Ten Books All Catholics Should Read - reference to Thomas Moore

Tom in WNY · #1 Apr 13, '10, 4:24 pm

I just listened to the show from March with Bob Lockwood. A caller asked about Thomas Moore "Care of the Soul", and Bob gave him a big thumbs up. I thought Thomas Moore was more of a New Age/Christian type, as opposed to an orthodox Catholic writer. I also thought that Bob may have thought the caller was asking about Saint Thomas More. "Care of the Soul" looked modestly interesting, but I don't want the waste my time on New Age stuff. Any thoughts? Thanks!

pelerin · #2 May 4, '10, 10:59 am

I think you're meaning monk Thomas Merton out of Kentucky?

Verbum Caro · #3 May 4, '10, 12:30 pm

Tom,

Mr. Lockwood thought the caller was referring to St. Thomas More. This must be so because Mr. Lockwood in addition to recommending "anything by More" also recommends good biographies about More.

As far as I know there are no biographies about Thomas Moore (the modern new-age author, ex-monk), nor do I think there ever will be.

VC

Crumpy · #4 May 4, '10, 4:14 pm

#1. the bible

what are the other nine books?

Andrew1983 · #5 May 4, '10, 5:57 pm

The Didache and Catechism would be 2 and 3 I would think. History of the Early Church and Summa Theologica might be others. I'll let you know when I read them.

Fabrizet · #6 May 4, '10, 10:04 pm

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Originally Posted by Andrew1983

The Didache and Catechism would be 2 and 3 I would think. History of the Early Church and Summa Theologica might be others. I'll let you know when I read them.

Ha, beat me to it (numbers two and three).

jfoges · #7 May 5, '10, 6:09 am

The Documents of the Second Vatican Council are very good to read in order to understand Church teachings. I think those documents are probably the most cited documents by the Universal Catechism. I especially recommend Lumen Gentium, which is sometimes called the "door to the Council" or something like that.

Langdell · #8 May 5, '10, 6:27 am

Does the Church have an "official position" on the Didache?

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Timothy17 · #9 May 5, '10, 7:41 am

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Originally Posted by Langdell

Does the Church have an "official position" on the Didache?

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The Didache is full of orthodox instructions regarding the Eurcharist. It is, basically, a very early and primitive Catholic Catechism of sorts, but it presumes the reader is already a confirmed Christian.

So, the Church doesn't really need an official position on it, and I wouldn't be surprised if it is cited, directly or indirectly, in many Church documents.

I would say if you're looking for good literature, Alice Hoggins' (sp?) "God's Secret Agents" is a great read. I am sure and hopeful there are many other such historical novels that show not only the continuity of the Faith, but also the quality and character of the Catholic people, even under fire (as it were).

Something that should be read more is the VII documents. There is still so much confusion and misrepresentation about what the Council actually proclaimed.

Tom in WNY · #10 May 6, '10, 10:36 am

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Originally Posted by Verbum Caro

Tom,

Mr. Lockwood thought the caller was referring to St. Thomas More. This must be so because Mr. Lockwood in addition to recommending "anything by More" also recommends good biographies about More.

As far as I know there are no biographies about Thomas Moore (the modern new-age author, ex-monk), nor do I think there ever will be.

VC

That is what I thought. Thanks for confirming.

BTW, I will rattle off as many of the ten books as I can remember. Bible was not on the list (too obvious)

Confessions (Augustine)
Divine Comedy (Dante)
Imitation of Christ (a Kempis)
Introduction to the Devote Life (DeSales)
Threshold of Hope (JP II)
Diary of a Country Priest
Catichism of the Catholic Church
Orthodoxy (Chesterson)
Story of a Soul (St. Therese)

I am blanking on the tenth one. It's been a while since I listened to the podcast.