Cicero Latine locutus est.

@@spackretiredYes, indeed, a great linguist whose prose is best appreciated in Latin.

where is the woman?

@@spackretired where is the woman?

@@adoremus4014 where is the woman? ....

Thank you. Great plan to not fall into consumerism and balance your impulses. God bless! -John

Agreed. We have to be on-guard against the consumerist trend to merely acquire for some outward appearance or status. Here in the Western World this mindset has been ingrained within us. Blessings!

Augustine wrote like 12000 pages, you literally can't read everything, doesn't mean you can't collect things, especially when you are a parent, heck my church has given me like 3 copies of one single scott hahn and brant pitre book

how do you know? ive known lots of people who loved to read but i seldom witnessed them reading and they seldom saw me reading even tho ive read vastly

Excellent, Connor. I bet you have beaten me to a number of Half Price Book stores. I cannot count the number of times all I find are poor modern books in the Catholic section. I now know who to blame for grabbing up all the solid material. 😉

Literally my favorite store

wat do ye study sir?

Same here!

A least a basic medical dictionary or something of that nature.

As a Catholic who is also a literature nerd, Augustine's Confession is a must

Obviously the Holy Bible (I like Douay-Rheims or Knox for prayer but rsvce 2nd edition for study), Orthodoxy by Chesterton, The Imitation of Christ by Kempis, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy by Tolkien, Dracula by Stoker.

The Glories of Mary, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood and Don Quixote

I'm now reading "Be A Man" by Fr .Larry Richards It's very much in keeping with the teachings of Catholic Gentleman.

The Catholic Gentleman by a Mr. Sam Guzman needs to be in there!

perusing the internet IS reading and a person is far more likely to learn useful, up to date info online rather than from books..as far as tv, that doesnt exist in my world anymore.

Hi @ajgaming7435, great question. I can say that we must start by knowing ourselves. Due to the nature of social media and our modern lifestyles most individuals have been conditioned out of being able to read for extended periods of time. This is a muscle and habit that needs to be trained. As such, reading along with audiobooks, or just listening to audiobooks can be a great way to train yourself. I know that both Sam and I enjoy audiobooks. However, physical books carry a visual reminder to us to stop what we are doing and read. If you are father, it also sets forth the importance of reading and growing in knowledge to your children (albeit, you have to actually read them :) ). Sam and I have discussed kindle books as well and we both personally struggle to commit to reading in that format. Not that it is not possible but removing ourselves from electronics as frequently as possible is a goal. Blessings, John

@@TheCatholicGentleman Thank you I do also have my own mini library” of around 30 books I don’t have as much space. But I found that going to the Library helps.

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Haha, nothing wrong with a good graphic novel! God bless, Mike!

@@TheCatholicGentleman But unfortunately I could hardly find a good graphic novel in the market. 99% of them are NOT worth reading.

@@zlee4019 That's a little harsh. I can't say I'm a big collector of comic books but the last #WonderWoman book I bought had nice art even if the story was kinda naff.

@@aclark903 you basically you like staring at half naked women

Haha, its the little things! God bless!

@@TheCatholicGentleman The globe 🌎 in the background speaks volumes.

@@TheCatholicGentlemanI think that means he is a flat earther? maybe?