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I really want to start reading more faith building books. Are there any that any of you recommend?
 
Zach1996 said:
I really want to start reading more faith building books. Are there any that any of you recommend?
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Oh the possibilities. 🙂

A lot depends on your particular interests. If you’re just starting out in the world of faith building books, I tend to recommend conversion stories. Most everyone likes a good story, and many conversion stories often contain much to build up the faith in others.

To that end, I would recommend:
The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a great resource, of course. It can be a little intimidating to some who are just getting started in their learning about the faith. But it’s always worth taking a look at.
 
This tremendous lover, written in 1947 by a monk called Eugene Boylan is one of the best books I ever read. The first chapter is rather hard to digest, it explains what it means to be part of the mystical Body of Christ and makes a comparison with the human body and its cells. The following chapters are easy to read yet they provide you with very essential information both for lay and religious, he writes about things like obedience to the will of God and how a lay can discern this, very helpful for me was the 2nd or 3rd chapter in which he writes things about Holy communion which were completely new to me.
 
I am reading a great book right now. It is called Peace of Soul by Archbishop Fulton Sheen.
A couple of good apologetics books I like are Jesus, Peter, and the Keys which is about the papacy. Not By Faith Alone by Robert Sungenis is a great book about the necessity of both faith and works.
 
The Power of Daily Prayer by Bert Ghezzi This book is wonderful. It opened my mind to the power and importance of daily prayer.
 
The Gift of Peace written by Joseph Cardinal Bernadin during the last few months of his life.
 
I want to read: studiobrien.com/new-obrien-novel-voyage-to-alpha-centauri/

Set eighty years in the future, this new novel by Michael D. O’Brien is about an expedition sent from the planet Earth to Alpha Centauri, the star closest to our solar system. The Kosmos, a great ship that the central character Neil de Hoyos describes as a “flying city”, is immense in size and capable of more than half light-speed. Hoyos is a Nobel Prize winning physicist who has played a major role in designing the ship.

Hoyos has signed on as a passenger because he desires to escape the seemingly benign totalitarian government that controls everything on his home planet. He is a skeptical and quirky misanthropic humanist with old tragedies, loves, and hatreds that are secreted in his memory. The surprises that await him on the voyage—and its destination—will shatter all of his assumptions and point him to a true new horizon.

Science fiction and fantasy literature are genres that have become dominant forces in contemporary worldwide culture. Fascinated by the near-angelic powers of new technology, we enjoy its benefits but rarely reflect on its potential for obsession and catastrophe. This book explores vital questions about human nature and the cosmos, about man’s image of himself and where he is going—and why he seeks to go there.
 
The Rhine Flows in to the Tiber - Fr Ralph Wiltgren
The Assumption of Mary - Fr. Killian Healy
The Question of Mary - Fr Rene Laurentin
Life of Cardinal Newman,Volumes 1 and 2 by Wilfrid Ward
Journal of a Soul - Saint Pope John XXXIII
 
moonlight87 said:
This tremendous lover, written in 1947 by a monk called Eugene Boylan is one of the best books I ever read. The first chapter is rather hard to digest, it explains what it means to be part of the mystical Body of Christ and makes a comparison with the human body and its cells. The following chapters are easy to read yet they provide you with very essential information both for lay and religious, he writes about things like obedience to the will of God and how a lay can discern this, very helpful for me was the 2nd or 3rd chapter in which he writes things about Holy communion which were completely new to me.
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This is a must read for every Catholic. tanbooks.benedictpress.com/index.php/page/shop:flypage/product_id/1119

I also recommend:

The Mystery of Mary ltp.org/p-1537-the-mystery-of-mary.aspx
The Will of God ignatius.com/Products/WG-P/the-will-of-god.aspx
 
Someone above mentioned Something Other Than God by Jennifer Fulwiler, and it is very good as far as conversion stories go. So is Rome Sweet Home.

As a shiny new Catholic (entered the Church at Easter), I find it incredibly helpful to read about the lives of the saints. I have a couple of books on them, but most of my reading comes from the Saint a Day app (Android). There are some free ones that are good, too.

Finally, I know this isn’t a book, but I’ve learned so much from the “Go Ask Your Father” and “Father Simon Says” radio shows on Relevant Radio (also available as an app or online if you don’t get their stations).
 
Bach1996

You’re eighteen, hunh? 😃

Looking for a book that has life?

That is about an eighteen year old Catholic girl?

That is about an eighteen year old Catholic girl
**who actually does things ** :bigyikes:
*instead of just talking about being Catholic all the time? * :mad:

That is about an eighteen year old Catholic girl who shows how a human being is supposed to live?

There is only one book I know that’s like that. Empress Theresa
 
I was in Alexandria a couple of weeks ago and found a really nice Paulist bookstore. I browsed around looking for something to read on the plane home and picked up a book written by St. Francis de Sales as an apologetic defense for making the sign of the cross (titled “The Sign of the Cross”) against Calvinist detractors. A short work but extremely interesting and highly recommended. You’ll learn a lot about the history of the practice, the deep meaning behind why it is done in a particular way, and much more. It’s available on Amazon and in a Kindle edition.
 
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