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.

Jesus of Nazareth (Vol. 1,2,3) by Pope Benedict XVI

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 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

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...

The Good Sense of Jesus by Fr. Ivan Pertine

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

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

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...

The Dialogues by St. Catherine of Siena

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

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 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...

Life in Christ by Raniero Cantalamessa

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

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 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

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

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...

Into His Likeness by Edward Sri

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

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

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....

The God Who Loves You by Peter Kreeft

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,...

7 Secrets of Confession by Vinny Flynn

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 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

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

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

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...

Saints of the American Wilderness by John A O’Brien

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

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

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...