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The following books about the Catholic faith have been suggested by various members of St. Pat’s Parish.  Most of these books are available through Leaflet Missal Co., Ascension Press or other Catholic publishers.  Many of these books are available through Amazon.

Title

Author. editor, or publisher

Beginning Apologetics: 1-5

 

The Confessions of St. Augustine

Augustine of Hippo

A Doctor at Calvary

Barker, Pierre, M.D.

Darwin’s Black Box

Behe, Michael

The Great Heresies

Belloc, Hillaire

The Gift of Peace

Bernardin, Joseph Cardinal

The Day Christ Died

Bishop, Jim

The Family and the Cross

Breig, Joseph A.

Nearer My God

Buckley, Jr., William F.

Looking for Peace?  Try Confession!

Budnik, Mary Ann                       

 

Raise Happy children through a Happier Marriage!

Budnik, Mary Ann

Raise Happy Children … Raise the Saints!

Budnik, Mary Ann

Raise Happy Children … Teach them Virtues!

Budnik, Mary Ann

Raise Happy Children … Teach them Joy!

Budnik, Mary Ann

Papal Wisdom – Words of Hope and Inspiration from John Paul II

Bunson, Mathew E.  – Compiled by

The Third Millennium – The Triumph of Our Lady

Carrol, Rev. Mgsr. Richard L.

Christianity on Trial:  Arguments Against Anti-Religious Bigotry

Carroll, Vincent and David Shiflett

Prayers and Meditations of Theresa of Lisieux

Cavnor, Cindy

The Everlasting Man

Chesterton, G. K.

And God Saw it was Good

Christianson, ed.

U.S. Catholic Conference; Ed. Christianson

A Catechism for Adults

Cogan, Rev. William J.

Triumph:  The Power and the Glory of the Catholic Church

Crocker, H.W. III

The Incorruptibles

Cruz, Joan Carroll

Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic

Currie, David B.

The Catholic Answer to the Jehovah’s Witnesses

D’Angelo, Louise

The Long Loneliness

Day, Dorothy

Healing Through the Mass

DeGrandes, Rev. Robert

Renewed by the Holy Spirit

DeGrandes, Rev. Robert

The Drama of Atheist Humanism

DeLubac, Henri

The Joyful Beggar:  A Novel about St. Francis of Assisi

DeWohl, Lovis

Fire Within – St. Theresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, and the Gospel on Prayer

Dubay, Thomas, S.M.

The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Emmerich, Anne Catherine

The Life of Jesus Christ and Biblical Revelation

Emmerich, Anne Catherine

Thunder of Justice

Flynn

The Parables of Christ

Fonck, Leopold, S.J.

Eileen George:  Beacon of God’s Love:  Her Teaching

George, Eileen

The Secret of the Rosary

Grignin de Montfort, St. Louis Marie

The Passion of Jesus

Groenings, Father James, S. J.

Arise From Darkness

Groeschel, Benedict J., CFR

The Catholic Catechism

Hardon, John, S.J.

Why do Catholics Do That?

Johnson, Kevin Orlin, Ph.D.

Revelations of Divine Mercy

Kosicki, George W., C.S.B.

My Spirit Rejoices – The Diary of the Christian Soul in an Age of Disbelief

LeSeur, Elizabeth

Mere Christianity

Lewis, C.S.

Visits to the Blessed Sacrament and The Blessed Virgin Mary

Liguori, St. Alphonsis

Any Friend of God’s is a Friend of Mine

Madrid, Patrick

Surprised by Truth

Madrid, Patrick

Finding God at Ground Zero

Martin, James

Endurance

McNamee, Rev. John

Diary of a City Priest

McNamee, Rev. John

Seven Story Mountain

Merton, Thomas

The Mass Explained to Children

Montessori, Maria

Can you Drink The Cup

Nouwen, Rev. Henri

Out of Solitude

Nouwen; Rev. Henri

The Facts About Luther

O’Hare, Mgsr. Patrick F.

Merton, Thomas:  Brother Monk

The Quest for True Freedom

Pennington, M. Basil, OCSO

Beyond the Birds and the Bees

Popcak, Gregory

Parenting with Grace

Popcak, Gregory

Crossing the Threshold of Hope

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II, Gift and Mystery

Pope John Paul II

Devotion for the Dying

Potter, Mother Mary

101 Inspirational Stories of the Rosary

Proctor, Sister Patricia, OSC

A Catholic Mother’s Resource Guide

Publisher:  Emmanuel Books or Leaflet

Know Him in the Breaking of the Bread

Randolph

The Essential Catholic Handbook – A Summary of Beliefs, Practices, and Prayers

Redemptorist Pastoral Publication

The Virgin Mary in the Writings of Maria Voltorla

Rochini, Father Gabriel, O.S.M.

God Calling

Russell, A.J.

Under the Influence:  How Christianity Transformed Civilization

Schmidt, Alvin J. and Paul L. Maier

Salt of the Earth  — The Church at the End of the Millennium:  An Interview with Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger

Seewald, Peter; Conducted by

Not Made by Hands — The Miraculous Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe and The Holy Shroud of Turin

Sennot, Thomas

What Jesus Saw From the Cross

Sertillargia

Life is Worth Living (Series)

Sheen, Archbishop Fulton J.

Your Life is Worth Living:  The Christian Philosophy of Life

Sheen, Archbishop Fulton J.

Guide to Contentment

Sheen, Archbishop Fulton J.

Way to Inner Peace

Sheen, Archbishop Fulton J.

Moral Universe:  A Preface to Christian Living

Sheen, Archbishop Fulton J.

Footprints in a Darkened Forest

Sheen, Archbishop Fulton J.

The Catholic Church and the Bible

Stravinskas

Stories of Padre Pio

Tangari, Madam Katharina

The Apostolate of Holy Motherhood

The Apostolate of Holy Motherhood, P.O. Box 227, Geneva, OH 44041

Joan of Arc

Twain, Mark

Theresa Newman

Vogel, Adalbert Albert

The Catechism in Example

Volumes I – IV

The Mission of the Prophets

Von Speyr, Adrienne

Letters to a Young Catholic

Weigel, George

Witness to Hope

Weigel, George

Sex and the Meaning of Life

West, Christopher

http://www.giftfoundation.org

Good News about Sex and Marriage

West, Christopher

http://www.giftfoundation.org

Christian Fatherhood

Wood, Steve

 

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