JM,
I attend a Tridentine indult Mass (approved by the bishop). I also attend a Novus Ordo on occasion... be leery of "rad trad" Catholic sites... they tend to exaggerate certain things (or take pictures from Masses that aren't really Catholic, nor even Novus Ordo Masses). Nonetheless, whenever I attend a Novus Ordo Mass I am particular about where I go, making sure that the priests are faithful to the Magisterium and know what "Sacrosantum Concilium" and "Redemptionis Sacramentum" are, and have actually read through them. lol. :wink:
I also just got the Haydock Bible published by Catholic Treasures (discounted 40%!) from
http://www.allcatholicbooks.com (check their damaged section out every so often-- they have good stuff that's cheap that sometimes only has a slight bend in the cover or something).
Gary,
You have quite a collection... do you have the ISBN for the Catechism you're using? I ask because listing an author after it makes me curious as to it's edition.
Also, Kreeft (for the most part) and Hahn are some good authors (I don't like all of Hahn's stuff, but "A Father Who Keeps His Promises" is probably my favorite of his). I really like Kreeft's "Handbook of Christian Apologetics". Hans Kung is probably not the best place to look... he's got problems. I'd be impressed if you could pull off some Hans Urs von Balthasar or Cardinal Ratzinger (aka Pope Benedict XVI).
And for all the times you reference Ott, I'm surprised you don't have his book "Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma".
If I could make some recommendations to you Gary, I think you ought to round out your collection with some more reputable theologians:
"The Teaching of Christ: a Catholic Catechism for Adults" by Bishop Donald Wuerl (is a good commentary/extension on the Catechism)
Anything by Cardinal Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI is great, but my personal favorites are: "Called to Communion", "Behold the Pierced One", and "God is Near Us" (I have almost all of his works as Cardinal Ratzinger, so if you want any overviews.. just ask!)
Hans Urs von Balthasar also has a great deal of works, "Love Alone is Credible" is good as well as his meditation on "Prayer" (but that's not too much Catholic theology there)-- "Theology of History" is good... oh, "The Moment of Christian Witness" is probably the best von Balthsar book.
I don't want to overwhelm you, but other good authors are Chesterton, Fulton Sheen, Cardinal Schonborn (he's awesome), Josef Pieper... St. Anselm (more philosophical, perhaps) is one of my favorite as well.
Oh, and as to sexual morality/sexual ethics (where most of my well opinated ideas on the matter--if you recall the "saran wrap" thread of way back when) come from John Paul II's "Theology of the Body" and "Love and Responsibility" (which I actually like better than TOTB--so if you check out one-- go for "Love and Responsibility"), and a good prof I once had has a book called "The Conjugal Act as a Personal Act"-- Donald Asci.
I am a total bookworm (as I'm sure is now apparent... lol). If anyone wants recommendations... or if you have recommendations for me (even if it's not a Catholic book).. go ahead and suggest them, I'm always looking for a good read.