BOOK LIST

BOOK SUGGESTIONS

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“To My Priests” by Concepcion de Armida

“The Sacred Heart and the Priesthood” by Mother Louise Margaret Claret de la Touche

“Mary and the Priestly Ministry” by Fr. Emile Neubert

“Mothers of Priests” by SCJ Fr. Robert Quardt

“St. Monica: The Power of a Mother’s Love” by Giovanni Falbo

“Maurice and Therese: The Story of a Love” by Patrick Ahern

“Praying for Priests: A Mission for the New Evangelization” by Kathleen Beckman

"Priestly Fatherhood: Treasure in Earthen Vessels" by Fr. Jacques Philippe

“Awakening a Life-giving Heart: Insights for Women who Pray for the the Church” by Mary Kaufmann

“Mother of the Savior: And Our Interior Life” by Fr. Reginold Garrigou-Lagrange OP

“Full of Grace” by Johnette Benkovic

"Preparation for Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary" by St. Louis Grignon de Montforte

“33 Days to Morning Glory” by Fr. Michael Gaitley

“The Privilege of Being a Woman” by Alice von Hildebrand

“Essays on Women” by Edith Stein (a/k/a St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, OCD)

“My Sisters the Saints” by Colleen Carroll Campbell

“Extreme Makeover: Women Transformed by Christ, Not Conformed to the Culture” by Teresa Tomeo

“Discovering the Feminine Genius” by Katrina J. Zeno

“Eternal Woman” by Gertrud von le Fort

“The Priest is Not His Own” by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

“Christ: The Ideal of the Priest” by Dom Columba Marmion

“The Priest in Union With Christ” by Reginold Garrigou-Lagrange

“Priests for the Third Millenium” by Archbishop Timothy Dolan (now Cardinal)

“Many are Called: Rediscovering the Glory of the Priesthood” by Scott Hahn

“Called by Name: The Inspiring Stories of 12 Men Who Became Catholic Priests” by Christine Mugridge

“Be to Me a Father and a Priest” bu Rev. Peter M. J. Stravinskas

“The Grace of Ars” by Fr. Frederick Miller

“The Shadow of His Wings: The True Story of Fr. Gereon Goldmann, OFM"

“Journal of a Soul: The Autobiography of Pope John XXIII” by Pope John XXIII

“The Grunt Padre: Father Vincent Robert Capodanno, Vietnam, 1966-1977” by Fr. Daniel L. Mode

“The Imitation of Christ” by Thomas a Kempis

“Prayer Primer: Igniting a Fire Within” by Thomas DuBay

“Fire Within” by Thomas DuBay

"Consoling the Heart of Jesus" by Fr. Michael Gaitley

“Prayer for Beginners” by Peter Kreeft

“Intercession: A Guide to Effective Prayer” by Sr. Ann Shields

“The Little Oratory: A Beginner’s Guide to Praying in the Home” by David Clayton