Good reads
Each month, priests from the Saint John Society, sisters from the Society of Mary and well-formed lay persons recommend you the next good read.
- Doctrine & Apologetics
- Morality & Lifestyle
- Spirituality & Prayer
- Sacraments
- Testimonies & Biographies
- Others
Jesus of Nazareth (Vol. 1,2,3) by Pope Benedict XVI
Jesus of Nazareth (Paperback)From the Baptism in the Jordan to the TransfigurationIn this bold, momentous work, Joseph Ratzinger-in his first book written since he became Pope-seeks to salvage the person of Jesus from recent "popular" depictions and to restore...
The Faith Explained by Leo Trese
The Faith Explained is an all-in-one handbook to help you understand, explain, and defend the great truths of the Catholic Faith. In brief and readable chapters, it explains the purpose of human existence, God and His perfections, the creation and fall of man, the...
Mere Christianity by CS Lewis
In 1941 England, when all hope was threatened by the inhumanity of war, C.S. Lewis was invited to give a series of radio lectures addressing the central issues of Christianity. More than half a century later, these talks continue to retain their poignancy. First heard...
Come Creator Spiritus by Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa (with video)
https://vimeo.com/473977034
Catholics and protestants by Peter Kreeft (with video)
The Good Sense of Jesus by Fr. Ivan Pertine
It is often said that living the Gospel is difficult. In reality, it is the easiest thing. It is difficult to live without God, groping aimlessly, alone. It is easier to listen to him, belong to a Christian community, walk with others . . . . It is difficult to be...
Forming Intentional Disciples by Sherry Weddell
How can we transmit a living, personal Catholic faith to future generations? By coming to know Jesus Christ, and following him as his disciples. As we emerge from a pandemic into a post-Christian world, these are times of immense challenge and enormous opportunity for...
Winning Souls for Christ by Raoul Plus
Here you'll find ways to become an effective apostle by making your life itself a testimonial for Christ. The author, Fr. Raoul Plus, shows you how to prepare spiritually to spread the gospel; how to handle rejection and discouragement; and more. Even better, this...
Sent Forth by Fr. Ignacio Llorente & Michael Ceragioli (with video)
https://vimeo.com/866161732
Be Healed by Bob Schuchts (with video)
https://vimeo.com/777193713
Left to tell by Immaculee Ilibagiza (with video)
From Christendom to apostolic mission by Monsignor James P. Shea (with video)
The Dialogues by St. Catherine of Siena
St Catherine of Siena's Dialogue describes the entire spiritual life through a series of conversations between God and the soul, represented by Catherine herself. Readers of The Dialogue of Saint Catherine of Siena, will find her revelations from God as informative -...
Overcoming Lukewarmness by Francisco Fernandez-Carvajal
We are all prone to a sleepiness of the soul. That raging fire of love that was once within dwindles slowly, often extinguishing without notice. Like an unknown cancer, this spreading toxin clouds your reasoning and enfeebles your will. Your spirit feels somehow empty...
The Friendship of Christ by Robert Hugh Benson
The human need for friendship is raised to the supernatural level in Robert Hugh Benson's timeless illustration of the greatest friendship anyone could ever possess. In The Friendship of Christ, first published in 1912, the Catholic convert son of an Archbishop of...
Thirsting for Prayer by Jacques Philippe
Fr. Jacques Philippe never disappoints. This is a great companion to his book Time for God.
Life in Christ by Raniero Cantalamessa
In Life in Christ Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher to the papal household, presents a project ofre-evangelization and spiritual renewal based on St. Paul's Letter to the Romans. It is therefore neither an exegetical commentary nor a theological treatise, but...
The Adventure of Discipleship by Dan Keating
Jesus tells us that to be his disciple we must surrender everything and, with his grace, brave the path provided for us by God. Such a sojourn will surely be marked by joy, suffering, uncertainty, and above all adventure. Accordingly, The Adventure of...
In the School of the Holy Spirit by Jacques Philippe
In the prayers lives of many Christians there is one person of the Trinity that often goes overlooked - The Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is no less involved in our lives than the Father and the Son, yet many are unaware of this. Jesus said about the Holy Spirit, "If I...
Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ by St. Alphonsus Liguori
This inspiring book, reissued in a new translation for the modern reader, is considered to be Saint Alphonsus Liguori's best devotional work. Divided into seventeen small chapters, each preceded by prayers and intercessions, it offers practical prescriptions for...
Testimony of Hope by Cardinal Van Thuan
This book gathers the meditations of the spiritual retreat of the year 2000, preached by Cardinal Van Thuan and attended by Pope John Paul II and the Roman Curia. Their central theme is the hope of the Church, facing the beginning of the new millennium; and they are a...
We have seen his Glory by Fr Sebastián Racioppi
A book written by Fr. Sebastian Racioppi from the St. John Society to help you look at, contemplate and observe the life of Jesus.
Into His Likeness by Edward Sri
Into His Likeness provides an approachable but in-depth exploration of how to live as a disciple and experience the transformation Jesus wants to work in our lives. We might desire to live more like Christ, but we know we fall short. This book simply helps us follow...
Jesus as Friend by Salvatore Canals
Based on the teachings of St. Josemaría, this series of short meditations gives you simple ways to make that saint’s passionate love for God your own. You’ll find penetrating Catholic insight on the Christian vocation, interior life, Christian hope, humility, celibacy...
Prayer for Beginners, Peter Kreeft
Peter Kreeft brings his unique insights to this most important area of our spiritual lives. He claims he himself is still a beginner in prayer, and this book is for all those, like him, who feel that they are not good at praying but desire to become much better at it....
Into your hands by Wilfrid Stinissen (with video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PDSsWwRbKE
The Sanctifier by Archbishop Luis Martinez (with video)
https://vimeo.com/859189378
The God Who Loves You by Peter Kreeft
God's love is the subject of Peter Kreeft's imaginative and thoughtful book (a revised and updated version of his book Knowing the Truth of God's Love). With unusual clarity, Kreeft points out that the man or woman who begins to glimpse the God who is Creator,...
Introduction to devout life by St. Francis of Sales (with video)
Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska (with video)
The Fulfillment of All Desire by Ralph Martin (with video)
The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis (with video)
Searching for and maintaining peace by Jacques Philippe (with video)
7 Secrets of Confession by Vinny Flynn
Flynn, author of the best-seller, 7 Secrets of the Eucharist (200,000 copies sold), presents a similar approach to the Sacrament of Confession in this new book that reveals 7 key secrets or hidden truths about the great spiritual beauty, power and depth of...
The Eucharist Our Sanctification by Raniero Cantalamessa
The Eucharist should not be limited to the congregation that gathers to hear the word of God and proclaim its faith. It is, first of all, the active presence of the sacrifice of Christ, who gathers us together and lets us partake of his divine life through his body...
7 Secrets of the Eucharist by Vinny Flynn
Pope John Paul II referred to the Holy Eucharist as “the greatest treasure of the Church,” and yet even many devoted Catholics have a very limited understanding of this powerful sacrament. This book will change all that. The reader will come away with a completely new...
The Lamb’s Supper by Scott Hahn
Based on his best-selling book, Dr. Scott Hahn reveals the early Christians' key to understanding the Mass: the Book of Revelation. With its bizarre imagery, mystic visions of Heaven, and end-times prophecies, it mirrors the sacrifice and celebration of the Holy...
The Healing Power of Confession by Scott Hahn
An illuminating, reassuring explanation of the Catholic Church’s teachings on confession and forgiveness by the bestselling author of The Lamb’s Supper and Hail, Holy Queen. Jesus told his first clergy, “If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain...
Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist written by Brant Pitre (with video)
Jean De Brebeuf- Saint among the Hurons by Francis Talbot (with video)
https://youtu.be/P7_EqHJH6vU?feature=shared The Hurons stared at the giant young Norman, as tall and broad as they, a Jesuit priest robed in black and with a full black beard on his gentle face. He was to live among them for nineteen years, patiently and with enormous...
The Confessions of Saint Augustine (with video)
https://youtu.be/RbxR3cNzlnc?feature=shared
Saints of the American Wilderness by John A O’Brien
French priests enter a war zone where captured Westerners are paraded before their captors, tortured, and then beheaded. Their desecrated bodies get dumped by the roadside. Iraq in 2007? The Gaza Strip? Western Afghanistan? No. A place more dangerous: Canada in the...
Autobiography by St. Ignatius of Loyola
It narrates Loyola's life from his wounding at the Battle of Pamplona through his conversion experience and his vigil before the altar of the Virgin Mary at Montserrat, where he renounced his former life and dedicated himself to the service of Christ and the Church...
The Story of a Soul by St. Therese of Lisieux
“If the little flower could talk, it seems to me it would say what God has done for it quite simply and without concealment . . . This flower, in telling her story, is happy to make known all the gifts Jesus has given her.” —St. Therese of Lisieux The beautiful...
The Letters of Nicodemus by Jan Dobraczynski (with video)
https://vimeo.com/812627881
He Leadeth me by Fr. Ciszek (with video)
https://vimeo.com/784047400
The price to pay by Joseph Fadelle (with video)
https://vimeo.com/802329681
Edmund Campion by Evelyn Waugh (with video)
https://vimeo.com/762776741
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twin (with video)
https://vimeo.com/715753590
Prison Journal by George Cardinal Pell (with video)
We look for a Kingdom by Carl Sommer (with video)
https://youtu.be/GM00Yxf2giY?si=VdojaEDQnaJqEhaF
Phantastes & Lilith by George Mac Donald (with video)
https://vimeo.com/890457293
Till we have faces by C.S Lewis (with video)
https://vimeo.com/694530260
The Ball and the Cross by G.K Chesterton (with video)
https://vimeo.com/683084964
Callista by St. John Henry Newman (with video)
https://vimeo.com/543371639
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown (with video)
The Boys in the Boat - Good Reads Book Review from Saint John Society on Vimeo.
The Lord of the Rings – The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien (with video)
https://vimeo.com/478160626