It seems that in my hiatus from blogging Fr. Darren Zehnle tagged me for a couple of memes. Allow me to give my answers here, before any more time goes by without answering them.
First up, Five Things I Love about Jesus:
1. The fact that he saved us from damnation.
2. The fact that he came to earth as a real man, not as some apparition, like a pagan god.
3. The way he prayed, even though he was already God.
4. That he can make us saints.
5. That he loves us more than we could possibly love him.
Then, a book meme (my favorite type!)
One book that changed your life: Tolkien: Man and Myth by Joseph Pearce. I read this my first year of high school, and I wonder whether I would have become Catholic without it. I had already read The Lord of the Rings, and this book taught me that Tolkien was Catholic. It made sense to me that he would be, and after that I always felt that if I were to become a Christian, I would be a Catholic as well.
One book that you’ve read more than once: The Lord of the Rings is an obvious answer, but it’s true. I’m re-reading it currently, in fact.
One book you’d want on a desert island: If I could get something like The Complete Works of All Catholic Authors then I might be almost satisfied. Otherwise, I don’t really like the idea of being stuck on an island without books. I want to be a little like Atrus from the Myst video game: my deserted island would have an ornate, well-stocked library.
One book that made you laugh: Stories of Our Century by Catholic Authors, an old book from Image books that I picked up at a used book sale. Some stories were serious, some were funny, some were sad, but they all gave me a slightly humorous look at what a Catholic culture might be like.
One book that made you cry: I can’t think of one right now. Usually books make me happy or angry (in a constructive, let’s fix this kind of way). I don’t usually get too sad from reading books…maybe I should read more novels.
One book that you wish had been written: Rule Hibernia. An alternate history where Ireland remains independent (perhaps Brian Boru is not killed at Clontarf) and allies with Spain, and this alliance competes with the British-Portuguese alliance for control of the New World.
One book that you wish hadn’t been written: Anything that started a false religion.
One book you’re currently reading: Dumbing Down Our Kids by Charles Sykes. Given that I want to be a teacher, this book is filling me with desire to change the way the education system works. Also, desire to homeschool any children I may have in the future.
One book you’ve been meaning to read: Manalive by G.K. Chesterton.
Now, I will tag anyone who reads and wants to play. Feel free to put your answers in my comments if you don’t have a blog of you own.
