tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post2801516791852522186..comments2024-03-21T04:02:46.799-07:00Comments on Little Catholic Bubble: Part II.... File this under, "Why haven't I heard this before??"Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-67189368318367590472016-05-28T09:46:43.047-07:002016-05-28T09:46:43.047-07:00What a great recommendation! I just ordered it. I ...What a great recommendation! I just ordered it. I know how books can change our lives....Father Dubay's 'Fire Within' did mine and made me hunger and thirst for deeper prayer. (...and I'm a linear-wannabe...) Nancy Shumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584199691076992017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-6461775200696672472010-08-30T08:34:13.233-07:002010-08-30T08:34:13.233-07:00Would have emailed you, but didn't find a way:...Would have emailed you, but didn't find a way:<br /><br />Given your fondness for Catholic Bubbles, this may suit you:<br /><br />http://platytera.blogspot.com/2010/07/holy-bubble.htmlkkollwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691145638703824456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-54672448451603088972010-08-28T07:34:42.720-07:002010-08-28T07:34:42.720-07:00Thanks, Leila! I think perhaps my thought process ...Thanks, Leila! I think perhaps my thought process is logical just not very linear? Drives my "linear" Fiance crazy sometimes b/c he wonders how I got from A to B... but once I explain it he sees it lol. I think writing is also so helpful for organizing my thoughts too.<br /><br />I was at VT earlier - for 9/11. Sadly I really "felt" the shootings too (I think everyone did) - and Cho was a fellow English major and my favorite professors had him as a student.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04966555296621723142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-69512457422293593782010-08-27T23:35:11.736-07:002010-08-27T23:35:11.736-07:00Sarah, you are so coherent and logical, I would ha...Sarah, you are so coherent and logical, I would have pegged you for a linear! And how cool that you know of that book!! Wow!<br /><br />Were you at VT when the shootings happened?Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-25905666284549423762010-08-27T13:26:40.150-07:002010-08-27T13:26:40.150-07:00Btw Leila (b/c I haven't left enough comments ...Btw Leila (b/c I haven't left enough comments yet apparently!) I wrote a paper on "Spiritual Passages" in college. I went to Virginia Tech but this was for a class at VCU (Virginia Commonwealth). It was a historical literature class (trying to remember the era?) and this book was on my Dad's shelf and helped make sense out of some of the religious writings for me.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04966555296621723142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-37571691122508274802010-08-27T13:19:04.596-07:002010-08-27T13:19:04.596-07:00*are* good, not *is* good. I am such a bad typist ...*are* good, not *is* good. I am such a bad typist these days.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04966555296621723142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-22608035879006953372010-08-27T13:18:22.649-07:002010-08-27T13:18:22.649-07:00Aw man! I am not linear thinking! I am all around ...Aw man! I am not linear thinking! I am all around and upside down thinking. Our marriage preparer joked that I enjoy JPII's "round and round" because I am half-Polish lol. <br /><br />Sigh. Well, in spite of all that, order and linear thinking is good for my 4-D craziness. I am definitely getting this book! And I bet FI will love it! He is all about the order and linear thinking!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04966555296621723142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-90723804015077395512010-08-26T14:27:20.221-07:002010-08-26T14:27:20.221-07:00Brit, ha, I would but I gave my second copy to som...Brit, ha, I would but I gave my second copy to someone and I don't remember who! I've got my original old, bright yellow copy... It's vintage!!<br /><br />CL, I hadn't heard of anyone who has ever heard of it, much less read it! I'm so thrilled to hear it!! What college did you go to?? Wow!<br /><br />Kristen, excellent book recommendation! I hadn't seen that, and I put it on my wish list!!Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-42551060689070248352010-08-26T13:51:41.473-07:002010-08-26T13:51:41.473-07:00Awesome post!
Ralph Martin has a book out about t...Awesome post!<br /><br />Ralph Martin has a book out about this topic, too. I've not gotten too far into it yet, but it seems quite good and also comes endorsed by Fr. Groeschel as a "book to keep at your place of prayers for years to come":<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Fulfillment-All-Desire-Ralph-Martin/dp/1931018383/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1282840217&sr=8-1Kristen Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03738189428450254117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-92176623357390437642010-08-26T08:48:45.458-07:002010-08-26T08:48:45.458-07:00I've got to order that book! :) I LOVED Spir...I've got to order that book! :) I LOVED Spiritual Passages. I had to read it for a class at college. It is so interesting to combine the psychological and the spiritual! I've returned to it a number of times since it's so helpful in the work I do for the church, not to mention my own spiritual life!Meg @ True, Good and Beautifulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507070127764766394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-36007458901864469392010-08-26T08:45:48.976-07:002010-08-26T08:45:48.976-07:00Ah, so many kindred, linear-thinking, spirits! An...Ah, so many kindred, linear-thinking, spirits! And Lauren, I love the Chris Matthews reference, ha! Yes...Obama may not do it for us, but a clear spiritual road map does!!<br /><br />I think Ordinary Path is a good starting point, but I also reference Fr. Groeschel's book and Fr. Dubay's book quite a bit. Fr. Groeschel just lays it all out so beautifully and practically, with real life examples that he has witnessed in people. And, Fr. Dubay... wow. He is a master spiritual director (he's on EWTN) and so he knows this stuff so well. I particularly love that he differentiates for the reader the difference between depression and "Dark Nights" (many confuse the two). He does that in chart fashion, yay!<br /><br />I actually have never read Interior Castles (or Way of Perfection), but I do have them on my shelf (points for me, too, Lauren?). Her works are easily obtained from a library, so you don't need to buy them. There is enough of her stuff in the first books I mentioned that you can highlight away on those and not buy IC at all (unless you want the points for having it on your shelf, ha!).<br /><br />Garigou-Lagrange's book I started, but didn't finish, because life got busy. I do own it, and it is short and meaty (he has a longer, 2-volume work on the stages, but people asked him to also provide a short version). The language is a bit more formal, as he lived in an earlier generation, but he is the one credited with really explaining this spiritual tradition to the world.<br /><br />My "must haves" for my shelf are the first three (OPTH, FW, and SP). <br /><br />As for my graphics, I wish I could take some creative credit, but that's just the way they came on the screen, and I don't know how to move the sequence of them (although I did make them go to the left, I think, and also I made them a little bigger sized.) <br /><br />Enjoy reading, guys, and I would LOVE your feedback!!Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-24019201199863468322010-08-26T08:40:06.294-07:002010-08-26T08:40:06.294-07:00What a wonderful reflection! I suspect the Ordinar...What a wonderful reflection! I suspect the Ordinary Path to Holiness may go into a second or third printing now that all the bloggers know about it :) <br /><br />But feel free to just send me your copy ;DBrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17539865861391773453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-31720662240829138982010-08-26T05:46:58.414-07:002010-08-26T05:46:58.414-07:00I'm with WB- giddiness abounds! I guess I'...I'm with WB- giddiness abounds! I guess I'm like Chris Matthews in ONE way- it sent a "thrill up my leg". :) <br /><br />So which book do you recommend the most? (BTW- your arrangement of the book covers looks so professional! I"m not sure how you did that!) I tried reading Interior Castle a few years ago- but had other stuff to read and then it was due back to the library...I felt like I got "points" just for checking it out. :) Are these BUY books or LIBRARY books? I mean...do I NEED a highlighter? Will I reference back? YOU know the difference...<br /><br />Great post and reflection. Thanks so much for sharing!!Lauren @ Magnify the Lord with Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12266540380917036624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-25986766357456208302010-08-26T05:21:46.202-07:002010-08-26T05:21:46.202-07:00Going to purchase from amazon as soon as I get hom...Going to purchase from amazon as soon as I get home! Thank you so much for the recommendation, this sounds like an AWESOME book - well all of them do, but I am going to start with the 1st one right away. I LOVE order! Thanks for writing about this. Deo Gratias!Joy Beyond the Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09418519519090894030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-29201195324716259612010-08-26T05:06:53.454-07:002010-08-26T05:06:53.454-07:00Wow! Can I just say that the words "order&qu...Wow! Can I just say that the words "order" and "linear" made me giddy?! Tells you what kind of person dh and I are, huh?! Dh and I NEED this book-oh my goodness!WheelbarrowRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786312554610653043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-8380824642552197802010-08-26T04:41:28.170-07:002010-08-26T04:41:28.170-07:00Ken wont mind if I order this from Amazon since th...Ken wont mind if I order this from Amazon since the rec came from The Bubble!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146718549061898275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-83815809934246473692010-08-26T03:40:56.879-07:002010-08-26T03:40:56.879-07:00I'm convinced! I just added both titles to my...I'm convinced! I just added both titles to my Amazon wishlist (birthday, anniversary and Christmas coming up soon!)Mrs. Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15856888399114383576noreply@blogger.com