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[quote name='hugheyforlife' post='1036501' date='Aug 2 2006, 03:55 PM']
[u]The New Anti-Catholicism: The Last Acceptable Prejudice[/u] by Philip Jenkins

I'm only on page nine and I already have a hard time putting it down.
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good book, huh? :D:

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[quote name='Lil Red' post='1037562' date='Aug 4 2006, 02:01 PM']
good book, huh? :D:
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:yes:

:D:

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melporcristo

I am reading [b][u]Saint Gianna Beretta Molla: A Woman's Life[/u] by Giuliana Pelucchi[/b]
about St. Gianna who was canonized in 2004.
She refused to have an abortion when she was pregnant. The doctors said in return she would die after giving birth to the baby. Amazing life, amazing woman!

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I just finished My Life on the Rock by Jeff Cavins a week or two ago. It was great! I sucked it up in about 2 days. Great great book.

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albiceleste

[i]Letters to a Young Catholic [/i] by George Weigel and [i]Witness to Hope [/i] by George Weigel

He is an amazing author and I love his stuff. I also want to read that bio about St. Gianna, mel, she truly is an awesome saint!!

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heavenseeker

Im not actualy reading them in the sence of from cover to cover but to help me in my recent uptake of apologetics I have started to read parts that i need in two books. One of them is [u] Pillar of fire, Pillar of truth[/u] and the other is [u] Catholic Answers to Fundamentalists' Questions [/u] .

Both have been very helpful and I have actualy learned from them myself.

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[quote name='LourdesLittleFlower' post='1039001' date='Aug 7 2006, 10:30 AM']
[i]Letters to a Young Catholic [/i] by George Weigel and [i]Witness to Hope [/i] by George Weigel

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Witness to Hope is awesome, isn't it? It has to be one of my favorite books now.

I'm now reading:

[i]The Compendium of Theology[/i] by St. Thomas Aquinas
[i]Story of a Soul[/i]
countless Agatha Christies :smokey:
Josef Pieper's [i]Guide to Aquinas[/i]

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franciscanheart

[quote name='Tindomiel' post='1039687' date='Aug 8 2006, 10:13 AM']
Witness to Hope is awesome, isn't it? It has to be one of my favorite books now.

I'm now reading:

[i]The Compendium of Theology[/i] by St. Thomas Aquinas
[i]Story of a Soul[/i]
countless Agatha Christies :smokey:
Josef Pieper's [i]Guide to Aquinas[/i]
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Diggin Aquinas? :smokey:

((btw - agatha christie, IMO, is 'da bomb'))

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[quote name='hugheyforlife' post='1039937' date='Aug 8 2006, 08:30 PM']
Diggin Aquinas? :smokey:[/quote] Oh yeah, my entire philosophy class is practically obsessed with him now, thanks to our priest. :cool:

[quote name='hugheyforlife' post='1039937' date='Aug 8 2006, 08:30 PM']
((btw - agatha christie, IMO, is 'da bomb'))
[/quote] :punk:

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franciscanheart

[quote name='Tindomiel' post='1040156' date='Aug 9 2006, 09:32 AM']
Oh yeah, my entire philosophy class is practically obsessed with him now, thanks to our priest. :cool:
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yeah, he's pretty cool. :cool: (he's my fav saint!)

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I actually never had much of an appreciation for him until a few months ago, but he is quickly becoming one of my favorites too. His "Summa" is sublime reading.

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franciscanheart

[quote name='Tindomiel' post='1040251' date='Aug 9 2006, 12:44 PM']
His "Summa" is sublime reading.
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I couldn't agree more. (All of his material is sublime in my mind.) He was so brilliant. God really blessed him!

I think he is often forgotten (or not fully appreciated) by those who do not go on to study theology at a higher level (get a degree in it). He's known for his works but a lot of people don't understand how holy his life was and how beautiful his writings REALLY are. (If you've not read his biography, you should. It only makes his works all the more powerful.) The man was (and is) amazing.

Gosh... I love Saint Thomas Aquinas. :love:

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I just started [u]The Hidden Face: A Study of St. Therese of Lisieux[/u], by Ida Friederike Gorres.

It's too early for a critique. Has anybody else read it?

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