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Beside the bible and the catechism what is the essential Catholic LIbrary that every single Catholic should read?

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Veritatis Splendor
Ut Unum Sint
Evangelium Vitae
Code of Canon Law
Lumen Gentium
Ad Gentes

I'm drawing blanks... there's too much good stuff.

How big of a library are you talking about?

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The Imitation of Christ

The Soul of the Apostolate

The Sermons of St. Alphonsus Liguori

A Short History of the Catholic Church

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[quote name='MilesChristi' date='Jul 24 2005, 09:08 PM']Introduction to the Devout Life
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OOOH OOOH! Yes! Yes! :woot: I can't believe I forgot that one.

Sorry St. Francis. :covereyes:

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Fides_et_Ratio

By Pope Benedict XVI (/Ratzinger):
"Called to Communion"
"Behold the Pierced One"
"Feast of Faith"
"God is Near Us"
"The Spirit of the Liturgy"

By John Paul II (/Karol Wojtyla):
"Love and Responsibility"
"Theology of the Body"
"Fides et Ratio" (encyclical)
"Veritatis Splendor" (I echo the sentiments above)

"Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma" by Ludwigg Ott

"True Devotion to Mary" by St. Louis de Montfort

"The Teaching of Christ" by Bishop Donald Wuerl

"The Imitation of Christ" by Thomas A Kempis

"Dark Night of the Soul" by St. John of the Cross

(actually... anything by a Saint)

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Crocker's Triumph
Weigel's A Witness to Hope
Code of Canon Law
Neuhaus's The Catholic moment
The documents of Vatican II and Humanae Vitae and the Encyclicals of JP2
Cardinal Newman: Apologia Pro Vita Sua and On the Development of Doctrine
Chesterton: Orthodoxy, Everlasting Man and What's wrong with the world
CS Lewis: Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, Miracles, etc
Tolkien: Lord of the Rings
The Way of the Pilgrim (Russian Orthodox)
St. Therese of Lisieux- Story of a Soul
Butler's Lives of Saints
Liber Usualis (Gregorian Chant collection)
Dante's Divine Comedy
St. Anthony of the Desert by Athanasius
History of the Church by Eusebius

Also see:
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And [url="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/guides/guide-display/-/5C4ICD8F2NPM/ref=cm_bg_lm/103-8630144-2869414"]this [/url] is quite a good guide.

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Brother Adam

[s]Crocker's Triumph[/s] Read a Compact History of the Catholic Church
Weigel's A Witness to Hope
[s]Code of Canon Law[/s] Reference, yes, read it through, no.
Neuhaus's The Catholic moment
The documents of Vatican II and Humanae Vitae and the Encyclicals of JP2
Cardinal Newman: Apologia Pro Vita Sua and On the Development of Doctrine
Chesterton: Orthodoxy, Everlasting Man and What's wrong with the world - [b]We so totally agree[/b]
CS Lewis: Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, Miracles, etc [b] Mere Christianity[/b]
Tolkien: Lord of the Rings - [b] You better believe it[/b]
The Way of the Pilgrim (Russian Orthodox)
St. Therese of Lisieux- Story of a Soul
Butler's Lives of Saints
Liber Usualis (Gregorian Chant collection)
Dante's Divine Comedy [b] Yes![/b]
St. Anthony of the Desert by Athanasius
History of the Church by Eusebius


Check out my Top 100 and top 10 on the FFM webstie under "OutReach"

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So many awesome sugestions. Think of how much that could be read!

The Philokalia (ask Apotheoun for a good translation).

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