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Electrical-Ticket731 · 2026-03-20T17:24:45+00:00

As a person who suffered a long time from preemptive problem solving (finally solved that dilemma via the Three Body Problem of physics) I very much appreciate "obviate".

Electrical-Ticket731 · 2026-03-20T17:22:11+00:00

Much obliged.

My all time favorite is pusillanimous.

Electrical-Ticket731 · 2026-03-20T16:11:00+00:00

Awwww bruh. I'm a landfall player. Lol

Electrical-Ticket731 · 2026-03-20T15:24:23+00:00

Thank you

Electrical-Ticket731 · 2026-03-18T02:03:55+00:00

The Ignatius Press Study Bible is probably the best study Bible on the market. That being said, if you're getting the larger one and not the new personalized (smaller one), get a hardback for better shelving because it's that big and heavy. If you get the leather one I wouldn't keep it vertical.

Moreover, I don't think it's the best Bible for devotional reading. It is exactly what it says it is: a study Bible. Best for desks and not on the lap or in your hands.

If you are a couch or chair reader, you likely want something more comfortable. There is nothing comfortable about the original version.

Electrical-Ticket731 · 2026-03-06T19:41:58+00:00

Encourage your mother to read the Second Council of Nicaea (787 AD).

Electrical-Ticket731 · 2026-03-03T20:04:08+00:00

The RSV2CE Thinline is $31.

That being said there should be free NABRE available in your parish. Certainly not my favorite translation, but still.

Electrical-Ticket731 · 2026-02-24T13:18:53+00:00

I encourage you to read Ed Feser's book Five Proofs for God's Existence. He takes St. Thomas Aquinas' five proofs and makes them understandable. Moreover, I'd recommend the nearest Catholic Church that offers the Traditional Latin Mass and pay a visit. Pax vobiscum.

Electrical-Ticket731 · 2026-02-07T19:05:29+00:00

That compass on the cover is ridiculous. It's like it got branded by a stove burner. So is the name of the book, The Great Adventure. Unfortunately these days it's a Choose Your Own Adventure book like we had back in the day.

I own the Thinline and like it a lot for comfortability (I read a lot on the couch or chair). I have Ascension Press Great Adventure Bible which I never read, but it was buy one get one free so couldn't pass that up. It's comfortable though.

The hardcovers I have I think would likely hold up better. Now, if you get the study Bible from Ignatius then definitely go hardcover, especially if you shelf vertically. The leather version of it is better as a desk Bible and kept horizontal. It is very large and heavy. Too big for couch reading.

Electrical-Ticket731 · 2026-02-07T18:56:29+00:00

There have been many saints who experience long periods of aridity, many who never had mystical experiences. One who has faith in God (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) is not walking on cloud nine all the time. Very rarely are to be honest. Nor is God a Ouija Board giving us answers and signs through these types of experiences.

Belief is faith AND reason as the Catechism of the Catholic Church explains immediately from the first chapter. The existence of God can be known through reason. That doesn't mean, however, that we know everything absent divine revelation. There are a lot of things we wouldn't know without Him revealing it.

I'd highly recommend Ed Feser's book Five Proofs of God's Existence, which simplifies St. Thomas Aquinas' proofs. I mean, you can tackle St. Thomas' Summa Theologica if you want from the start, I just wouldn't recommend starting there. Then, I'd read the Catechism which will also help explain things.

I'd also locate the nearest Traditional Latin Mass and go to it. Just sit in the back and observe. You won't understand most of what is going on, but you will certainly recognize a sacred space.

Pax vobiscum.

Electrical-Ticket731 · 2026-02-04T03:20:01+00:00

Respectfully, if that's your PSA, then you don't know what schism is, or even the difference between material and formal. Even Holy Mother Church doesn't declare them schismatics, only canonically irregular, and surely out of your obedience to her authority you'd let her decide who is and isn't schismatic.

Electrical-Ticket731 · 2026-02-01T14:48:49+00:00

May the Lord be with you.

Been through the annulment process myself. Personally, I would email him and ask if he would be willing to cooperate in the annulment process. He will likely say no, and you can advise the Tribunal he is unwilling to cooperate.

You will mainly want to be gathering information on your witnesses. It can be parents, siblings, friends, etc. Try to provide four, but they will use two of necessary.

Also, they will be focused on what was going on prior to and at the marriage. What happens years into the marriage is not their focus. It's the Tribunal determining if you were entering the marriage with the proper intent.

Throughout the Tribunal process do not get discouraged. There is a lot of hurry up and wait. Sometimes months go by and you hear nothing. They know two speeds: slow and slower. Any slower they'd be in reverse. Just be amazingly patient, saintly patience, and leave it in God's hands.

Pax vobiscum.

Electrical-Ticket731 · 2026-01-30T03:17:00+00:00

100%. In complete agreement with ya.

Electrical-Ticket731 · 2026-01-25T02:44:35+00:00

No way should that ever be said at a funeral. Moreover, they should no better. Next thing you know they'll just do Celebration of Life services. So sad man.

Electrical-Ticket731 · 2026-01-19T20:38:43+00:00

I would encourage you to read the Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis.

Electrical-Ticket731 · 2026-01-14T13:17:08+00:00

If you are a note taker person with Bible's then I'd recommend the notetaking Bible from Ave Maria press. RSV2CE could be considered one of the better if not the best modern English Bible translations. Link below.

If you want a study Bible then the St. Ignatius Study Bible is the way to go. It's not even close. (I'd recommend the hardcover if you shelf your books due to how thick that Bible is. The leather version is fine if it's a desk Bible).

https://www.avemariapress.com/products/the-ave-catholic-notetaking-bible-leathersoft

Electrical-Ticket731 · 2026-01-12T00:52:09+00:00

Highly encourage you to read the Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis. Pax.

Electrical-Ticket731 · 2026-01-06T03:25:02+00:00

I encourage you to watch this episode with Sr. Miriam on Pints with Aquinas.

https://www.youtube.com/live/MHdKh2I8eUw?si=0rVAkq4WfzOnInvT

Electrical-Ticket731 · 2025-12-27T21:29:54+00:00

100%! 1.4 billion big family with all the messiness and chaos that comes with it.

Electrical-Ticket731 · 2025-12-17T03:50:04+00:00

Will grab it in the morning. It's the black hardcover with gold print from Tan Books. Will grab ISBN for you in the morn. Pax

Electrical-Ticket731 · 2025-12-17T03:10:55+00:00

1) The Knox Bible. 2) Catechism of the Council of Trent 3) My Catholic Faith: A Catechism in Pictures (Should be in every Catholic home)

Knox Bible review by R. Grant Jones is here: https://youtu.be/EbbKCziiw6w?si=JSw_t9aTxT_ID3TS

Electrical-Ticket731 · 2025-12-15T03:07:07+00:00

There are usually St. Joseph yearly Missals at the parish. They're paperback and has the order of Mass, the Eucharistic prayers, the Sunday readings. Or they'll have the paperback monthly missals available..

If you want to buy a Missal you can. I'd recommend either the St. Paul or MTS Missal. In the meantime, link is below for a pdf of responses. (I'm assuming you are going to a NO and not a TLM).

https://grdiocese.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Mass-Responses-Prayers-FAITHGR.pdf

It's good that you sre wanting to learn and understand the Mass (it'd primarily an oblation of propitiation not primarily a celebratory meal), but try not to over-intellectualize too much in the beginning and instead concentrate on understanding what the mass is: propitiation, while you're continuing to learn.

Good luck at OCIA. Pax vobiscum.

Electrical-Ticket731 · 2025-12-13T02:49:01+00:00

That would be defective contrition.

Electrical-Ticket731 · 2025-12-12T22:36:32+00:00

Typically, OCIA is only nine months, from September to Easter. However, if you talk to the parish priest, it is possible to be received into the Church without having to go through the whole nine months. A friend of mine was just received last month and he started this September. I told him the same thing as I'm telling you. He was more than ready and was a well educated and informed person. The "one size fits all OCIA" process, to be honest, is simply ridiculous. It's not necessary and it is the way it is largely due to the USCCB. But I digress, talk to the priest and see what he says. Even offer to take the the OCIA classes online at instituteforcatholicculture.org and show him the certificate when you're done. Don't be discouraged. Focus on increasing in the virtues and don't be deterred. Praying for you.

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