6 must-read family books like The Catholic Table: Finding Joy Where Food and Faith Meet by Emily Stimpson Chapman

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The Catholic Table: Finding Joy Where Food and Faith Meet

By: Emily Stimpson Chapman

4.44

Format: 170 pages, Paperback

What does our catholic faith teach us about eating well? Some of us eat too much food. Or we eat t…

If you liked the family plot in The Catholic Table: Finding Joy Where Food and Faith Meet by Emily Stimpson Chapman , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph

By: C.S. Lewis , Sheldon Vanauken

4.27

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A heart-rending love story described by its author as “the spiritual autobiography of a love rather… read more

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  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"Death is no respecter of love."

-C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph

"Corruption is never compulsory."

-C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph

"Honesty is better than any easy comfort."

-C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph

"A longing for eternity is built-in to us all"

-C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph

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2. Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

By: Ina May Gaskin

4.36

Format: 348 pages, Paperback

What you need to know to have the best birth experience for you. Drawing upon her thirty-plus year… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • family
"It is important to keep in mind that our bodies must work pretty well, or their wouldn't be so many humans on the planet."

-Ina May Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

"Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body."

-Ina May Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

"It would be a mistake, though, to consider care by family doctors or midwives inferior to that offered by obstetricians simply on the grounds that obstetricians need not refer care to a family physic…"

-Ina May Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

"Gardeners know that you must nourish the soil if you want healthy plants. You must water the plants adequately, especially when seeds are germinating and sprouting, and they should be planted in a nu…"

-Ina May Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

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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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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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4. The Wife (Kristin Lavransdatter, #2)

By: Tiina Nunnally , Sigrid Undset , Sherrill Harbison

4.12

Format: None pages, Paperback

Original 3 Volumes: Kransen ('20), Husfrue ('21) & Korset ('22). In Kristin Lavransdatter(1920-22),… read more

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5. China Court: The Hours of a Country House

By: Rumer Godden

3.98

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

For more than half a century, Rumer Godden has been known as one of the finest and subtlest writers… read more

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  • family
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6. The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming

By: Henri J.M. Nouwen

4.09

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

A chance encounter with a reproduction of Rembrandt's painting, The Return of the Prodigal Son, cat… read more

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  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
Cover of Saint John Paul the Great: His Five Loves by Jason Evert

7. Saint John Paul the Great: His Five Loves

By: Jason Evert

4.71

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

A brand new biography, featuring never-before published stories. A French novelist once wrote, "… read more

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  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • catholic
"...the person who is working is always more important than the work the person is doing."

-Jason Evert, Saint John Paul the Great: His Five Loves

"It is necessary to understand the soul of the woman. All these things, which are meant to liberate the woman: premarital sex, contraception and abortion, have they liberated her or have they enslaved…"

-Jason Evert, Saint John Paul the Great: His Five Loves

"The body itself is pure. It is very good, but often a person's intentions are not. Therefore, the problem with immodesty is not that it reveals too much, but that it obscures the value of the person.…"

-Jason Evert, Saint John Paul the Great: His Five Loves

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8. Orthodoxy

By: G.K. Chesterton

4.11

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

Chesterton (The Man Who Knew Too Much) capped his brilliant literary career with this exploration o… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
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9. These Beautiful Bones: An Everyday Theology of the Body

By: Emily Stimpson

3.95

Format: None pages, Paperback

It was Blessed John Paul II's greatest gift to the Church: The theology of the body. A window into … read more

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  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • catholic
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10. 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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  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • catholic
"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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11. 33 Days to Morning Glory

By: Michael E. Gaitley

4.60

Format: 198 pages, Paperback

From Fr. Michael E. Gaitley, MIC, author of the popular book "Consoling the Heart of Jesus," comes … read more

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  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • catholic
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12. Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism

By: Kimberly Hahn , Scott Hahn , Peter Kreeft

4.40

Format: 182 pages, Paperback

The well-known and very popular Catholic couple, Scott and Kimberly Hahn, have been constantly trav… read more

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  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • catholic
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13. The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth

By: Scott Hahn , Benedict J. Groeschel

4.43

Format: 174 pages, Hardcover

As seen on EWTN, bestselling author Scott Hahn unveils the mysteries of the Mass, offering readers … read more

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  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • catholic
"To deny the force of divine judgment, then, is to make God less than God, and to make us less than His children. For every father must discipline His children, and paternal discipline is itself a mer…"

-Scott Hahn, The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth

"Judgment, then, is not an impersonal, legalistic process. It is a matter of love, and it is something we choose for ourselves. Nor is punishment a vindictive act. God's "curses" are not expressions o…"

-Scott Hahn, The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth

14. Peace Like a River

By: Leif Enger

4.09

Format: 315 pages,

Once in a great while, we encounter a novel in our voluminous reading that begs to be read aloud. L… read more

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15. 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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  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • catholic
"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

16. Something Other than God: How I Passionately Sought Happiness and Accidentally Found It

By: Jennifer Fulwiler

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Jennifer Fulwiler told herself she was happy. Why wouldn't she be? She made good money as a program… read more

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17. Charis in the World of Wonders

By: Marly Youmans

3.99

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

"When I swung over that windowsill, everything changed for me. We are meant to go in and out of doo… read more

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18. Last House

By: Jessica Shattuck

3.64

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

"An ambitious historical epic that doubles as an intimate family saga. Jessica Shattuck captures an… read more

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  • family
Cover of Made for This: The Catholic Mom's Guide to Birth by Mary Haseltine

19. Made for This: The Catholic Mom's Guide to Birth

By: Mary Haseltine

4.58

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

Millions of women have felt the power of birth, and countless women long for it. But for too many, … read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • catholic
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20. Theology of Home II: The Spiritual Art of Homemaking

By: Carrie Gress

4.30

Format: 236 pages, Hardcover

In this second installment of  Theology of Home , Carrie Gress and Noelle Mering turn their attenti… read more

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  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • family
  • catholic
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21. Recipe for a Charmed Life

By: Rachel Linden

3.73

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

After a day of unrivaled disappointments, a promising young chef finds every bite of food suddenly … read more

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  • food
"Instinctively, her fingers drifted to the four-leaf clover charm on the delicate chain at her throat, and she rubbed the little leaves. Long ago, her mother had told her that the four leaflets on the…"

-Rachel Linden, Recipe for a Charmed Life

"She reached up and rubbed the four-leaf clover charm, saying a quick prayer for faith, hope, love, and luck. Faith that everything would turn out, hope that what was lost could be restored, gratitude…"

-Rachel Linden, Recipe for a Charmed Life

"Star reached up and snapped an apple twig from the bough above them. It was laden with small white buds not yet blossomed. "Watch." She cupped it in her strong-knuckled hands. Before Georgia's eyes, …"

-Rachel Linden, Recipe for a Charmed Life

"The wine was cold and refreshing on her tongue, sliding down her throat like a mouthful of winter air. She closed her eyes and sniffed the bouquet. Ripe apricots smashing open on gray rocks, the smel…"

-Rachel Linden, Recipe for a Charmed Life

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22. Ember Rising (The Green Ember, #3)

By: S.D. Smith

4.58

Format: 480 pages, Perfect Paperback

A harrowing adventure inside enemy territory. Heather and Picket are plunged into the darkness of M… read more

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23. Real Food for Pregnancy: The Science and Wisdom of Optimal Prenatal Nutrition

By: Lily Nichols

4.51

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

Prenatal nutrition can be confusing. A lot of the advice you’ve been given about what to eat (or wh… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
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24. The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory

By: Abigail Rine Favale

4.59

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

The question of gender—who we are as men and women—has never been more pressing, or more misunderst… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • catholic
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25. Ember Falls (The Green Ember, #2)

By: S.D. Smith

4.48

Format: 368 pages, Perfect Paperback

The stage is set. It's war. Morbin Blackhawk, slaver and tyrant, threatens to destroy the rabbit re… read more

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"He longed for a world where safe places for the weak and vulnerable were common, but that was not this world. Not right now."

-S.D. Smith, Ember Falls (The Green Ember, #2)

"It's better to live as you will want to have lived, rather than spend your time worrying about the end. You are right here in your story. Don't skip ahead"

-S.D. Smith, Ember Falls (The Green Ember, #2)

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26. The Art of Living: The Cardinal Virtues and the Freedom to Love

By: Edward Sri

4.43

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

In this new book by bestselling author, Edward Sri, we discover the close connection between growin… read more

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  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • catholic
Cover of Pray for Us: 75 Saints Who Sinned, Suffered, and Struggled on Their Way to Holiness by Meg Hunter-Kilmer

27. Pray for Us: 75 Saints Who Sinned, Suffered, and Struggled on Their Way to Holiness

By: Meg Hunter-Kilmer

4.75

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

How is it possible that a chain-smoking socialist, a teenage video gamer, an opium addict, a satani… read more

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  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • catholic
Cover of Theology of Home: Finding the Eternal in the Everyday by Carrie Gress

28. Theology of Home: Finding the Eternal in the Everyday

By: Carrie Gress

4.17

Format: 235 pages, Hardcover

Home. It is an elegant word, at once both simple and far-reaching. Home is a place to live in and f… read more

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  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • family
  • catholic
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29. Olav Audunssøn: I. Vows (Volume 1)

By: Sigrid Undset

4.27

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

The initial volume in the Nobel Prize–winning author’s tumultuous, epic story of medieval Norway—th… read more

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"God grant ... that he may learn to understand in time, that who so is minded to do as he himself wills will soon enough see the day when he will find he has done that which he had never willed."

-Sigrid Undset, Olav Audunssøn: I. Vows (Volume 1)

"And she felt joy bubbling up in her heart—that the world was so full of sunshine and beauty and gladness. And she had put herself outside it, banished herself to her corner. For all that, it was a go…"

-Sigrid Undset, Olav Audunssøn: I. Vows (Volume 1)

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30. Theology of Home III: At the Sea

By: Carrie Gress

4.18

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

In this third installment of the Theology of Home series, Carrie Gress, Ph.D. and Noelle Mering tur… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • catholic
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31. The Catholic Table: Finding Joy Where Food and Faith Meet

By: Emily Stimpson Chapman

4.44

Format: 170 pages, Paperback

What does our catholic faith teach us about eating well? Some of us eat too much food. Or we eat t… read more

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  • faith
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  • catholic
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19 Best religion books like The Catholic Table: Finding Joy Where Food and Faith Meet by Emily Stimpson Chapman

Transform Your Habits

A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph

C.S. Lewis , Sheldon Vanauken

4.27

Transform Your Habits

The Imitation of Christ

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

4.32

Transform Your Habits

The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming

Henri J.M. Nouwen

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Saint John Paul the Great: His Five Loves

Jason Evert

4.71

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16 best-selling religion books like The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth by Scott Hahn, Benedict J. Groeschel

Transform Your Habits

Introduction to the Devout Life

Francis de Sales

4.37

Transform Your Habits

The Imitation of Christ

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

4.32

Transform Your Habits

Searching for and Maintaining Peace: A Small Treatise on Peace of Heart

Jacques Philippe

4.74

Transform Your Habits

Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul

Maria Faustyna Kowalska

3.94

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