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Good Books

Here you will find some books that might interest you,
and help you on your spiritual journey.  Enjoy!
 
Avoiding Bitterness in Suffering by Dr. Ronda Chervin *book club read this
 
Meet Mary; Getting to Know the Mother of God by Mark Miravalle    *book club read this

The Confessions
 by St. Augustine.
 
The Rules of Discernment  by Fr. Timothy Gallagher O.M.V. is a step-by-step process in understanding and applying St. Ignatius’ rules of spiritual discernment
 
.Searching for and Maintaining Peace by Fr. Jacques Philippe.

Books for Children
 
Golden Legend (Ages 8 and up)
 
Catholic Tales for Boys and Girls (Ages 4 and up)
 
More Catholic Tales for Boys & Girls (Ages 4 and up)
 
Angel in the Waters (Ages 4 and up)
 
My Path to Heaven (Ages 10 and up)
 
My First Holy Communion (Ages 6 and up)
 
A Little Book About Confession for Children (Ages 5 and up)
 
The Illustrated Gospel for Children (Ages 5 to 10)

Reason to Believe by Ron Tesoriero   *book club read
 
 
Price to Pay: A Muslim Risks all to Follow Chirst by Joseph Fadelle  *book club read, very good.
 
My Sisters the Saints: A Spiritual Memoir by Colleen Carroll Campbell
 *our book club read this. very good!
 
Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska Divine Mercy in My Soul
 
The Fulfillment of All Desire by Ralph Martin
 
Why Catholicism Matters:
How Catholic Virtues Can Reshape Society in the 21st Century:   by Dr. William Donohue
 
The Soul of the Apostolate by Dom Jean-Baptiste Chautard, O.C.S.O.
 
Life of Christ by Fulton J. Sheen
 
Disorientation, the 13 “isms” That will send you to Intellectual “La-La Land”:
How to go to College Without Losing Your Mind

 

 

Living the Catholic Faith by Charles J. Chaput

.Our Lady of Kibeho
A book about the apparitions of the blessed
Virgin Mary in Kibeho, Rwanda in the 1980’s.   *our book club read this. Very good.

Below are a list of The Classics Made Simple by TAN books, they are 36 page booklets designed to provide you with the vital facts and features about the life of the Saint, their work, their call to Holiness and the events of their time.

St. Therese of Liseaux: Story of a Soul

St. Ignatius of Loyola:   The Spiritual Exercises
 
St. John of the Cross:  Dark Night of the Soul

St. Louis de Montfort:  True Devotion to Mary
 
St. Francis de Sales:  An Introduction to the Devout Life
 
Dom Lorenzo Scupoli:   The Spiritual Combat
 
A Father Who Keeps His Promises by Scott Hahn
Join Hahn as he follows the high adventure of God’s plan
for the ages, beginning with Adam and Eve and continuing
down through the generations to the coming of Christ and
the birth of the Church.

The Lamb’s Supper  by Scott Hahn
Scott Hahn examines the relationship between the
Divine Liturgy and the Book of Revelation.  *Our
Book Club read this.  Awesome!

As I Lay Dying by Richard John Neuhaus
Is a Christian discussion of death from the vantage
point of a Catholic priest who heard death knocking
at his door.

Death on a Friday Afternoon: Meditations on the Last
Words of Jesus from the Cross
 by Richard John Neuhaus
The book is a wide-ranging meditation on Jesus’ seven last
words spoken from the Cross on Good Friday.

The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene
How does good spoil, and how can bad be redeemed?
Graham Greene explores corruption and atonement through
a priest and the people he encounters.

A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken
A heart-rending love story described by its author as
“the spiritual autobiography of a love rather than of the
lovers. “

Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict XVI
In this book the Pope seeks to salvage the person of Jesus
from recent “popular” depictions and to restore Jesus’ true
identity as discovered in the Gospels.  A book to be read
slow and prayerfully.

And Now I See…A Theology of Transformation
by Robert Barron
“Christianity is, above all, a way of seeing.
This book is about coming to vision through Christ.”

Thomas Aquinas: Spiritual Master by Robert Barron
The life and spiritual teachings of the Catholic Church’s
greatest classical theologian as seen through the eyes
of a contemporary theologian. Robert Barron examines
the life and work of Catholicism’s premier scholar and
discovers a saint deep in love with Jesus Christ.

St. Therese of Liseaux, Story of A Soul
St. Therese reminds us that the foundation for
the spiritual life is humility before God, and childlike
trust in His love for poor sinners.

The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A. Kempis
A spiritual book that will become a daily reminder to follow
the life of Christ to which we are all called.   Great to use
for mediation and prayer.

Arms of Love by Carmen Marcoux
Arms of Love is a compelling witness to the universal
call to holiness and how we, despite our failings, can
live out that call.

Surrender by Carmen Marcoux
Catholic culture comes alive once again in the
long-awaited sequel to Arms of Love.  Surrender…
a whole new story of discernment and responding
to God’s call. 

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