Have you been following the advice of your Doctor?

[Ziggamafu]

My favorite is Francis De Sales. Go, go, Counter-Reformation!!

[Fiat_Voluntas_Tua]

Alphonsus!

[popestpiusx]

I don't go to doctors.





Oh, wrong doctors. Sorry.

[Guest JeffCR07]

Come on now, totally unfair question!

Athanasius is my favorite because he is the champion (and father) of orthodoxy...

St. Thomas is my favorite because he is (in my opinion) the single greatest theologian that the Church has seen...

Augustine is my favorite because his writings have, even when compared to those of other Doctors of the Church, had an absolutely immeasurable impact on the Church...

Anselm is my favorite becuase I've been doing a lot of work and research on his Ontological Argument and the scope of what that argument seeks to do (namely, to [i]prove[/i] God's existence) is absolutely mind-boggling


So basically, I've really not responded, nor do I think I can...

[ForHimAlone]

Saint Teresa of Avila is amazing!! She's my favorite. I'm currently reading The Life, and I loved The Interior Castle. Check them out if you haven't already.

[StColette]

I've read quite a bit of their works, but picking a favorite is rather hard.

[Balthazor]

Saint Thomas and Catherine of Siena...

[Colleen]

Too hard to pick a favorite. I love St. Therese, St. Teresa, St. Augustine . . . but if I had to choose, I'd go with my Patron Saint, St. Catherine of Siena.

[ForHimAlone]

Oh yes... can't forget Saint Therese! I just finished her autobiography Story of a Soul. It truly touched me. It was just beautiful and very inspiring!

[Fiat_Voluntas_Tua]

Aquinas is Spin!

[LovingIt!]

Lot's of "i've read a little" votes (myself included) can someone recommend me a good place to start - what book should I be getting? what website should I be visiting?

[qfnol31]

[quote name='Fiat_Voluntas_Tua' date='Nov 17 2004, 08:13 AM'] Alphonsus! [/quote]
His feast day is my birthday.

[Fool4Christ]

All the ones I have read are my favorites

[phatcatholic]

[quote name='LovingIt!' date='Nov 19 2004, 06:32 PM'] Lot's of "i've read a little" votes (myself included) can someone recommend me a good place to start - what book should I be getting? what website should I be visiting? [/quote]
check out these sites:

[u][b]TESTIMONY OF THE EARLY CHURCH FATHERS[/b][/u]
--[url="http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/"]The Fathers of the Church[/url]
--[url="http://www.catholic.com/library/fathers_know_best.asp"]Fathers Know Best[/url]
--[url="http://www.cin.org/users/jgallegos/contents.htm"]The Teachings of the Church Fathers[/url]
--[url="http://www.staycatholic.com/early_church_fathers.htm"]The Early Church Fathers[/url]
--[url="http://ewtn.com/library/indexes/PATRISTC.htm"]Patristics[/url]
--[url="http://www.ccel.org/"]Christian Classics Ethereal Library[/url]
--[url="http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/christian-history.html"]Guide to Early Church Documents[/url]
--[url="http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html"]Internet Medieval Sourcebook[/url]
--[url="http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/"]Early Christian Writings[/url]
--[url="http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/"]Early Church Fathers: Additional Texts[/url]
--[url="http://www.newadvent.org/summa/"]Summa Theologica[/url]
--[url="http://www.tertullian.org"]The Tertullian Project[/url]

[Crusader_4]

Have to go with good ol St. Thomas of Aquinas hes my patron

[Antonius]

Isn't St. Anthony of Padua a Doctor of the Church? I think he is, but the problem is that I have no idea where to find his writings, if any. I assume they'll probably be sermons, since he was perhaps the greatest preacher of his time. Maleus Hereticorum they called him! Hammer of Heretics! We could use someone like him today, eh? Someone who is all over the media basically destroying the lies of Satan that we believe today.... I wonder.

Anyway, has anyone read any St. Anthony of Padua?

[Ziggamafu]

i've never read him; but i'm pretty sure he's not a doctor. i think he does have some other official standing, though...can't remember

[phatcatholic]

according to the Catholic Sourcebook, there are 33 saints named official doctors of the Church. St. Anthony of Padua is one of them. He is titled the "Evangelical Doctor". as for his writing or preaching, i was unable to find anything online.

[Guest JeffCR07]

[quote name='LovingIt!' date='Nov 19 2004, 06:32 PM'] Lot's of "i've read a little" votes (myself included) can someone recommend me a good place to start - what book should I be getting? what website should I be visiting? [/quote]
I suggest reading [i]The Triple Way[/i] by St. Bonaventure. It is short, easy to read, and incredibly beneficial to one's spiritual llife. It is more meditative than it is deeply theological, but it would be imprudent to shrug it off as being of secondary importance simply because of this fact.

If you like that, then I suggest going back to some of the earlier Fathers of the Church who are Doctors. Starting in the beginning will give you a firmer basis for when you read more modern text. I recommend St. Athenasius' [i] On the Incarnation of the Word of God[/i].

Neither are astonishingly long, but both have quite a bit to think about and contemplate. They are more deep than daunting, and thats why I think you should start with them, then move on to more lengthy works.

- Your Brother In Christ, Jeff

[daugher-of-Mary]

[quote]Saint Teresa of Avila is amazing!! She's my favorite. I'm currently reading The Life, and I loved The Interior Castle. Check them out if you haven't already. [/quote]

same!