/lit/ - Literature

All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.

>>14557356
I am happy to see a studious new convert! Be careful not to get so scrupulous that you wrathfully hate and degrade yourself over your guilt, however.
For me, personally when I came back to the faith (formerly “lapsed” catholic), I read the following:
>Ignatius Catholic Study Bible NT (https://www.ignatius.com/promotions/catholic-study-bible/))
>Kreeft’s Catholic Christianity (https://www.ignatius.com/Catholic-Christianity-P212.aspx))
>Kreeft’s Practical Theology (https://www.ignatius.com/Practical-Theology-P2020.aspx))
>Kreeft's A Summa of the Summa (https://www.ignatius.com/Summa-of-the-Summa-P2294.aspx))
>Ed Feser’s Aquinas: A Beginner’s Guide (https://www.amazon.com/Aquinas-Beginners-Guide-Edward-Feser/dp/1851686908))
>Taylor Marshall’s The Crucified Rabbi (https://www.amazon.com/Crucified-Rabbi-Judaism-Catholic-Christianity/dp/057803834X))
>Taylor Marshall's The Eternal City (https://www.amazon.com/Eternal-City-Origins-Catholic-Christianity-ebook/dp/B00ARMN4FY))
>Hitchcock's The History of the Catholic Church (https://www.ignatius.com/History-of-the-Catholic-Church-P1044.aspx))
>Saint Aquinas's Prayer Book (https://www.amazon.com/Aquinas-Prayer-Book-Prayers-Thomas/dp/1928832148))
>Saint Aquinas's Catena Aurea
>Saint Augustine’s Confessions

For things that are less specifically Catholic and more about theistic philosophy contra atheistic philosophy or Christianity contra other creeds:
>Feser's Five Proofs of the Existence of God (https://www.ignatius.com/Five-Proofs-of-the-Existence-of-God-P857.aspx))
>Feser's Scholastic Metaphysics (http://www.editiones-scholasticae.de/index.php?page=shop.product_details&product_id=393&flypage=flypage.tpl&pop=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1))
>William Lane Craig's The Son Rises (https://www.amazon.com/Son-Rises-Historical-Evidence-Resurrection/dp/1579104649))
An honorable mention goes to Kreeft's Summa Philosophica. I'll stick around if you have questions about doctrine, any of these books/authors, or Christianity. I also have access to an open directory with a great multitude of books like these, something to do with a saint known for their knowledge :^)

I'm tired, I just don't want to really be anything or do anything.

>>14539897
>a recommendation but not a response to the image
I've read 3/4ths of the OT and found all of it to only strengthen my faith in Christ.

>>14539906
I'm not the one you hate, would a Jew argue that Christ is the Messiah? You are so blind you didn't even recognize a different poster who was also a Christian, you just impulsively responded, frothing at the fucking mouth.
Read what you just said, how do you not think that you are spiritually ill? If a Jew is obstinate, and not really listening, just ignore him, go talk to someone else, or do something else for a while and come back to the thread. You don't need to poison yourself with this filth that comes out of your heart and distances you from God.

>>14516595
i am the same guy who posts this image always with "The Bible." as my caption.

>>14524919
The Bible.

>>14524429
>Spinoza
>Derrida
>Rousseau
otherwise alright

>>14524347
The Bible, unironically. NT is more bloomercore than OT though, unless you are really into Jesus and find a lot of hope in the prophetic elements of the OT.

>>14520651
On The Beach.

Christ.

>>14497542
The Bible.

>>14493384
Can you lay out your schedule in more detail? Never had trouble fitting in an hour or two on weekday evenings for literature.

>>14486965
Every single author of the Bible.

>>14486494
The Bible.

>>14485340
The Bible.

>>14479851
>>14479936
Read the Bible and pray.

>>14481010
I'm >>14480964 , thanks for that recommendation. It feels comfy, even if it is oddly clinical, I guess.

>>14478027
How is OP a cumbrain, retards?

>>14464417
dont! read camus and sartre

>>12364541
Personally I feel that the action of attempting to believe in God itself is stifling to true faith. It feels like I'm trying top convince myself I am able to love my partner, when in reality it is a burden at the time. During those strange states between wakefulness and sleep, I feel a deeper self casting off these chains of structure, for a more pure, nameless reality. What do you think?

After becoming desensitized to certain stimuli (sex, music, etc.) through simulations of these stimuli (porn, records, etc.), is it possible to once again gain pleasure from these activities through abstinence of these simulations?

Literally learn Italian