16 must-read christian books like Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives by Pope Benedict XVI

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Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives

By: Pope Benedict XVI

4.51

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The momentous third and final volume in the Pope’s international bestselling Jesus of Nazareth seri…

"En el humilde pesebre de la gruta de Belén está ya este esplendor cósmico: aquí ha venido entre nosotros el verdadero primogénito del universo."

-Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives

"El evangelista (Lc 2,13-14) dice que los ángeles «hablan». Pero para los cristianos estuvo claro desde el principio que el hablar de los ángeles es un cantar, en el que se hace presente de modo palpable todo el esplendor de la gran alegría que ellos anuncian."

-Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives

"Just as the genealogies break off at the end, because Jesus was not begotten by St. Joseph, but was truly born of the Holy Spirit from the Virgin Mary, so it now can be said of us that our true "genealogy" is faith in Jesus, who gives us a new origin, who brings us to birth "from God."

-Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives

"Gracia y libertad se compenetran recíprocamente, y no podemos expresar la acción de una sobre la otra mediante fórmulas claras. Es verdad que no podríamos amar si antes no hubiésemos sido amados por Dios. La gracia de Dios siempre nos precede, nos abraza y nos sustenta. Pero sigue siendo también verdad que el hombre está llamado a participar en este amor, y que no es un simple instrumento de la omnipotencia de Dios, sin voluntad propia; puede amar en comunión con el amor de Dios, o también rechazar este amor."

-Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives

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1. The Way of Perfection (Image Classics)

By: Teresa de Ávila

4.17

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Of all of Teresa of Avila's works, The Way of Perfection is the most easily understood. Written at … read more

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"Prayer and comfortable living are incompatible."

-Teresa de Ávila, The Way of Perfection (Image Classics)

"Aunque me canse, aunque no pueda, aunque reviente, aunque me muera."

-Teresa de Ávila, The Way of Perfection (Image Classics)

"A pobreza é um bem que encerra todos os bens do mundo. É uma grande soberania; confirmo que se assenhoreia de todos os bens quem nenhum caso faz de os deixar."

-Teresa de Ávila, The Way of Perfection (Image Classics)

"Humility cannot exist without love, and love cannot exist without humility. It is impossible for these virtues to exist except where there is great detachment from all created things."

-Teresa de Ávila, The Way of Perfection (Image Classics)

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2. The Case for Jesus: The Biblical and Historical Evidence for Christ

By: Brant Pitre , Robert Barron

4.53

Format: 242 pages, Hardcover

Over the past hundred years, scholars have attacked the historical truth of the Gospels and argued … read more

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3. Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives

By: Pope Benedict XVI

4.51

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The momentous third and final volume in the Pope’s international bestselling Jesus of Nazareth seri… read more

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"En el humilde pesebre de la gruta de Belén está ya este esplendor cósmico: aquí ha venido entre nosotros el verdadero primogénito del universo."

-Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives

"El evangelista (Lc 2,13-14) dice que los ángeles «hablan». Pero para los cristianos estuvo claro desde el principio que el hablar de los ángeles es un cantar, en el que se hace presente de modo palpa…"

-Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives

"Just as the genealogies break off at the end, because Jesus was not begotten by St. Joseph, but was truly born of the Holy Spirit from the Virgin Mary, so it now can be said of us that our true "gene…"

-Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives

"Gracia y libertad se compenetran recíprocamente, y no podemos expresar la acción de una sobre la otra mediante fórmulas claras. Es verdad que no podríamos amar si antes no hubiésemos sido amados por …"

-Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives

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4. 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

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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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

8. 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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9. 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

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10. 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

11. Crossing the Threshold of Hope

By: Vittorio Messori , Pope John Paul II

4.26

Format: None pages, Paperback

Fifteen years into his Papacy, and on the eve of the third millennium, Pope John Paul II goes to th… read more

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12. 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

13. Lord of the World

By: Robert Hugh Benson

4.60

Format: 431 pages, Paperback

Robert Hugh Benson (1871-1914) was the youngest son of Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbur… read more

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14. The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise

By: None , Nicolas Diat

3.95

Format: 145 pages, Paperback

In a time when there is more and more noise, and technology and materialism continue to exert their… read more

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15. 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

16. Joy to the World: How Christ's Coming Changed Everything

By: Scott Hahn , Mike Aquilina

3.76

Format: 205 pages, Hardcover

What could be more familiar than the Christmas story -- and yet what could be more extraordinary? T… read more

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17. 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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18. Interior Freedom

By: Jacques Philippe , None

4.71

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

Interior Freedom leads one to discover that even in the most difficult circumstances we possess wit… read more

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"Ultimately, we can really forgive people only because Christ rose from the dead; his Resurrection is the guarantee that God can cure every wrong and every hurt."

-Jacques Philippe, Interior Freedom

"Te doy gracias, Dios mío, por todo mi pasado; creo firmemente que, de cuanto he vivido, Tú podrás sacar un bien; no quiero tener ningún pesar y desde hoy me decido a recomenzar desde cero con exactam…"

-Jacques Philippe, Interior Freedom

"No esperamos que Dios nos haga vivir en plenitud y creamos identidad artificial: el orgullo. O, entre personas de buena voluntad, nos gustaría amar, ser generosos y entregarnos, pero nos vemos atenaz…"

-Jacques Philippe, Interior Freedom

"Para que nuestra voluntad sea fuerte y dispuesta, necesita verse alimentada por el deseo. Y ese deseo no puede ser poderoso si lo que se desea no se percibe como posible y accesible; porque, si nos r…"

-Jacques Philippe, Interior Freedom

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19. 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

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20. 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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21. 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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16 Top religion books like Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives by Pope Benedict XVI

Transform Your Habits

The Way of Perfection (Image Classics)

Teresa de Ávila

4.17

Transform Your Habits

The Case for Jesus: The Biblical and Historical Evidence for Christ

Brant Pitre , Robert Barron

4.53

Transform Your Habits

Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives

Pope Benedict XVI

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Introduction to the Devout Life

Francis de Sales

4.37

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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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