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Books About Jesus & the New Testament

"Life of Christ"
Author: Fulton J. Sheen
Image Books/Doubleday

This book introduces you to Christ in a unique, moving way. His descriptions are so vivid that you can't help but feel His presence as you read. Sheen's insight is truly inspired.

"To Know Christ Jesus"
Author: Frank Sheed
Ignatius Press

A Must Read!

Sheed takes you through Christ's life, pulling together all four Gospels in a crisp, concise & comprehensive way. He compares, contrasts and analyzes them to give you a personal experience with our Lord.
"The Lord"
Author: Romano Guardini
Regenery Publishing
This is a thorough and comprehensive book. It is organized into seven parts and addresses difficult concepts in a detailed way.

Books About The Mass

"The Lamb's Supper"
Author: Scott Hahn
Doubleday

A Must Read!

"The Lamb's Supper reveals a long-lost secret of the Church: the early Christians' key to understanding the mysteries of the Mass was the New Testament's Book of Revelation...(this book) will help readers see the Mass with new eyes, pray the liturgy with a renewed heart, and enter into the Mass more fully, enthusiastically, intelligently, and powerfully than ever before."

"The Mass of the Early Christians"
Author: Mike Aquilina
Our Sunday Visitor Books

A Must Read!

"(It) reveals the Church's most ancient Eucharistic beliefs and practices. Using the words of the early Christians themselves--from many documents and inscriptions--Aquilina traces the Mass's history from Jesus' lifetime through the fourth century. The Mass stood at the center of the Church's life, evident in the Scriptures as well as the earliest Christian sermons, letters, artwork, tombstones, and architecture. Even the pagans bore witness to the Mass in the records of their persecutions...You'll see vividly how Jesus followed through on his promise to be with us always, until the end of time."
"What Happens at Mass"
Author: Jeremy Driscoll
LTP
"A profound book but one written with simplicity and clarity, following the ritual actions and words of the Eucharistic liturgy step by step, unfolding the meaning, in a truly wonderful way, of each separate and individual part of the Mass. It is a work of illumined faith. A quiet sense of joy and awe pervades every page."
"Mass Confusion"
Author: James Akin
Published by Catholic Answers
This book, "Mass Confusion", explains our liturgy and answers almost every question that you can think of!

Books that Explain the Catholic Faith

"Fundamentals of the Faith"
Author: Peter Kreeft
Ignatius Press

Kreeft explains and defends the Catholic faith and explains why it is important in today's world. This book walks you through the Catholic in language you can understand. It is profound and thought-provoking.
"Catholicism & Fundamentalism"
Author: Karl Keating
Ignatius Press
The subtitle is: "The attack on 'Romanism" by 'Bible Christians." True to it's name, it addresses the things others believe & say about Catholics. In the process of debunking myths, it explains the Catholic Faith.

"The Faith of the Early Fathers"
Author: William Jurgens
The Liturgical Press

A Must Have Reference Tool

"A source-book of theological and historical passages from Christian writings of the Pre-Nicene and Nicene eras. Of immense value to the reader is the Doctrinal Index provided for each volume. Here one can find the texts pertinent to particular doctrinal points."

"The Truth of Catholicism"
Author: George Weigel
Perennial/Harper Collins Publishers

A Must Read!

"The Catholic Church may be the most controversial institution in the world. Whether the question is the uniqueness of Jesus Christ, the relationship of Catholicism to other religious communities, the meaning of freedom, the use and abuse of sex, the dignity of women, the Catholic Church has taken challenging positions that some find inexplicable, even cruel."

In this book, "George Weigel, author of Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II, explores these perennial questions and more, showing Catholicism and its controversies from 'inside' the convictions that make those controversies not only possible but necessary."

 

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