A few orders placed.

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With the help of one of my fellow bloggers (thanks Christine), I have started on my path toward learning the rosary. I know, it is simple enough. I know, even a child can do it. I know lots of things. One of the things that I also know is that I have to do some things a certain way and that is all. To that end, I have ordered a recording of the rosary with a book to go with it. I have a rosary, it has been blessed, it fits my bear paws, and it fits my aesthetic senses. I have had it fully ready for years now. That is how things go. Time taken for this, stolen for that, used over here, and wasted there. Everything has a time, and this is the time for this. Shush!

I also went to Amazon for a few things and bought a few others. Chesterton has been on my mind. And, Vox brought up, in a recent debate, a book I was not familiar with. He indicated that ANY Christian (this is my take, not a literal thing, so work with me) worth his salt must have read and understood the relevance of such a work, or at least one particular aspect of it. Hmm, never heard of it. Now, I could have just said, "He is, obviously, wrong! I am a solid Christian and I have heard of no such thing." And, as well justified as that may have been, or not, I decided to simply investigate. Why argue when you can read. Reading has something I have been lax about for far too many years. Even if I once had legions of classics, both secular, scientifice, religious, historic, and philosophical under my belt, the benefits have surely faded due to decades of disuse. Some vague senses of what I gained remain. My vocabulary is still reasonably above average. But something is missing.

Beyond C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy, I ordered the 7 books (7, I did not remember that many) Chronicles of Narnia, a series of other of his writings, and perhaps something else by him. Then I got into G.K. Chesterton. I ordered "Orthodoxy", "Heritics", "What Is Wrong With the World", and perhaps another if it is on backorder. I also, finally, created a wishlist. I am not sure how such a thing works, or if it will be valuable or useful. And I was able to name it by my common internet name, much to my small joy. I have the works of St. Thomas Aquinas, Chesterton's (one of them) books regarding Aquinas, and some study bibles that fit my nature.

It was not as costly as I have always worried. I could actually have received the rosary material free, but my guilt nature simply would not allow it. Now I have some reading to do! I will also be adding some of the books D.C. and others recommend to my wish list. I need to see how quickly I can read anymore. It took a MONTH to read the bible, for heavens sakes. How long these books will take to read causes trepidation after that. I best be to finding my dictionary as well, and perhaps investing in one which is more geared to religious notions. As well, there are some tomes, texts, and other resource materials which I would like to gain for my library, mostly pertaining to religion and Catholicism.

This, however, should cover my extra reading, aside from the potential requirements of course studies. I had thanked Vox for the challenge he, if not directly, set forth in his responses to an atheist regarding my faith and understanding of it. Maybe I will, some time in the future, drop him a note to let him now what a little incentive does. Bah, he will just say, and? Ha!