Here is a list of books I recommend that have been a source of inspiration for me on the journey. You can find descriptions of their content and the authors on Amazon.com. I will, of course, continue to update this list as I go along. If you have anything you would like to recommend for my review, please use the contact me page. Thank you in advance. I hope you enjoy the selection!
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If you don’t want to purchase e-books or audiobooks there are apps you can download that link to your local library’s database. They are:
Overdrive and Libby
Book Titles
**recently added titles in bold
The Untethered Soul – Michael Singer
The Wizard of Us: transformational lessons from Oz – Jean Houston
The Book of Awakening – Mark Nepo (daily inspiration)
A New Earth – Eckhart Tolle
When the Heart Waits – Sue Monk Kidd
Proof of Heaven – Eben Alexander
Heaven is For Real – Todd Burpo
To Heaven and Back: A Doctor’s Extraordinary Account of Her Death – Marcy C. Neal, MD
The Seat of the Soul – Gary Zukav
God Calling – A.J. Russell (daily devotional)
Success: Full Thinking – Justin Belitz
The Power of Intention – Dr. Wayne Dyer
I Declare – Joel Osteen
The Purpose Driven Life – Rick Warren
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom – Don Miguel Ruiz
21 Rituals to Change Your Life – Theresa Cheung
A Return to Love – Marianne Williamson
Simple Abundance – Sarah Ban Breathnach
The Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu
Rediscover Jesus – Matthew Kelly
Lift Up Your Hearts – A Guide to Spiritual Peace – Bishop Fulton Sheen
Matthew, A Devotional Commentary: Meditations on the Gospel According to St. Matthew – General Editor, Leo Zanchettin
Praying with Saint Paul: Daily Reflections on the Letters of the Apostle Paul – Edited by Fr. Peter John Cameron
Praying with Ignatius of Loyola – Jacqueline Syrup Bergan and Marie Schwan
The Lost Art of Practicing His Presence – James W. Goll
If God, Why Evil – Norman L. Heisler
Finding the Mystic Within You – Peggy Wilkinson, O.C.D.S.
Fatima For Today: The Urgent Marian Message of Hope – Fr. Andrew Apostoli
How to Pray with the Bible: The Ancient Prayer Form of Lectio Divina Made Simple – Karl A. Schultz
Why Do Catholics Do That? A Guide to the Teachings and Practices of the Catholic Church – Kevin O. Johnson, Phd.
The How-To Book of the Mass: Everything You Need to Know But No One Ever Told You – Michael Dubruiel
Divine Mercy in My Soul – Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska
The Secret of the Rosary – St. Louis De Montfort
From Sinners to Saints: A guide to Understanding the Sacrament of Reconciliation – Kurt Stasiak, OSB
Catholic Spiritual Practices: A Treasury of Old & New – Edited by Colleen M. Griffith and Thomas H. Groome
The World’s First Love: Mary, Mother of God – Venerable Fulton J. Sheen
The Interior Castle – St. Teresa of Avila
Fire Within – Thomas Dubay, S.M.
The Cloud of Unknowing – translated and edited by William Johnston
The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise- Robert Cardinal Sarah
Forty Weeks: An Ignatian Path to Christ with Sacred Story Prayer – Willliam M. Watson, SJ
Secrets of Meditation: A Practical Guide to Inner Peace and Personal Transformation – Davidji
Seeking Purity of Heart: The Gift of Ourselves to God – Joseph Breault
The Big Book of Christian Mysticism – Carl McColman
The Eternal Galilean – Bishop Fulton Sheen
Be Transformed – Bob Schuchts
The Art of Living – Edward Sri
The Activated Disciple – Jeff Cavins
Queen of the Cosmos – Interviews with the Visionaries of Medjugorje – Jan Connell
The Reed of God – Caryll Houselander
Julian of Norwich – Wisdom in a Time of Pandemic and Beyond – Matthew Fox
Revelation of Divine Love – Julian of Norwich
The Showings of Julian of Norwich – Mirabai Starr
Discernment of Spirits: An Ignatian Guide for Everyday Living – Fr. Timothy Gallagher
Introduction to the Devout Life – St. Frances DeSales
Eternity in the Midst of Time – Fr. Wilfrid Stinissen, O.C.D.
Plan of Life: Habits to Help You Grow Closer to God – Roger J. Land
The Fulfillment of All Desire – Ralph Martin
The Noonday Devil: Acedía, The Unnamed Evil of Our Times – Jean-Charles Nault, O.S.B.
The Forgotten Power of Fasting: healing, liberation, joy…- Sr. Emmanuel Maillard
The Wonders of the Holy Name – Fr. Paul O’Sullivan
The Amazing Secret of Purgatory – Sister Emmanuel
My Heart Will Triumph – Mirjana Soldo
Confessions – St. Augustine
Authored by Thomas a Kempis
The Imitation of Christ
Bountiful Goodness: Spiritual Meditations for a Deeper Union with Christ
Authored by Scott Hahn
Rome Sweet Home
The Lamb’s Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth
A Father Who Keeps His Promises
Authored by James Martin, SJ
My Life with the Saints
Jesus: A Pilgrimage
Authored by James Finley
Christian Meditation: Experiencing the Presence of God
The Contemplative Heart
Authored by Martin Laird
Into the Silent Land – Martin Laird
Sunlit Absence – Martin Laird
Ocean of Light – Martin Laird
Authored by Fr. Richard Rohr
Everything Belongs
Things Hidden
The Naked Now
The Immortal Diamond
The Divine Dance
Eager to Love
Falling Upward
Just This
Silent Compassion
The Universal Christ
Authored by Thomas Merton
On Christian Contemplation
Contemplative Prayer
Seven Story Mountain
Through the Year with Thomas Merton – Daily Meditations from His Writings – Selected and Edited by Thomas P. McDonnell
Authored by Joan Chittister
The Monastery of the Heart
Called to Question
Following the Path: The Search for a Life of Passion, Purpose and Joy
God speaks in many tongues
Our Holy Yearnings
Wisdom Distilled from the Daily
Radical Spirit: 12 Ways to Live a Free and Authentic Life
Authored by Bishop Robert Barron
Eucharist
Seeds of the Word
Vibrant Paradoxes – The Both/And of Catholicism
Authored by Oscar Lukefahr
These are study programs, they come with questions to complete after each chapter.
Christ’s Mother and Ours
A Survey of the Catholic Faith
Worship: A Guide to the Catholic Faith
A Catholic Guide to the Bible
The Privilege of Being Catholic
We Live: To Know, Love and Serve God
We Pray: Living in God’s Presence
Authored by Michael Gaitley
33 Days to Morning Glory
Consoling the Heart of Jesus
The One Thing is Three
The Second Greatest Story Ever Told
33 Days to Merciful Love
You Did It To Me: A Practical Guide to Mercy in Action
Authored by Henri Nouwen
Return Home
Genesee Diary
Home Tonight: Further Reflections on the Parable of The Prodigal Son
Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World
Spiritual Formation: Following the Movements of the Spirit
Spiritual Direction
Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life
The Spiritual Life: Eight Essential Titles
Authored by Wm. Paul Young (fiction)
The Shack
Crossroads
Authored by William Johnston
The Stillpoint – Reflections on Zen and Christian Mysticism
Christian Zen
Authored by Thomas Keating
Open Mind Open Heart
Invitation to Love: The Way of Christian Contemplation
Centering Prayer: A Training Course for Opening to the Presence of God
The Daily Reader for Contemplative Living: Excerpts from the works of Father Thomas Keating – Compiled by S. Iachetta
Authored by Thich Nhat Hanh
The Art of Mindful Living
Peace is Every Step
Living Buddha, Living Christ
LENT
The Seven Last Words of Christ: A Bible Study on Jesus’ Passion by Rich Cleveland
Seven Last Words by Bishop Fulton Sheen
Seven Last Words: An Invitation to a deeper friendship with Jesus by James Martin
Seven Weeks for the Soul – A reflective journey for Lent or other Times of renewal by Gerard W. Hughes
A Lenten Journey with Mother Mary – Fr. Edward Looney
Advent
Rejoice! – Fr. Mark Toups
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