16 must-read catholic books like Wounds of Love: The Story of Saint Padre Pio by Phillip Campbell

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Wounds of Love: The Story of Saint Padre Pio

By: Phillip Campbell

4.55

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Phillip Campbell, author of the best-selling  The Story of Civilization  series from TAN Books, ret…

If you liked the catholic plot in Wounds of Love: The Story of Saint Padre Pio by Phillip Campbell , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of Therese: A Life of Therese of Lisieux by Dorothy Day

1. Therese: A Life of Therese of Lisieux

By: Dorothy Day

3.99

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

...the fruit of much research and study on Dorothy's part, captures the heart of the message of Sai… read more

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"The vanity of Eve, that desire to exercise power, to seduce, to drag down!"

-Dorothy Day, Therese: A Life of Therese of Lisieux

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2. The Reed of God

By: Caryll Houselander

4.59

Format: 187 pages, Paperback

First published in 1944 and now a spiritual classic for Catholics across the globe, The Reed of God… read more

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"The sense of the joy in anything is the sense of Christ."

-Caryll Houselander, The Reed of God

"Powerful to alleviate, to delay, to camouflage, though money is, in the end it lets us down."

-Caryll Houselander, The Reed of God

"Most people know the sheer wonder that goes with falling in love, how not only does everything in heaven and earth become new, but the lover himself becomes new. It is literally like the sap rising i…"

-Caryll Houselander, The Reed of God

"... those who seek the lost Lord will find traces of His being and beauty in all that men have made, from music and poetry and sculpture to the gingerbread men in the pâtisseries, from the final calc…"

-Caryll Houselander, The Reed of God

Cover of The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis, William Benham, Richard Challoner, D.D.

3. 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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4. Chasing Fireflies: A Novel of Discovery

By: Charles Martin

3.18

Format: 183 pages,

They have one summer to find what was lost long ago. "Never settle for less than the truth," she to… read more

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5. This Tender Land

By: William Kent Krueger

3.66

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

A sister novel to Ordinary Grace. It's the story of a wealthy farmer found dead in a place called B… read more

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6. The Door in the Wall

By: Marguerite de Angeli

4.88

Format: 242 pages,

The bells clang above plague-ridden London as Robin lies helpless, cold, and hungry. The great hous… read more

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7. The Life of Faustina Kowalska: The Authorized Biography

By: Sophia Michalenko

3.73

Format: None pages, Paperback

The extraordinary visions of this humble Polish nun gave rise to the Divine Mercy devotion, which h… read more

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Cover of Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux by Thérèse of Lisieux, John Clarke

8. 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

9. Purgatory: Explained by the Lives and Legends of the Saints

By: F.X. Schouppe

3.76

Format: 208 pages,

It is a fact of divine revelation that the soul of every person who dies in the state of grace, but… read more

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10. 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

11. Father Elijah: An Apocalypse

By: Michael D. O'Brien

4.22

Format: None pages, Paperback

Michael O'Brien presents a thrilling apocalyptic novel about the condition of the Roman Catholic Ch… read more

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Cover of He Leadeth Me by Walter J. Ciszek, Daniel L. Flaherty, Walter Ciszek

12. He Leadeth Me

By: Walter J. Ciszek , Daniel L. Flaherty , Walter Ciszek

4.63

Format: 202 pages, Paperback

He Leadeth Me is the deeply moving personal story of one man's spiritual odyssey and the unflagging… read more

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"Solo puedo describir la experiencia de conversión como una sensación de «dejarse llevar», de renunciar a todo esfuerzo o incluso a mi deseo de tomar las riendas de mi propia vida. Aunque suene demasi…"

-Walter J. Ciszek, He Leadeth Me

"La humildad significa eso: aprender a aceptar el desánimo e incluso la derrota como enviados por Dios; aprender a perseverar y seguir adelante con el corazón en paz y confiando en Dios, seguros de qu…"

-Walter J. Ciszek, He Leadeth Me

"Durante esos largos de años de soledad y sufrimiento, Dios me condujo a una comprensión de la vida y de su amor que solo quienes la han experimentado son capaces de entender. Me despojó de muchos de …"

-Walter J. Ciszek, He Leadeth Me

"Quizá Dios tenga que recordarnos con tremenda claridad que eso es exactamente lo que quería decirnos con esas palabras aparentemente tan simples del Sermón de la Montaña: «No estéis preocupados por v…"

-Walter J. Ciszek, He Leadeth Me

13. No Turning Back: A Witness to Mercy

By: Donald H. Calloway

3.91

Format: 385 pages, Paperback

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Cover of Holy Moments: A handbook for the rest of your life by Matthew Kelly

14. Holy Moments: A handbook for the rest of your life

By: Matthew Kelly

3.95

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

You have so much more to offer. You know it. You have sensed it for some time now. This sacred trut… read more

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"Make choices that are easy to live with."

-Matthew Kelly, Holy Moments: A handbook for the rest of your life

"Don’t underestimate yourself, God doesn’t!"

-Matthew Kelly, Holy Moments: A handbook for the rest of your life

"Holy Moments are going to make you insanely happy."

-Matthew Kelly, Holy Moments: A handbook for the rest of your life

"You were made in the image of God. Act accordingly!"

-Matthew Kelly, Holy Moments: A handbook for the rest of your life

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15. Once Upon a Wardrobe

By: Patti Callahan Henry

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

College student Megs Devonshire sets out to fulfill her younger brother George’s last wish by uncov… read more

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"The way stories change us can't be explained,' Padraig says. 'It can only be felt. Like love."

-Patti Callahan Henry, Once Upon a Wardrobe

"Because even with the dark and the light parts and the good parts and the bad parts, dinner must still be served."

-Patti Callahan Henry, Once Upon a Wardrobe

"The fantastic and the imaginative aren't escapism . . . Good stories introduce the marvelous. The whole story, paradoxically, strengthens our relish for real life. This excursion sends us back with r…"

-Patti Callahan Henry, Once Upon a Wardrobe

Cover of Chiara Corbella Petrillo by Simone Troisi

16. Chiara Corbella Petrillo

By: Simone Troisi

4.68

Format: 161 pages, Paperback

Chiara Petrillo was seated in a wheel chair looking lovingly toward Jesus in the tabernacle. Her hu… read more

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"The heart is a land we do not know well; neither its boundaries and frontiers, nor its miseries and grandeurs."

-Simone Troisi, Chiara Corbella Petrillo

"Love completely possessed her, in the only way that one could be completely possessed by something, in the Lord."

-Simone Troisi, Chiara Corbella Petrillo

"In love one cannot be mediocre, nor can one sustain love without work. The choices in the past were not enough, and it was necessary to choose again."

-Simone Troisi, Chiara Corbella Petrillo

"Whoever thinks from a distance about his situation lives it with suffering; whoever is close to it lives it with consolation, the fruit of a true wisdom."

-Simone Troisi, Chiara Corbella Petrillo

Cover of This is My Body: A Call to Eucharistic Revival by Robert Barron

17. This is My Body: A Call to Eucharistic Revival

By: Robert Barron

4.35

Format: 100 pages, Kindle Edition

A recent Pew Forum survey revealed the startling statistic that 69% of Catholics do not believe in … read more

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18. The Passion of Christ Through the Eyes of Mary

By: Anselm of Canterbury

4.52

Format: 138 pages, Kindle Edition

“As I stood at the foot of the cross, this pure white garment became saturated with the streams of … read more

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Cover of The Devil in the Castle: St. Teresa of Avila, Spiritual Warfare, and the Progress of the Soul by Dan Burke

19. The Devil in the Castle: St. Teresa of Avila, Spiritual Warfare, and the Progress of the Soul

By: Dan Burke

4.54

Format: 154 pages, Kindle Edition

We often think of demons appearing only in extravagant and extraordinary manifestations or working … read more

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Cover of The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline  Martin

20. The Last Bookshop in London

By: Madeline Martin

4.15

Format: 325 pages, Paperback

Inspired by the true World War II history of the few bookshops to survive the Blitz, The Last Books… read more

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"You can't save the world, but keep trying in any small way you can."

-Madeline Martin, The Last Bookshop in London

"...his mistreatment had nothing to do with her, and everything to do with him."

-Madeline Martin, The Last Bookshop in London

"Word after word, page after page, she was pulled deeper into a place she had never experienced and walked in the footsteps of a person she's never been."

-Madeline Martin, The Last Bookshop in London

"Word by word, page by page, she was pulled deeper into a place she had never expected and walked in the footsteps of a person she'd never been. (p. 107)"

-Madeline Martin, The Last Bookshop in London

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21. The Ways We Hide

By: Kristina McMorris

3.98

Format: 536 pages, Kindle Edition

From the New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday comes a sweeping World War II tale … read more

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Cover of Why We're Catholic: Our Reasons for Faith, Hope, and Love by Trent Horn

22. Why We're Catholic: Our Reasons for Faith, Hope, and Love

By: Trent Horn

4.37

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Here's that ONE BOOK about the faith that you can give to literally anyone: friends, family, those … read more

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"Evil is not a thing God created but an absence of good that God tolerates."

-Trent Horn, Why We're Catholic: Our Reasons for Faith, Hope, and Love

"God is not present everywhere by being identical to everything in the universe (as in pantheism). God is not dispersed through the universe like an invisible gas. Instead God is present in the univer…"

-Trent Horn, Why We're Catholic: Our Reasons for Faith, Hope, and Love

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23. The Memorare Moment

By: Francis J. Hoffman

4.58

Format: 124 pages, Paperback

The Memorare Moment The 30 second Prayer that will change your life---and the world. read more

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Cover of The Heart of Perfection: How the Saints Taught Me to Trade My Dream of Perfect for God's by Colleen Carroll Campbell

24. The Heart of Perfection: How the Saints Taught Me to Trade My Dream of Perfect for God's

By: Colleen Carroll Campbell

4.46

Format: 256 pages, ebook

Winner of the 2020 Catholic Press Association Book Award In a book hailed as “liberating” (Gary Cha… read more

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Cover of A Grand Slam for God: A Journey from Baseball Star to Catholic Priest by Burke Masters

25. A Grand Slam for God: A Journey from Baseball Star to Catholic Priest

By: Burke Masters

4.62

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Burke Masters had the perfect game plan for his he was going to become a Major League Baseball pla… read more

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Cover of Wounds of Love: The Story of Saint Padre Pio by Phillip Campbell

26. Wounds of Love: The Story of Saint Padre Pio

By: Phillip Campbell

4.55

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Phillip Campbell, author of the best-selling  The Story of Civilization  series from TAN Books, ret… read more

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Cover of Parenting for Eternity: A Guide to Raising Children in Holy Mother Church by Conor  Gallagher

27. Parenting for Eternity: A Guide to Raising Children in Holy Mother Church

By: Conor Gallagher

4.48

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A trillion years from now, your child will be either in Heaven or in Hell. And this is only the beg… read more

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Cover of A Millennial in Paradise: Carlo Acutis by Will Conquer

28. A Millennial in Paradise: Carlo Acutis

By: Will Conquer

4.08

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

In each generation, heroes of the Faith, whom the Church recognizes as saints, emerge. There are ma… read more

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Cover of Adam and Eve after the Pill, Revisited by Mary Eberstadt

29. Adam and Eve after the Pill, Revisited

By: Mary Eberstadt

4.27

Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition

Celebrated author Mary Eberstadt continues her ground-breaking examination of the legacy of the sex… read more

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Cover of Hugh O'Flaherty: The Irish Priest Who Resisted the Nazis (Vision Books) by Fiorella De Maria

30. Hugh O'Flaherty: The Irish Priest Who Resisted the Nazis (Vision Books)

By: Fiorella De Maria

4.68

Format: 196 pages, Paperback

Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty was working in the Vatican when dictator Benito Mussolini fell from power… read more

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31. Ethics for Beginners: Big Ideas from 32 Great Minds

By: Peter Kreeft

4.19

Format: 195 pages, Hardcover

 This is not a typical ethics textbook. Most ethics textbooks are anthologies of articles by conte… read more

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