Best Catholic Books

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I am happy I have spare time this holiday season and I want to grow stronger in my faith with some good catholic books. I am looking for some books that are exceptional here, any recommendations? Does anybody know anything about Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict, i assume it must be good! I have already read Love and Responsibility, the essnetials to catholicism, catholic and christian, the catechism and the city of god

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pwlj_christ87 said:
I am happy I have spare time this holiday season and I want to grow stronger in my faith with some good catholic books. I am looking for some books that are exceptional here, any recommendations? Does anybody know anything about Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict, i assume it must be good! I have already read Love and Responsibility, the essnetials to catholicism, catholic and christian, the catechism and the city of god

thanks

and sorry if this is in the wrong forum
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The Bible.
 
I got my mom the Diary of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska for this Christmas. It speaks anout her encounter with the Divine Mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ.
 
Well maybe first think about where you might be lacking in formation.

There are different types of formation

Human formation…the virtues, which ones need further development…how to improve here.

Doctrinal formation…what the Church teaches…details behind the sacraments, the Catechism, social doctrine, Holy Scripture (useful for all types of formation), encyclicals

Spiritual formation…how to build an interior life, prayer, use of Confession, maintaining a presence of God during the day, devotions, etc

Apostolic formation…how to converse with people about God, our Faith, apologetics, etc.

Then based on this top level examination…look for good matching books.
 
Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict is good - informative, enjoyable, spiritual, and readable.

Fr. C. John McCloskey has a thorough list of recommended books. There are a few other lists out there, too. I like classics because a book that stays popular through the centuries must be a good read. 🙂

I’ve recently enjoyed Fr. Faber’s Growth in Holiness. The Carmelite writers are longtime favorites as well.

Happy reading!
 
I don’t know if any of you have ever read anything about Maximilian Kolbe – he was absolutely amazing. One of my favorite books about this remarkable person is “The Last Days of Maximilian Kolbe” by Sergius C. Lorit. If you get a chance to read anything about this saintly man I’m sure you truly will be impressed by him.
 
if you’re looking for good Catholic fiction, i highly recommend Michael O’Brien and Louis de Wohl
 
BarbG said:
I don’t know if any of you have ever read anything about Maximilian Kolbe – he was absolutely amazing. One of my favorite books about this remarkable person is “The Last Days of Maximilian Kolbe” by Sergius C. Lorit. If you get a chance to read anything about this saintly man I’m sure you truly will be impressed by him.
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Maximilian Kolbe is one of my beloved favorite saints. Thank you for noting this book about him and I can’t wait to read it. The martyr of charity who volunteered to die in the place of a stranger at Auschwitz is an amazing saint.
Peace in Christ,
Mary.
 
Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis

Uniformity to God’s Will by St Alphonsus de Liguori.

Any Archbishop Fulton Sheen. 👍
 
pwlj_christ87 said:
I am happy I have spare time this holiday season and I want to grow stronger in my faith with some good catholic books. I am looking for some books that are exceptional here, any recommendations? Does anybody know anything about Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict, i assume it must be good! I have already read Love and Responsibility, the essnetials to catholicism, catholic and christian, the catechism and the city of god

thanks

and sorry if this is in the wrong forum
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Do you mind reading e-books? i have a few i’d recommend, though you can still buy them but they are free online since the copyrights expired -
The Heart of the Gospel(my absolute favorite, i recommend this one highly)
archive.org/details/theheartofthegos00donnuoft

Meditations for every day in the year, collected from different spiritual writers and suited for the practice called “Quarter of an hour’s solitude”(my second favorite, daily meditations short enough to read even on busy days, but deep enough to contemplate on throughout the whole day)
archive.org/details/meditationsday00bacouoft

The passion and the death of Jesus Christ by Saint Alphonsus de Liguori, i recommend this one since it’s one of the greatest writings on Our Lords passion you can find, and also because reading and meditating on how Jesus died for us is one of the best ways to learn to know and love Him.
archive.org/details/passiondeathofje00ligu

Laws of the spiritual life, a book on the 8 Beatitudes, something we don’t hear so much of lately, at least not in depth, but it’s something we really need to learn about and contemplate, and this book explains them all very well and extensively.
archive.org/details/lawsofspirituall00matuuoft

i think those are my top 4 picks, as far as spiritual growth and understanding of the teachings of Christ and His love for us goes.

hope you find them to your liking :3 take care.
 
pwlj_christ87 said:
I am happy I have spare time this holiday season and I want to grow stronger in my faith with some good catholic books. I am looking for some books that are exceptional here, any recommendations? Does anybody know anything about Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict, i assume it must be good! I have already read Love and Responsibility, the essnetials to catholicism, catholic and christian, the catechism and the city of god

thanks

and sorry if this is in the wrong forum
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Here are my own favourites:

Bible: The Ignatius Study Bible, New Testament. It’s a treasure-house.
Mass: The Lamb’s Supper, by Dr. Scott Hahn. Brief, effective, and very eye-opening.
Our Blessed Mother: The World’s First Love, by Abp. Fulton Sheen
Biblical scholarship: All the volumes of Pope Benedict’s Jesus of Nazareth trilogy (I’ve only read volumes 1 and 2, but they’re excellent. 3 is on my wish-list.) 😃

And if you want something you can keep going back to, there’s the excellent:
Church Fathers: Faith of the Early Fathers (3 volumes), by William F. Jurgens. Worth it as much for Fr. Jurgens’ footnotes as for the Fathers themselves. 👍
 
The Mystical City of God, a ‘must read’ IMO

The Fulfillment of All Desire by Ralph Martin
 
Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux
Dark Night of the Soul, St. John of the Cross
The Complete Julian of Norwich, Father John Julian OJN
Doctors of the Church, Pope Benedict XVI
Trinity by Joseph F. Girzone
A Portrait of Jesus by Joseph F. Girzone
The Wisdom of His Compassion: Meditations on the Words and Actions of Jesus by Joseph
F. Girzone
Jesus, His Life and Teachings: Girzone
Life of St. Teresa of Jesus by Teresa of Avila
 
Dear Friend,
Most of the replies have a lot of great books.
I have read couple of them. I would like to try our St. Maximum Kolbe. I never read any of this Saint’s books. Thanks to the readers for sharing.

I would like to include some additional ones:

Sinners Guide
One may need to read slowly and regularly with prayer and silence.

A** Short Treatise On Prayer** by our St Alphonsus Ligouri. I loved this book, though I did not complete reading.

Also True Life In God site has lot of resources

THE GOSPEL AS REVEALED TO ME

Although there are few controversies around the book “The Gospel as revealed to me”, I had never felt that way. With God’s Blessings and Grace, I was confined to use it solely for my spiritual growth.

It also depends on how your mood is now. You can pray in silence to find out what you are seeking for. Is it instruction, or consolation, or repentance, or feel the love of God, or would like to get away from a sin, etc, whichever it is. If you are able to find some target area, you may be able to find some specific book or chapters.

**Wishes to you **👍.
 
Hi Friends,

While the books I have written will not be considered spiritual classics, they are primarily written about miracles (St. Joseph, St. Anthony, the Sacred Heart, etc.), in order to give the reader perseverance in their prayers and most especially, hope.

I humbly offer them for your consideration.

stjoe4u2
CatholicChurchSaints.com
 
thank you all for your great responses this wil lbe a tough couple books to buy but i will choose wisely!

oh and i have the st ignatius new testament study bible really useful thanks agan
 
Easy Read and inspiring: Rediscovering Catholicism by Matthew Kelly
Interesting and mind widening: An Exorcist tells his story by Fr Gabriele Amorth
 
Fire Within - Father Thomas Dubay
“And you are Christ’s” - Father Dubay
“The Imitation of Christ” - Thomas kempis
“Sprititual Canticle of the Soul” - : St. John of the Cross

“The Color of Rain” - Not Catholic, but a true story of two Christian couples visited by tragedy and their outcome. good book
 
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