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These book were chosen to help enhance the faith and belief of Catholic students outside of the classroom. They are not intended to replace the textbooks or curriculum used by Catholic Schools. The books are classified according to topic and appropriate grade level, but choices should be tailored specifically for each student.
See all my other book lists, including: New: Children's Books and Catholic Novels; Books on Apologetics and Books for Seminarians and Priests
This is a work in progress, so please e-mail your corrections and suggestions.
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Although links to books are provided through Amazon.com, this does not mean to neglect some of the other fine publishers / sellers of Catholic Books: Gloria Deo, Sophia Institute Press, Ignatius Press, Neri Publications, Tan Books & Publishers
See the Cardinal Newman Society: Reading List for Catholic K-12 Schools, and John Senior's Incomplete Life-Long Reading List (All Ages)
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| Biography | J.H. | *Fr. Marquette and the Great River | August Derleth | Vision Books | |
| Biography | J.H. | Boys Town: Father Flanagan's Dream | Fr. Clifford J. Stevens | ||
| Biography | J.H. | Got a Penny: The Story of Dorothy Day | David R. Collins | Pauline Books | |
| Biography | J.H. | John Carroll: Bishop and Patriot | Milton Lomask | ||
| Biography | J.H. | Magnificent Failure: The Story of Fr. Solanus Casey | David R. Collins | Pauline Books | |
| Biography | J.H. | You're Never Alone: The Story of Thomas Merton | David R. Collins | Pauline Books | |
| Biography | J.H.-H.S. | **With God in Russia | Fr. Walter J. Ciszek SJ | Ignatius | |
| Biography | J.H.-H.S. | Teresa of Calcutta: Serving the Poorest of the Poor | D. Jeanene Watson | ||
| Biography | H.S.-Col. | America's Bishop: The Life and Times of Fulton J. Sheen | Thomas C. Reeves | Encounter Books | |
| Biography | H.S.-Col. | Bishop Walsh of Maryknoll | Raymond Kerrison | G.P. Putnam's Sons | |
| Biography | H.S.-Col. | Damien the Leper | John Farrow | Sheed and Ward | Joseph de Veuster, leper priest |
| Biography | H.S.-Col. | Something Beautiful for God | Malcolm Muggeridge | Mother Teresa | |
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| Fiction | J.H. | *Hind's Feet on High Places | Hannah Hurnard | Living Books | Christian allegory |
| Fiction | J.H. | *The Chronicles of Narnia (Set) | C.S. Lewis | ||
| Fiction | J.H. | Any Title | Bethlehem Books | ||
| Fiction | J.H. | Any Title | Vision Books Series | ||
| Fiction | J.H. | Fr. Damien and the Bells | Arthur & Elizabeth Sheehan | Vision Books | |
| Fiction | J.H. | I Heard the Owl Call My Name | Margaret Craven | A young priest discovers an indian village | |
| Fiction | J.H. | Mountains of Spices | Hannah Hurnard | Sequel to "Hinds Feet" | |
| Fiction | J.H. | Red Hugh, Prince of Donegal | Robert T Reilly | Bethlehem Books | Teenage adventure |
| Fiction | J.H.-H.S. | **The Lilies of the Field | William E Barrett | ||
| Fiction | J.H.-H.S. | *The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkein | ||
| Fiction | J.H.-H.S. | Diary of a Country Priest | George Bernanos | ||
| Fiction | J.H.-Col. | The Little World of Don Camillo | Giovanni Guareschi | Humorous short stories | |
| Fiction | H.S. | Father Brown Stories | G. K. Chesterton | ||
| Fiction | H.S. | Perelandra (Space Trilogy) | C.S. Lewis | Scribner | 2nd in Trilogy |
| Fiction | H.S. | The Keys of the Kingdom | A.J. Cronin | Little, Brown & Co. | a Catholic orphan in Presbyterian Scotland decides to be a priest. |
| Fiction | H.S. | The Story of the Other Wise Man | Henry Van Dyke | University Press | |
| Fiction | H.S. | Woman of the Pharisees | Francois Mauriac | Image | |
| Fiction | H.S.-Col. | **Pierced by a Sword | Bud MacFarlane Jr. | ||
| Fiction | H.S.-Col. | *Conceived Without Sin | Bud MacFarlane Jr. | ||
| Fiction | H.S.-Col. | *Father Elijah: An Apocalypse | Michael O'Brien | ||
| Fiction | H.S.-Col. | *Lord of the World | Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson | ||
| Fiction | H.S.-Col. | *Quo Vadis | Henryk Sienkiewicz | Hippocrene Books | |
| Fiction | H.S.-Col. | *The Divine Comedy | Dante | ||
| Fiction | H.S.-Col. | *The Robe | Lloyd C. Douglas | ||
| Fiction | H.S.-Col. | A Philadelphia Catholic in King James Court | Martin De Porres Kennedy | Apologetics, discussion guide available | |
| Fiction | H.S.-Col. | David Copperfield | Charles Dickens | ||
| Fiction | H.S.-Col. | House of Gold | Bud MacFarlane | ||
| Fiction | H.S.-Col. | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Victor Hugo | ||
| Fiction | H.S.-Col. | The Jeweler's Shop | Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla) | ||
| Fiction | H.S.-Col. | The Lord of the Rings | J.R.R. Tolkein | ||
| Fiction | H.S.-Col. | The Pardoner's Tale | Geoffrey Chaucer | ||
| Fiction | H.S.-Col. | The Power and the Glory | Graham Greene | ||
| Fiction | H.S.-Col. | The Shoes of the Fisherman | Morris West | ||
| Fiction | College | *Crime and Punishment | Fedor Dostoyevsky | ||
| Fiction | College | A Tale of Two Cities | Charles Dickens | French revolution | |
| Fiction | College | Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Indset(Undset) | ||
| Fiction | College | The Bethrothed: I Promessi Sposi | Alessandro Manzoni | ||
| Fiction | College | The Brothers Karamazov | Fedor Dostoyevsky | ||
| Fiction | College | The Death of Ivan Ilyitch | Tolstoy | ||
| Fiction | College | The Master of Hestviken | Sigrid Indset(Undset) | 4 volumes | |
| Fiction | College | Wheat That Springeth Green | J.F. Powers | Depression-era child of the Midwest joins the priesthood | |
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| Historical | J.H. | Cross Among the Tomahawks | Milton Lomask | Father Jean de Brebeuf | |
| Historical | J.H. | The Miracle of Marcellino | Jose Sanchez-Silva | ||
| Historical | J.H.-H.S. | ***Come Rack! Come Rope! | Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson | Sufferings of Catholics in England | |
| Historical | J.H.-H.S. | *Outlaws of Ravenhurst | Sr M Imelda Wallace | Fighting for the Catholic Faith in 17th-century Scotland | |
| Historical | J.H.-H.S. | Song at the Scaffold | Gertrud von Le Fort | 16 Carmelite during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution | |
| Historical | J.H.-H.S. | The Scarlet and the Black | Video | ||
| Historical | H.S.-Col. | 1917: Red Banners; White Mantle | Warren H. Carroll | Russian revolution | |
| Historical | H.S.-Col. | Christ and the Americas | Anne W. Carroll | TAN | |
| Historical | H.S.-Col. | Christ the King: Lord of History | Anne W. Carroll | TAN | |
| Historical | H.S.-Col. | Isabel of Spain: Catholic Queen | Warren H. Carroll | ||
| Historical | H.S.-Col. | Last Crusade : Spain 1936 | Warren H. Carroll | Spanish revolution | |
| Historical | H.S.-Col. | The Guillotine and the Cross | Warren H. Carroll | French revolution | |
| Historical | H.S.-Col. | The Hiding Place | Corrie ten Boom | A family that helped protect Jews from Nazis | |
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| Historical / Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | A History of the English Church and People | Venerablis Bede | ||
| Historical / Intellectual | College | Handbook of Patrology | Patrick Hamell | Alba House | |
| Historical / Intellectual | College | The Doctors of the Church (2 vols.) | John Fink | Alba House | |
| Historical / Spiritual | H.S.-Col. | Life and Miracles of Saint Benedict | St. Gregory the Great | ||
| Historical / Spiritual | H.S.-Col. | The Rule of Saint Benedict | St. Benedict of Nursia | ||
| Historical / Spiritual | College | *Confessions | St. Augustine | Autobiography | |
| Historical / Spiritual | College | *The Life of St. Anthony | St. Athanasius | Paulist Press | Biography |
| Historical / Spiritual | College | The Monastic Institutes | St. John Cassian | Monasticism and mystical theology | |
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| Historical Novel | J.H. | Son of Charlemagne | Barbara Willard | Bethlehem Books | History of Charlemagne from point of view of his son |
| Historical Novel | J.H. | The Bronze Bow | Elizabeth George Speare | Life of Christ | |
| Historical Novel | J.H.-Col. | **Death Comes for the Archbishop | Willa Cather | Pioneer bishop of Santa Fe, NM | |
| Historical Novel | H.S. | *Murder in the Cathedral | T.S. Eliot | Play about Thomas Beckett | |
| Historical Novel | H.S. | Christ Legends | Selma Lagerlof | Christ and Holy Land | |
| Historical Novel | H.S. | The Last Crusader | Louis de Wohl | Don John of Austria | |
| Historical Novel | H.S. | The Man Born to be King | Dorothy Sayers | Ignatius | Life of Christ (series of BBC radio plays during W.W.II) |
| Historical Novel | H.S. | The Spear: A Novel of the Crucifixion | Louis de Wohl | Ignatius | Life of Christ |
| Historical Novel | H.S.-Col. | The Day Christ Died | Jim Bishop | Life of Christ | |
| Historical Novel | H.S.-Col. | The Day Christ was Born | Jim Bishop | Life of Christ | |
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| Intellectual | J.H. | Basic Catechism | Daughters of St Paul | Pauline Books | |
| Intellectual | J.H.-H.S. | Baltimore Catechism (No. 2) | |||
| Intellectual | J.H.-H.S. | My Dear Young Friends: Pope John Paul II Speaks to Teens on Life, Love, and Courage | Pope John Paul II | Ignatius | |
| Intellectual | J.H.-Col. | ***Screwtape Letters | C.S. Lewis | ||
| Intellectual | J.H.-Col. | Modern Catholic Dictionary | John Hardon SJ | Reference | |
| Intellectual | H.S. | ****Did Adam & Eve Have Belly Buttons? | Matthew Pinto | Ascension Press | 200 Questions from Catholic Teenagers |
| Intellectual | H.S. | **Prove It! God | Amy Welborn | ||
| Intellectual | H.S. | *Catholicism & Reason Text: Creed & Apologetics | Hayes, Hayes and Drummey | Apologetics Series | |
| Intellectual | H.S. | *We're On a Mission from God | Mary Beth Bonacci | The Generation X Guide to John Paul II, The Catholic Church and the Real Meaning of Life | |
| Intellectual | H.S. | A Summary of the New Catholic Catechism | Bishop James A. Griffin | Alba House | |
| Intellectual | H.S. | Father McBride's Teen Catechism | Fr. Alfred Mcbride O.Praem. | OSV | Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church |
| Intellectual | H.S. | Mother Angelica's Answers, Not Promises | Mother Angelica | ||
| Intellectual | H.S. | What We Really Want to Know: | Michael Pennock | Ave Maria Press | Answers to 101 Questions Teens Always Ask |
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | ****The Great Divorce | C.S. Lewis | ||
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | ***Mere Christianity | C.S. Lewis | ||
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | ***Rome Sweet Home | Scott and Kimberly Hahn | Journey to Catholicism | |
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | ***What Catholics Really Believe | Karl Keating | Ignatius | 52 Answers to Common Misconceptions about the Catholic Faith |
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | ***Yes or No: Straight Answers to Tough Questions about Christianity | Peter Kreeft | Ignatius | Q&A |
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | **Theology for Beginners | Frank Sheed | ||
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | *Fundamentals of the Faith | Peter Kreeft | Essays in Christian Apologetics | |
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | *God in the Dock | C.S. Lewis | Eerdmans | Essays on Theology and Ethics |
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | *Your Questions, God's Answers | Peter Kreeft | Ignatius | Q&A |
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | A Faith You Can Live With | John O'Donnell SJ | Sheed and Ward | Understanding the Basics |
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | A Map of Life | F.J. Sheed | Ignatius | |
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | A Shepherd Speaks | Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz | ||
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | Angels (and Demons) | Peter Kreeft | What Do We Really Know About Them? | |
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | Beginning Apologetics | Fr. Frank Chacon & Jim Burnham | Apologetics Series (many volumes) | |
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | Chief Truths of the Faith | Fr. John Laux | TAN | Creation, Original Sin, Christ, Faith, Grace, Eternal Life, Etc. |
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | Confronting the New Age | Douglas Groothuis | InterVarsity Press | How to Resist a Growing Religious Movement |
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | Essentials of the Faith | Fr. Alfred Mcbride O.Praem. | A Guide to the Catechism of the Catholic Church | |
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | Handbook of Christian Apologetics: Hundreds of Answers to Crucial Questions | Peter Kreeft | ||
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | Jesus and His Times | Henri Daniel-Rops | ||
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | John Paul II: A Personal Study Guide to his Thought and Mission | Walter Schu LC | ||
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | Life of Christ | Bishop Fulton Sheen | Image | |
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | Meeting the Living God | William O'Malley SJ | Paulist | |
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | Prodigal Daughters | Donna Steichen | Ignatius | Catholic Women Come Home to the Church |
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | The Catholic Church at the End of an Age: What is the Spirit Saying? | Ralph Martin | ||
| Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | Ungodly Rage | Donna Steichen | Ignatius | The Hidden Face of Catholic Feminism |
| Intellectual | College | *****To Know Christ Jesus | Frank Sheed | Ignatius | |
| Intellectual | College | *Catholicism and Fundamentalism | Karl Keating | Ignatius | The Attack on "Romanism" by "Bible Christians" |
| Intellectual | College | *Everlasting Man | G.K. Chesterton | ||
| Intellectual | College | *Orthodoxy | G.K. Chesterton | ||
| Intellectual | College | *The Lamb's Supper | Scott Hahn | The Mass as Heaven on Earth | |
| Intellectual | College | A Landscape with Dragons | Michael D. O'Brien | The Battle for Your Child's Mind | |
| Intellectual | College | And You are Christ's | Thomas Dubay | The Charism of Virginity and the Celibate Life | |
| Intellectual | College | At the Origin of the Christian Claim | Fr. Luigi Giussani | McGill University Press | 2nd of Trilogy |
| Intellectual | College | By What Authority? An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition | Mark Shea | OSV | Apologetics-Bible |
| Intellectual | College | Catholic for a Reason: Scripture and the Mystery of the Family of God | Scott Hahn & Leon Suprenant | Emmaus | |
| Intellectual | College | City of God | St. Augustine | ||
| Intellectual | College | Crossing the Threshold of Hope | Pope John Paul II | ||
| Intellectual | College | Evangelical is Not Enough | Thomas Howard | Worship of God in Liturgy and Sacrament | |
| Intellectual | College | Father McBride's College Catechism | Fr. Alfred Mcbride O.Praem. | OSV | Forging Faith on College Campuses |
| Intellectual | College | Free from All Error | William G. Most | Authorship, Inerrancy, Historicity of Scripture | |
| Intellectual | College | Joyce Kilmer's Anthology of Catholic Poetry | Joyce Kilmer | ||
| Intellectual | College | Loss and Gain: The Story of a Convert | John Henry Newman | Novel about an Oxford student who converts | |
| Intellectual | College | Man's Search For Meaning | Viktor E. Frankl | ||
| Intellectual | College | On Being Catholic | Thomas Howard | ||
| Intellectual | College | On Christian Doctrine (Teaching) | St. Augustine | ||
| Intellectual | College | Papal Primacy in the Third Millennium | Russell Shaw | OSV | |
| Intellectual | College | Straight Answers | Rev William Saunders | Pauline Books | Answers to 100 Questions about the Catholic Faith |
| Intellectual | College | Surprised by the Truth 2 | Patrick Madrid | Converstion stories | |
| Intellectual | College | Surprised by the Truth | Patrick Madrid | Basilica Press | Converstion stories |
| Intellectual | College | Tell Me Why: A Father Answers His Daughter's Questions About God | Michael & Jana Novak | ||
| Intellectual | College | The Four Loves | C.S. Lewis | A Harvest Book | |
| Intellectual | College | The Persecutor | Sergei Kourdakov | Conversion of a Russian Communist | |
| Intellectual | College | The Religious Sense | Fr. Luigi Giussani | McGill University Press | 1st of Trilogy |
| Intellectual | College | The Spirit of Catholicism | Karl Adam | Milestones in Catholic Theology | |
| Intellectual | College | Theology and Sanity | Frank Sheed | OSV | |
| Intellectual | College | This is our Faith | Michael Pennock | Ave Maria Press | |
| Intellectual | College | What's Wrong with the World | G.K. Chesterton | ||
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| Intellectual / Spiritual | H.S.-Col. | Lift Up Your Heart: A Guide to Spiritual Peace | Fulton J. Sheen | Triumph Classic | |
| Intellectual / Spiritual | H.S.-Col. | The Sinner's Guide | Ven. Louis of Granada | TAN | |
| Intellectual / Spiritual | College | A Dialogue of Comfort against Tribulation | St. Thomas More | Scepter | |
| Intellectual / Spiritual | College | Christian Spirituality in the Catholic Tradition | Jordan Aumann | ||
| Intellectual / Spiritual | College | Fire Within | Thomas Dubay | St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, and the Gospel-On Prayer | |
| Intellectual / Spiritual | College | The World's First Love | Bishop Fulton Sheen | Mary, Mother of God | |
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| Morality | J.H.-H.S. | *Building on Solid Ground | Fr Thomas D. Williams LC | Alba House | Authentic Values and How to Attain Them |
| Morality | J.H.-Col. | The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories | William J. Bennet | Simon & Shuster | |
| Morality | J.H.-Col. | The Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey | William J. Bennet | Simon & Shuster | |
| Morality | H.S. | *Saved Sex: Chastity-Because You're Worth It! | Molly Kelly | ||
| Morality | H.S. | Dating, Sex, Me & God | Tom Ehart | Pauline Books | |
| Morality | H.S. | God Could be a Teen: No One Understands Him Either | James Penrice | Alba House | The Truth and Freedom of Catholic Morality |
| Morality | H.S. | If You Really Loved Me | Jason Evert | Catholic Answers | 100 Questions on Dating, Relationships and Sexual Purity |
| Morality | H.S. | Issues of Faith and Morals | Pell | Ignatius | |
| Morality | H.S.-Col. | ****Real Love | Mary Beth Bonacci | Ignatius | Answers to Your Questions on Dating, Marriage and the Real Meaning of Sex |
| Morality | H.S.-Col. | **The Hidden Power of Kindness | Lawrence Lovasik | A Practical Handbook for Souls, Who Dare to Transform the World, One Deed at a Time | |
| Morality | H.S.-Col. | *Marriage A Path To Sanctity | Javier Abad and Eugenio Fenoy | ||
| Morality | H.S.-Col. | Chastity - A Guide for Teens & Young Adults | Gerald Kelly SJ | ||
| Morality | H.S.-Col. | I Kissed Dating Goodbye | Joshua Harris | A New Attitude Toward Relationships And Romance | |
| Morality | H.S.-Col. | The Dogma of Hell | Fr F.X. Schouppe SJ | TAN | Hell illustrated by facts taken from profane and sacred history |
| Morality | H.S.-Col. | What Does God Want? | Michael Scanlon TOR | A Practical Guide to Making Decisions | |
| Morality | College | *The Courage to be Chaste | Fr. Benedict Groeschel CFR | Paulist Press | |
| Morality | College | *The Heart of Virtue | Donald DeMarco | Ignatius | Lessons from Life and Literature Illustrating the Beauty and Value of Moral Character |
| Morality | College | Our Moral Life in Christ | A. Fernandex & J. Socias | Scepter | A Basic Course on Moral Theology |
| Morality | College | The Good News about Sex and Marriage | Christopher West | Answers to Your Honest Questions About Catholic Teaching | |
| Morality | College | The Pilgrim's Progress | John Bunyan | Signet Classic | Christian allegory of man's pilgrim journey in search of salvation |
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| Philosophy | H.S.-Col. | *The Silence of St. Thomas | Josef Pieper | Pantheon | Three Essays |
| Philosophy | College | *A First Glance at St. Thomas Aquinas | Ralph McInerny | Notre Dame Press | A Handbook for the Peeping Thomist |
| Philosophy | College | 50 Questions on Natural Law | Charles E. Rice | What It Is and Why We Need It | |
| Philosophy | College | Hooked on Philosophy | Robert O'Donnell, Phd | Alb House | Thomas Aquinas Made Easy |
| Philosophy | Post-Col. | Love and Responsibility | Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla) | ||
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| Scripture | J.H.-Col. | Bible Time Line (video) | Jeff Cavins | ||
| Scripture | H.S.-Col. | *A Father Who Keeps His Promises: God's Covenant Love in Scripture | Scott Hahn | ||
| Scripture | College | **Mission of the Messiah | Tim Gray | Emmaus Road Publishing | On the Gospel of Luke |
| Scripture | College | *Mystery of the Kingdom | Edward P. Sri | Emmaus Road Publishing | On the Gospel of Matthew |
| Scripture | College | Inside the Bible | Kenneth Baker SJ | Ignatius | An Introduction to Each Book of the Bible |
| Scripture | College | Seven Pauline Letters | Peter Ellis | Liturgical Press | Commentary |
| Scripture | College | The Navarre Bible (12 vols, New Testament) | Jose Amria Casciaro | Four Courts Press | Commentary |
| Scripture | College | The Thought of St. Paul | William G. Most | A Commentary on the Pauline Epistles. | |
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| Spiritual | J.H.-Col. | Healing Through the Mass | Robert DeGrandis SSJ | Resurrection Press | |
| Spiritual | H.S. | Day by Day: The Notre Dame Prayerbook for Students | Thomas McNally and William G. Storey | Ave Maria Press | |
| Spiritual | H.S. | Love: A Fruit Always in Season | Mother Teresa, Dorothy Hunt ed. | Daily Meditations | |
| Spiritual | H.S. | Prayer: The Great Conversation | Peter Kreeft | Straight Answers to Tough Questions About Prayer | |
| Spiritual | H.S. | The Practice of the Presence of God | Brother Lawrence | ||
| Spiritual | H.S. | The Saints Show Us Christ | Fr Rawley Myers | Ignatius | Daily Readings on the Spiritual Life |
| Spiritual | H.S. | Total Surrender | Mother Teresa | ||
| Spiritual | H.S.-Col. | **The Imitation of Christ | Thomas a Kempis | ||
| Spiritual | H.S.-Col. | *Holiness: A Guide for Beginners | Dom Hubert Van Zeller | Sophia Press | |
| Spiritual | H.S.-Col. | *My Daily Bread | Confraternity of Precious Blood | ||
| Spiritual | H.S.-Col. | Back to Virtue | Peter Kreeft | Ignatius Press | Traditional Moral Wisdom for Modern Moral Confusion |
| Spiritual | H.S.-Col. | Jesus Our Eucharistic Love | Fr. Stefano M. Manelli FFI | Eucharistic life exemplified by the saints | |
| Spiritual | H.S.-Col. | Prayer for Beginners | Peter Kreeft | Ignatius Press | |
| Spiritual | College | *****Introduction to the Devout Life | St. Francis de Sales | Image Books | |
| Spiritual | College | *Abandonment to Divine Providence | Jean-Paul De Caussaude | Image Books | |
| Spiritual | College | Images of Jesus | Alfred McBride OPraem | St. Anthony Messenger Press | Ten Invitations to Intimacy |
| Spiritual | College | In Conversation with God (7 vols.) | Francis Fernandez | Scepter | |
| Spiritual | College | Interior Castle | St. Therese of Avila | Image Books | |
| Spiritual | College | Pathways to Holiness | Ven. Louis de Granada | Alba House | |
| Spiritual | College | The Apostolate of Suffering | Robert B. Eiten | ||
| Spiritual | College | The Furrow | St. Josemaria Escriva | ||
| Spiritual | College | The Redeeming Love of Christ | St. Alphonsus Liguori, ed. Joseph Oppitz | New City Press | A Collection of Spiritual Writings |
| Spiritual | College | The Spiritual Exercises | St. Ignatius of Loyola | ||
| Spiritual | College | The Three Ways of the Spiritual Life | Garrigou-LaGrange O.P. | Sophia Press | |
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| Spiritual / Intellectual | College | The Spiritual Life | Tanqueray | TAN | A Treatise On Ascetical And Mystical Theology |
| Spiritual / Intellectual | H.S. | *My Other Self | Clarence Enzler | Dimension Books | In Which Christ Speaks to the Soul on Living His Life |
| Spiritual / Intellectual | H.S. | A Doctor at Calvary | Pierre Barbet | P.J. Kennedy & Sons | The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ As Described by a Surgeon |
| Spiritual / Intellectual | H.S. | A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 | Phillip Keller | Zondervan Publishing | |
| Spiritual / Intellectual | H.S. | A Woman Wrapped in Silences | John Lynch | Paulist Press | Epic Poem about Mary |
| Spiritual / Intellectual | H.S. | Mystery & Meaning of the Mass | Joseph Champlin | Crossroad Publishing | Revised and updated |
| Spiritual / Intellectual | H.S. | The Reed of God | Caryll Houselander | Sheed & Ward | |
| Spiritual / Intellectual | H.S. | Why do Catholics Do That? | Kevin Johnson | A Guide to the Teachings and Practices of the Catholic Church | |
| Spiritual / Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | *The Catholic Source Book | Rev. Peter Klein | Brown-Roa / Acta Publications | |
| Spiritual / Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | Healing the Original Wound | Fr. Benedict Groeschel CFR | Servant Publications | Reflections on the Full Meaning of Salvation |
| Spiritual / Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | Preparing Yourself for Mass | Guardini | Sophia Press | |
| Spiritual / Intellectual | H.S.-Col. | The Secret of the Rosary | St. Louis de Montfort | TAN | |
| Spiritual / Intellectual | J.H.-Col. | Arise from Darkness: What to Do When Life Doesn't Make Sense | Fr. Benedict Groeschel CFR | Ignatius | |
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| Vocations | College | Dignities and Duties of the Priest | St. Alphonsus Ligouri | ||
| Vocations | H.S. | *The Shadow of His Wings | Fr. Gereon Goldmann OFM | Ignatius | WWII Autobiography |
| Vocations | H.S. | Life Work: Finding Your Purpose in Life | Rick Sarkisian | ||
| Vocations | H.S.-Col. | *Seven Story Mountain | Thomas Merton | Autobiography | |
| Vocations | H.S.-Col. | A Priest Forever | Benedict Groeschel CFR | The Life of Father Eugene Hamilton | |
| Vocations | H.S.-Col. | Come & Follow Me | Fr. Stefano M. Manelli FFI | Franciscans of the Immaculate | |
| Vocations | H.S.-Col. | Peter on the Shore | Anthony Bannon LC | Circle Press | Vocation in Scripture and in Real Life |
| Vocations | H.S.-Col. | Treasure in Clay | Bishop Fulton J. Sheen | Ignatius Press | Autobiography |
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| Saint | J.H. | *Saint Therese and the Roses | Helen Walker Homan | Vision Books | |
| Saint | J.H. | *St. Francis and the Seven Seas | Albert J Nevins MM | Vision Books | Francis Xavier |
| Saint | J.H. | Ahead of the Crowd: The Story of Dominic Savio | Daughters of St. Paul | ||
| Saint | J.H. | Any Title | Mary Fabyan Windeatt | TAN | |
| Saint | J.H. | Bernadette: Our Lady's Little Servant | Hertha Pauli | Vision Books | |
| Saint | J.H. | Edmund Campion: Hero of God's Underground | Harold Gardiner SJ | Vision Books | |
| Saint | J.H. | Francis and Clare: Saints of Assisi | Helen Walker Homan | Vision Books | |
| Saint | J.H. | Kateri Tekakwitha: Mohawk Maid | Evelyn M. Brown | Vision Books | |
| Saint | J.H. | Mother Cabrini: Missionary to the World | Frances Parkinson Keyes | Vision Books | |
| Saint | J.H. | Mother Seton and the Sisters of Charity | Alma Power-Waters | Vision Books | |
| Saint | J.H. | Rich in Love: The Story of Padre Pio of Pietrelcina | Eileen Dunn Bertanzetti | Pauline Books | |
| Saint | J.H. | Song of St. Francis | Chyde Robert Bulla | ||
| Saint | J.H. | St. Anthony and the Christ Child | Helen Walker Homan | Vision Books | |
| Saint | J.H. | St. Bernadette: Light in the Grotto | Srs. Eileen Heffernan, Mary Elizabeth Tebo FSP | Pauline Books & Media | |
| Saint | J.H. | St. Catherine Laboure and the Miraculous Medal | Alma Power-Waters | Vision Books | |
| Saint | J.H. | St. Dominic and the Rosary | Catherine Beebe | Vision Books | |
| Saint | J.H. | St. Elizabeth's Three Crowns | Blanche Thompson | Vision Books | Elizabeth Hungary |
| Saint | J.H. | St. Ignatius and the Company of Jesus | August Derleth | Vision Books | |
| Saint | J.H. | St. Isaac and the Indians | Milton Lomask | Vision Books | |
| Saint | J.H. | St. John Bosco and the children's saint, Dominic Savio | Catherine Beebe | Vision Books | |
| Saint | J.H. | St. Philip of the Joyous Heart | Francis X. Connolly | Vision Books | |
| Saint | J.H. | St. Pius X: The Farm Boy Who Became Pope | Walter Diethelm OSB | Vision Books | |
| Saint | J.H. | The Cure of Ars: The Priest Who Out-Talked the Devil | Milton Lomask | Vision Books | |
| Saint | J.H. | Therese, Saint of a Little Way | Frances Parkinson Keyes | ||
| Saint | J.H.-H.S. | *****Story of a Soul: Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux | St. Therese | ICS Publications | |
| Saint | J.H.-H.S. | Any Title | Vision Books, Ignatius Press | ||
| Saint | J.H.-H.S. | Ignatius: Founder of the Jesuits | Ignatius St. Lawrence S.J. | ||
| Saint | J.H.-H.S. | Saint Katharine Drexel: Friend of the Oppressed | Ellen Tarry | ||
| Saint | J.H.-H.S. | St. Augustine and His Search for Faith | Milton Lomask | Vision Books | |
| Saint | J.H.-H.S. | St. Gregory the Great: Consul of God | George Sanderlin | Vision Books | |
| Saint | J.H.-H.S. | St. Jerome and the Bible | George Sanderlin | Vision Books | |
| Saint | J.H.-H.S. | St. Louis de Montfort: The Story of Our Lady's Slave | Mary F. Windeatt | ||
| Saint | J.H.-H.S. | St. Maria Goretti: In Garments all Red | Godfrey Poage | ||
| Saint | J.H.-H.S. | The One Year Book of Saints | Rev. Clifford Stevens | ||
| Saint | J.H.-H.S. | The Quest of Don Bosco | Anna Kuhl | ||
| Saint | J.H.-H.S. | The Song of Bernadette | Franz Werfel | ||
| Saint | J.H.-H.S. | Vincent de Paul: Saint of Charity | Margaret Ann Hubbard | ||
| Saint | J.H.-Col. | *The Family that Overtook Christ: The Amazing Story of the Family of Bernard of Clairvaux | Fr. Raymond OSCO | Pauline | St. Bernard of Clairvaux |
| Saint | J.H.-Col. | *The Last Days of Maximilian Kolbe | Sergius C. Lorit | New City Press | |
| Saint | J.H.-Col. | The Man Who Fought the Devil: The Cure of Ars | Eva K. Betz | The Neumann Press | St. John Vianney |
| Saint | H.S. | Forget Not Love: The Passion of Maximilian Kolbe | Andre Frossard | Ignatius | |
| Saint | H.S. | Padre Pio of Pietrelcina | Fr. Stefano M. Manelli FFI | ||
| Saint | H.S. | Saint Edmund Campion: Priest and Martyr | Evelyn Waugh | ||
| Saint | H.S. | Saint Maximilian Kolbe | Antonio Ricciardi OFMconv | Pauline | |
| Saint | H.S. | Saint Therese of Lisieux: With Confidence and Love | Sr. Susan Wallace FSP | Pauline | |
| Saint | H.S. | Saints for Sinners | Alban Goodier | Ignatius | |
| Saint | H.S. | The Life of Blessed Margaret of Castello | Fr. William Bonniwell | Idea Inc. | |
| Saint | H.S. | The Man who Got Even with God | Fr. M Raymond OSCO | Bruce Publishing | |
| Saint | H.S. | With Life & Laughter: The Life of Father Miguel Agustin Pro | Gerald F. Muller CSC | Pauline | Bl. Miguel Pro |
| Saint | H.S.-Col. | *St. Joan of Arc | Mark Twain | Ignatius | |
| Saint | H.S.-Col. | A Man Born Again: Saint Thomas More | John Beahn | ||
| Saint | H.S.-Col. | A Man for all Seasons | Robert Bolt | ||
| Saint | H.S.-Col. | Becket or the Honor of God | Jean Anouilh | ||
| Saint | H.S.-Col. | Forty Dreams of St. John Bosco: The Apostle of Youth | St. John Bosco | TAN | |
| Saint | H.S.-Col. | Life of Blessed Dominic Savio | Saint John Bosco | Salesiana Publishers | |
| Saint | H.S.-Col. | Padre Pio: The True Story | C. Bernard Ruffin | ||
| Saint | H.S.-Col. | Saint John Fisher | Michael Davies | Neumann Press | |
| Saint | H.S.-Col. | The holy blissful martyr Saint Thomas of Canterbury | Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson | St. Thomas Becket | |
| Saint | H.S.-Col. | Thomas More: A Portrait of Courage | Gerard B. Wegemer | Scepter | |
| Saint | College | God the Joy of My Life: a biography of Saint Teresa of Jesus of the Andes | Michael D Griffin | ||
| Saint | College | The Story of a Family: The Home of St. Therese of Lisieux | Stephane-Joseph Piat | ||
| Saint / Intellectual | College | St. Francis | G.K. Chesterton | ||
| Saint / Intellectual | College | The Dumb Ox: St. Thomas Aquinas | G.K. Chesterton | ||
| Saint / Hist. Novel | H.S. | *Lay Siege to Heaven: Catherine of Siena | Louis de Wohl | Ignatius | |
| Saint / Hist. Novel | H.S. | *Set All Afire: St. Francis Xavier | Louis de Wohl | Ignatius | |
| Saint / Hist. Novel | H.S. | *The Quiet Light: St. Thomas Aquinas | Louis de Wohl | Ignatius | |
| Saint / Hist. Novel | H.S. | Citadel of God: St. Benedict | Louis de Wohl | Ignatius | |
| Saint / Hist. Novel | H.S. | The Golden Thread: St. Ignatius Loyola | Louis de Wohl | Ignatius | |
| Saint / Hist. Novel | H.S. | The Perfect Joy of Saint Francis | Felix Timmermans | Ignatius | |
| Saint / Hist. Novel | H.S. | The Restless Flame: St. Augustine | Louis de Wohl | Ignatius | |
| Saint / Hist. Novel | J.H. | Augustine Came to Kent | Barbara Willard | Bethlehem Books | Augustine Canterbury |
| Saint / Hist. Novel | J.H. | If All the Swords in England: A Story of Thomas Becket | Barbara Willard | Bethlehem Books | Thomas Becket |
| Saint / Hist. Novel | J.H.-H.S. | Pope Pius XII: The World's Shepherd | Louis de Wohl | Vision Books | |
| Saint / Hist. Novel | J.H.-H.S. | The Joyful Beggar: Francis of Assisi | Louis de Wohl | Ignatius | |
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