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Posted: Fri Jun 22nd, 2007 01:55 pm |
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A friend of mine wanted me to suggest a good book to read on the Eucharist. But I think she wanted something not so difficult to understand. She is less of a technical theological mode of life right now and someone who is just getting back into the church. I think she can handle something with some weight, but I would not probably think a book by Pope Benedict would be the right choice. Something that is both devotional, yet deep and powerful, yet fairly easy to understand. Not that it can not use big words or anything, but just that it is less scholarly than a more serious theological work. Still I would like it to have some meat to it, but more something that would stir up love.
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Posted: Fri Jun 22nd, 2007 03:19 pm |
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| Take a look in the EWTN bookstore. They have several books on a variety of subjects there and at reasonable prices.
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Posted: Fri Jun 22nd, 2007 04:10 pm |
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I'm Not Being Fed by Jeff Cavins. Good book for Catholics who have left the Church.
The Eucharist For Beginners by Dr. Kenneth Howell.
The Lamb's Supper: The Mass As Heaven On Earth by Dr. Scott Hahn.
The Hidden Manna: A Theology Of The Eucharist by Father James O'Connor. An in-depth study.
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BettyBoopToo
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Posted: Sat Jun 23rd, 2007 01:56 am |
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Brian
I highly recomend the Lambs Supper by Dr. Scott Hahn. I feel his writing style is very easily understood, his style seems to be always in the professor mode of constantly teaching. And I would think she would enjoy it.
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Posted: Wed Feb 20th, 2008 12:37 am |
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I've read The Lamb's Supper twice, great read~the relation between the Mass and Revelation is really something to think about. It seems the focus is a bit more in that direction than a fully focused explanation of the Eucharist, though it's in there.
A Short History of the Massby Alfred McBride, O.Praem. (no clue what that last part means), St. Anthony Pressis an interesting look at it also...it doesn't have the nihil obstat/imprimatur~instead it has this:
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In accordance with the Code of Canon Law, I hereby grant my permission to publish (title/author)
Most Reverend Carl K Moeddel
Vicar General and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Cincinatti
Cincinatti, Ohio
July 24, 2000
So I guess it's ok? A little different than what I'm used to seeing inside the covers of Catholic books...
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Posted: Fri Feb 22nd, 2008 08:07 pm |
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The Rescript or "Permission to Publish" has replaced the imprimatur as the church's "official approval" of a text. The imprimatur is no longer given to any book.
Father McBride's book is an excellent book on the Eucharist. O.Praem is the abbreviation for the Norbertines, named for St. Norbert, whose devotion to the Eucharist was legendary.
Happy reading!
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TotusTuus
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Posted: Sat Feb 23rd, 2008 05:34 pm |
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I'm not sure this is exactly a book for newbies, but it is the best book on the Eucharist I have read recently (go to the link below and use the Search Inside to get a writting sample):
Catholics and the Eucharist: A Scriptural Introduction by Stephen B. Clark:
http://www.amazon.com/Catholics-Eucharist-Introduction-Stephen-Clark/dp/1569551332
Last edited on Sat Feb 23rd, 2008 05:39 pm by TotusTuus
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Posted: Sat Feb 23rd, 2008 05:59 pm |
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You might consider 201 Inspirational Stories Of The Eucharist by Sister Patricia Proctor. You can find it on Amazon.com
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"201 Inspirational Stories of the Eucharist," by Sr. Patricia Proctor, is a collection of short stories written by normal people from all over the world, who believe that they have experienced healing either through praying before the Blessed Sacrament and/or through the reception of communion. Many of the stories are only a page long and can easily be read before bed or during a quick break in the day, when the reader is seeking uplifting news about faith for encouragement during a trying day. Several of the stories are followed by quotes from one of Pope John Paul IIs last encyclicals on the Eucharist, which was prepared for 2004 - 2005, which he named the Year of the Eucharist with the hope that the designation would encourage more people to learn about the power of prayer before the Eucharist. The stories are written as simple conversations and easily accessible to any reader.
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Posted: Sat Feb 23rd, 2008 11:20 pm |
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| Crossing the Tiber, by Steve Ray. It is also about baptism, and his conversion story.
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