Resources

 = Suggested Resources =

   Beginner  **Intermediate** ** Advanced **  *** = Highly Recommended**

    **Basics of the Faith** //* Theology and Sanity //; Frank Sheed -- Ignatius Press //* Catholicism for Dummies //; John Trigilio & Kenneth Brighenti -- For Dummies // Introduction to Christianity //; Joseph Ratzinger -- Ignatius // Living the Catholic Faith //; Charles Chaput, OFM Cap. -- Servent Publications // Yes or No: Straight Answers to Tough Questions About Christianity //; Peter Kreeft -- Ignatius Press  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">// Why is that in Tradition //; Patrick Madrid -- Our Sunday Visitor Publishing  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">// Theology for Beginners //; Frank Sheed -- Servant Publications  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">// Catholic Christianity //; Peter Kreeft -- Ignatius Press// On Being Catholic //; Thomas Howard -- Ignatius Press

= Specific Topics =

Apologetics
// Handbook of Christian Apologetics //; Peter Kreeft & Ronald Tacelli -- IVP Academic // Handbook of Catholic Apologetics //; Peter Kreeft & Ronald Tacelli -- Ignatius Press //* The Gospel in a Pluralist Society //; Lesslie Newbigin -- Eerdmans Publishing // Catholic for a Reason (I-IV) //; ed. Scott Hahn -- Emmaus Road Publishing

Dogma
// Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma //; Ludwig Ott -- Tan Books // Sources of Catholic Dogma //; Henry Denzinger -- Loreto Publications

Eucharist
//* The Lambs Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth //; Scott Hahn -- Doubleday Publishing // Not by Bread Alone: The Biblical and Historical Evidence for the Eucharistic Sacrifice of the Catholic Mass //; Robert Sungenis -- Queenship Publishing

Historical Reliability
//* Jesus and the Eyewitnesses //; Richard Bauckham -- Eerdmans Publishing // The HIstorical Reliability of the Gospels //; Craig Blomberg -- IVP Academic

History
//* How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization //; Thomas Woods Jr. -- Regnery Publishing // The God That Did Not Fail: How Religion Built And Sustains the West //; Robert Royal -- Encounter Books // Triumph: The Power And The Glory Of The Catholic Church //; H.W. Crocker III -- Three Rivers Press

Justification
// Not by Faith Alone: The Biblical Evidence for the Catholic Doctrine of Justification //; Robert Sungenis -- Queenship Publishing //* The Salvation Controversy //; Jimmy Akin -- Catholic Answers

**Marriage** // The Good News About Sex and Marriage //; Christopher West -- Servant Books //* Heaven's Song: Sexual Love as it was Meant to Be //; Christopher West -- Ascension Press //* Love and Responsibility //; Karol Wojtyla -- Ignatius Press // Smart Sex: Finding Life-Long Love in a Hook-up World //; Jennifer Roback Morse -- Richard Vigilante Books

Mary
// Hail Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God //; Scott Hahn -- Doubleday Publishing

Pope
// Pope Fiction: Answers to 30 Myths and Misconceptions About the Papacy //; Patrick Madrid -- Basilica Press // Upon this Rock: St. Peter and the Primacy of Rome in Scripture and the Early Church //; Stephen Ray -- Ignatius Press // One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic: The Early Church was the Catholic Church //; Kenneth Whitehead -- Ignatius Press

Science
// Chance or Purpose? Creation, Evolution and a Rational Faith //; Christoph Schoenborn -- Ignatius Press //* New Proofs For the Existence of God: Contributions of Contemporary Physics and Philosophy //; Robert Spitzer -- Eerdmans Publishing

Poltics
//* Render Unto Caesar: Serving the Nation by Living Our Catholic Beliefs in Politica Life //; Charles Chaput -- Doubleday Press

Reconciliation
// Lord Have Mercy: The Healing Power of Confession //; Scott Hahn -- Doubleday Publishing

Morality
//* An Introduction to Moral Theology //; William May -- Our Sunday Visitor // Back to Virtue: Traditional Moral Wisdom for Modern Moral Confusion //; Peter Kreeft -- Ignatius Press // A Refutation of Relativism: Interviews With An Absolutist //; Peter Kreeft -- Ignatius Press // Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted In Mid-Air //; Francis Beckwith & Gregory Koukl -- Baker Books

Prayer
<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> // Prayer for Beginners //; Peter Kreeft -- Ignatius Press //* Five Pillars of the Spiritual Life: A Practical Guide to Prayer for Active People //; Robert Spitzer -- Ignatius Press // Praying Scripture for a Change //; Tim Gray -- Ascension Press *Manual of Prayers; James D. Watkins, ed. -- Midwest Theological Forum, 2nd ed. Pocket book of Catholic Prayers; Lawrence G. Lovasik -- Catholic Book Publishing Company

Reading Scripture for the First Time
// The Bible Compass // -- Ascension Press // Walking With God // -- Ascension Press // Ignatius Catholic Study Bible (series) // -- Ignatius Press

Scripture Aids (Additional)
// Navarre Bible Series // -- Four Courts Press //* Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture (series) // -- Baker Academic // Where is that in the Bible? //, Patrick Madrid -- Our Sunday Visitor Publishing //* Catholic Bible Dictionary //; Scott Hahn -- Doubleday Publishing

Stories of Conversion to Catholicism
// Surprised by Truth: 11 Converts Give the Biblical and Historical Reasons for Becoming Catholic //; Patrick Madrid -- Basilica Press // Surprised by Truth 2: 15 Men and Women Give the Biblical and Historical Reasons for Becoming Catholic //; Patrick Madrid -- Sophia Institute Press //* Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism //, Scott and Kimberly Hahn -- Ignatius Press // Crossing the Tiber: Evangelical Protestants Discover the Historical Church //; Stephen Ray -- Ignatius Press // My Life on the Rock: A Rebel Returns to His Faith //; Jeff Cavins -- e3press