Book Summaries

1. Sacred Scripture

• Biblical Books:
  • Ecclesiastes

• Scriptural Commentaries, Lectio Divina and Biblical Prayer:
  • Verbum Domini by Pope Benedict XVI
  • Meditation and Contemplation: An Ignatian Guide to Praying with Scripture by Fr. Timothy Gallagher
  • Praying Scripture for a Change: An Introduction to Lectio Divina by Dr. Tim Gray
  • Sacred Reading: The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina by Michael Casey
  • A Guide to Christian Meditation by Fr. John Bartunek
  • Lectio Divina and the Practice of Teresian Prayer by Sam Anthony Morello
  • Into the Deep: Finding Peace Through Prayer by Dan Burke
  • Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
  • Contemplation and the Cross: A Catholic Introduction to the Spiritual Life by Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP
  • We Who Wrestle with God: Perceptions of the Divine by Jordan B. Peterson
  • EPIC: The Story God is Telling by John Eldredge
  • A Journey with Jonah: The Spirituality of Bewilderment by Fr. Paul Murray, OP
  • The Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton

2. Foundations of Catholic Theology and Trinity

• Basics:
  • Theology for Beginners by Frank Sheed
  • A Map of Life by Frank Sheed
  • What Christians Believe: Understanding the Nicene Creed by Bishop Robert Barron
  • Aquinas on the Nature of Theology by Dr. Bruce Marshall
  • Knowing the Love of Christ: An Introduction to the Theology of St. Thomas Aquinas by Michael Dauphinais & Matthew Levering
  • Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
  • Rescued: The Unexpected and Extraordinary News of the Gospel by Fr. John Riccardo
  • Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
• The Trinity:
  • The Trinity: On the Nature and Mystery of the One God by Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.
  • The Trinitarian Christology of St. Thomas Aquinas by Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
  • The Thomistic Doctrine of the Triune God and Spiritual Life by Fr. Gilles Emery, O.P.
  • Scripture and Metaphysics: Aquinas and the Renewal of Trinitarian Theology by Matthew Levering
• God the Father and Providence:
  • The Doctrine of Providence by St. Thomas Aquinas
  • Into Your Hands, Father by Fr. Wilfrid Stinissen
  • Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence: The Secret of Peace and Happiness by Fr. Jean Baptiste Saint-Jure and St. Claude de la Colombière
  • Fathered by God by John Eldredge
  • Experiencing Father’s Embrace by Jack Frost
  • Abba’s Heart by Neal Lozano
• God the Son: Jesus Christ
  • On the Incarnation of the Word of God by St. Athanasius
  • Scandal of the Incarnation: Irenaeus Against the Heresies by Hans Urs von Balthasar
  • Jesus-Shock by Peter Kreeft
  • The Infancy Narratives by Pope Benedict XVI
  • The Passion of the Infant Christ by Caryll Houselander
  • The Cross and the Beatitudes by Fulton J. Sheen
  • The Cries of Jesus from the Cross (An Anthology) by Fulton J. Sheen
  • 7 Words to the Cross by Fulton J. Sheen
  • Jesus the Bridegroom: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Brant Pitre
  • The Cries of Jesus from the Cross by Fulton J. Sheen
  • What Is Redemption? How Christ’s Suffering Saves Us by Philippe de la Trinité
  • Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus. Become like him. Do as he did. by John Mark Comer
  • Dilexit Nos: On the Human and Divine Love of the Heart of Jesus Christ by Pope Francis
  • Beautiful Outlaw by John Eldredge
• God the Holy Spirit
  • On the Holy Spirit by St. Basil
  • The Sanctifier by Archbishop Luis M. Martinez
  • Sober Intoxication of the Spirit: Filled with the Fullness of God by Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa
  • The Action of the Holy Spirit: The Lord and Giver of Life by Frank J. Sheed
  • In the School of the Holy Spirit by Fr. Jacques Philippe

3. Sacraments and the Liturgy

• Magisterial and Liturgical Theology:
  • Ecclesia de Eucharistia by Pope St. John Paul II
  • Mane Nobiscum Domine by Pope St. John Paul II
  • Dies Domini by Pope St. John Paul II
  • The Spirit of the Liturgy by Pope Benedict XVI
  • Sacramentum Caritatis by Pope Benedict XVI
  • Heart of the Christian Life: Thoughts on Holy Mass by Pope Benedict XVI
  • Mirae Caritatis (“Wonderful Love”): On the Holy Eucharist by Pope Leo XIII
  • These Are the Sacraments by Fulton Sheen
  • The Wellspring of Worship by Jean Corbon
  • Preparing Yourself for Mass by Romano Guardini
  • If Your Mind Wanders at Mass by Thomas Howard
• Eucharist:
  • A Key to the Doctrine of the Eucharist by Dom Anscar Vonier
  • The Mass: The Presence of the Sacrifice of the Cross by Charles Cardinal Journet
  • The Eucharist by Lawrence G. Lovasik
  • The Bishop of the Abandoned Tabernacle by St. Manuel Gonzalez Garcia
  • This Is My Body: A Call to Eucharistic Revival by Bishop Robert Barron
  • 7 Secrets of the Eucharist by Vinny Flynn
  • Bread That Is Broken by Fr. Wilfrid Stinissen
  • Eucharist: Christ the Bridegroom’s Gesture of Surrender by Simeon Leiva-Merikakis
  • Transubstantiation by Elizabeth Anscombe
  • Symbol or Substance? A Dialogue on the Eucharist with C.S. Lewis, Billy Graham, and J.R.R. Tolkien by Peter Kreeft
  • How the Eucharist Can Save Civilization by Dr. Jared Staudt
  • The Holy Bread of Eternal Life: Restoring Eucharistic Reverence in an Age of Impiety by Peter Kwasniewski
  • Aquinas on Transubstantiation: The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist by Reinhard Hütter
  • Behold, It Is I: Scripture, Tradition, and Science on the Real Presence by Fr. George Elliott and Stacy Trasancos
  • The Lamb’s Supper – The Mass as Heaven on Earth by Dr. Scott Hahn
  • The Fourth Cup: Unveiling the Mystery of the Last Supper and the Cross by Dr. Scott Hahn
  • Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist by Brant Pitre
  • How to Be His: A 33-Day Dedication to Our Eucharistic Jesus by Fr. Jesse Maingot, OP, and Fr. Ignatius Schwitzer, OP
• Sacraments in General:
  • Be Transformed: The Healing Power of the Sacraments by Dr. Bob Schuchts
  • Mysterion: The Revelatory Power of the Sacramental Worldview by Fr. Harrison Ayre
  • Baptism of Desire and Christian Salvation by Anthony Lusvardi, SJ
  • 7 Secrets of Confession by Vinny Flynn
  • These Are the Sacraments by Fulton J. Sheen

4. Mariology and the Rosary

• Rosarium Virginis Mariae by Pope St. John Paul II
• Redemptoris Mater (Mother of the Redeemer) by Pope St. John Paul II
• Marialis Cultus by Pope St. Paul VI
• The World’s First Love: Mary, Mother of God by Fulton J. Sheen
• The Secret of Mary by St. Louis de Montfort
• Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary: Unveiling the Mother of the Messiah by Brant Pitre
• The Virgin Mary and the Priesthood by Cardinal Pierre Paul Philippe
• The Anti-Mary Exposed: Rescuing the Culture from Toxic Feminity by Carrie Gress
• The Marian Option: God’s Solution to a Civilization in Crisis by Carrie Gress
• Rediscover the Rosary: The Modern Power of an Ancient Prayer by Matthew Kelly
• The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander
• Hail, Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God by Scott Hahn
• 33 Days to Morning Glory by Fr. Michael Gaitley
• The Fruit of Her Womb: 33-Day Preparation for Total Consecration to Jesus Through Mary by Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB
• The Contemplative Rosary: With St. John Paul II and St. Teresa of Avila by Dan Burke and Connie Rossini
• The Blessed Virgin Mary’s Role in the Celibate Priest’s Spousal and Paternal Love by Fr. John Cihak
• My Heart Will Triumph by Mirjana Soldo
• The Power of the Rosary by Gabriel Castillo
• My Ideal, Jesus Son of Mary by Fr. Emile Neubert

5. The Church: Ecclesiology, Patristics, & Vatican II

• Ecclesiology:
  • Called to Communion: Understanding the Church Today by Pope Benedict XVI
  • The Dimensions of the Church by Cardinal Avery Dulles
• Patristics:
  • The Spirit of Early Christian Thought by Robert Louis Wilken
• Vatican II:
  • Dei Verbum (The Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation)
  • Apostolicam Actuositatem (The Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity)
  • Dignitatis Humanae ( The Declaration on Religious Freedom)
  • Ad Gentes (The Decree on the Missionary Activity of the Church)
  • Presbyterorum Ordinis (The Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests)
  • Gaudium et Spes (The Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World

6. Thomism and Philosophy

• Saint Thomas Aquinas: Volume 1, The Person and His Work by Jean-Pierre Torrell, OP
• St. Thomas Aquinas by G.K. Chesterton
• Wisdom and Love in St. Thomas Aquinas by Etienne Gilson
• What Is Redemption? How Christ’s Suffering Saves Us by Philippe de la Trinité (a commentary on Aquinas’ soteriology)
• Grace: Commentary on the Summa Theologiae of St. Thomas, Ia IIae, q.109-114 by Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, OP
• Providence: God’s Loving Care for Men and the Need for Confidence in Almighty God by Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, OP
• Contemplation and the Cross: A Catholic Introduction to the Spiritual Life by Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP
• Aquinas on Transubstantiation: The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist by Reinhard Hütter
• The Intellectual Life by A.G. Sertillanges
• Ancilla Theologiae | A Lecture on Philosophy’s Service to Theology for St. Thomas Aquinas by Fr. Rich Conlin

7. Moral Theology, Virtue, and Christian Living

• Salvifici Doloris: On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering by Pope John Paul II
• Spes Salvi by Pope Benedict XVI
• A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart by Josef Pieper
• Christian Fasting: Disciplining the Body, Awakening the Spirit by Sr. Mary David Totah
• Eat, Fast, Feast: Heal Your Body While Feeding Your Soul by Dr. Jay Richards
• Victory over Vice (The 7 Deadly Sins) by Fulton J. Sheen
• On the Eight Deadly Sins by St. John Cassian
• The Noonday Devil: Acedia, The Unnamed Evil of Our Times by Jean-Charles Nault
• Humility by Andrew Murray
• Happy Are You Poor by Fr. Thomas Dubay
• Fit for Eternal Life by Kevin Vost
• The Hidden Power of Kindness by Fr. Lawrence Lovasik
• Becoming Human by Jean Vanier
• Man, The Saint by Jesus Urteaga
• Moral Conversion and Resisting Temptation by Fr. Robert Spitzer
• Born Only Once: The Miracle of Affirmation by Conrad Baars
• Winning the War in Your Mind by Craig Groeschel
• As a Man Thinketh by James Allen
• The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer
• Fill These Hearts: God, Sex, and the Universal Longing by Christopher West
• Our Bodies Tell God’s Story by Christopher West
• At the Heart of the Gospel: Reclaiming the Body for the New Evangelization by Christopher West
• Making Gay Okay – How Rationalizing Homosexual Behavior Is Changing Everything by Robert by Robert Reilly
• Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing by Jay Stringer
• Litanies of the Heart: Relieving Post-Traumatic Stress and Calming Anxiety through Healing our Parts by Dr. Gerry Crete

8. Spiritual Warfare, Discernment, and Deliverance:

• The Rules for the Discernment of Spirits by St. Ignatius of Loyola
• Spiritual Warfare and the Discernment of Spirits by Dan Burke
• Slaying Dragons: What Exorcists See & What We Should Know by Charles Fraune
• Big God, Little Devil by Dr. Sean Tobin
• Spiritual Combat by Lorenzo Scupoli
• Lukewarmness: The Devil in Disguise by Francisco Carvajal
• Satan and the Demons | A Crash Course Under Christ’s Feet with Fr. Serge-Thomas Bonino, OP
• Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table: It’s Time to Win the Battle of Your Mind… by Louie Giglio
• The Devil is Afraid of Me: The Life and Work of the World’s Most Famous Exorcist by Fr. Gabriele Amorth
• The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
• The Soul of the Apostolate by Fr. Jean-Baptiste Chautard
• Unbound: A Practical Guide to Deliverance by Neal Lozano

9. Pastoral Care & Healing Ministry:

• Instructions on Prayers for Healing by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (2000)
• Be Healed by Dr. Bob Schuchts
• Life Promises Life: Pages from the Diary of a Hospital Chaplain by Fr. Vincent Nagle
• Healing: Bringing the Gift of God’s Mercy to the World by Dr. Mary Healy
• 12 Steps to Divine Healing by Eddie Russell
• God Images by Bill Gaultiere
• The Spiritual Gifts Handbook by Randy Clark and Dr. Mary Healy
• The Essential Guide to Healing by Bill Johnson and Randy Clark
• Supernatural Saints: A School of Ministry from the Saints by Patrick Reis
• Do What Jesus Did by Robby Dawkins
• Do Greater Things: Activate the Kingdom to Heal the Sick and Love the Lost by Robby Dawkins
• The Gift of Tongues: A Doorway to Miracles by Linda Schubert
• Miracles Do Happen by Sr. Briege McKenna
• Lord, Renew Your Wonders: Spiritual Gifts for Today by Damian Stayne
• Jesus Lives Today! The True Story of a Miraculous Healing Ministry by Fr. Emiliano Tardif

10. Spiritual Theology and Prayer

• Classics of Prayer:
  • Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila
  • The Way of Perfection by St. Teresa of Avila
  • The Life of St. Teresa by St. Teresa of Avila
  • The Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the Cross
  • The Mystic Ladder of Divine Love by St. John of the Cross
  • Abandonment to Divine Providence by Jean-Pierre de Caussade
  • Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence: The Secret of Peace and Happiness by Fr. Jean Baptiste Saint-Jure and St. Claude de la Colombière
  • An Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales
  • Finding God’s Will for You by St. Francis de Sales
  • Diary: Divine Mercy in My Soul by St. Faustina
  • Divine Intimacy by Father Gabriel of St Mary Magdalen, O.C.D.
  • Fire Within: St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, and the Gospel – On Prayer by Fr. Thomas Dubay
  • Deep Conversion/Deep Prayer by Fr. Thomas Dubay
  • The Fulfillment of All Desire by Ralph Martin
  • The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence
  • Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis
  • On Loving God by St. Bernard of Clairvaux
  • Seasons of the Soul by Blessed Conchita (Concepción Cabrera de Armida)
  • He and I by Gabrielle Bossis
• Prayer and Spiritual Growth:
  • I Believe in Love: A personal retreat based on the teaching of St. Therese of Lisieux by Fr. Jean C.J. D’Elbee
  • St. Therese: A Treasured Love Story by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
  • The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise by Robert Cardinal Sarah
  • The Way of Trust & Love: A Retreat Guided by St. Therese of Lisieux by Fr. Jacques Philippe
  • St. Teresa’s Manner of Prayer by Fr. Salvador Ros Garcia
  • Live Today Well: St. Francis de Sales’s Simple Approach to Holiness by Fr. Thomas Dailey
  • 7 Secrets of Divine Mercy by Vinny Flynn
  • 33 Days to Merciful Love by Fr. Michael Gaitley
  • Mother Teresa’s Lessons of Love and Secrets of Sanctity by Susan Conroy
  • Something Beautiful for God by Malcolm Muggeridge
  • Come Be My Light: Mother Teresa by Fr. Brian Kolodiejchuk
  • No Greater Love – Collection of writings by Mother Teresa
  • Prayer Primer: Igniting a Fire Within by Fr. Thomas Dubay
  • Saints: A Closer Look by Fr. Thomas Dubay
  • Happy Are You Poor by Fr. Thomas Dubay
  • Opening to God: A Guide to Prayer by Fr. Thomas Green
  • Prayer for Beginners by Peter Kreeft
  • How to be Holy by Peter Kreeft
  • Spiritual Direction: A Guide for Sharing the Father’s Love by Fr. Thomas Acklin & Fr. Boniface Hicks
  • Personal Prayer: A Guide for Receiving the Father’s Love by Fr. Thomas Acklin & Fr. Boniface Hicks
  • “Prepare Your Heart to Pray” by Dom Augustin Guillerand
  • Into Your Hands, Father by Fr. Wilfrid Stinissen
  • Surrender! by Fr. Larry Richards
  • Praying with Saints and Sinners by Fr. Paul Murray, OP
  • Conversion: Spiritual Insights Into an Essential Encounter with God by Fr. Donald Haggerty
• Fr. Jacques Philippe:
  • Searching for and Maintaining Peace by Fr. Jacques Philippe
  • Interior Freedom by Fr. Jacques Philippe
  • The Way of Trust & Love: A Retreat Guided by St. Therese of Lisieux by Fr. Jacques Philippe
  • Time for God by Fr. Jacques Philippe
  • Thirsting for Prayer by Fr. Jacques Philippe
  • Real Mercy by Fr. Jacques Philippe
  • Trusting God in the Present by Fr. Jacques Philippe
  • Fire and Light: Learning to Receive The Gift of God by Fr. Jacques Philippe
• Fulton J. Sheen:
  • Victory over Vice by Fulton J. Sheen
  • The Cross and the Beatitudes by Fulton J. Sheen
  • The Priest is Not His Own by Fulton J. Sheen
  • The Cries of Jesus from the Cross (An Anthology) by Fulton J. Sheen

Henri Nouwen:

• The Way of the Heart by Henri Nouwen
• Life of the Beloved by Henri Nouwen
• The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen
• The Way of the Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers by Henri Nouwen

John Eldredge:

• Wild at Heart by John Eldredge
• Fathered by God by John Eldredge
• Get Your Life Back by John Eldredge

Catherine Doherty:

• Soul of my Soul – Coming to the Heart of Prayer by Catherine Doherty
• Dear Father by Catherine Doherty
• Dear Seminarian by Catherine Doherty
• Season of Mercy: Lent and Easter by Catherine Doherty

Other authors:

• Experiencing Father’s Embrace by Jack Frost
• Spiritual Slavery to Spiritual Sonship by Jack Frost

11. Liturgical Seasons

• Advent & Christmas:
  • Sermons for Advent and the Christmas Season by St. Bernard of Clairvaux
  • The Infancy Narratives by Pope Benedict XVI
  • The Passion of the Infant Christ by Caryll Houselander
  • The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander
  • Joy to the World by Scott Hahn
  • The Purpose of Christmas by Rick Warren
  • Donkey Bells: Advent and Christmas Stories, Traditions and Meditations by Catherine Doherty
• Lent & Easter:
  • The Lenten Spring by Fr. Thomas Hopko
  • The Cries of Jesus from the Cross (An Anthology) by Fulton J. Sheen
  • Victory over Vice by Fulton J. Sheen
  • The Cross and the Beatitudes by Fulton J. Sheen
  • 7 Words to the Cross by Fulton J. Sheen
  • “See How the Cross of the Lord Stands Revealed as a Tree of Life” by Richard Conlin (Scripture Paper for Seminary)
  • Season of Mercy: Lent and Easter by Catherine Doherty
  • The Risen Christ: The Forty Days After the Resurrection by Caryll Houselander
  • Holy Saturday Meditations by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger
  • The Resurrection of the Body: 7 Important Truths by St. Thomas Aquinas

12. Priesthood, Celibacy, and Discernment

• The Priest is Not His Own by Fulton J. Sheen
• On the Priesthood by St. John Chrysostom
• From the Depths of Our Hearts: Priesthood, Celibacy, and the Crisis of the Catholic Church by Pope Benedict XVI and Robert Cardinal Sarah
• For Eternity: Restoring the Priesthood and Our Spiritual Fatherhood by Robert Cardinal Sarah
• The Virgin Mary and the Priesthood by Cardinal Pierre Paul Philippe
• Priestly Spirituality by Hans Urs von Balthasar
• “Priestly Identity” as a Way to Communion with Christ on Mission by Fr. Rich Gabuzda
• In Sinu Jesu: When Heart Speaks to Heart – The Journal of a Priest at Prayer by A Benedictine Monk
• The Grace of Ars by Fr. Frederick Miller
• Dear Father by Catherine Doherty
• Dear Seminarian by Catherine Doherty
• And You Are Christ’s: The Charism of Virginity and the Celibate Life by Fr. Thomas Dubay
• Virginity: A Positive Approach to Celibacy for the Sake of the Kingdom of Heaven by Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa
• The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene
• Finding God’s Will for You by St. Francis de Sales
• God’s Voice Within by Fr. Mark Thibodeaux
• Why Preach by Fr. Peter John Cameron
• The Blessed Virgin Mary’s Role in the Celibate Priest’s Spousal and Paternal Love by Fr. John Cihak
• Remain in Me: Holy Orders, Prayer, and Ministry by Deacon James Keating
• And You Are Christ’s: The Charism of Virginity and the Celibate Life by Fr. Thomas Dubay

13. Evangelization, Catechesis, and Apologetics

• Magisterial Texts:
  • Evangelii Nuntiandi by Pope St. Paul VI
  • Catechesi Tradendae by Pope St. John Paul II
  • Evangelii Gaudium by Pope Francis
  • Gaudete et Exsultate by Pope Francis
  • Christus Vivit by Pope Francis
• Evangelization, Apologetics, and Mission:
  • Forming Intentional Disciples by Sherry Weddell
  • Fruitful Discipleship: Living the Mission of Jesus in the Church and the World by Sherry Weddell
  • From Christendom to Apostolic Mission: Pastoral Strategies for an Apostolic Age by the University of Mary (Msgr. James Shea)
  • The Religion of the Day by the University of Mary (Msgr. James Shea)
  • Rescued: The Unexpected and Extraordinary News of the Gospel by Fr. John Riccardo
  • Good News, Bad News: Evangelization, Conversion and the Crisis of Faith by Fr. John McCloskey III and Russell Shaw
  • Clear and Simple: How to Have Conversations that Lead to Conversion by Andre Regnier
  • Lord, Renew Your Wonders: Spiritual Gifts for Today by Damian Stayne
  • Reasons to Believe by Scott Hahn
  • Search and Rescue by Patrick Madrid
  • Do Monkeys Go to Heaven? Finding God in All Creation by Fr. John McCarthy
  • The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity by Matthew Kelly
  • The Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert Coleman

14. Biographies, Saints, and Catholic Literature

• Saints and Catholic Figures:
  • The Life of Anthony by St. Athanasius
  • The Curé d’Ars by Abbé Francis Trochu
  • St. Augustine of Hippo by Pope Benedict XVI
  • Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson
  • The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • A Man for Others: Maximilian Kolbe the “Saint of Auschwitz” by Patricia Treece
  • Carlo Acutis: A Millennial in Paradise by Fr. Will Conquer
  • Race with the Devil by Joseph Pearce
  • St. Thomas Aquinas by G.K. Chesterton
  • A Man of the Beatitudes: Pier Giorgio Frassati by Luciana Frassati
  • Pier Giorgio Frassati by Robert Claude
  • Chiara Corbella Petrillo: A Witness to Joy by Simone Troisi & Christiana Paccini
  • Benedict XVI: Last Testament in his own words with Peter Seewald
  • My Son Carlo: Carlo Acutis Through the Eyes of His Mother by Antonia Acutis
  • The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
  • St. Philip Neri by Bob & Penny Lord
  • The Wisdom of the Poor One of Assisi by Eloi Leclerc
• Literature:
  • Mr. Blue by Myles Connolly
  • Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
  • The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
  • The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis
  • The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis
  • A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis

15. Public Speaking, Communication, and Preaching

• Give Your Speech, Change the World by Nick Morgan
• Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie
• Communicating for a Change by Andy Stanley and Lane Jones

16. Habits, Learning, Productivity, and Personal Development

• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• Superhuman by Habit by Tynan
• The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
• Mini Habits by Stephen Guise
• Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg
• Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer
• Read More Books Now by Brandon Vogt
• The One Thing by Gary Keller

17. Leadership, Organization, and Parish Renewal

• Growing an Engaged Church by Albert Winseman
• Living Your Strengths by Albert Winseman, Clifton, Liesveld
• A Spirituality of Fundraising by Henri Nouwen
• Making Vision Stick by Andy Stanley

18. Business, Marketing, and Finance

• To Sell is Human by Daniel H. Pink
• The Charisma Myth by Olivia Fox Cabane
• Off Balance by Matthew Kelly
• Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
• 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
• Built to Last by Jim Collins
• Act Now by Kevin Harrington
• Driven by Robert Herjavec
• Google Marketing by Aaron Goldman
• Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath
• Market Mind Games by Denise Shull
• Power Negotiating by Roger Dawson
• Rework by Fried and Hansson
• The 1 Minute Manager by Blanchard and Johnson
• The Frog and Prince by Darcy Rezac
• The Greatest Networker in the World by John Fogg
• The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
• Trade Off by Jim Collins
• Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson
• Zag by Marty Neuiemer
• The Road Less Traveled by Scott Peck
• The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier
• The Vision Driven Leader by Michael Hyatt
• The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
• Crisis Economics by Nouriel Roubini
• Currency Wars by James Rickards
• Fault Lines by Raghuram Rajan
• How an economy grows & why it crashes by Peter Schiff
• Investing and the Irrational Mind by Robert Koppel

19. Reading Lists and Bibliographies

• My Top 10 Favourite Books on the Eucharist
• Top 100 Catholic Theology Books: A Book List by Taylor Marshall
• Recommended Books by Bishop Robert Barron
• Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan by Fr. John McCloskey
• Book List for Catholic Seminarians and Priests – Recommended Formation Reading by Fr. Gary Coulter
• Best Books for Seminarians to Read by Msgr. Daniel Trapp
• Best Catholic Books of All Time by Brandon Vogt
• Peter Kreeft’s Recommended Philosophy Books by Brandon Vogt
• The Ultimate Apologist’s Reading List by Trent Horn
• Massive List of Free Books and Resources