dUSt Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 What is your top 10 list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisChildForever Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 I haven't read that many so I'll have less than 10. - The Imitation of Christ (Kempis) - Fatima: The Story Behind the Miracles (Renzo and Roberto Allegri) - Letters to a Young Catholic (Weigel) - the Bible (this counts, right? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aalpha1989 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Can we do Lewis? I love Lewis, and most of his stuff works with the Catholic Church... I'll go ahead and do Lewis. 10. Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Grace by Scott Hahn 9. Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (does this count as non-fiction? probably not...*sigh*... oh well) 8. Truth and Tolerance by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger 7. Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton 6. Vatican II documents 5. Catechism of the Catholic Church 4. The Lamb's Supper by Scott Hahn 3. The Spirit of the Liturgy by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger 2. Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis 1. Liturgy of the Hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Ignatius Catholic Study Bible - Hahn Doors to the Sacred-Martos The Creed-Marthaler By What Authority-Gaillardetz The Holy Longing-Rolheiser A Civilization of Love: What Every Catholic Can Do to Transform the World - Anderson Jesus of Nazareth - Pope Benedict Wounded Healer - Nouwen Lord, Have Mercy: The Healing Power of Confession - Hahn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fides quarens intellectum Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 - The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan - McDonnell - Come, Creator Spirit - Cantalamessa - Love and Responsibility - Wojtyla - Called to Holiness - Martin - the Omnibus of Sources for St. Francis of Assisi - Christian Initiation and Baptism in the Holy Spirit - McDonnell and Montague - The Holy Spirit in the Life of Jesus - Cantalamessa - Jesus Christ: The Holy One of God - Cantalamessa - The Incorruptibles - Cruz - The Resurrection of the Shroud - Antonacci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrestia Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 The Holy Longing - Ron Rolheiser, O.M.I. Love and Responsibility - Karol Wojtyla On The Incarnation - St. Athanasius The Beatitudes: Soundings in Christian Tradition - Simon Tugwell, O.P. Catherine of Siena, selected spiritual writings - edited by Mary O'Driscoll, O.P. My Life With The Saints - James Martin, S.J. The Confessions Of St. Augustine - St. Augustine of Hippo anything by Cantalamessa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhetoricfemme Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I don't quite have ten, but there's my contribution: The Catholic Mystique - Jennifer Ferrara The Rosary of Our Lady - Romano Guardini I don't remember the title, but I have a book that is a collection of speeches from Mother Teresa. And, of course, The Bible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhetoricfemme Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I forgot: Dictionary of Catholic Saints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrestia Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 The Road Of Hope, a gospel from prison - Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeresaBenedicta Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Not necessarily in order of best to worst (hardly), but more in order of which they ought to be read. Although, the second half could really be read in pretty much any order. 1. Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis 2. Prayer for Beginners by Peter Kreeft 3. True Devotion to Mary by St. Louis de Montfort 4. I Believe in Love by Fr. Jean C.J. d'Elbee 5. Story of a Soul by St. Therese 6. The Lamb's Supper by Scott Hahn 7. The Confessions of St. Augustine by St. Augustine 8. The Life of Christ by Fulton Sheen 9. Imitation of Christ by Thomas Kempis 10. Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachael Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 The Bible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aalpha1989 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 (edited) [quote name='rachael' post='1546719' date='May 28 2008, 04:01 PM']The Bible. [/quote] d ust asked for 10, not 72. geez. YES! I got around the fiddler! dang it! another one! I got around the f ilter! Edited May 28, 2008 by aalpha1989 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 +J.M.J.+ i'll have to check when i get home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeresaBenedicta Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 [quote name='rachael' post='1546719' date='May 28 2008, 05:01 PM']The Bible. [/quote] I suppose I would assume that goes without saying. Or at least, that's what I took into consideration when making my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 +J.M.J.+ now that i'm at home, i can give you my list: in no particular order: [u]The New Anti-Catholicism[/u] by Philip Jenkins [u]Evangelical is Not Enough[/u] by Thomas Howard [u]Saints for Today[/u] by Ivan Innerst [u]The Catholic Mystique[/u] by Jennifer Ferrara and Patricia Ireland [u]The Ratzinger Report[/u] by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger and Vittorio Messori [u]Theology of the Body for Beginners[/u] by Christopher West [u]The Truth of Catholicism[/u] by George Weigel [u]Catholics and the New Age[/u] by Fr. Pacwa [u]God at the Ritz[/u] by Msgr. Albacete [u]The Cross and the Beatitudes[/u] by Archbishop Fulton Sheen there are so many more i could name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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