Calming the Storm: Navigating the Crises Facing the Catholic Church and Society
By: Fr. Gerald E. Murray
4.44
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
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1. Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher, #11)
By: Lee Child
4.22
Format: 378 pages, Hardcover
From a helicopter high above the empty California desert, a man is sent free-falling into the night… read more
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"Now they broke my toothbrush, I don't own anything."-Lee Child, Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher, #11)
"Slippery slope. I carry a spare shirt, pretty soon I'm carrying spare pants. Then I'd need a suitcase. Next thing I know, I've got a house and a car and a savings plan and I'm filling out all kinds o…"-Lee Child, Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher, #11)
2. Long Way Gone
By: Charles Martin
4.34
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
“No matter where you go, no matter whether you succeed or fail, stand or fall, no gone is too far g… read more
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"This side of the grave, no one--and I don't care who they are or what sin or sins they have or are committing--is too far gone."-Charles Martin, Long Way Gone
"No matter where you go, no matter whether you succeed or fail, stand or fall, no gone is too far gone. You can always come home."-Charles Martin, Long Way Gone
"That was the night I learned the value of an old hymn. How something so old and "out-of-date" could say words my heart needed to hear and didn't know how to say."-Charles Martin, Long Way Gone
"Sometimes we have to sing through the scars. Sometimes a song is the only thing that heals the broken places in us. Only thing that breaks the chains on the heart."-Charles Martin, Long Way Gone
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
4. Praying the Rosary Like Never Before: Encounter the Wonder of Heaven and Earth
By: Edward Sri
3.75
Format: 320 pages,
"These words express, so to speak, the wonder of heaven and earth; they could be said to give a gli… read more
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5. Searching for and Maintaining Peace: A Small Treatise on Peace of Heart
By: Jacques Philippe
4.74
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
This classic work is a short treatise on peace of heart in a world where restlessness and anxiety t… read more
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"Evil is a mystery, a scandal and it will always be so."-Jacques Philippe, Searching for and Maintaining Peace: A Small Treatise on Peace of Heart
"The sign of spiritual progress is not so much never falling as it is being able to lift oneself up quickly after one falls."-Jacques Philippe, Searching for and Maintaining Peace: A Small Treatise on Peace of Heart
"In order to resist fear and discouragement, it is necessary that through prayer - through a personal experience of God re-encountered, recognized and loved in prayer - we taste and see how good the L…"-Jacques Philippe, Searching for and Maintaining Peace: A Small Treatise on Peace of Heart
"The Lord can leave us wanting relative to certain things (sometimes judged indispensable in the eyes of the world), but He never leaves us deprived of what is essential: His presence, His peace and a…"-Jacques Philippe, Searching for and Maintaining Peace: A Small Treatise on Peace of Heart
6. The Noonday Devil: Acedia, the Unnamed Evil of Our Times
By: Michael J. Miller , Jean-Charles Nault
3.70
Format: 186 pages, Paperback
The noonday devil is the demon of acedia, the vice also known as sloth. The word "sloth," however, … read more
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7. The Spirit of the Liturgy
By: Pope Benedict XVI , Jon Saward , Joseph Ratzinger
4.12
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Considered by Ratzinger devotees as his greatest work on the Liturgy, this profound and beautifully… read more
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8. The Apostles: The Origin of the Church and Their Co-Workers
By: Pope Benedict XVI
4.08
Format: None pages,
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9. When You Suffer: Biblical Keys for Hope and Understanding
By: Scott Hahn , Jeff Cavins
3.83
Format: None pages, Paperback
To be human is to suffer--physically, emotionally, and spiritually. In addition to our own sufferin… read more
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10. Last Man Standing
By: David Baldacci
4.20
Format: 488 pages, Paperback
When Web London's FBI Hostage Rescue Team is ambushed in a dark alley, Web is the only survivor. As… read more
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11. 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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"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
12. Making Sense Out of Suffering
By: Sheldon Vanauken , Peter Kreeft
4.02
Format: 293 pages, Paperback
This book is for anyone who has ever wept and wondered, "Why?" Peter Kreeft observes that our world… read more
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13. 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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14. Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
By: Pope Benedict XVI , Pope John Paul II , Catholic Church , United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
4.50
Format: 846 pages, Paperback
Over 3 million copies sold! Essential reading for Catholics of all walks of life. Here it is - th… read more
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" Man and woman were made “for each other"-Pope Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
"The Liturgy itself is prayer; the confession of faith finds its proper place in the celebration of worship."-Pope Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
"The Catholic wisdom of the people... provides reasons for joy and humor even in the midst of a very hard life."-Pope Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
"When I am completely united to you, there will be no more sorrow or trials; entirely full of you, my life will be complete"-Pope Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
15. 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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16. 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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17. How to Listen When God Is Speaking: A Guide for Modern-Day Catholics
By: Mitch Pacwa
4.05
Format: 12 pages, Paperback
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18. No Turning Back: A Witness to Mercy
By: Donald H. Calloway
3.91
Format: 385 pages, Paperback
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19. 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
20. 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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21. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
By: Cal Newport
3.73
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality. From the New York Times bestsellin… read more
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"What are we really doing here?"-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job like that where you didn’t have to worry about being productive?"-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"The world of cognitive work lacks coherent ideas about how our efforts should be organized and measured."-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"The pandemic didn’t introduce this trend so much as push its worst excesses beyond the threshold of tolerability."-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
22. Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
By: Abigail Shrier
4.06
Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition
In virtually every way that can be measured, Gen Z's mental health is worse than that of previous g… read more
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"Children’s and adolescents’ sense of self is still developing. They cannot correct the interpretations or recommendations of a therapist."-Abigail Shrier, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
"When I agreed with my therapist, I told her so. When I didn’t, we talked about that. And when I felt I needed to move on, I did. Which is to say: I was an adult in therapy. I had swum life’s choppy w…"-Abigail Shrier, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
23. The Confident Mind: A Battle-Tested Guide to Unshakable Performance
By: Nate Zinsser
4.26
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Believe and be unshakable. The Director of West Point’s Performance Psychology Program shares th… read more
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"Confidence is a sense of certainty about your ability, which allows you to bypass conscious thought and execute unconsciously."-Nate Zinsser, The Confident Mind: A Battle-Tested Guide to Unshakable Performance
24. 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
25. Forty Reasons I Am a Catholic
By: Peter Kreeft
4.11
Format: 119 pages, Kindle Edition
My title explains itself. But it's misleading. There are more than 40 reasons. In fact, there ar… read more
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26. The Anti-Mary Exposed: Rescuing the Culture from Toxic Femininity
By: Carrie Gress
4.37
Format: 228 pages, Hardcover
The Demonic Influence on Women Today In the late ’60s, a small group of elite American women convin… read more
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"Parents are the bridge between a child and God; they are the first icon of his unconditional love."-Carrie Gress, The Anti-Mary Exposed: Rescuing the Culture from Toxic Femininity
"We live under ghe impression that we are freethinkers; the irony is that thinkers are generally not free when they think just like everyone else."-Carrie Gress, The Anti-Mary Exposed: Rescuing the Culture from Toxic Femininity
"Anglican convert Blessed John Henry Cardinal Neumann described Mary as our "happier world". By leading her children to her Son, the Blessed Mother helps "them to regain that which has been lost throu…"-Carrie Gress, The Anti-Mary Exposed: Rescuing the Culture from Toxic Femininity
27. 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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28. Calming the Storm: Navigating the Crises Facing the Catholic Church and Society
By: Fr. Gerald E. Murray
4.44
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Today, the Catholic Church is dealing with many complex problems that often leave the faithful conf… read more
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29. Encounters with Angels: The Invisible Companions of Our Spiritual Life
By: Odile Haumonte
4.19
Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition
Discreet but ever faithful, the angels play a vital role in God’s plan for our lives. Created as sp… read more
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30. Death, Judgement, Heaven, and Hell: Meditations on the Four Last Things
By: Alfonso María de Liguori
4.59
Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition
The Last Four Things Have you ever really wondered what happens after life, do you know what’s most… read more
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31. Come to Mary's House: Spending Time with Our Blessed Mother
By: Shawn Chapman
4.71
Format: 187 pages, Kindle Edition
Friendship with Mary is possible. She is real, accessible, and relatable. She is our companion in t… read more
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