tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37251208.post3612574970827273674..comments2023-06-30T08:20:03.067-07:00Comments on Infused Knowledge: Seven Quick Takes Saturday, Part IIRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06624317806947588259noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37251208.post-34676532707870909442009-01-27T18:30:00.000-08:002009-01-27T18:30:00.000-08:00Please don't confuse me with the great Gilbert Kei...Please don't confuse me with the great <I>Gilbert</I> Keith Chesterton. I wish I was just a tiny bit as clever as that man.<BR/><BR/>Anyhoo, you'll find that Calvinism in Francis' time was a ferocious animal, much worse than what you find in America today.<BR/><BR/>My s. d. recommended reading the first part of the Introduction day-to-day. IOW, just read the first consideration on the first day, pair it up with some scripture, and think about it.<BR/><BR/>But however you want to do it! :-)Gary Keith Chestertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048322176651972931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37251208.post-69196390724099204872009-01-27T11:40:00.000-08:002009-01-27T11:40:00.000-08:00GKC, thanks for the reviews! And for rising from ...GKC, thanks for the reviews! And for rising from the dead to comment on my blog. :) I already own the Introduction and the Catholic Controversy so I can start with the Intro. I might like Controversy even if abstruse... I used to be Protestant and was watered-down Calvinist, and I'm interested in what Calvinism was like in Sales' day and what the Church's initial reaction to it was.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, must find more time to read!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06624317806947588259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37251208.post-56965914420161251492009-01-27T06:26:00.000-08:002009-01-27T06:26:00.000-08:00Hi Rachel,I too have a devotion to St. Francis de ...Hi Rachel,<BR/><BR/>I too have a devotion to St. Francis de Sales. I was educated by the Oblates of St Francis de Sales, and one of them is still --thirty years later -- my spiritual director.<BR/><BR/>Start with the Introduction to the Devout Life. Get the one translated by J. K. Ryan, it's the best. Then do the Treatise. The Catholic Controversy is a very very difficult work which is not available in a good translation. It was written specifically to rebut certain Calvinist claims and is accordingly abstruse.<BR/><BR/>One of the really great things about the Introduction is that is was written for people like you and me; regular people living in the world. <BR/><BR/>God bless you and I hope you read it soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37251208.post-71781604073232121552009-01-24T20:04:00.000-08:002009-01-24T20:04:00.000-08:00Of course! Surely you recall the posthumous appea...Of course! Surely you recall the posthumous appearance of Archbishop Lefebvre, and the beautiful swan dive made by my patron saint into the deep swimming pool...<BR/><BR/>Okay, the first two pictures are from the ordination. :)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06624317806947588259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37251208.post-56005703745885172902009-01-24T19:48:00.000-08:002009-01-24T19:48:00.000-08:00Happy Feast Day! Are these all the pictures from t...Happy Feast Day! Are these all the pictures from the Ordination?adonelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04506264891819912707noreply@blogger.com