The book meme has been the meme most replicating thus far and it does make me wonder about the connection of bloggers and book reading. I have not read any posts of relatively non-book reading bloggers where even the low end was in the hundreds of books currently own where usually the caveat was that they had given some away or were predominately using the library.
The responses to the meme have been interesting. I read one by an aspiring Dominican which has the most quintessentially Dominican answer that I have seen thus far.
1. How many books have you owned?
This is difficult to gauge because my books are located in three countries…
If books on three contintents isn’t enough to get you into the Dominican order I don’t know what is. As a caveat of course book reading should only be a foundation to preaching as is proper for their charism.
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Does it count if one reads certain encyclicals, liturgical documents and such on one’s computer? Sometimes, if I’m lucky enough to get a free copy of an encyclical or similar ‘shorter book’, I will read it that way; otherwise, I read them on my computer screen…
As much as I liked Tolkien’s works, I’m always glad to see someone else who did not list him in the most meaningful section. Sure, there are moral principles in the Ring stories, but if they are ther most morally/intellectually inspiring you’ve ever read, you need to read some more grown-up contemplative works.
Thank you. I hope the Prior Provincial of the English Province feels the same way next Monday… Should I mention my ‘anaconda-appetite’ for books?!
Ha ha, sure you can! Having a healthy appetite for books is a wonderful thing. For me it’s just finding the time. I am left in awe when I hear of such people, like your self, who can consume books with such fervor. Good luck to you. May God Bless your day and future. Goooooo Paul.
Since this is a Dominican story, it suggests the famous tale of St. Thomas Aquinas when he and some other O.P.’s were walking into Paris, admiring the city, talking about how wonderful it might be to enjoy those marvels…
But St. Thomas said: “I’d rather have that Chrysostom manuscript I can’t find…”
Hee hee.