Catholic Thought discussion

Kerstin has put together an extensive list of Christmas reads to choose from. How about the first five nominated we vote on unless we don't have five by November 24th, 11:59 PM. That's one minute before midnight. Then we'll go with what we have nominated. Here is Kerstin's list:

1. Augustine: Christmas Sermons 189 and 194
2. Benedict XVI: Blessings of Christmas, 140 p
3. Truman Capote: A Christmas Memory, 48 p,
4. G.K. Chesterton: The Shop of Ghosts, 2-4 p, part of Tremendous Trifles
5. Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol, 104 p, published 1843
6. Charles Dickens: The Chimes, 116 p, published 1844
7. Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, 72 p, published 1892
8. T.S. Eliot: The Journey of the Magi, published 1927
9. E.T.A. Hoffmann: The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, 196 p
10. Selma Lagerlöf: The Holy Night, 40 p, published 1904
11. Leo the Great: Christmas Sermons (sermons 21 – 28) http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3603...
12. Fr. Dwight Longenecker: Mystery of the Magi: The Quest to Identify the Three Wise Men, 320 p, published 2017
13. George MacDonald: The Christmas Stories of George MacDonald, 96 p
14. George MacDonald: At the Back of the North Wind, 346 p, 1871
15. Francis de Sales: The Sermons of St. Francis de Sales: For Advent and Christmas, 160 p
16. Fulton Sheen: Advent Meditations With Fulton J. Sheen, 32 p
17. The Night Before Christmas by Nicolai Gogol 65 p.
18. The Holy Night by Selma Lagerlöf 40 p

You can look these up on either Goodreads or the internet. Now if you can think of something else that has not been read before and has a Catholic (or at least not anti-Catholic) perspective, then by all means nominate it.

I nominate Fr. Dwight Longenecker's Mystery of the Magi: The Quest to Identify the Three Wise Men

The Sermons of Francis de Sales

Addilyn wrote: "The Sermons of Francis de Sales"

Sure thing. Thank you Addilyn.

I'll nominate the Gogol story.

Joseph wrote: "I'll nominate the Gogol story."

You got it!

Ron wrote: "George MacDonald: The Christmas Stories of George MacDonald, 96 p"

Very good. One left.

Journey of the Magi-T.S. Elliott

Fulton Sheen Advent meditations

Addilyn wrote: "Fulton Sheen Advent meditations"

Addilyn, you already nominated one. It’s one nomination per person.

Jt wrote: "Journey of the Magi-T.S. Elliott"

JT, that’s just a one page poem. Are you sure that could hold us for more than a few days? I know it’s on the list and we’ll go with it if you really want but it seems we can read something of greater length. Up to you.

Well, I'm too late but maybe this can make it on a list for next year: Truman Capote's Christmas Memory.

Gerri wrote: "Well, I'm too late but maybe this can make it on a list for next year: Truman Capote's Christmas Memory."

I'll include it Gerri.

OK, no more nominations will be accepted. So here's our nominated books:

(1) Mystery of the Magi: The Quest to Identify the Three Wise Men by Fr. Dwight Longenecker

(2) The Sermons of St. Francis de Sales: For Advent and Christmas by St. Francis de Sales.

(3) The Night Before Christmas by Nicolai Gogol

(4) My Little King: George Macdonald's Christmas Stories and Songs by George Macdonald.

(5) Journey of the Magi by T.S. Eliott.

(6) A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote.

We did this faster than I expected. I'll put up the poll tomorrow.

Manny wrote: "Jt wrote: "Journey of the Magi-T.S. Elliott"

JT, that’s just a one page poem. Are you sure that could hold us for more than a few days? I know it’s on the list and we’ll go with it if you really w..."

Greater length is fine with me. I've read and loved the Elliott, but will probably vote for one of the other options, myself.

Jt wrote: "Manny wrote: "Jt wrote: "Journey of the Magi-T.S. Elliott"

JT, that’s just a one page poem. Are you sure that could hold us for more than a few days? I know it’s on the list and we’ll go with it i..."

I just had a thought. Here’s what we can do. We’ll couple the Longenecker Magi book with the poem. We’ll make it a tandem. The poem can be a fine capstone after we read the history and theology of those mysterious kings. I will group the book and poem together in the poll.

Doubly brilliant because, after reading the description of the Langenecker, I had decided to vote for it!

OK, the poll is up, here:
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/4...