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1Christie
Our parish has almost no Catholic fiction for adults in our library. I would like to donate some Flannery O'Connor short stories but am hesitant to do so because of the violence and occasional use of the 'n' word. I'm afraid the politcally correct folks are going to object. Has anyone else had this experience at their parish? Perhaps other authors would be more appropriate?
2liamfoley
Since Catholic fiction deals with such themes as sin & redemption many scenes will be distasteful to some, I would recommend anything by Graham Greene or Morris L. West or A. J. Cronin. Thats just for starters, Loyola Press are in the process of reprinting many great Catholic classics: http://www.loyolabooks.org/seriesdetail.asp?prodcatname=Loyola%20Classics
One of my own favorites is Sigrid Undset
One of my own favorites is Sigrid Undset
4inge87
Ron Hansen (touchstone not working) is another good (and modern) choice. His latest book (Exiles: a Novel) explores the nature of obedience and vocations through the lives of Gerard Manley Hopkins and the nuns of his poem "Wreck of the Deutschland".
Other works include Mariette in Ecstasy (about a novice in a convent who suddenly has the stigmata and the effect this has on the community), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford , Atticus, and Hitler's Niece.
Although older, Evelyn Waugh's novels, such as Brideshead Revisited, are also quite good.
Other works include Mariette in Ecstasy (about a novice in a convent who suddenly has the stigmata and the effect this has on the community), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford , Atticus, and Hitler's Niece.
Although older, Evelyn Waugh's novels, such as Brideshead Revisited, are also quite good.
5SeanLong
J.F. Powers' is a criminally neglected Catholic writer. Two excellent books are Wheat That Springeth Green, and Morte D'Urban. Both were saved from obscurity by the New York Review of Books Classics Series. In fact, Morte D'Urban won the National Book Award.
6An_Fear_Glas
These are pretty obvious, but worth mentioning:
C. S. Lewis was an 'orthodox' Anglican and tried to write fiction from a denomination-neutral point of view. However, he was rather heavily influenced by R.C. theology and R.C. friends. The Chronicles of Narnia should especially be on the bookshelf of any English-speaking Roman Catholic.
G. K. Chesterton is always a good choice.
W. B. Yeats (not exactly Catholic fiction, but his works are popular amongst American, Irish, and British Catholics in my experience)
Maeve Binchy 's novels are popular on the west side of the Atlantic as far as I can tell. They tend to include R.C. themes, though I would consider some parts of her novels to be overly influenced by an unhealthy form of feminism. Still enjoyable though.
Andrew M. Greeley is rather popular too, but he seems overly sympathetic to some decidedly American specific Catholic heresies in his works. I personally cannot recommend him, though I am sure someone will mention him to you during your search.
C. S. Lewis was an 'orthodox' Anglican and tried to write fiction from a denomination-neutral point of view. However, he was rather heavily influenced by R.C. theology and R.C. friends. The Chronicles of Narnia should especially be on the bookshelf of any English-speaking Roman Catholic.
G. K. Chesterton is always a good choice.
W. B. Yeats (not exactly Catholic fiction, but his works are popular amongst American, Irish, and British Catholics in my experience)
Maeve Binchy 's novels are popular on the west side of the Atlantic as far as I can tell. They tend to include R.C. themes, though I would consider some parts of her novels to be overly influenced by an unhealthy form of feminism. Still enjoyable though.
Andrew M. Greeley is rather popular too, but he seems overly sympathetic to some decidedly American specific Catholic heresies in his works. I personally cannot recommend him, though I am sure someone will mention him to you during your search.
7liamfoley
Maeve Binchy? God between us and all harm! As for Yeats, a bit of a curate's egg, Fulton Sheen was fond of quoting him on occasion but some of his later stuff was ... odd.
8muumi
>2 liamfoley:: Sigrid Undset of course.
Along the lines of science fiction and speculative fiction, Father Elijah and its series by Michael D. O'Brien and (of course) the classic A Canticle for Leibowitz.
Any of the books in the Don Camillo series by Giovanni Guareschi, and Guareschi's memoir as well.
The Comforters by Muriel Spark.
Death Comes for the Archbishop and Shadows on the Rock by Willa Cather.
Callista is one of two novels written by Cardinal John Henry Newman , the other being Loss and Gain; I highly recommend L&G, it's very funny and surprisingly modern.
Chesterton, yes, Grahame Greene yes.
Not easy to find, but not to be passed up, are Meriol Trevor's novels. She wrote both YA and adult fiction as well as several biographies.
Robert Hugh Benson's books are being reprinted. I would recommend his outstanding historical fiction, over his (now very dated) speculative fiction and his "contemporary" fiction.
Joan of Arc: Personal Reflections by Mark Twain.
Some light fiction from the mid-20th century: In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden; and almost anything by Elizabeth Goudge, who I believe was an Anglican but writes with sensitivity and understanding about Catholic history and issues.
Along the lines of science fiction and speculative fiction, Father Elijah and its series by Michael D. O'Brien and (of course) the classic A Canticle for Leibowitz.
Any of the books in the Don Camillo series by Giovanni Guareschi, and Guareschi's memoir as well.
The Comforters by Muriel Spark.
Death Comes for the Archbishop and Shadows on the Rock by Willa Cather.
Callista is one of two novels written by Cardinal John Henry Newman , the other being Loss and Gain; I highly recommend L&G, it's very funny and surprisingly modern.
Chesterton, yes, Grahame Greene yes.
Not easy to find, but not to be passed up, are Meriol Trevor's novels. She wrote both YA and adult fiction as well as several biographies.
Robert Hugh Benson's books are being reprinted. I would recommend his outstanding historical fiction, over his (now very dated) speculative fiction and his "contemporary" fiction.
Joan of Arc: Personal Reflections by Mark Twain.
Some light fiction from the mid-20th century: In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden; and almost anything by Elizabeth Goudge, who I believe was an Anglican but writes with sensitivity and understanding about Catholic history and issues.
9caitemaire
i would strongly agree with anything by Michael D. O'Brien. excellent books IMHO.
and of course, In this House of Brede is one of my very fav books of all time. so i would agree with that one too! ;-)
and of course, In this House of Brede is one of my very fav books of all time. so i would agree with that one too! ;-)
10liamfoley
muumi! Of course Undset, how could I forget, one of my personal favourites! And Cather! The women deserve much more than an honorable mention!
11muumi
>2 liamfoley:,10 -- Liamfoley, thanks for the link to the Loyola reprints. Great books! I think I want them ALL. :p LOL.
12muumi
>2 liamfoley:,10 -- Liamfoley, thanks for the link to the Loyola reprints. Great books! I think I want them ALL. :p LOL.
13raluke
Thanks very much for the ideas, everyone! I am trying to buy books for my Kindle and have been discouraged about not finding too many Catholic novels so far, such as those by Michael D. O'Brien. I've downloaded several samples from Amazon based on these ideas. Wouldn't it be great if Ignatius Press started making Kindle editions of their books available?
Best wishes,
-Robert
Best wishes,
-Robert
14ex-libris
I can't believe no one mentioned Andrew Greeley; my favorite author not just my favorite Catholic author!
15An_Fear_Glas
ex-libris: I mentioned Andrew M. Greeley in message #6; the touchstone function did not work well with his name.
16inge87
There's also Sigrid Undset's Kristen Lavransdatter Trilogy: The Wreath, The Wife (also known as The Mistress of Husaby), and the The Cross, which tells the story of a 14th century Norwegian woman (the aforementioned Kristen Lavransdatter) from her birth to her death. The Penguin Classics translation is better of the two available and is sold both as an omnibus edition or as three individual books.
17caitemaire
can't say that Greeley would be on my list of Catholic authors. not my cup of tea as an author or as a Catholic.
an excellent book that i recently read and would recommend is Silence by Shusaku Endo. It is about the persecution of Catholics in 17th century Japan.
since the touchstone won't work correctly, you will just have to look for it yourselves! ;-)
an excellent book that i recently read and would recommend is Silence by Shusaku Endo. It is about the persecution of Catholics in 17th century Japan.
since the touchstone won't work correctly, you will just have to look for it yourselves! ;-)
18An_Fear_Glas
Might want to adjust that touchstone, Caite Maire- it leads to "Silence of the Lambs" by Thomas Harris. (grin)
19caitemaire
hmmm....yes, that is really not the same book....nope...
20Christie
Thanks for all the suggestions! It's great to learn about new Catholic authors - new to me anyway.
21anneofia
One of my favorite Catholic authors is Jon Hassler - and of all his novels I especially loved Staggerford, The Green Journey and Dear James.
The Chronicles of Narnia were mentioned, which are wonderful, but no one said anything about The Lord of the Rings. J.R.R. Tolkien was Catholic, and C.S. Lewis was his good friend.
For easy summer reading, Mary Higgins Clark is great! She's the only contempory Catholic novelist I know of that sends her characters to mass every Sunday!!!
I really enjoyed reading all the suggestions too, Christie; and by the way, this is the first letter I have ever written to a group!
The Chronicles of Narnia were mentioned, which are wonderful, but no one said anything about The Lord of the Rings. J.R.R. Tolkien was Catholic, and C.S. Lewis was his good friend.
For easy summer reading, Mary Higgins Clark is great! She's the only contempory Catholic novelist I know of that sends her characters to mass every Sunday!!!
I really enjoyed reading all the suggestions too, Christie; and by the way, this is the first letter I have ever written to a group!
22sskordas
Does it have to be fiction? I've recently read My Cousin The Saint by Justin Catanoso. It's a memoir and travelogue ... when he finds out he's related to a saint who's about to be cannonized. I really enjoyed it!
23muumi
>22 sskordas:: Well, sskordas, I dunno! Judging by the reviews on Amazon, perhaps you should be posting "My Cousin the Saint" to the Introductory Catholicism thread, or maybe even the Books for Atheists thread! It seems to have really impressed otherwise non-religious people and received 8 unanimously 5-starred reviews. I was so impressed that I ordered a copy through Biblio last night. But as far as recommendations for light reading go, it isn't too out-of-place on this thread (I actually mentioned a memoir above too).
24TedWitham
I've just received Mr Blue one of the new reprints in the Loyola Catholic Classics series. It's a parable of a man in New York, who gives away all his money, lives 'rough' on a roof-top and helps all he meets. I'm looking forward to reading it, but Mr Blue is intended to be a modern (1930s!) St Francis of Assisi.
25Discursive
1: "I would like to donate some Flannery O'Connor short stories but am hesitant to do so because of the violence and occasional use of the 'n' word. I'm afraid the politcally correct folks are going to object."
Well, they can just get over it. Really. There is a deeper understanding of grace suffused throughout her work than there is in most modern theology. I would recommend donating the Library of America's excellent compendium of her collected works, which contains all her novels, short stories, letters, and most of her occasional essays, including her essays on being a Catholic author. Unfortunately, it's sort of pricey, and the pages are rather thin. But you might consider the volume of The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Connor and Wise Blood.
I would definitely second the suggestion of Bridehead Revisited. The final scene where Charles finds the tabernacle light burning amidst the decrepitude of Brideshead Manor gets me every time.
I'm surprised to see no Graham Greene among the "touchstone" list. The Power and the Glory is, well, a "powerful" work. (Groan!) Our Man in Havana isn't particularly theological, but it sure is fun.
But I am even more surprised to see that no one has mentioned my other favorite Catholic author (right behind Flannery): Walker Percy. You absolutely need to have The Moviegoer. I would also highly recommend The Thanatos Syndrome.
Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson is a good one. As well as anything by G.K. Chesterton.
I second C.S. Lewis, as well. The Great Divorce and The Screwtape Letters are two wonderfully luminous--and humorous--works of fiction by this eminent and perspicacious apologist. (Though not Catholic, he's certainly orthodox enough for that to be irrelevant.)
I would also highly recommend T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets. Again, though not Catholic, Eliot certainly had those "proclivities," and his work shows it. "Ash Wednesday" is also great.
However, if you could donate only one work, it must be The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri. The new Modern Library translation of Anthony Esolen is quite good and contains Gustave Doré's accompanying illustrations. There is more orthodox theology, more lyrically breathtaking language, more unbridled imagination, and more divine Love in that work than in the whole canon of Western literature, bar none. I love it. And it only really gets ponderous when you get to those involved cosmological discussions in the Paradiso.
Sorry that this is exceedingly long, but I hope it helps in some way.
Well, they can just get over it. Really. There is a deeper understanding of grace suffused throughout her work than there is in most modern theology. I would recommend donating the Library of America's excellent compendium of her collected works, which contains all her novels, short stories, letters, and most of her occasional essays, including her essays on being a Catholic author. Unfortunately, it's sort of pricey, and the pages are rather thin. But you might consider the volume of The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Connor and Wise Blood.
I would definitely second the suggestion of Bridehead Revisited. The final scene where Charles finds the tabernacle light burning amidst the decrepitude of Brideshead Manor gets me every time.
I'm surprised to see no Graham Greene among the "touchstone" list. The Power and the Glory is, well, a "powerful" work. (Groan!) Our Man in Havana isn't particularly theological, but it sure is fun.
But I am even more surprised to see that no one has mentioned my other favorite Catholic author (right behind Flannery): Walker Percy. You absolutely need to have The Moviegoer. I would also highly recommend The Thanatos Syndrome.
Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson is a good one. As well as anything by G.K. Chesterton.
I second C.S. Lewis, as well. The Great Divorce and The Screwtape Letters are two wonderfully luminous--and humorous--works of fiction by this eminent and perspicacious apologist. (Though not Catholic, he's certainly orthodox enough for that to be irrelevant.)
I would also highly recommend T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets. Again, though not Catholic, Eliot certainly had those "proclivities," and his work shows it. "Ash Wednesday" is also great.
However, if you could donate only one work, it must be The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri. The new Modern Library translation of Anthony Esolen is quite good and contains Gustave Doré's accompanying illustrations. There is more orthodox theology, more lyrically breathtaking language, more unbridled imagination, and more divine Love in that work than in the whole canon of Western literature, bar none. I love it. And it only really gets ponderous when you get to those involved cosmological discussions in the Paradiso.
Sorry that this is exceedingly long, but I hope it helps in some way.
26SaintSunniva
Lilies of the Field and The Left Hand of God by William E. Barrett are really good, and have nothing "objectionable" that I can remember.
Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole is really really funny. I first heard about it on LT, myself. But it definitely has "objectionable" scenes, as does The Thanatos Syndrome by Walker Percy, which I also loved. He has a very light touch considering the gravity of his themes, and is mostly so funny I'd be laughing aloud while I was reading it. However, I'm not sure who I'd dare, if that's the right word, recommend it to, amongst my IRL friends.
>1 Christie: If Christe is still gleaning titles here, I wish you the best. Not that many people read that much - my observation from having helped set up and staff libraries in two parishes - is that very few borrow anything at all.
Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole is really really funny. I first heard about it on LT, myself. But it definitely has "objectionable" scenes, as does The Thanatos Syndrome by Walker Percy, which I also loved. He has a very light touch considering the gravity of his themes, and is mostly so funny I'd be laughing aloud while I was reading it. However, I'm not sure who I'd dare, if that's the right word, recommend it to, amongst my IRL friends.
>1 Christie: If Christe is still gleaning titles here, I wish you the best. Not that many people read that much - my observation from having helped set up and staff libraries in two parishes - is that very few borrow anything at all.
27SaintSunniva
>16 inge87: inge87 - I concur about the Penguin edition of Kristin Lavransdatter. Are you referring to the newly translated version by Tiina Nunnally? She won a national award (Pen?) for the translation of the trilogy in the late 1990s.
28inge87
>27 SaintSunniva: Yep, that's the one. Apparently the other translation is older and has a lot of fake archaisms; however, having only read Nunnally's translation, I can't say so for certain.
29caitemaire
in my WWW travels, I happened upon this site which seemed very helpful for the topic we were discussing here. You will find a number of video book reviews here from a Sister of St.Paul that cover a variety of themes of Catholic books...Catholic fiction, including a discussion of the above mentioned Kristin Lavransdatter and the Anne Rice books on the life of Christ, and also catechisms, lives of the saints, books for Lent, books for kids... http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=singingsisters
also some videos of some mice singing by the sisters too.
I think she makes some good recommendations.
also some videos of some mice singing by the sisters too.
I think she makes some good recommendations.
30ElizaJane
Thanks so much for this thread! As a Baby Catholic, our family entered the Church this Easter, I came here to ask for some good Catholic fiction and found this thread full of wonderful suggestions.
Since it's been seven months since anyone added to this post feel free to add anything else as I for one will be watching this thread.
What about the Bless Me Father Books by Neil Boyd?
Since it's been seven months since anyone added to this post feel free to add anything else as I for one will be watching this thread.
What about the Bless Me Father Books by Neil Boyd?
31m_hopwood
Communion and Liberation has done most of the work for you - the "books of the Christian Spirit" series recommended to members of said movement is a well-researched curriculum of great, modern Catholic fiction and non-fiction books.
I'm appending a full list here (it came from
http://www.cielini.org/pub/clm-062005.pdf for those who care about
proper scholarly referencing ;)
Books of the Month Available in English
1988 Hans Von Balthasar
Truth is Symphonic
1989 Benson Robert H.
The Friendship of Christ
1989 Ratzinger Joseph
To Look on Christ
1990 Leclercq Jean
A second Look at St. Bernarde
1990 Schönborn Christoph
The Mystery of the Incarnation
1990 Lewis C.S.
The Screwtape Letters
1990 Von Balthasar Hans
You Crown the Year with Your Goodness
1990 Ratzinger Joseph
The Feast of Faith
1991 Martindale Cyril
What are Saints?
1992 Milosz Oscar
Miguel Mañara
1993 Newman John Henry
Meditation on Mary
1995 Marshall Bruce
Fr. Malachy's Miracle
1995 Marshall Bruce
To Every Man a Penny
1997 Laurentin René
Bernadette of Lourdes
1997 Benson Robert Hugh
Lord of the World
1997 Leclercq Jean
Women and St Bernard of Clairvaux
1998 Lagerkvist Par
Barabbas
1998 Pernoud Régine
Joan of Arc, by herself and her witnesses
1999 Greene Graham
The Power and the Glory
2002 Kidd Sue
The secret life of bees
2003 RanherHugo
Church and State in early Christianity
2003 Albacete Lorenzo
God at the Ritz
2004 Hendra Tony
Father Joe
2005 Ishiguro Kazuo
Never let me go
Books of the Christian Spirit Available in English
Alighieri Dante
The Divine Comedy
Benson Robert Hugh
By What Authority?
Bourget Paule
A Love Crime
Cesbron Gilbert
Lost Children of Paris
Chesterton G.K.
The Penguin Complete Father Brown
Claudel Paul
The Tidings brought to Mary
Dawson Christopher
Christianity and Western Civilization
Dostoevsky Fyodor
The Brothers Karamazov)
Eliot T.S.
Murder in the Cathedral
Eliot T.S.
The complete poems and plays
Esolen Anthony
Inferno-Purgatory
Howard Thomas
Novels of Charles Williams
Ibsen Henrik
Brand
Jones Alan W.
Living the Truth
de Lubac Henri
Medieval Exegesis
de Lubac Henri
Spirit of the liturgy
Manzoni Alessandro
The Betrothed
Martin Ralph
Called to Holiness
Möeller Charles
Man and Salvation in Literature
Niebuhr Reinhold
The nature re and destiny of Man
Newman John Henry
Heart of the world
O'Brien Michael
Father Elijah
O'Connor Flannery
The Complete Stories
Pearce Joseph
Literary converts
Peguy Charles
The Mystery of the Charity of Joan of Arc
Peguy Charles
The Mystery of the Holy Innocents
Peguy Charles
The Portal of the Mystery of Hope
Przywara Erich
The heart of Newman
Ratzinger Joseph
Spirit of the Liturgy
Rosmini Antonio
The five wounds of the Church
Shakespeare William
Hamlet
Shakespeare William
King Lear
Shakespeare William
Measure for measure
Undset Sigrid
Kristin Lavransdatter
Van Der Meersch Max
Bodies and Souls
Von le Fort Gertrud
The Pope from the Ghetto
Von le Fort Gertrud
The song at the scaffold
Waugh Evelyn
Helena
Welborn Amy
De-coding Da Vinci
de Wohl Louis
The last Crusader
de Wohl Louis
The quiet light
Other recommended Readings available in English
Bernanos Georges
The Diary of a Country Priest
Carrel Alexis
Reflections on Life
Chesterton G.K.
Orthodoxy
Chesterton G.K.
The man who was Thursday
Chesterton G.K.
Saint Thomas, Saint Francis
Claudel Paul
The Satin Slipper
Corti Eugenio
The Red Horse
Danielou Jean
The Lord of History
Dostoevsky F.
Crime and Punishment
Dostoevsky F.
Demons
Dawson Christopher
The Historic Reality of Christian Culture
Greene Graham
The End of the Affair
Guardini Romano
The End of the modern world
Hemingway E.
A Farewell to Arms
Hemingway E.
The Old Man and the Sea
Hemingway E.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Ibsen Enrik
A Doll's House
Lagerkvist Par
Evening Land
Leopardi Giacomo
The Canti: with a selection of His Prose
Lewis C.S.
The Four Loves
de Lubac Henri
The drama of the atheist humanism
de Lubac Henri
Catholicism: Christ and the common
destiny of man
Hamer Jerome
The Church is a Communion
Mann Thomas
Joseph and His Brothers
Mann Thomas
Death in Venice and Other Stories
Marshall Bruce
The World, the Flesh, and Father Smith
Montale Eugenio
Cuttlefish Bones
Newman John H.
Imperial mission
Pernaud Regine
Those terrible middle ages
Pernaud Regine
Women in the days of Cathedral
Pernaud Regine
The crusaders
Rilke, Rainer Maria
Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God
Schnackenburg Rudolf
The Gospel according to St. John
Sinyavsky Andrey
Unguarded Thoughts
Solzenizyn Alex.
Cancer Ward
Solzenizyn Alex.
The Gulag Archipelago
N.B.- Most books can be found in your local bookstore or on
Amazon.com. If neither
proves successful try Abebooks.com, especially for older books
I'm appending a full list here (it came from
http://www.cielini.org/pub/clm-062005.pdf for those who care about
proper scholarly referencing ;)
Books of the Month Available in English
1988 Hans Von Balthasar
Truth is Symphonic
1989 Benson Robert H.
The Friendship of Christ
1989 Ratzinger Joseph
To Look on Christ
1990 Leclercq Jean
A second Look at St. Bernarde
1990 Schönborn Christoph
The Mystery of the Incarnation
1990 Lewis C.S.
The Screwtape Letters
1990 Von Balthasar Hans
You Crown the Year with Your Goodness
1990 Ratzinger Joseph
The Feast of Faith
1991 Martindale Cyril
What are Saints?
1992 Milosz Oscar
Miguel Mañara
1993 Newman John Henry
Meditation on Mary
1995 Marshall Bruce
Fr. Malachy's Miracle
1995 Marshall Bruce
To Every Man a Penny
1997 Laurentin René
Bernadette of Lourdes
1997 Benson Robert Hugh
Lord of the World
1997 Leclercq Jean
Women and St Bernard of Clairvaux
1998 Lagerkvist Par
Barabbas
1998 Pernoud Régine
Joan of Arc, by herself and her witnesses
1999 Greene Graham
The Power and the Glory
2002 Kidd Sue
The secret life of bees
2003 RanherHugo
Church and State in early Christianity
2003 Albacete Lorenzo
God at the Ritz
2004 Hendra Tony
Father Joe
2005 Ishiguro Kazuo
Never let me go
Books of the Christian Spirit Available in English
Alighieri Dante
The Divine Comedy
Benson Robert Hugh
By What Authority?
Bourget Paule
A Love Crime
Cesbron Gilbert
Lost Children of Paris
Chesterton G.K.
The Penguin Complete Father Brown
Claudel Paul
The Tidings brought to Mary
Dawson Christopher
Christianity and Western Civilization
Dostoevsky Fyodor
The Brothers Karamazov)
Eliot T.S.
Murder in the Cathedral
Eliot T.S.
The complete poems and plays
Esolen Anthony
Inferno-Purgatory
Howard Thomas
Novels of Charles Williams
Ibsen Henrik
Brand
Jones Alan W.
Living the Truth
de Lubac Henri
Medieval Exegesis
de Lubac Henri
Spirit of the liturgy
Manzoni Alessandro
The Betrothed
Martin Ralph
Called to Holiness
Möeller Charles
Man and Salvation in Literature
Niebuhr Reinhold
The nature re and destiny of Man
Newman John Henry
Heart of the world
O'Brien Michael
Father Elijah
O'Connor Flannery
The Complete Stories
Pearce Joseph
Literary converts
Peguy Charles
The Mystery of the Charity of Joan of Arc
Peguy Charles
The Mystery of the Holy Innocents
Peguy Charles
The Portal of the Mystery of Hope
Przywara Erich
The heart of Newman
Ratzinger Joseph
Spirit of the Liturgy
Rosmini Antonio
The five wounds of the Church
Shakespeare William
Hamlet
Shakespeare William
King Lear
Shakespeare William
Measure for measure
Undset Sigrid
Kristin Lavransdatter
Van Der Meersch Max
Bodies and Souls
Von le Fort Gertrud
The Pope from the Ghetto
Von le Fort Gertrud
The song at the scaffold
Waugh Evelyn
Helena
Welborn Amy
De-coding Da Vinci
de Wohl Louis
The last Crusader
de Wohl Louis
The quiet light
Other recommended Readings available in English
Bernanos Georges
The Diary of a Country Priest
Carrel Alexis
Reflections on Life
Chesterton G.K.
Orthodoxy
Chesterton G.K.
The man who was Thursday
Chesterton G.K.
Saint Thomas, Saint Francis
Claudel Paul
The Satin Slipper
Corti Eugenio
The Red Horse
Danielou Jean
The Lord of History
Dostoevsky F.
Crime and Punishment
Dostoevsky F.
Demons
Dawson Christopher
The Historic Reality of Christian Culture
Greene Graham
The End of the Affair
Guardini Romano
The End of the modern world
Hemingway E.
A Farewell to Arms
Hemingway E.
The Old Man and the Sea
Hemingway E.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Ibsen Enrik
A Doll's House
Lagerkvist Par
Evening Land
Leopardi Giacomo
The Canti: with a selection of His Prose
Lewis C.S.
The Four Loves
de Lubac Henri
The drama of the atheist humanism
de Lubac Henri
Catholicism: Christ and the common
destiny of man
Hamer Jerome
The Church is a Communion
Mann Thomas
Joseph and His Brothers
Mann Thomas
Death in Venice and Other Stories
Marshall Bruce
The World, the Flesh, and Father Smith
Montale Eugenio
Cuttlefish Bones
Newman John H.
Imperial mission
Pernaud Regine
Those terrible middle ages
Pernaud Regine
Women in the days of Cathedral
Pernaud Regine
The crusaders
Rilke, Rainer Maria
Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God
Schnackenburg Rudolf
The Gospel according to St. John
Sinyavsky Andrey
Unguarded Thoughts
Solzenizyn Alex.
Cancer Ward
Solzenizyn Alex.
The Gulag Archipelago
N.B.- Most books can be found in your local bookstore or on
Amazon.com. If neither
proves successful try Abebooks.com, especially for older books
32ST.ANNPARISH
I have the same problem!! Thanks for all of the recommendations. It is impossible for me to read every book before it is added to the library, and I don't need any grief from the politically correct folks either!
33SaintSunniva
There's a quite new thriller with LOTS of Catholic themes. I enjoyed it: The Death of a Pope by... (corrected now) Piers Paul Read
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