Catholic Thought discussion

11 April: Week 1: Chapters 1 & 2
18 April: Week 2: Chapters 3 & 4
25May: Week 3: Chapters 5 & 6
2 May: Week 4: Chapters 7 & 8
9 May: Week 5: Chapters 9 & Afterword

We'll start the discussion April 18th

Since I’m new, just a clarification: we will read chapters 1 and 2 during the week of the 18th, or beforehand?

Peej wrote: "Since I’m new, just a clarification: we will read chapters 1 and 2 during the week of the 18th, or beforehand?"

Good point!
Beforehand. I better stay consistent on how we normally proceed. See the edit above.
For clarification, most groups here on GR start the discussion for the week on the given date. Here however, we've been doing the actual reading and then the discussion in the following week.

Thank you!

Here's a short interview about his book with Archbishop Chaput with EWTN's Doug Keck. Keck calls this a pre-interview for his television show Bookmarks.

http://blog.newadvent.org/2021/04/arc...

Thanks for posting, Manny. I meant to do it this morning :-)

Looks like I am going to have to read faster than the schedule. A friend just came to my office and saw the book on my desk and got so excited. I told her she could read it next. She left eager to tell others that I have this book. Looks like it is in demand. LOL.

Irene, I’m in a similar situation. I mentioned to a friend I was reading the book and she’s eager to read it as she’s read all his books to date except this one. She may have to get her own copy unless she wants to endure my underlines and notes in the margin. 🙂

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Here is podcast from First Things with the Bishop.

I have lived and practiced law in So Central Kansas for 37 years. It’s not much different from N Central Kansas where the Bishop grew up and as I read through the 1st two chapters of this work I painfully related to his statement:

“Along with all of his achievements, the world we’ve built ensnares us today in a permanent present, a narcotic cocoon of distractions and appetite, here and now. It erases our past. It makes us forget. It steals the memory of who we are as Christians and why we’re in the world.”

I am preparing to retire from my law practice and my biggest fear is that in retirement am going to be distracted, which is the one thing I don’t want. I am eager to see what the Bishop has to offer as a remedy.

Near the end of Chapter One, Archbishop Chaput quotes the strikingly original language of C.S. Lewis referring to myths: at their best, they are lies though “breathed through silver.” He goes on to mention Tolkien’s influence on Lewis. If you haven’t already done so, I encourage everyone to listen to the You Tube video “On the Power of Fiction,” by Timothy Keller. He discusses this very quotation and the friendship between Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. The video is less than 14 minutes long and twice interrupted by short commercials. It is a remarkable commentary on Lewis, Tolkien, and the drama of the Christian story, to paraphrase Chaput.

Tucker Carlson interviewed Archbishop Chaput on his Fox Nation's show. It is about an hour long. My husband and I watched it, and it is very good. They cover most of what's in the book and more, though in a much more conversational and accessible tone.

Now Fox Nation is a pay streaming service, but the first month is free, so if you're only interested in this particular interview, you'll have to remember to cancel in time so you won't get charged.

https://nation.foxnews.com/