19 Top christian books like Gaudete et Exsultate - Rejoice and be glad: On the call to holiness in the contemporary world by Pope Francis

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Gaudete et Exsultate - Rejoice and be glad: On the call to holiness in the contemporary world

By: Pope Francis

4.61

Format: 134 pages, ebook

Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhoration " Gaudete et Exsultate" (Rejoice and be glad) involves the call …

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1. Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives

By: Pope Benedict XVI

4.51

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The momentous third and final volume in the Pope’s international bestselling Jesus of Nazareth seri… read more

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"En el humilde pesebre de la gruta de Belén está ya este esplendor cósmico: aquí ha venido entre nosotros el verdadero primogénito del universo."

-Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives

"El evangelista (Lc 2,13-14) dice que los ángeles «hablan». Pero para los cristianos estuvo claro desde el principio que el hablar de los ángeles es un cantar, en el que se hace presente de modo palpa…"

-Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives

"Just as the genealogies break off at the end, because Jesus was not begotten by St. Joseph, but was truly born of the Holy Spirit from the Virgin Mary, so it now can be said of us that our true "gene…"

-Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives

"Gracia y libertad se compenetran recíprocamente, y no podemos expresar la acción de una sobre la otra mediante fórmulas claras. Es verdad que no podríamos amar si antes no hubiésemos sido amados por …"

-Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives

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2. The Cross and the Beatitudes: Lessons on Love and Forgiveness

By: Fulton J. Sheen

4.54

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

This classic work from the pen of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen brings together Christ's Sermon on the… read more

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3. Introduction to the Devout Life

By: Francis de Sales

4.37

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Written for Christians in every walk of life and for every age, St. Francis De Sales' classic work … read more

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"Be who you are and be that well."

-Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life

"We are crucified to the world, and the world must be as crucified to us. It esteems us as fools, let us esteem it as mad."

-Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life

"The desire and pursuit of virtue tends to make us virtuous, but the desire and pursuit of honors tends to make us odious and despicable."

-Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life

"If, when stung by slander or ill-nature, we wax proud and swell with anger, it is a proof that our gentleness and humility are unreal, and mere artificial show."

-Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life

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4. Dei Verbum: Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation

By: Second Vatican Council , Pope Paul VI

4.56

Format: 22 pages, Paperback

Carta Encíclica (37): Dei Verbum Os Concílios Tridentino e Vaticano I entende propor a genuína d… read more

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5. True Devotion to Mary

By: Louis de Montfort , Louis-Marie Grignion de Monfort

4.56

Format: 215 pages, Paperback

Considered the greatest single book on Mary ever written, this classic shows the way to Jesus throu… read more

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"When Mary has struck her roots in a soul, she produces there marvels of grace, which she alone can produce, because she alone is the fruitful Virgin who never has had, and never will have, her equal …"

-Louis de Montfort, True Devotion to Mary

"it has always been remarked that those who wear the outward look of reprobation, like impious heretics and proud worldlings, hate or despise the Hail Mary or the Rosary. Heretics still learn and say …"

-Louis de Montfort, True Devotion to Mary

"Mary has produced, together with the Holy Ghost the greatest thing which has been or ever will be - a God-Man; and she will consequently produce the greatest saints that there will be in the end of t…"

-Louis de Montfort, True Devotion to Mary

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6. The Imitation of Christ

By: Thomas à Kempis , William Benham , Richard Challoner, D.D.

4.32

Format: 632 pages, Paperback

Only the Bible has been more influential as a source of Christian devotional reading than The Imita… read more

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7. Till We Have Faces

By: C.S. Lewis

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

In this timeless tale of two mortal princesses- one beautiful and one unattractive- C.S. Lewis rewo… read more

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8. Confessions

By: Augustine of Hippo , Henry Chadwick , Albert Cook Outler

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Augustine's Confessions is one of the most influential and most innovative works of Latin literatur… read more

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9. Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter

By: Kate Clifford Larson

3.30

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

They were the most prominent American family of the twentieth century. The daughter they secreted a… read more

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  • nonfiction
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10. God Is Love: Deus Caritas Est

By: Pope Benedict XVI

3.98

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

In today's high-tech, fast-paced world, love is often portrayed as being separate from Church teach… read more

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11. The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ: From the Visions of Anne Catherine Emmerich

By: Anne Catherine Emmerich

4.38

Format: None pages, Paperback

The book that inspired the blockbuster film, The Passion of the Christ. Faithful to the Biblical ac… read more

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12. Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

By: Thérèse of Lisieux , John Clarke

4.42

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

This book, first published in 1898 in a highly edited version, quickly became a modern spiritual cl… read more

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"Love lives only by sacrifice"

-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

"I have at last found my vocation; it is love!"

-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

"Love will consume us only in the measure of our self-surrender."

-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

"It is for us to console our Lord, and not for Him to console us."

-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

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13. The Splendor of Truth: Encyclical Letter of John Paul II

By: Pope John Paul II

3.95

Format: 128 pages,

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14. Eucharist

By: Robert Barron

4.26

Format: None pages, Paperback

A master theologian and popular Catholic author offers inspiring insights into the mystery of Chris… read more

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15. Crossing the Threshold of Hope

By: Vittorio Messori , Pope John Paul II

4.26

Format: None pages, Paperback

Fifteen years into his Papacy, and on the eve of the third millennium, Pope John Paul II goes to th… read more

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16. The Practice of the Presence of God

By: Brother Lawrence

4.32

Format: 95 pages, Paperback

Alternative cover edition of ISBN 0883681056 can be found here Brother Lawrence was a man of hum… read more

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"We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed."

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

"We must know before we can love. In order to know God, we must often think of Him; and when we come to love Him, we shall then also think of Him often, for our heart will be with our treasure."

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

" Prayer is so simple. It is like quietly opening a door and slipping into the very presence of God. There, in the stillness, to listen to His voice, perhaps in petition or only to listen. It matters …"

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

"That with him the set times of prayer were not different from other times: that he retired to pray, according to the directions of his Superior, but that he did not want such retirement. nor ask for …"

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

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17. The Discernment of Spirits: An Ignatian Guide for Everyday Living

By: Timothy M. Gallagher

4.53

Format: 210 pages, Paperback

St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, is one of the most influential spiritual leaders of al… read more

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18. Jesus of Nazareth, Part Two: Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection

By: Pope Benedict XVI

3.00

Format: 108 pages,

For Christians, Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, who died for the sins of the world, and who ro… read more

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19. The Seven Storey Mountain

By: Thomas Merton , Robert Giroux , William H. Shannon

4.23

Format: None pages, Paperback

A modern-day Confessions of Saint Augustine, The Seven Storey Mountain is one of the most influenti… read more

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20. The Screwtape Letters

By: C.S. Lewis

4.27

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

A Masterpiece of Satire on Hell’s Latest Novelties and Heaven’s Unanswerable Answer C.S. Lewis’s T… read more

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"It is always the novice who exaggerates."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

"I do not expect old heads on young shoulders."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

"For the Present is the point at which time touches eternity."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

"Music. A meaningless acceleration in the rhythm of celestial experience."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

21. The Way of a Pilgrim

By: Anonymous , Thomas Hopko , None

3.86

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Ova knjiga nije drugo nego upravo pokusaj opisati osobno iskustvo jednog ruskog poboznika - bogotra… read more

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22. Interior Freedom

By: Jacques Philippe , None

4.71

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

Interior Freedom leads one to discover that even in the most difficult circumstances we possess wit… read more

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"Ultimately, we can really forgive people only because Christ rose from the dead; his Resurrection is the guarantee that God can cure every wrong and every hurt."

-Jacques Philippe, Interior Freedom

"Te doy gracias, Dios mío, por todo mi pasado; creo firmemente que, de cuanto he vivido, Tú podrás sacar un bien; no quiero tener ningún pesar y desde hoy me decido a recomenzar desde cero con exactam…"

-Jacques Philippe, Interior Freedom

"No esperamos que Dios nos haga vivir en plenitud y creamos identidad artificial: el orgullo. O, entre personas de buena voluntad, nos gustaría amar, ser generosos y entregarnos, pero nos vemos atenaz…"

-Jacques Philippe, Interior Freedom

"Para que nuestra voluntad sea fuerte y dispuesta, necesita verse alimentada por el deseo. Y ese deseo no puede ser poderoso si lo que se desea no se percibe como posible y accesible; porque, si nos r…"

-Jacques Philippe, Interior Freedom

23. The Rule of Saint Benedict

By: Benedict of Nursia , None

3.22

Format: 111 pages, Paperback

Composed nearly fifteen hundred years ago by the father of Western monasticism, The Rule of St. Ben… read more

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24. Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration

By: Pope Benedict XVI , Adrian Walker

3.22

Format: 111 pages,

"Ho voluto fare il tentativo di presentare il Gesu dei Vangeli come il Gesu reale, come il "Gesu st… read more

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25. Salvation: What Every Catholic Should Know

By: Michael Barber

4.34

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Series Summary The new What Every Catholic Should Know series is intended for the average faithful … read more

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26. De ninguna parte

By: Julia Navarro

3.98

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

Abir Nasr es un adolescente que presencia, impotente, el asesinato de su familia durante una misión… read more

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27. The Four Loves

By: C.S. Lewis

4.17

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

A repackaged edition of the revered author's classic work that examines the four types of human lov… read more

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"All that is not eternal is eternally out of date."

-C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

"To know that one is dreaming is to be no longer perfectly asleep."

-C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

"El amor empieza a ser un demonio desde el momento en que comienza a ser un dios."

-C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

"People who bore one another should meet seldom; people who interest one another, often."

-C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

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28. La sospecha de Sofía

By: Paloma Sánchez-Garnica

4.31

Format: 725 pages, Kindle Edition

La anodina vida de Sofía y Daniel cambia radicalmente cuando él recibe una carta anónima en la que … read more

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"La gente que lee puede ser muy peligrosa para aquellos que pretenden el pensamiento único. La lectura es el germen de toda revolución."

-Paloma Sánchez-Garnica, La sospecha de Sofía

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29. Benedict XVI: A Life Volume Two: Professor and Prefect to Pope and Pope Emeritus 1966–The Present

By: Peter Seewald

4.46

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

The second volume of Peter Seewald's magisterial life of Pope Benedict covers the period from the S… read more

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30. Catechism of Mental Prayer

By: Joseph Simler

4.61

Format: 82 pages, Kindle Edition

This booklet clearly explains what mental prayer or "meditation" is and how to do it. Whereas large… read more

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31. Gaudete et Exsultate - Rejoice and be glad: On the call to holiness in the contemporary world

By: Pope Francis

4.61

Format: 134 pages, ebook

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21 must-read religion books like Gaudete et Exsultate - Rejoice and be glad: On the call to holiness in the contemporary world by Pope Francis

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Pope Benedict XVI

4.51

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Fulton J. Sheen

4.54

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Introduction to the Devout Life

Francis de Sales

4.37

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Dei Verbum: Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation

Second Vatican Council , Pope Paul VI

4.56

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4.20

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4.20

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Paloma Sánchez-Garnica

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