Don't Forget About the Curve

       I have been reading a lot of different things recently both in print and online.  As I have been widening my sources of spiritual reading I wanted to remind you of the importance of credibility.  In today’s age of inexpensive publishing and the internet’s mass produced media everyone has a chance to have their say.  The problem is that very few people are properly educated to preach.

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      The reason that I am telling you this is not so that you stop reading (or writing).  I am telling you this so that you read (and write) responsibly.  I love writing and reading about the way that people interpret the Word because it helps me to open up my mind and heart in a new way.  However, don’t take everything you read as fact or Church teaching.

       Earlier this week I encouraged you to do more spiritualreading.  I have been thinking about this recommendation and I realize that I did not warn you about the dangers of reading without acknowledging that an author can be mistaken.  I want you to read, but I also want you to be well informed.

       Check your sources.  Do your own research.  Do your own Bible study. Befriend priests, sisters, monks, and religious brothers.  Go to Mass.  Remember that I am a Catholic girl on a learning curve. I should not be your only source of spiritual nourishment or reading (but keep reading, please!).

        

       Have you ever been misinformed through spiritual reading?  How do you check your sources?  Comments? Questions? Suggestions?  Drop me a line in the comments below!