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Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 03:34 am |
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I just saw, on EWTN, that a book has been written called "Catholicism for Dummies", ha, ha!! When I got through laughing, I just HAD to come here and tell you all!!   Well, guess I will have to rush right out, tomorrow and buy MY copy of it!! 
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Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 04:03 am |
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EMarshallBuckles wrote: I just saw, on EWTN, that a book has been written called "Catholicism for Dummies", ha, ha!! When I got through laughing, I just HAD to come here and tell you all!! Well, guess I will have to rush right out, tomorrow and buy MY copy of it!!
It's been out for many years and is highly recommended. I haven't read it myself but it is on my list. The author is highly respected and it carries approval from the Church.
Many on this forum have read and recommended it for a very long time.
The Idiot's Guide to Catholicism is also supposed to be quite good.
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Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 04:57 am |
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Yes, dear Marshall, I bought a copy and placed it on the bookcase just in case another dummy should ever enter my house after I finished it. 
I think the authors are now writing Catholicism for Gallant Gentlemen from Virginia Who Frequent Baptist Barges.
You'll like the book, I think.Last edited on Fri Mar 28th, 2008 05:52 am by Intercessor
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Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 05:05 am |
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Do they have one for goofballs? 
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Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 12:17 pm |
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Kim M. wrote: Do they have one for goofballs?
Just for you, Kim, we'll write The Idiot's Guide to Catholicism for GRITS Hesitating to Dive Into the Tiber!   
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Kim M.
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Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 01:07 pm |
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GRITS? 
I'll ignore that idiot remark. 
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Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 01:12 pm |
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Marshall, "Catholicism for Dummies" was one of the very first books I bought and I highly recommend it. I read it night and day, literally. I followed the EWTN mass with it, to understand what they were doing. Whenever I heard a word or phrase I didn't understand, I'd look it up. The great thing about that book is, you can jump around from topic to topic easily to get your questions answered, as well as read more leisurely from start to finish. The humor is pretty good also. On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd give it a 10.
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Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 01:17 pm |
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Kim M. wrote: GRITS?
I'll ignore that idiot remark.
Hey, I love being a GRITS!
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Kim M.
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Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 01:27 pm |
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Hey, I love being a GRITS!
Okay, I googled it (gotta love the Innernets). It's Girls Raised In The South. I guess I qualify. I've been in the South since I was 10 (except for 3 years in Michigan). 
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Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 02:13 pm |
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Another good book is The How to book fo the Mass- it explains Mass from walk in the door to walk out- I think it is written by a Micheal Dubreil
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Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 02:22 pm |
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I was thinking it would be good to have Catholicism for Proud-hearted Dummies, but then I remembered I don't need it. I'm humble.
Thanks for suggesting all these books. It is nice to have some book info in mind when family members will ask some tough questions of me...assuming I get out of limbo land. I've worried, actually, that I'll have to tell my brother, "Dude , go read First Clement!" and leave it at that. These texts have been duly noted.
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Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 03:32 pm |
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BD wrote:
I was thinking it would be good to have Catholicism for Proud-hearted Dummies, but then I remembered I don't need it. I'm humble.
Ah, my friend, I see you have read the famous book Humility and How I Attained It.
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Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 03:33 pm |
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BD wrote: I've worried, actually, that I'll have to tell my brother, "Dude, go read First Clement!" and leave it at that. These texts have been duly noted.
In lieu of First Clement, you might want to try The Mass of the Early Christians by Mike Aquilina. It describes quite clearly using First Clement and others just how the liturgy took place among the first Christians.
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Posted: Sat Mar 29th, 2008 03:37 am |
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 I will truly get a copy of "Catholicism for Dummies"! "The Mass of the Early Christians" sounds interesting too! By the way, I hope that you all know me well enough by now, at least by my postings here, to know, without doubt, that I think very highly of all of you! If I laugh, I am laughing WITH you and NOT "at" you! I was just amused by the title of the book! While the simplest person (like me for example, ha, ha! ) can understand the basic Roman Catholic beliefs, the Roman Catholic Church has an AWESOME intelligent side to it which leaves most other denominations "in the dust", so to speak! So, with that thought in mind, the title of the book just seemed amusing to me! Anyway, I will look forward to reading the books!
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Posted: Sat Mar 29th, 2008 03:46 am |
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CajunRick wrote: In lieu of First Clement, you might want to try The Mass of the Early Christians by Mike Aquilina. It describes quite clearly using First Clement and others just how the liturgy took place among the first Christians.
Ooooh! That one sounds good! Thanks for the heads up, Rick!
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Posted: Thu Apr 3rd, 2008 12:26 am |
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I strongly recommend that you stay away from "Catholism for Idiots". It is in opposition to the Church teaching on married priests ansd women priests (maybe birth control - it has been 3 or 4 years since I read it)
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Posted: Thu Apr 3rd, 2008 12:58 am |
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wmschrader wrote: I strongly recommend that you stay away from "Catholism for Idiots". It is in opposition to the Church teaching on married priests ansd women priests (maybe birth control - it has been 3 or 4 years since I read it)
Even though I mentioned it above, I would have to agree based on the names of the authors. Bob O'Gorman was a big part of the LIMEX program I took, and while I never found anything against Church teaching, it definitely skirted the edge on the liberal end. I found the material quite interesting and it provoked some very good discussions (there are those here who will be surprised to learn that I was the conservative one, consistently upholding the Magisterium against some rather radical notions on priesthood, sacraments, contraception, abortion, and many other areas), but it would definitely not be appropriate for someone wishing to learn about the Catholic faith.
Catholicism for Dummies, on the other hand, was written in part by Fr. John Trigilio who has been one of EWTN's experts on various matters.
Has anyone else read The Idiot's Guide who can offer an opinion or review?
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Posted: Thu Apr 3rd, 2008 07:42 pm |
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Alll joking aside, I've heard that the Dummies book is very good.
It is consistently very high on the amazon Top 100 for Catholic Theology listing (right now it is #2).
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While we're all having some good chuckles at the title, I'm sure Jack Chick is getting over a case of severe envy on the title and is no doubt trying to fill in the rest of the white pages matching his cleverness.
That was my only concern when I saw the title of the book. All our enlightened critics might actually believe the title, won't read the book, and we'll have to keep on banging sense into their heads over and over, and that's just over those plaster of paris gods, saints, idols, and goddesses we "HAVE TO" pray to -- because the Pope, a foreign potentate, tell us so, not the Bible.
But ya know something, titles also have a nice way of grabbing attention that rubber mallets, grabbing people by the throats and eyeball rolling won't do the trick--they elicit laughter, and somebody'd have to be a real hard case not to break down and crrrrrraaaaaaccccckkkkk even the slightest smile and maybe over one, just one, cup of coffee -- learn something new.
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Posted: Fri Apr 4th, 2008 12:32 am |
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Steven Barrett wrote: That was my only concern when I saw the title of the book. All our enlightened critics might actually believe the title, won't read the book, and we'll have to keep on banging sense into their heads over and over, and that's just over those plaster of paris gods, saints, idols, and goddesses we "HAVE TO" pray to -- because the Pope, a foreign potentate, tell us so, not the Bible.
Then they can read The Bible for Dummies. Or maybe Christianity for Dummies, Christian Prayer for Dummies, Comparative Religion for Dummies, Conspiracy Theories & Secret Societies for Dummies, C.S. Lewis & Narnia for Dummies, Evolution for Dummies, Freemasons for Dummies, Hebrew for Dummies, The Historical Jesus for Dummies, Homeschooling for Dummies, Islam for Dummies, John Paul II for Dummies, Judaism for Dummies, Kabbalah for Dummies, The Koran for Dummies, Latin for Dummies, Magic for Dummies, Meditation for Dummies, Mormonism for Dummies, Nostradamus for Dummies, Philosophy for Dummies, Psychology for Dummies, Reiki for Dummies, Relationships for Dummies, Religion for Dummies, Singing for Dummies, Spirituality for Dummies, The Torah for Dummies, Wicca and Witchcraft for Dummies, Women in the Bible for Dummies, or Yoga for Dummies.
If you think I'm kidding, click here for the complete list directly from the For Dummies web site.
The For Dummies series is universally considered very good and is without a doubt the best self-help series that has ever been conceived. I've read several of the books on computer-related topics and they are very good because they assume nothing, and are written in common language with a great deal of humor. I wish I had thought of it.
Although I'm quite certain no woman would ever admit buying Menopause for Dummies, and no man has ever purchased Sex for Dummies.
And VCRs for Dummies has been discontinued. I guess it was replaced by VoIP for Dummies and iPhones for Dummies.
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Fr. John Trigilio and Kenneth Brighenti authors of Catholicism for Dummies are regulars on EWTN and are good guys. I don't have the book...yet..but will buy it as soon as I pay off my computer. (I don't believe in debt so I pay off my bills as soon as I can at the expense of buying other goodies) I may not have as much as other people, but at least I'm not in debt and don't have a bunch of "stuff" to get rid of that I never use. Well...God forgive me...I lied. I have a storage locker with 30 years of collecting. But, I didn't go into debt buying the stuff in it. Hah.
Back on subject. You can't go wrong with Trigilio and Brighenti.
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rbo4u2 wrote: I didn't go into debt buying the stuff in it.
But are you going into debt storing it????? 
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But are you going into debt storing it?????
Now you've gone from preachin' to meddlin'!  Technically, maybe yes. But it's not a bill that is a hardship or strain on the budget. It's just a monthly expense that could be removed, but doesn't affect anything we do. We ae simply hoarders that hate to throw away "stuff" like books, albums, pictures etc. (like most Americans) We live in an upscale mobile home (manufactured home) park of 900 homes and don't have a garage to stuff. And storage is at a minimum. You try to store 30 years of collections in a 8 x 9 storage shed. There's nothing in our storage unit that most people wouldn't have in their garages. So it's basically our "garage" away from home.
When we retire, we'll go through it a toss, give away or sell anything of value. I'll not carry "stuff" to my new retirement home in Oregon, which, by the way...does have a garage.
Long answer to a snotty question. Just teasin' Rick
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Here's a rare picture of Jack Chick (I think Jimmy Akin: who met him once, came up with it):
Jack Chick (left) with Pastor Bob Nogalski at Victory Baptist Church in Clarkston, MI
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Dave,
When are you going to get around to writing "Jack Chick and Modern Know-Nothingism for Morons"? You've got a ton of evidence stored up for this venture.
Sure makes you wonder what kind of church that invited him in for a session. I'm almost thinking of calling my spiritual bookie and placing a bet that it was built on a "foundation" of cinder blocks.
Hey Jack, this one's for you -- just for you! 
Close enough likeness? S.
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