Sunday, March 29, 2020

People for Future Lists


Priest Writers/Speakers Retired from Active Ministry


Monsignor Euguene Clark

Father Ricardo Castellanos

Father Francis Mary Stone,

Michael Manning

Father Thomas Euteneuer

Albert Cutie

Kenneth J. Roberts

John Bertolucci and Fred Lilly

Fr. John Coropi

Fr. Pat Egan- IN TROUBLE





ABC’s of Catholicism


The Bible


The Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (2005)


Youcat, a catechism for youth, based on the Catechism and its Compendium (2011)




 


Rev. John Trigilio Jr. , Rev. Kenneth Brighenti 



A comprehensive and definitive guide to the Catholic faith

Whether you're a member of the faith or just interested in it, Catholicism For Dummies, 3rd Edition offers a casual, straightforward introduction to the ins and outs of the contemporary church. It explores the moral foundations of Catholicism and explains such sacraments as weddings, Baptisms, funerals, Confirmations, and First Communions. It also covers the basics of Catholic belief, including the story of creation, the origin of sin, and even the end of the world.



Written by the co-hosts of the popular weekly television program "Crash Course of Catholicism" In this accessible guide, you'll take a full and rich look at this diverse and vibrant religion and understand what it is to be a Catholic today. (Amazon Description)



Catholic General Apologetics 






The Beginning Apologetics Super Set is a collection of the best-selling Beginning Apologetics books put together by Catholic Apologist Jim Burnham and Father Frank Chacon.  These concise, easy-to-read books explain various elements of the Catholic Faith in a way that is easy to follow and easy to apply in real life situations.




Volume I deals with defending Catholicism.

Prepare yourself to answer the following challenges to Catholicism and more:

Why do Catholics call priests Father, when the Bible clearly says, Call no man Father? (Mt 23:9)?

Why do Catholics stress good works when the Bible says salvation is, . . . by faith alone? (Eph 2:8-9)

Why do Catholics believe in Purgatory when the word purgatory isn't found in the Bible?

And much, much more...




This study guide is to be used with Beginning Apologetics 1: How To Explain and Defend the Catholic Faith by Father Frank Chacon and Jim Burnham. It is suitable for individuals, small groups, families or religious classes.




The purpose of this booklet is to help Catholics identify and charitably refute the foundational doctrines of the Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons. Instead of getting bogged down in unimportant side issues, we show you how to focus objectively on their main beliefs. Our step-by-step approach uses Scripture, history, and common sense.




Yet another entry in our popular Beginning Apologetics series by Jim Burnham and father Frank Chacon, this volume deals with one of the doctrines at the center of our Faith, the Trinity.




This concise volume gives you both the Biblical basis and the historical basis of why Catholics have recognized the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist since the very beginning of the Church. Also included are suggestions on how the Faithful might appreciate the Eucharist more fully and receive the Eucharist more fruitfully, as well as prayers for before and after communion




Learn the basis of the atheistic and new age belief systems, as well as how to give a Catholic response when faced with the questions that will inevitably come up while in conversation with atheists and new agers.




Yet another entry in our popular Beginning Apologetics series by Jim Burnham and father Frank Chacon, this volume deals with how to answer tough moral questions. Abortion, contraception, euthanasia, cloning and sexual ethics are just a few of the subjects covered in this concise and thought provoking volume.




Yet another entry in our popular Beginning Apologetics series by Jim Burnham and Father Frank Chacon, Beginning Apologetics 6: How To Explain And Defend Mary gets to the heart of the issue that many non-Catholics have the hardest time understanding - Mary.




In Beginning Apologetics 7: How to Read The Bible, the author's purpose is to give beginning students of the Bible an overview of the constant teachings of the Catholic Church about Sacred Scripture. The last section of the book will help lay Catholics identify and refute the errors that some biblical scholars are currently promoting.




In Beginning Apologetics 8: What Catholics Believe about the Second Coming, the Rapture, Heaven, Hell, Purgatory, and Indulgences Jim Burnham and Father Frank Chacon give the basic teachings of the Catholic Church on the end times, and deal with some of the more common errors in this area. A correct understanding of the last things helps us live this life with great peace and hope. It also gives us a deeper appreciation of how much God loves us and how great a gift we have in being made in His image.




Beginning Apologetics 9: How To Answer Muslims examines Islam's major beliefs, and shows how to charitably refute them using Christian teaching - the Scriptures, history, and, of course, common sense.




Organizes over 500 verses showing the biblical basis for more than 50 Catholic doctrines - all in two pages! The amazing Bible Cheat Sheet helps you answer the majority of non-Catholic objections. Fold it in half, put in your Bible and never be unprepared again.




Every Catholic will come face-to-face with anti-Catholic attacks that are launched against the Faith.  There’s no better time to arm yourself with what we consider a must for every Catholic’s home library… The Essential Catholic Survival Guide.



Catholic Answers 20 Answers

20 Answers: Angels & Demons

20 Answers: Death & Judgment

20 Answers: Divorce & Remarriage

20 Answers: Mary

20 Answers: God

20 Answers: Salvation

20 Answers: The Eucharist

20 Answers: The Papacy

20 Answers: Scripture & Tradition

20 Answers: Jehovah's Witnesses

20 Answers: Islam

20 Answers: Mormonism

20 Answers: Atheism

20 Answers: Abortion

20 Answers: The Real Jesus

20 Answers: End of Life Issues

20 Answers: Faith & Science

20 Answers: Miracles

20 Answers: The Bible

20 Answers: The Sacraments

20 Answers: Witchcraft & the Occult

20 Answers: Apparitions & Revelations

20 Answers: The Church

20 Answers: The Reformation

20 Answers: Homosexuality

20 Answers: Bible Prophecy

20 Answers: Bible Difficulties

20 Answers: Judaism

20 Answers: Bioethics

20 Answers: Marriage & Sex

20 Answers: The Early Church  20 Answers: The Old Testament



Catholic Classic Christian Writers


Pascal

John Henry Neman





Catholic Classic MODERN Christian Writers


Fr Ronald Knox

Thomas Merton

Malcolm Muggridge

Adrienne Spears

Hans Von Balthazar
Alice Von Hildebrand

Henri de Lubac



Catholic liberalism,

Hans Küng,

Karl Rahner,

Edward Schillebeeckx,





Heirloom Editions from the Golden Age of Apologetics


·        The Third Day (1945)

·        The Spirit of Catholicism(1924) Karl Adam,


·        Orthodoxy (1908) G.K. Chesterton

·        Lord of the World (1907) Robert Hugh Benson

·        The Faith of Our Fathers (1876) James Cardinal Gibbons

·        Evidence for Our Faith Evidence for Our Faith(1952) Joseph Cavanaugh

·        The Path to Rome (1902) Hillaire Belloc

·        Catholic Evidence Training Outlines (1925) Frank Sheed and Maisie Ward

·        The Soul of the Apostolate (1937)



Classic Works


Christopher Dawson,

Religion and World History: A Selection from the Works of Christopher Dawson (1975)



St. Francis de Sales


If your life seems to make no sense, or if you don't know which path to take, St. Francis de Sales will console and inform you. In Finding God's Will For You, he explains to you what God's will is and how He reveals it — yes, even to you, and even in the seemingly random events of your life.



Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange O.P

Knowing the Love of God - Lessons From a Spiritual Master (2015)



Robert Royal  

Jacques Maritain, Bernard Lonergan, Joseph Pieper, Edith Stein, Alasdair MacIntyre, Charles Taylor, Romano Guardini, Karl Rahner, Henri du Lubac, Karol Wojtyla, Joseph Ratzinger, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Charles Peguy, Paul Claudel, George Bernanos, Francois Mauriac, G. K. Chesterton, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Christopher Dawson, Graham Greene, Sigrid Undset, J. R. R. Tolkien, Czeslaw Milosz, and many more.



Encounters with Holiness: My Interviews with Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Dorothy Day, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Catherine de Hueck Doherty, Fr. Walter Ciszek, SJ, Leon-Josef Cardinal Suenens, John Cardinal O'Connor, Mother Angelica and Many Others

by

John T. Catoir





Quote Book Outlines




Pathoes/1 Peter Five

Catholic Superstars

New Media Stars

Catholic Channel

Catholic Websites



Podcasts & Video







Being Catholic

Catholic Evangelization

Catholic Living

Catholic Thought and Culture

Social Justice

Vatican Councils



Bible and Apologetics

Bible Study

Catholic Apologetics and Catechesis



Catholic Personalities

Ava Maria Radio

Catholic Answers

Franciscan University

Catholic Bishop and Priest Writers

Word on Fire

Priest Writers

Catholic Superstars 2



Elizabeth S why r you catholic Catholics

50 Best Blogs

Untangling the Catholic Web



LIVIES

Single

Multiple

Thomas E Woods

Kenneth J. Howell

Father Mateo

Lives of Classic Christian and Catholics

Lives of Saints and Popes

Various Saint Books

Various Books



Catholic Spirituality

Biblical and Saintly Writing

Catholic Classic Christian Writers

Catholic Classic Modern

Heirloom Editions

Classic Works



 Catholic Spirituality

Catholic Spirituality

Catholic Spirituality 2

Spiritual World

Supernatural





Quotes to Organize


Justin Fatica

 http://www.amazingnation.org/#blogs

https://hanm.org/



Fr. Greg Boyle (Home Boy Industries),


Paul J. Kim,


Philip Rivers




in Hebrews 12:2, it says we should keep our eyes on Jesus. If we do that from morning until evening, then we’re able to live the day correctly. By analogy, if we keep our focus on the baseball from the beginning of the game until the end, then we’re able to play correctly. Even during a game, the focus is still Jesus; but from a physical-mechanical standpoint, the focus is the ball.” |  May. 11, 2012

San Diego Baseball Camp Has Christ at Its Center

MLB All-Star Mike Sweeney will lead the innovative clinic this summer.



John Pridmore


In the Bible, Jesus said that his yoke is easy and his burden is light. Yet many people think that trying to live according to the way God asks them to means they will lose their freedom. In fact, the reverse is true. It’s only when we try to allow God into our lives, even into the darkest parts, that we discover what it means to be really free. I fly all over the world now to give talks. In

2009, for example, I visited Liberia, the Cayman Islands, Hong King, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand and the USA. Travelling is great. I meet interesting people, see new places and experience different cultures. I love to sit on a beach sipping a Bacardi Breezer, but I’m just as happy relaxing at home in Ireland or speaking to half a million people at World Youth Day, so long as I feel this is God’s will. It doesn’t matter what I’m doing; my worth is not in what I do but in who I am, a child of God who is loved.

John Pridmore,  Journey to Freedom (2010)   



“It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag.”

    • ― Admiral Jeremiah A. Denton





Rirchard Rohr is one

Daniel P. Horan, OFM

“One of the things rooted in our nature which constitutes us in God’s image, is our innate liberty. God is infinitely free, because He is infinitely powerful and beyond any other determination except that of His own love; and love is, of its essence, free. The freedom that is in our nature is our ability to love something, someone besides ourselves, and for the sake, not of ourselves, but of the one we love. There is in the human will an innate tendency, an inborn capacity for disinterested love. This power to love another for his own sake is one of the things that makes us like God, because this power is the one thing in us that is free from all determination. It is a power which transcends and escapes the inevitability of self-love.”

― Daniel P. Horan, The Franciscan Heart of Thomas Merton: A New Look at the Spiritual Inspiration of His Life, Thought, and Writing



Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa OFM Cap

http://franciscanseculars.com/hope-fr-raniero-cantalamessa/

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2017-12/fr--cantalamessa--everything-that-is-not-christ-is-vanity.html

https://www.azquotes.com/author/32514-Raniero_Cantalamessa



 Everyday Liminality Comedy: More than just laughs





Fr. Jacques Philippe - A Guide for the Spiritual Life.....

John Wood

Rev. Garrigou-Lagrange

Nick Sandmann on the Today Show.

Fr. Justin Belitz,  https://twitter.com/FrJustinBelitz



Pierre Teilhard de Chardin,

Quotes by

“It is through the collaboration which he solicits from us that Christ, starting from all creatures, is consummated and attains his plenitude. St. Paul himself tells us so. We may, perhaps, imagine that Creation was finished long ago. But that would be quite wrong. It continues in still more magnificent form in the highest zones of the world….Our role is to help complete it, if only by the humble work of our hands. This is the real meaning and the price of our acts. Owing to the interrelation between matter, soul, and Christ, we lead part of the being which he desires back to God in whatever we do. With each of our works, we labor automatically but really to build the Pleroma, which is to say we help towards the fulfillment of Christ.” (“The Divinization of Our Activities” in Modern Catholic Thinkers [Vol. 1], New York: Harper 1960.)

“Lord Christ, you who are divine energy and living irresistible might: since of the two of us it is you who are infinitely the stronger, it is you who must set me ablaze and transmute me into fire that we may be welded together and made one. Grant me, then, something even more precious than that grace for which all your faithful followers pray: to receive communion as I die is not sufficient: teach me to make a communion of death itself.” (Hymn of the Universe, NY: Harper and Row 1965.)

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin



Meister Eckhart,

 John Henry Newman,

Karl Rahner,

Andrew Greeley

Fr Timothy Gallagher’s teaching on Ignatius spirituality brings me to my knees



Personalities to put somewhere


Brantlymillegan

Craven Graces

Mark Mallett

Regina Doman

Sophie_Hudson

Kelly Deutsch

Mike Tenney

Father Fessio

Darwin catholic

Leila Miller

Matthew Arnold

Molly Kelly

Fr. Francis Martin

Hugh Pope

John Kincaid at the Sacred Page

Lila rose

Kevin O Brian



o   Doug Barry








https://kevinsymonds.com/



Thomas E Woods

Fathr Mateo

T. L. Frazier

Kristine L. Franklin

Mary Beth Kremski

Larua Johnson

Eric Bavlat

Martin K. Barrack

Rosalind Moss

Marcus Grodi

Matthew Arnold

Francis J. Beckwith

Richard Cole

Leona Choy

Jodyserey

Father joe

Secret diary of Elisabeth leseur

No price to high

Kevin lowry

Littleportionhermitage

Holly Ordway

Sally Read

Jean Marie Elie Setbon

Lorraine V Murray

Bruce Sullivan

Walter Ciszek

Encounters with holiness

Catherine de huek coherty

Leon-josep cardinal suenes

Charles p. connor

Mother dolores hart

Conn iggulden

Immaculee llibagiza

Fr. Gereon Goldman

Authobiography of a hunted prest

John Gerald Philip carman

Fr. Paul glynn

Hemesath, Harold burke sivers

Mothr veronica namoyo le goulard

Michael oher

Corrie ten boom

Richard wurmbrand

Bob Wieland

Eugnio zolliz

Deacon Harold burke-sivers

Margaret Roberts

Dr. matthew e. bunson

Mysteries marvels and miracles

Brian Kennelly

Bob and penny lord

Francis mary

Fr. Paul O’Sullivan



Word onfire

Amy Wellborn

Andrew Petiprin https://andrewpetiprin.com/

 Bishop Robert Barron

Brandon Vogt

Chris Boehmler

Chris Hazell

Christopher West

Daniel Stewart

Dcn. David Stavarz

Dominicans of the Province of St. Joseph

Dr. Holly Ordway

Dr. Jacob Wood

Dr. Michael Barber

Dr. Tom Neal

Edmund Mitchell

Elizabeth Scalia

Ellyn von Huben

Eric Wandrey

Fr. Billy Swan

Fr. Blake Britton

Fr. Connor Danstrom

Fr. Damian Ference

Fr. Dan Steele

Fr. Michael Cummins

Fr. Paul Murray, O.P.

Fr. Steve Grunow

Fredric Heidemann

Heather King

Jacob Bearer

Jared Zimmerer

Joe Heschmeyer

Jon Kearney

Joseph Gloor

Kerry Trotter

Leah Libresco

Luke Burgis

Matt Nelson

Matthew Becklo

Pat Flynn

Peggy Pandaleon

Rachel Bulman

Ricky Jones

Robert Mixa

Rozann Lee

Tim Glemkowski

Tod Worner

Word on Fire



Catholic Channel


https://thecatholicguy.com/home/

Father Cedric Pisegna Ministries

·        Seize the Day with Gus Lloyd Weekdays 7:30 - 10 am ET
Rebroadcast 10 am ETGus Lloyd gets your day started with a prayer and a smile. "Seize the Day" and live in the joy of the Lord! Gus chats with newsmakers, personalities and callers to discuss what's on their minds and in their hearts. Email Seize the Day at seizetheday@thecatholicchannel.org

  • Available On Demand

The Jen Fulwiler Show Weekdays 2 - 4 pm ET
Rebroadcast 12 am ETSpend the afternoon with Jen Fulwiler as she takes a look at modern life through the lens of a Catholic convert and mother of six, weaving humorous personal stories with insightful commentary on current events. Her unique (and often surprising) perspectives and her sharp sense of humor combine to make the Jennifer Fulwiler Show an exciting addition to the afternoon talk radio world.

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Catholic Guy with Lino Rulli Weekdays 4 - 6 pm ET
Rebroadcast 5 am & 8 pm ETLino Rulli is described by his friends as "The Catholic Guy" because that is exactly what he is... an everyday Catholic guy with a fresh, fun, and often off-beat take on living out the faith in the world today. Join Lino, "The Catholic Guy," for a look at the world unlike any you've heard before. Email The Catholic Guy at lino@thecatholicchannel.org

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Busted Halo Show with Father Dave Dwyer Weekdays 6 - 8 pm ET
Rebroadcast 2 am & 10 pm ETNobody's perfect, but we're all on a journey toward God - so we all have "busted halos!" Paulist Father Dave Dwyer, who had a career in television (MTV, Comedy Central) and radio before being ordained a priest, invites young adult Catholics to make the connection between faith and everyday life. Email Busted Halo at bustedhalo@thecatholicchannel.org

·        The Crux of The Matter with John Allen Mondays 1 pm ET
Rebroadcasts Tuesdays 4 am ET; Saturdays 8 am & 10 am ET; Sunday 1 pm ET

“The Crux of the Matter” is a fast-paced, one-stop-shopping destination for the latest on the Vatican, global Catholicism, and the Church in the U.S., delivered with a nose for news and a sense of humor. Each week, Allen and co-host Inés San Martín run down the most important Catholic developments of the week, with a special focus on Pope Francis and the Vatican. Allen and San Martín also welcome a wide range of guests each week, including bishops and other Catholic newsmakers, pundits and commentators, theologians and activists, and just ordinary folks, to unpack the stories behind the news. If you give the “Crux of the Matter” an hour each week, it will bring you the Catholic world!

  • Available On Demand

Pathways of Learning Tuesdays 1 pm ET
Rebroadcast Saturdays 7 am & 6 pm ET; Sundays 4 am ETWhat can life teach you? And how can your faith teach you about life and the world you live in. Join Sister Marie Pappas on Pathways of Learning every Saturday and Sunday to learn about "life's larger lessons" and the classroom that is as big the whole world around you. It's all about living, learning and believing.

·        Hallie Weekly Thursdays 1 pm ET
Rebroadcasts Fridays 4 am ET; Saturdays 8 am ET

Join Hallie Lord once a week as she takes a look at what it means to live a life that is entirely alive, complete with highs and lows, joy and grief, tears and laughter, and ultimately, peace. The key? Learning to embrace the wild and crazy calls of God.

·        Word to Life Fridays 1 pm ET
Rebroadcast Saturdays 2 am, 5 am, & 9 pm ET; Sundays 8 am ETFather John Maria Devaney, a Dominican Friar, helps us to understand God's Word, and how to live it out in our daily lives, with a contemporary and insightful look at our Sunday readings.

·        Mass from St. Patrick's Cathedral Weekdays 7 am ET & Sundays 10:15 am ET
Daily Mass Rebroadcast 10 am ETThe Daily Mass from St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, NY.

·        Religion and Rock Saturdays 11 pm ET
Rebroadcast Sundays 7 pm ET

Twenty-Eight years and counting, Msgr. Jim Vlaun combines classic rock music with the message of the Gospel!  Enjoy your favorite rock classics with a deeper message.  Email at MsgrJim@TeelcareTV.org

  • Available On Demand

Conversation with Cardinal Dolan Tuesdays 2 pm ET
Rebroadcast Wednesdays 12 am & 4 am ET; Fridays 7 pm ET; Saturdays 4 am, 6 am & 9 am ET; Sundays 3 am, 9 am, 6 pm & 9 pm ETEach week, New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan will answer you e-mails, discuss a variety of topics related and address what is happening in the Archdiocese of New York and other significant issues in the Church.

·        America This Week Wednesdays 1 pm ET
Rebroadcast Saturdays 2 pm ET; Sundays 12 pm ETJoin Fr. Matt Malone, S.J. Editor in Chief of America magazine along with America editors Kerry Weber and Tim Reidy joined by Fr. Jim Martin, as they address the headlines at the intersection of the Church and the world offering analysis on current affairs infused with Jesuit spirituality in this smart Catholic take on faith and culture.

·        Just Love Saturdays 12 am
Rebroadcast Saturdays 10 am ET; Sundays 5 am ETJust Love is about more than just loving others. It's about feeding the hungry and sheltering the homeless. It's about advocating for a just and compassionate society in which everyone -- young and old, citizen and newcomer, Catholic and non-Catholic -- can live and thrive in peace and safety. JustLove is about the work Catholic Charities do nationwide to rebuild after disasters, to touch almost every human need, and to provide help and create hope where they're needed. It's about doing rather than JustLiving.

·        Sounds from the Spires Saturdays 1 am ET
Rebroadcast Sundays 12 am, 6 am & 8 pm ETExplore the world of the arts, especially music, as seen through the eyes of the Church. Hosted by Dr. Jennifer Pascual, music director of St. Patrick's Cathedral.

·        Salt + Light Hour with Deacon Pedro Saturdays 3 pm ET
Rebroadcast Saturdays 10 pm ET & Sundays 2 pm ET Every week, Deacon Pedro brings you the best of Salt + Light: inspiring messages, insightful interviews, interesting commentary and music, plus news updates, a Saint of the Week and event updates from around the Catholic world.



Catholic Apologetics


James J. Drummey

Catholic Replies: Answers to Over 800 of the Most Often Asked Questions about Religious and Moral Issues (2003)



John Flader and Cardinal George Pell

Question Time: 150 Questions and Answers on the Catholic Faith (2010)





Fr. Hardon helps to form Catholics in the faith by focusing on the principle points of doctrine, moral teaching, and spirituality conveyed so richly in the Catechism.



The Treasury of Catholic Wisdom (2011)



Fr. Edward Hayes with Msgr. Paul J. Hayes, and James J. Drummey.

Catholicism and Ethics: A Medical - Moral Handbook (1997)

Catholicism and Life: Commandments and Sacraments 

Catholicism and Reason: The Creed and Apologetics (1996)

Catholicism and Society: Marriage, Family, Social Issues (1997)



Radio Replies: Classic Answers to Timeless Questions About the Catholic Faith (2001) by Leslie Rumble, Charles M Carty and Charles M. Carty

From the Bible to baptism; from Christian morality to the marks of the Church; from the nature of man to the evidence for God in nature; Radio Replies is a one-stop shop for smart and sound information about the Catholic Faith.





Catholic Evangelization




Carl Anderson  A Civilization of Love: What Every Catholic Can Do to Transform the World (2008)



Terry Barber  How to Share Your Faith with Anyone: A Practical Manual of Catholic Evangelization (2013)



Stephen J Binz  Scripture: God's Handbook for Evangelizing Catholics (2014) 



Dom Jean-Baptiste Chautard Spiritual Handbook for Cath Evangelists How to Win Souls without Losing Your Own (2014)



Steve Dawson

Catholic Street Evangelization: Stories of Conversion and Witness (2016)

Catholic Street Evangelization is readable, accessible, and conversational. It illustrates the missionary calling of all baptized Christians, including Catholics



Scott Hahn  Evangelizing Catholics: A Mission Manual for the New Evangelization (2014)



Matthew Kelly  The Four Signs of A Dynamic Catholic: How Engaging 1% of Catholics Could Change the World  (2012)





Shaun A.  McAfee, Filling Our Father's House 






I’m a cradle Catholic and a product of Catholic School (elementary, middle school, high school, even college). Every day of my academic life, time was spent learning about the teachings of the Church.

We learned about the saints, Sacraments, schisms, Scripure, shrines, sin, stigmata, synods, sacrilege and scapulars. We learned when to kneel, when to sit, when to genuflect, when to bow, when to strike our chest when to cross our lips and when to stand. We learned what to believe, how to behave, and where we belong. As I think back on those hors of learning what it means to be Catholic, I can’t remember evefr talking about evangelization. I can’t even remember a single teacher ever just saying the word “evangelization”.  It was as if “eveangelization” was a four letter word.

Pope John Paul 2 believed in the importance of and the need for evangelization so much that he made it one of the main focuses of his pontificate. Why? Because when John Paul 2 took a look around, he saw that the world neded the transforming Word of God, and the Church should be stepping up her efforts to bring that Word into the world. Quite frankly, he was saying that our evangelization neded a swift kick in the butt.

There are things in life we can’t help but talk about. Things we can’t help but share with others. Our relationship with Christ should be one of those things. When we truly encounter Him, when we let Him take over our whole life, Jesus is incredibly contagious.



The Person who has been evangelized goes on to evangelize others…it is unthinkable that a person should accept the Word and give himself to  the kingdom without becoming a person who bears witness to it and proclaims it in his turn.” Pope Paul VI



What about you? Who’s stopping you? Who or what are the bad guys in your life? Fear? Pride? Doubt? IF you have a real relationship with Christ, you should be busting at the seams to tell the world about it. That seems like a good way to measure what most people claim is immeasurable faith. If your faith is strong enough, nothing should be able to stop you from sharing it.



You may not be an evangelism expert and you may not have gone to seminary, but you may well be the most qualified person to share Christ with the people in your world.” Steve Douglas

Michael Marchand The E Word 



Diane Moczar

Converts and Kingdoms: How the Church Converted the Pagan West - and How We Can Do It Again (2012)

Go, Therefore, and Make Disciples: Missionary Saints in the Church (2018) OSV



Eric Sammons  The Old Evangelization: How to Spread the Faith Like Jesus Did (2017)





Chris Stewart and Tony Brandt Casting Nets: Grow Your Faith by Sharing Your Faith (2015)



Aletheia Theresa   Noble  The Prodigal You Love  ,



Sherry Weddell Forming Intentional Disciples: The Path to Knowing and Following Jesus  (2012)



George Wigel Evangelical Catholicism: Deep Reform in the 21st-Century Church (2014)



Catholic Living
Art Bennett, Laraine Bennett


The Temperament God Gave You: The Classic Key to Knowing Yourself, Getting Along with Others, and Growing Closer to the Lord (2005)

The Emotions God Gave You: A Guide For Catholics To Healthy And Holy Living (2011)





Bill Donohue Why Catholicism Matters: How Catholic Virtues Can Reshape Society in the 21st Century (2012)




Crunchy Cons: How Birkenstocked Burkeans, gun-loving organic gardeners, evangelical free-range farmers, hip homeschooling mamas, right-wing nature ... America (or at least the Republican Party)  (2006)

The Little Way of Ruthie Leming: A Southern Girl, a Small Town, and the Secret of a Good Life  (2013)

How Dante Can Save Your Life: The Life-Changing Wisdom of History's Greatest Poem  (2015)

The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation (2017)






Time Management for Catholics (2002)

Perpetual Motivation: How to Light Your Fire and Keep It Burning in Your Career and in Life (2006)

Win the World Without Losing Your Soul (2008) Say This, Not That: How to Build Trust and Motivate Others with the Right Choice of Words  (2011)













Aaron Kheriaty, John Cihak

The Catholic Guide to Depression How the Saints, the Sacraments, and Psychiatry Can Help You Break Its Grip and Find Happiness Again (2012)



John Joseph Powell

Why Am I Afraid to Tell You Who I Am?  (1969)

A Reason to Live! A Reason to Die! (1972)

Why Am I Afraid to Love?  (1972)

The Secret of Staying in Love (1974)

Unconditional love: Love without Limits (1978)

Fully human, fully alive: A new life through a new vision (1976)

He Touched Me - My Pilgrimage of Prayer (1976) 

Abortion the Silent Holocaust (1981) 

Will the Real Me Please Stand Up: 25 Guidelines for Good Communication (1985)

Happiness Is an Inside Job (1989) 

Through the Eyes of Faith (1992)

Quiet Moments With John Powell, S.J: 120 Daily Readings (2000



The Bad Catholic's Guide to Good Living: A Loving Look at the Lighter Side of Catholic Faith, with Recipes for Feasts and Fun (Bad Catholic's Guides) (2005) John Zmirak and Denise Matychowiak
https://sfarchdiocese.org/documents/2018/5/Aaron%20Kheriaty%20Interview%20on%20Hope%20and%20Healing-1.pdf





Catholic Personalities Popular Writers


Raymond Arroyo

Mike Aquilina

Mark Brumley

Anthony DeStefano

Bert Ghezi

Mark Hart

Thomas Howard

Matthew Kelly

Matthew Pinto

Brandon Vogt

George Weigel

Kevin Vost

Fr. John Hardon

Christopher West



Catholic Personalities Apologetics and Bible Commentators




Bible Study

Michael Barber

Mac Barron

Henry Grey Graham

Karen Dwyer Lawrence Dwyer

Tim Gray

Gary G. Michuta

Hugh Pope

Carmen Rojas

Dr. Steven Smith

William M. IV Wright , Francis Martin

Mary Healy

Curtis Mitch



Catholic Apologetics and Catechesis

Rod Bennett

Karlo Broussard

Jeff Cavins

David B Currie

Keith A Fournier

Michael P Foley

Richard M. Hogan

Stephen Gabriel

Austen Ivereugh, Kathryn Jean Lopez

Fr. H.G. Hughs

Kevin Orlin Johnson

Chrisopher Kaczor

David P Lang

Taylor Marshall

Dr. Rocco Martino

Mark McNeil

Guy Michuta

Matt Nelson

Dr. Brant Pitre

Carl Olsen

Steve Rey

Mario P Romero

Devin Rose

Fr. James Schall

Rodney Stark

Paul Scalia

Edward P. Sri

Chris Stefanick



Tighe, Tommy



Scott Sullivan

Pete Vere Michael Trueman

Paul Thigpen

Carl R. Torgeson

Various: Disorientation: How to Go to College without Losing Your Mind (2019)

Steve Weidenkopf



Catholic Apologetics by Former Catholics

Michael Coren



More Apologists

John Martigoni





Catholic Personalities Priests and Bishops Writers




Cardinals and Bishops

Raymond Leo Burke

Cardinal Egan

Charles J. Chaput

Bishop Timothy Dolan

Cardinal Avery Dulles

Francis E. George

Robert Reed

Robert Sarah

Bishop Thomas Paprocki

Donald W. Wuerl

Fabian Bruskewitz

Cardinal Sean P. O’ Malley



Priests

Father Msgr. Richard C Antall

Fr. Andrew Apostoli

Fr. Ed Broom

Fr. Donald Calloway

Fr. Joseph F. Classsen

Fr. Thomas Dubay

Fr. R. Scott Hurd

Fr. H.G. Hughs

Fr. Michel Kerper

Fr. Alfred McBride

Fr. Mark Mossa

Fr. Jonathan Morris

Fr. Richard John Neuhaus

Fr. Mitch Pacwa

Fr. Leo Patalinhug

Fr. Dave Pivonka

Monsignor Charles Pope

Fr.George Rutler

Fr. Larry Richards

Fr Kevin Scallon

Fr. Peter Straviks

Fr. Robert Spitzer



More Priests

Fr. Gregory Pine

Fra. Joseph Mary, F.I.



Catholic Personalities Ava Maria Radio


Al Kresta

Deal Hudson

Dr. Ray Gurendi

Fr. John Riccardo

Teresa Tomeo

Ann Shields

Theresa Hofer

Collen Kelly Mast



Catholic Personalities Catholic Answers


Jimmy Akin

Todd Aglialoro

Michelle Arnold

Fr. Hugh Barbour, O. Praem.

Jim Blackburn

Karlo Broussard

Christopher Check

Leah Darrow

Cy Kellett

Karl Keating

Peggy Frye

Peter Herbeck

Trent Horn

Tom Nash

Fr. Vincent Serpa

Jon Sorenson

Tim Staples

Stacy Trasancos



Catholic Personalities Ascension Presents


Maria Mitchell

Jackie and Bobby Angel

Fr. Mike Schmitz

Jeff Cavins

Matt Fradd

http://franciscanfriars.com/

Fr. Josh Johnson

Edward Sri

Danielle Bean

Miriam James Heidland, S.O.L.T. https://soltsisters.blogspot.com/

Michelle Benzinger

Heather Khym,

https://beaheart.com/blogs/blog/becoming-myself-michelle-benzinger



https://steubenvillefuel.com/2016/01/22/deeper-and-wider/

http://www.layevangelist.com/

http://www.thesinnersguide.com/

https://www.colinmaciver.com/





Catholic Personalities Franciscan University


John Bergsma

Giles Dimock

Scott Hahn Various Books

Alan Schreck

Dr. Mark Miravalle

Regis Martin

Chris & Linda Padgett

Bob Rice

Fr. Michael Scanlon

Benjamin Wiker



Catholic Personalities on Radio


Fr. Tom Delerenzo ON THE RADIO

Fr. Philip Scott  www.catholicproductions.com

Reflections with Fr. Leo Clifford





Catholic Spirituality  




Antonin Sertillanges What Jesus saw from the cross (2008) Sophia Institute Press (first published 1930)



Concetta Belegia, FSP I, Jesus (1995)



St. Francis de Sales, Christopher O. Blum  Roses Among Thorns: Simple Advice for Renewing Your Spiritual Journey (2014)





Helena Burns, FSP  He Speaks to You: He Speaks to You (2012)



Michal Brown  

Secrets of the Eucharist (2000)

The God of Miracles (2011)



Vicki Burbach  How to Read Your Way to Heaven  (2017)





Ronda Cheravin

Quotable Saints  (1992)

The Way of Love: The Battle for Inner Transformation (2013)

What The Saints Said About Heaven: 101 Holy Insights About Everlasting Life (2011) with Richard Ballard



Colleen Carroll Campbell

The New Faithful: Why Young Adults Are Embracing Christian Orthodoxy (2002)

My Sisters the Saints: A Spiritual Memoir (2012)





Fr. Thomas F. Dailey Live Today Well St. Francis de Sales's Simple Approach to Holiness (2015)



Vinny Flynn

7 Secrets of Confession  (2013)

7 Secrets of Divine Mercy (2015)

7 Secrets of the Eucharist (2005)

Mercy's Gaze: 100 Readings from Scripture and the Diary of St. Faustina  (2013)



Elizabeth  Ficocelli  Shower of Heavenly Roses: Stories of the intercession of St. Therese of Lisieux 



Miriam James Heidland S O L T,  Loved as I Am: An Invitation to Conversion, Healing, and Freedom Through Jesus (2014) West Christopher (Foreword)



Maria Morera Johnson My Badass Book of Saints: Courageous Women Who Showed Me How to Live (2015)



Patricia Ann Kasten

Linking Your Beads: The Rosary's History, Mysteries, Prayers, (2011)

Making Sense of Saints: Fascinating Facts About Relics, Patrons, Canonization and More ( 2014)



Heather King

Redeemed: A Spiritual Misfit Stumbles Toward God, Marginal Sanity, and the Peace That Passes All Understanding  (2008)

Shirt of Flame: A Year with St. Therese of Lisieux  (2011)

Holy Desperation: Praying as If Your Life Depends on It  (2017)



Philip Kosloski Basic Field Manual for Hearing God's Voice: 11+ Ways to Distinguish Between God's Voice, Satan's Voice and My Voice (2016)



George W. Kosicki C.S.B. Revelations of Divine Mercy: Daily Readings From the Diary of Blessed Faustina Kowalska (1996)



Peter Kreeft How To Be Holy (2016)



Randy Hain, Teresa Tomeo  Joyful Witness: How to Be an Extraordinary Catholic  (2014)



Jon Leonetti


Your God is Too Boring (2015)

The Art of Getting Over Yourself (2017)



Leah Libresco  Arriving at Amen (2015)



Fr. Lawrence G. Lovasik Hidden Power of Kindness A Practical Handbook for Souls Who Dare to Transform the World One Deed at a Time (1999)



Shaun McAfee, Paul Thigpen (Foreword) Reform Yourself! : How to Pray, Find Peace, and Grow in Faith with the Saints of the Counter-Reformation (2017)



Julie Onderko  Discover Your Next Mission from God Saints who found God's will — and how you can too (2015)



Sr. Briege McKenna

Miracles Do Happen: God Can Do the Impossible (2002)

Magnificat Proclaims: A Collection of Powerful, Inspiring Testimonies (2016)



Curtis Martin  Made for More (2008)




Ralph Martin-
Fulfillment of all desire (2006)

Hungry for God: Practical Help in Personal Prayer (2011)



Henri J. M. Nouwen

The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming  (1991)

Mornings with Henri J.M. Nouwen: Readings and Reflections (1997)

Henri J. M. Nouwen: In My Own Words  (2001)

Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life (2013)



Jesse Romero   Catholics, Wake Up!: Be a Spiritual Warrior (2014)



Eric Sammons Holiness for Everyone: The Practical Spirituality of St. Josemaria Escriva (2012)





David Scott

The Catholic Passion: Rediscovering the Power and Beauty of the Faith (2005) David Scott

The Love That Made Mother Teresa: How Her Secret Visions and Dark Nights Can Help You Conquer the Slums of Your Heart (2014)





Elizabeth Scalia Strange Gods Unmasking the Idols in Everyday Life (2012)



Catholic Spirituality 2




 “Always keep in mind that the spiritual life is a journey of a thousand steps. For people of goodwill, at every point in the process, no matter how holy or unholy we think we are or were, we will always find potential areas of improvement and progress. The key is to remember to be patient and take the process one step at a time.”
 

“The seeker must make a life-time commitment to fight their way to God. They must commit to rising every time they fall, taking full responsibility for their spiritual life and growth, and never letting go of the idea that God is always ready to receive and strengthen us when we turn to Him; even when our falls are severe.”
 

“Only in a state of quiet reflection can we begin to really hear the voice of God and evaluate our lives in a meaningful way.”
Dan Burke and Fr. John Bartunek Navigating the Interior Life: Spiritual Direction and the Journey to God (2012)



Johnnette Benkovic Experience Grace in Abundance: Ten Strategies for Your Spiritual Life (2003/2016)



Randy Hain

The Catholic Briefcase: Tools for Integrating Faith and Work (2011)

Along the Way: Lessons for an Authentic Journey of Faith (2012)

Joyful Witness: How to Be an Extraordinary Catholic (2014) with Teresa Tomeo

Journey to Heaven: A Road Map for Catholic Men (2014)



Robert P. Lockwood  Man Virtues: What the Hell Am I Doing with My Life? (2018)




Mike Pacer Mercy and Hope (2016)

  

Jon Sobrino No Salvation Outside the Poor: Prophetic-Utopian Essays (2015)



Harold Burke-Sivers Behold the Man: A Catholic Vision of Male Spirituality (2015)










Anne Richards Tschanz, A Spiritual Pilgrimage to France (2011)



Katie Warner Head & Heart: Becoming Spiritual Leaders for Your Family (2015)



The 10 Best Books to Read for Easter: Selections to Inspire, Educate, & Provoke: Excerpts from new and classic titles by bestselling authors in the field, with an Introduction by James Martin, SJ.



And excerpts from:
https://www.biblestudyevangelista.com/


Together on Retreat by James Martin, SJ
Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
Simply Jesus by N. T. Wright

“Just as many who were brought up to think of God as a bearded old gentleman sitting on a cloud decided that when they stopped believing in such a being they had therefore stopped believing in God, so many who were taught to think of hell as a literal underground location full of worms and fire...decided that when they stopped believing in that, so they stopped believing in hell. The first group decided that because they couldn't believe in childish images of God, they must be atheists. The second decided that because they couldn't believe in childish images of hell, they must be universalists.” - NT Wright


Made for Goodness by Desmond Tutu and Mpho Tutu
Not Less Than Everything by Catherine Wolff (Editor)
The Worthless Servant by Ann Patchett
The Myth of Persecution by Candida Moss
The Greatest Prayer by John Dominic Crossan
God Wants You Happy by Father Jonathan Morris
Will There Be Faith? by Thomas H. Groome
The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything by James Martin, SJ





CONCERT MEDITATIONS BY JOHN MICHAEL TALBOT

Lessons from a Troubadour



Amy Welborn

Wish You Were Here: Travels through Loss and Hope (2012)

Prove It Series

Loyola Kids Book of Saints (2001)





Catholic Thought and Culture


Robert Barron  Seeds of the Word: Finding God in the Culture (2015)



Rod Bennet The Popcorn Cathedral: Essays at the Junction of Film, Faith, and Fantasy (2016)



Douglas Beaumont  The Message Behind the Movie: How to Engage With a Film Without Disengaging Your Faith  (2009)



Nancy Carpentier BrownThe Mystery of Harry Potter: A Catholic Family Guide (2007)



Guy  Consolmagno, Would You Baptize an Extraterrestrial?: . . . and Other Questions from the Astronomers' In-box at the Vatican Observatory 




Thomas Day Why Catholics Can't Sing: Revised and Updated With New Grand Conclusions and Good Advice (1990)

Thomas Day Where have you gone, Michelangelo? : the loss of soul in Catholic culture (1993)



S C  Naoum Eye of the Tiber  (2016)  




Gary Giddins Warning Shadows: Home Alone with Classic Cinema (2010)



Elizabeth Lev How Catholic Art Saved the Faith: The Triumph of Beauty and Truth in Counter-Reformation Art  (2018)



101 Surprising Facts About Church History (2016) David Meconi S.J.



Barbara Nicolosi Behind the Screen: Hollywood Insiders on Faith, Film, and Culture   (2005)



Alice Ozmapope The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared  (2011)


“The arts are one of our best protections against dogmatism of any stripe and a powerful weapon against complacency. But showing us how rotten reality is and how twisted we are, is not their sole purpose. Nor can it be said that the pursuit of complexity for its own sake is a valid aim. Unfortunately, that seems to be what much 20th-century art was about. Process became synonymous with progress, and a vast array of methodologies—artificially contrived systems and procedures based on mechanical or mathematical concepts—took the place of straightforward communication.”
― Robert R. Reilly, Surprised by Beauty: A Listener's Guide to the Recovery of Modern Music2003)



Christopher West Theology of the Body at the Movies (2017)





Catholic Thought and Literary Apologetics




Dale Ahlquist,

G.K. Chesterton: The Apostle of Common Sense (2003)

Common Sense 101: Lessons from G.K. Chesterton (2006)

The Complete Thinker: The Marvelous Mind of G.K. Chesterton (2012)

All Roads: Roamin' Catholic Apologetics (2014)



Nancy Carpentier Brown The Mystery of Harry Potter: A Catholic Family Guide (2007)



Anthony M. Esolen 

Ironies of Faith: The Laughter at the Heart of Christian Literature  (2007)

Angels, Barbarians & Nincompoops (2017)



I wonder what sort of tale we’ve fallen into? Sam muses to his master Frodo in J.R.R. Tolkein’s The Lord of th Rings, as they near the completion of their courageous epic journey. As they talk, they are aware that their actions are a part of a story being written on the high level of myth, and they wonder if their story will be an heroic one. So it is with people. In an inmost region of our beings we sense that our lives are part of a great story forming, with the quality of our actions determining the level upon which the finished story will exist. When the story is complete, we will be “home” in the  eternally Real. “The real world is beyond time,” Northrop Frye wrote, “but can be reached only by a process that goes on in time.” Such perceptions come to us through myth. Myth is something people desperately need, cannot, on fact, live without. No other demand so profoundly defines our humanity. When true myths are absent, false ones rush in to fill the vacuum. Discursive statements, important as they are, will not satisfy the human spirit; mere intellectualization starves it. The imagination in its highest reaches must have myth; it is a bridge that spans the gap between man and the eternal.



Rolland Hein, Clyde S. Kilby Christian Mythmakers: C.S. Lewis, Madeleine L'Engle, J.R.R. Tolkien, George MacDonald, G.K. Chesterton, Charles Williams, Dante Alighieri, John Bunyan, Walter Wangerin, Robert Siegel, and Hannah Hurnard  



Joseph Loconte,  A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914-18 



Aidan Mackey G.K. Chesterton: A Prophet for the 21st Century   (2009)



Louis Markos  On the Shoulders of Hobbits: The Road to Virtue with Tolkien and Lewis  ,



Ryder W. Miller From Narnia to a Space Odyssey The War of Letters Between Arthur C. Clarke and C.S. Lewis  (2003)



In her essay “ Novelist and Believer”, Flannery O’ Connor explains the quality that makes human character believable by appropriating Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero for her Christian aesthetic: “The serious writer has always taken the flaw in human nature for his starting point, usually the flaw in an otherwise admirable character. Drama usually bases itself on the bedrock of original sin, Whether the writer thinks in theological terms or not”. For a work of art be it a novel, drama, or poem to be a “good work” does not mean that the characters are drawn to be morally good but that their speech and actions follow the laws of probability in the human or natural world. Good works of literature have intrinsic artistic merit because they avoid sentimentality-the depiction of moral innocence at the expense of qualities of character that remind us of our need for redemption. Catholic poems, as well as Catholic novels, remind us Of our need for Christ, regardless of whether the poets themselves explicitly profess this concept in their poems.

Ann B Mary Miller. St. Peter's B-List: Contemporary Poems Inspired by the Saints (2014) Ava Maria Press



 “Myth is necessary because reality is so much larger than rationality.”

― Rolland Hein



Joseph Pearce

Tolkien: Man and Myth, a Literary Life (2001)

C.S. Lewis and the Catholic Church (2003)

Quest For Shakespeare (2009)

Catholic Literary Giants: A Field Guide to the Catholic Literary Landscape (2014)

Race With the Devil: My Journey from Racial Hatred to Rational Love (2013



Jay Richards, The Hobbit Party: The Vision of Freedom That Tolkien Got, and the West Forgot 



Donald T. Williams  Mere Humanity: G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, and J. R. R. Tolkien on the Human Condition





“Since God is the Father of lights, even the dim and guttering lights of paganism could be ascribed ultimately to Him. Christians should feel no obligation to quench the smouldering flax burning in pagan myths: on the contrary, they should do their best to fan it into flame.”
― Michael Ward, Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis (2008) by Oxford University Press



“One of his closest friends, Owen Barfield, once said of Lewis that “what he thought about everything was secretly present in what he said about anything.”12”
― Michael Ward, The Narnia Code: C. S. Lewis and the Secret of the Seven Heavens (2010) Tyndale House Publishers



Demons







Fr. Gabriele Amorth    An Exorcist Explains the Demonic: The Antics of Satan and His Army of Fallen Angels (2016)




Fr. Jose Antonio Interview with an Exorcist (2006)


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