.][/i] It's about Our Lady and if I remember rightly, each chapter examines some particular issue in relation to Our Lady, as if the Archbishop were turning a jewel and looking at different facets. This means that it is good for meditating on piecemeal; you can read one chapter and come back to the book much later without feeling guilty. It's not heavy; no footnotes and more like a book of meditative essays than a sustained argument. Edited September 29, 2008 by Thomist-in-Training Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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