St. Teresa of Calcutta Recommended Reading
Module 4
Recommended Books On Christian Spiritual Life & Prayer
From Deacon Dan Gannon
- *Abandonment to Divine Providence (version including letters) – Caussade
- *I Want To See God / I Am a Daughter of the Church (2 vol) – P. Marie-Eugene, O.C.D.
- Collected Works of St. John of the Cross
- Collected Works of St. Teresa of Jesus
- *Divine Intimacy – Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalene
- Spiritual Theology - Rev. Jordan Aumann
- Story of a Soul – St. Therese of Lisieux
- *The Fruits of Contemplation (Volume I); Pathways of Love (Volume II) - Osende
- Complete Spiritual Doctrine of St. Therese – Jamart
- The Three Ages of the Interior Life – Rev. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange
- Christian Perfection and Contemplation – Garrigou-Lagrange
- Difficulties in Mental Prayer – Rev. Eugene Boylan
- Fire Within – Rev. Thomas Dubay
- Introduction to the Devout Life – St. Francis de Sales
- Life of Christ – Bishop Fulton J. Sheen (any of his books)
- St. Jane de Chantal On Prayer
- St. Ignatius of Loyola – Spiritual Exercises
- Any books by Rev. Dom Hubert van Zeller
- *Union With God – Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdelene
- The Science of the Cross – St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
- The Sources of Christian Ethics – Rev. Servais Pinckaers
- Interior Freedom; The Way of Trust and Love – Jacques Philippe
- *The Way of Prayer - Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalene
- *Into your Hands, Father - Fr. Stinesson, O.C.D.
Module 1
Recommended Books
- Making Senses Out of Scripture, Mark Shea
- The Bible Compass, Dr. Edward Sri
- The Shape of Catholic Theology, Aidan Nichols
- Scripture Matters: Essays on Reading the Bible from the Heart of the Church, Dr. Scott Hahn
- Jesus of Nazareth, Benedict XVI / Joseph Ratzinger (multi-volumes)
- Jesus Christ the Holy One of God, Raniero Cantalamessa
- ‘In the Beginning…’: A Catholic Understanding of the Story of Creation and the Fall, Benedict XVI / Joseph Ratzinger
- Theology and Sanity, Frank Sheed
- Called to Communion: Understanding the Church Today, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
- The Splendor of the Church, by Henri de Lubac
Church Documents:
- Dei Verbum (Posted on Vatican Website)
- Gaudium et spes, nn.12-22
- Reconciliatio et Paenitentia
- Lumen Gentium, Vatican II’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (posted on Vatican website)
*To purchase books, please visit St. George's Catholic Books & Gifts. There is a link to a Catechetical Institute Recommended Reading page on their site and a portioin of books purchased at St. George's goes into the Archbishop Harry J. Flynn Catechetical Institute Scholarship Fund.
Module 2
Recommended Books
- The Essential Catholic Handbook of the Sacraments
- Sacraments in Scripture, Dr. Tim Gray
- The Spirit of the Liturgy, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
- The Wellspring Of Worship, Jean Corbon
- The Eucharist. Our Sanctification, Raniero Cantalamessa
- A Key to the Doctrine of the Eucharist, Dom Anscar Vonier.
- The Sacramental Mystery, Paul Haffner (
- Called to Communion: Understanding the Church Today, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
- Theology of the Priesthood, Jean Galot
- On Marriage and Family, Saint John Chrysostom
Module 3:
Recommended Books
- Life of Christ, Archbishop Fulton Sheen
- Forming Intentional Disciples, Sherry Weddell
- Living the Good Life: What Every Catholic Needs to Know About Moral Issues, Mark Lowery.
- Citizens of the Heavenly City: A Catechism of Catholic Social Teaching, Dr. Arthur Hippler
- Handbook on Critical Life Issues, 3rd ed, John Leies,
- Sources of Christian Ethics, Servais Pinckaers
- Back to Virtue. Peter Kreeft.
- The Four Cardinal Virtues, Josef Peiper
- The Many Faces of Virtue, Donald Demarco
- Imposing Our Beliefs' on Others. Making Sense Out of Bioethics, Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk
Church Documents:
- Veritatis Splendor, JPII, 1993.
- Evangelium Vitae, JPII, 1995.