9 Best catholic books like Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians by Mike Aquilina

Cover of Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians by Mike Aquilina

Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians

By: Mike Aquilina

4.37

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The early Church faced its share of villains—persecutors like Nero and Julian, heretics like Marcio…

If you liked the catholic plot in Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians by Mike Aquilina , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of Searching for and Maintaining Peace: A Small Treatise on Peace of Heart by Jacques Philippe

1. 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

Similar categories in Jacques Philippe's Searching for and Maintaining Peace: A Small Treatise on Peace of Heart book and Mike Aquilina's Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians

  • catholic
"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

Cover of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

2. The Importance of Being Earnest

By: Oscar Wilde

2.50

Format: None pages,

Oscar Wilde's madcap farce about mistaken identities, secret engagements, and lovers entanglements … read more

Similar categories in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest book and Mike Aquilina's Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians

Cover of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Nina Baym, Thomas E. Connolly

3. The Scarlet Letter

By: Nathaniel Hawthorne , Nina Baym , Thomas E. Connolly

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Set in the harsh Puritan community of seventeenth-century Boston, this tale of an adulterous entang… read more

Similar categories in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter book and Mike Aquilina's Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians

Cover of The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis

4. 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

Similar categories in C.S. Lewis's The Great Divorce book and Mike Aquilina's Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians

"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

Cover of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Roma Gill

5. Julius Caesar

By: William Shakespeare , Roma Gill

3.70

Format: 175 pages, Paperback

The Oxford School Shakespeare has become the preferred introduction to the literary legacy of the g… read more

Similar categories in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar book and Mike Aquilina's Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians

"Et tu, Brute?"

-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar

"Beware the ides of March."

-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar

"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war!"

-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar

"Death, a necessary end, will come when it will come"

-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar

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

6. 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

Similar categories in Thérèse of Lisieux's Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux book and Mike Aquilina's Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians

  • 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

"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

7. Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith

By: Robert Barron

3.69

Format: 384 pages,

"What I propose to do in this book is to take you on a guided exploration of the Catholic world, bu… read more

Similar categories in Robert Barron's Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith book and Mike Aquilina's Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians

Cover of The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth by Scott Hahn, Benedict J. Groeschel

8. 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

Similar categories in Scott Hahn's The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth book and Mike Aquilina's Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians

  • 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

9. Inferno (The Divine Comedy #1)

By: Dante Alighieri , Anthony Esolen

3.93

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Guided by the poet Virgil, Dante plunges to the very depths of Hell and embarks on his arduous jour… read more

Similar categories in Dante Alighieri's Inferno (The Divine Comedy #1) book and Mike Aquilina's Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians

10. The Autobiography of St. Ignatius

By: Ignatius of Loyola , None

3.80

Format: None pages,

read more

Similar categories in Ignatius of Loyola's The Autobiography of St. Ignatius book and Mike Aquilina's Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians

11. 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

Similar categories in C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man book and Mike Aquilina's Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians

Cover of The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

12. 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

Similar categories in C.S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters book and Mike Aquilina's Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians

"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

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

13. 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

Similar categories in Walter J. Ciszek's He Leadeth Me book and Mike Aquilina's Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians

  • 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

Cover of Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, Louise Maude, Aylmer Maude

14. Anna Karenina

By: Leo Tolstoy , Louise Maude , Aylmer Maude

4.09

Format: 964 pages, Paperback

Acclaimed by many as the world's greatest novel, Anna Karenina provides a vast panorama of contempo… read more

Similar categories in Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina book and Mike Aquilina's Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians

"Love those you hate you."

-Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

"And where love ends, hate begins"

-Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

"Everything intelligent is so boring."

-Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

"Anything is better than lies and deceit!"

-Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

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

15. 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

Similar categories in Matthew Kelly's Holy Moments: A handbook for the rest of your life book and Mike Aquilina's Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians

  • catholic
"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

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

16. 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

Similar categories in Robert Barron's This is My Body: A Call to Eucharistic Revival book and Mike Aquilina's Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians

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

17. 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

Similar categories in Trent Horn's Why We're Catholic: Our Reasons for Faith, Hope, and Love book and Mike Aquilina's Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians

  • catholic
"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

Cover of Padre Pio: Stories and Memories of My Mentor and Friend by Gabriele Amorth

18. Padre Pio: Stories and Memories of My Mentor and Friend

By: Gabriele Amorth

4.58

Format: 157 pages, Paperback

This colorful memoir offers a rare, up-close glimpse of the life and personality of St. Pio of Piet… read more

Similar categories in Gabriele Amorth's Padre Pio: Stories and Memories of My Mentor and Friend book and Mike Aquilina's Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians

  • catholic
Cover of Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians by Mike Aquilina

19. Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians

By: Mike Aquilina

4.37

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The early Church faced its share of villains—persecutors like Nero and Julian, heretics like Marcio… read more

Similar categories in Mike Aquilina's Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians book and Mike Aquilina's Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians

  • catholic

20 best-selling fiction books like Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, Louise Maude, Aylmer Maude

Transform Your Habits

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë , Michael Mason

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë , Richard J. Dunn

3.89

Transform Your Habits

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen , Mark Twain , Virginia Woolf , Anna Quindlen , George Saintsbury , A.C. Bradley , None , None

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Madame Bovary

Gustave Flaubert , Margaret Mauldon , Malcolm Bowie , Mark Overstall

3.70

View all the books

Never miss a story from us, get weekly updates in your inbox.