19 must-read religion books like Confessions of a Cafeteria Catholic by Peter Kreeft

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Confessions of a Cafeteria Catholic

By: Peter Kreeft

4.48

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

One day, philosopher Peter Kreeft reads an open letter published by a friend, Nat Whilk. He's Catho…

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1. 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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2. The Everyday Catholic's Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours

By: Daria Sockey

4.35

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

You don't live in a cloister or a monastery, but you take your prayer life seriously and want to ex… read more

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3. 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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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. The Great Divorce

By: C.S. Lewis

4.31

Format: 146 pages, Paperback

Alternative cover for ISBN: 978-0-00-746123-3 C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce is a classic Christi… read more

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"Reality is harsh to the feet of shadows. But will you come?"

-C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce

"Good, as it ripens, becomes continually more different not only from evil but from other good."

-C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce

"There is but one good; that is God. Everything else is good when it looks to Him and bad when it turns from Him."

-C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce

"I cannot love a lie," said the Lady. "I cannot love the thing which is not. I am in Love, and out of it I will not go."

-C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce

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6. The Wreath (Kristin Lavransdatter, #1)

By: Tiina Nunnally , Sigrid Undset

3.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

Originally published in Norwegian in 1920 and set in fourteenth-century Norway, The Wreath chronicl… read more

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7. 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

"and I realized that real nobility is in the soul, not in a name."

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

Cover of Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism by Kimberly Hahn, Scott Hahn, Peter Kreeft

8. 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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9. Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper

By: Scott Hahn , Brant Pitre

4.60

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A revelatory exploration of the Jewish roots of the Last Supper that seeks to understand exactly wh… read more

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"The whole context of Jesus' bread of life discourse is centered on the Jewish hopes for the coming of a new Moses and the return of the manna from heaven."

-Scott Hahn, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper

"People were not to consume blood because "the life" or "the soul" (Hebrew nephesh) of the animal is in the blood. As Leviticus states, "It is the blood that makes atonement, by the power of its life.…"

-Scott Hahn, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper

"Some ancient rabbis believed that the manna was protological--that it had existedsince the very dawn of creation. As such, the manna was the perfect food, untouched by the sin of humanity's first par…"

-Scott Hahn, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper

"For, as any ancient Jew would have known, the Passover sacrifice was not completed by the death of the lamb, but by eating its flesh. Five times the Bible states that they must "eat" the lamb; five t…"

-Scott Hahn, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper

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10. The Power and the Glory

By: John Updike , Graham Greene

3.13

Format: 192 pages,

How does goodspoil, and how can badbe redeemed? In his penetrating novel The Power and the Glory, G… 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

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12. 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

13. 10 Books That Screwed Up the World: And 5 Others That Didn't Help

By: Benjamin Wiker

3.81

Format: 75 pages, Hardcover

You've heard of the "Great Books"? These are their evil opposites. From Machiavelli's The Prince to… read more

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14. The Abolition of Man

By: C.S. Lewis

3.97

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Alternative cover for ISBN: 978-0060652944 The Abolition of Man, Lewis uses his graceful prose, del… read more

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15. Leisure: The Basis Of Culture

By: Josef Pieper

4.32

Format: 210 pages, Paperback

One of the most important philosophy titles published in the twentieth century, Josef Pieper's Leis… read more

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16. Saint Thomas Aquinas

By: G.K. Chesterton , Anton C. Pegis

4.45

Format: None pages, Paperback

G.K. Chesterton's brilliant sketch of the life and thought of Thomas Aquinas is as relevant today a… read more

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17. Theology of the Body for Beginners: A Basic Introduction to Pope John Paul II's Sexual Revolution

By: Christopher West

3.98

Format: None pages,

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18. Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary: Unveiling the Mother of the Messiah

By: Brant Pitre

4.54

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

"Brant Pitre is one of the most compelling theological writers on the scene today." - Bishop Robert… read more

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19. 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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20. The Rocking Chair Prophet

By: Matthew Kelly

4.04

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

THERE IS A VOICE WITHIN YOU. Listening to that voice is the difference between happiness and mis… read more

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"Can you say it?" Daniel prompted. Samantha sighed. "I'm not what has happened to me," she mumbled. It was barely audible. "I can hear in your voice that you don't believe it yet," he said. And that's…"

-Matthew Kelly, The Rocking Chair Prophet

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21. Speechless: Controlling Words, Controlling Minds

By: Michael J. Knowles

4.25

Format: 256 pages, ebook

In Speechless: Controlling Words, Controlling Minds Knowles writes: How the “free speech absolutist… read more

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22. Fear No Evil (Alex Cross, #29)

By: James Patterson

4.28

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Alex Cross enters the final showdown with the relentless killer who has stalked him and his family … read more

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23. 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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24. A Strange Habit of Mind (Cameron Winter #2)

By: Andrew Klavan

4.39

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

USA Today bestseller English professor and ex-spy Cameron Winter confronts a Big Tech billionaire t… read more

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25. When Christmas Comes (Cameron Winter #1)

By: Andrew Klavan

3.94

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

A Wall Street Journal holiday gift book selection A sleuthing English teacher will need a Christmas… read more

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"We reveal ourselves in the stories we tell."

-Andrew Klavan, When Christmas Comes (Cameron Winter #1)

"He had one more glimpse of them as he pulled the Jeep out: three figures captured in the headlights, a child clinging to a woman, a man with his arms around the woman’s shoulders, the snow coming dow…"

-Andrew Klavan, When Christmas Comes (Cameron Winter #1)

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26. The Early Church Was the Catholic Church : The Catholic Witness of the Fathers in Christianity's First Two Centuries

By: Joe Heschmeyer

4.48

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

When it comes to the history of Christianity, the Catholic Church makes a pretty bold claim: that t… read more

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27. Pray. Think. Act.: Make Better Decisions with the Desert Fathers

By: J. Augustine Wetta

4.45

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

Father Augustine Wetta reaches back into monastic history to answer one of the most critical questi… read more

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Cover of What to Say When: The Complete New Guide to Discussing Abortion by Shawn Carney

28. What to Say When: The Complete New Guide to Discussing Abortion

By: Shawn Carney

4.75

Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition

What do I say when abortion and rape come up? What about "My Body, My Choice"? When should I avoid … read more

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29. The Catholic Controversy: A Defense of the Faith (Library of St. Francis de Sales, #3)

By: Francis de Sales

4.57

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

Between 1594 and 1598, a preacher named Francois converted 72,000 Protestants to the Catholic Faith… read more

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30. Confessions of a Cafeteria Catholic

By: Peter Kreeft

4.48

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

One day, philosopher Peter Kreeft reads an open letter published by a friend, Nat Whilk. He's Catho… read more

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Cover of St. Augustine Answers 101 Questions: On Prayer by Augustine of Hippo

31. St. Augustine Answers 101 Questions: On Prayer

By: Augustine of Hippo

4.04

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Here are questions we all ask answered by a Saint! From over 200 works, Fr. Cliff Ermatinger has ga… read more

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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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