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>>19502709
Newman is not a saint but nice list

The tale where Thomas the apoostle literally begs YAHWEH not to send him to India where he gets eternally BTFO and humiliated by the local chad brahmins and dies shortly afterwards out of shame

>>19502715
I will accept works by pajeet saints as well, like shankcara. Do you have any recs

>>19502712
Newman was canonized in 2019.

>>19502687
I've attached a very interesting "review" of Teresa of Avila's major works by a 19th century Scottish Protestant, Whyte -- an unlikely admirer, but an admirer nonetheless.

Whyte's remarks has inspired me to read St. Teresa's Letters and Foundations, which really hadn't been on my radar.

I would also recommend to you Sr. Faustina's Divine Mercy in My Soul, and Therese of Lisieux's Story of a Soul. Both are truly inspired and inspiring. Quite different in tone and style from Augustine, yet what the authors have in common is a remarkable gift for conveying in a clear and illuminating way the subtleties and nuances of the spiritual life -- indeed, the *reality* of that side of life.

>>19502827
Thank you

>>19502687
enjoy

>>19502687
i didnt like it

all he confessed to was being a chad. literally a ancient boomer rant by a guy born with a silverspoon in his mouth

>>19502827
>Therese of Lisieux's Story of a Soul
Have you seen the French Arthouse film from the 80s about her? Very beautiful

>>19504885
>chat
>ancient boomer
What the fuck are you talking about?

St. Thomas More is underrated. Read Utopia, A Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation, and Four Last Things.
https://thomasmorestudies.org/

>>19505013
Haven't seen it. Thanks for the tip.

>>19502687
I recommend a few great books
>Bondage of the Will
>Institutes of the Christian Religion
>Hodges Systematic Theology

Hope these help you out!

Read anything by RC Sproul. Also Meredith Klein.

>>19505878
>>19505215
Might also like The Person and Work of Christ as well as The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible by BB Warfield. Really helped clarify some ideas for me about our faith!

>>19505013
I felt the same reading Tim Kellers Reason for God.

>>19502859
Add Herman Bavincks Reformed Ethics to the list!

>>19502687
The Life of St Anthony by Athanasius

>>19502827
>I would also recommend to you Sr. Faustina's Divine Mercy in My Soul, and Therese of Lisieux's Story of a Soul. Both are truly inspired and inspiring
Might want to read Counterfeit Miracles before going any further! One of the best books I've read on some of these false experiences.

>>19506363
Have you read Spurgeon?

Catherine of Sienna The dialogue
Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

>>19506402
Anything by Grudem or Bunyan too

Try reading the Westminster Divines as well as the history related to their thought.

Ok boys now that we're far enough into the thread let's get to it!

General thread for discussing all literature related to the one, holy, Catholic and apostolic church. Post your current reads, recommendation requests, and questions here.

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"The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another." (Gal. 5:19-26)

Previous thread: >>19443357

>>19506299
He asked for books by saints; why did you reccomend one written by a heresiarch?

Would this book turn a heathen into a Christian?

>>19506460
I'm using the real definition of a Saint though? Didn't you read Paul?

Reminder protties burn in hell for spiting the one true Church. Period.

How do we get back at the pr*ds who got our general banned? Should we just start making our generals again and defy the mods? We have every right to be here and they will eventually relent.

Also don't forget the namefag schizo who entrapped us.

>>19506505
>Also don't forget the namefag schizo who entrapped us.
Excuse me? Maybe we'll need to get more litigious here if these endless threats against me from catholic posters a day their off topic generals continue. Do something mods.

>>19506530
rent free florida fag. RENT FREE

>>19502687
You should really read anything from the Spanish Ascetic School, poems like the Night is Dark from San Juan de La cruz or the Spiritual Exercises from Loloya. In my opinion this School on of the best things Spain did in a cultural way.

>>19502712
yes he is

>>19506567
Welp, fuck off then

>>19506463
That's exactly what its about. Augustine was scandalous before his conversion--- even had an unplanned pregnancy out of wedlock. If that's still a scandal today, you can imagine how people viewed him then.

The confessions are deeply moving and an emotional shock. A beautiful portrait of the repentant soul. However I will tell you that after a lot of searching, nothing can ever create a Christian except faith. There is no amount of rationalizing and reading you can do to "make" you into a Christian. This is the hard truth I learned after being raised Catholic but leaving as a youth. Books like these help and can inform the soul, but your own earthmoving faith that God is who he says he is will be what saves you.

>>19506741
Hmm no I'd rather join a non apostate church that adheres to the gospel. Thanks anyway!

Shouldn't the mods notice that this is a stealth catholic general and delete it?

>>19502687
Hildegard von Bingen, who is one of 36 saints designated Doctor Ecclesiae Universalis (Doctor of the Church), that is a saint who has been deemed to have contributed directly to canonical catholic teaching. Namely her 3 "divine works:
Scivias ("Know the Ways", composed 1142–1151), Liber Vitae Meritorum ("Book of Life's Merits" or "Book of the Rewards of Life", composed 1158–1163); and Liber Divinorum Operum ("Book of Divine Works", also known as De operatione Dei, "On God's Activity", composed 1163/4 to 1172 or 1174).
>inb4 "she"

>>19506808
Shouldn't you fuck off? this is actual literature discussion for once

>>19506873
Why did an earlier post admit the op was only a cover for your faggy generals?

>>19506894
I don't know, ask him. I'm not even a catholic.

What a retarded thread. Great job, guys.

>>19506894
>someone attempts to hijack thread
>HURR DURR IT MUST BE A GRAND CONSPIRACY TO MAKE STEALTH GENERALS
meds

> Et quid est hoc? Interrogavi terram[257], et dixit, Non sum; et quæcumque in eadem sunt, idem confessa sunt. Interrogavi mare et abyssos, et reptilia animarum vivarum, et responderunt: Non sumus Deus tuus; quære super nos. Interrogavi auras flabiles, et inquit universus aer cum incolis suis: Fallitur Anaximenes; non sum Deus. Interrogavi cœlum, solem, lunam, stellas; Neque nos sumus Deus quem quæris, inquiunt. Et dixi omnibus his quæ circumstant fores carnis meæ: Dixistis* mihi de Deo meo quod vos non estis, dicite mihi de illo aliquid. Et exclamaverunt voce magna: Ipse fecit nos:

>>19502687
Read St. Athanasius’ account of St. Anthony. Comfy asceticism and spiritual warfare against demons

>>19506457
>Ok boys now that we're far enough into the thread let's get to it!
>General thread for discussing all literature related to the one, holy, Catholic and apostolic church.

False flag. Ignore.

>>19507053
This. The Life of Saint Anthony is great. It's always cool when you get one saint writing about another saint.