Build Your Catholic Library
Matthew Bellisario O.P. 2020
Since many of us are now spending more time at home its a good time to spend more time learning about our Catholic faith!. This is my list of recommended core books on the Catholic faith divided by topic. It was not easy putting this list together and there are certainly many books that could be included on the list that would be worthy. These are the ones based on what I know personally to be worthy of any collection.
Dogmatic Theology
Catechism of The Council of Trent for Parish Priests (Tan Books 1982)
Catechism of the Council of Trent (Baronius Press 2006)
Apologetics and Catholic Doctrine, Sheehan (Baronius Press 2006)
Pohle-Preuss Manual of Dogmatic Theology (Loreto Publications 2014)
Sacrae Theologiae Summa Set, Kenneth Baker, S.J. (Translator) (Keep the Faith 2014)
Catholic Doctrine as Defined by the Council of Trent, Rev. A. Nampon S.J. (Peter F. Cunningham and Sons)
The Sacraments Explained, Rev. Arthur Devine (R&T Washbourne Ltd. 1918)
Aquinas on Transubstantiation: The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, Reinhard Hütter (The Catholic University of America Press 2019)
Thomism/Philosophy
Opera Omnia Project- Works of Aquinas, https://aquinas.institute/operaomnia/
The Last Superstition, Edward Feser (St. Augustines Press 2012)
A Companion to the Summa, Walter Farrell (Sheed & Ward 1945)
Aquinas (A Beginner's Guide), Edward Feser (Oneworld Publications 2009)
Five Proofs of the Existence of God, Edward Feser (Ignatius Press 2017)
Thomas and the Thomists, Romanus Cessario O.P. (Fortress Press 2017)
Wisdom, Law, and Virtue, Lawrence Dewan (Fordham University Press 2007)
Saint Thomas Aquinas, Vol. 1. The Person and His Work, Jean-Pierre Torell (The Catholic University of America Press 2005)
Saint Thomas Aquinas, Vol. 2: Spiritual Master, Jean-Pierre Torell (The Catholic University of America Press 2003)
A Tour of the Summa-Paul J. Glenn (TAN Books 1992)
Praeambula Fidei: Thomism and the God of the Philosophers, Ralph McInerny (The Catholic University of America Press 2006)
Thomas Aquinas, A.G. Sertillanges (Sophia Institute Press 2011)
Moral Theology
The Teleological Grammar of the Moral Act, Steven A. Long (The Catholic University of America Press 2015)
Right and Reason, Fr. Austin Fagothey (TAN Books 2015)
By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed, Edward Feser and Joseph Bessette (Ignatius Press 2017)
Moral Theology (Theologia Moralis) Vol 1 and 2, Alphonsus Ligouri (Mediatrix Press 2017)
Introduction to Moral Theology, Romanus Cessario O.P. (The Catholic University of America Press 2013)
Spiritual Theology
The Dialogue of St. Catherine of Siena, Susanne Noffke (Paulist Press 1980)
Catherine of Siena An Anthology Vol I and II, Susanne Noffke (ACMRS Publications 2012)
The Letters of Saint Catherine of Siena Vol I-IV, Susanne Noffke (ACMRS Publications)
Humility of Heart, Gaetano Mary de Bergamo (Founding Father Films Publishing 2015)
The Soul of the Apostolate, Dom Jean-Baptiste Chautard (TAN Books)
Christian Spirituality in the Catholic Tradition, Jordan Aumann (Ignatius Press 1985)
The Three Ages of the Interior Life-Vol I and II, Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange (Out of print-look for reprints)
The Sinner's Guide, Louis of Granada (TAN Books)
The Theology of Christian Perfection, Antonio Royo (Wipf & Stock Pub 2012)
Holy Wisdom, Augustine Baker (HardPress Publishing 2019, Reprint)
Aquinas at Prayer: The Bible, Mysticism and Poetry, Paul Murray O.P. (Bloomsbury Continuum 2013)
Christ and Spirituality in St. Thomas Aquinas, Jean-Pierre Torrell (The Catholic University of America Press 2011)
The Interior Castle, Teresa of Avila (TAN Books Revised edition 2011)
Patristics
The Book of the Elders-Sayings of the Desert Fathers, John Wortley (Cistercian Publications 2018)
Catena Aurea, Thomas Aquinas (PCP Books 2009)
Mariology
The Glories of Mary, Alphonsus Ligouri (Liguori Revised edition 2000)
Mother of the Saviour: And Our Interior Life, Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange (TAN Books Reprint edition)
The Admirable Life of Mother Mariana Vol 1 and 2- Marian T. Horvat (Tradition in Action, Inc 2005)
A Year with Mary, Paul Thigpen (Saint Benedict Press; Lea edition 2015)
Mariology Vol I-III, Rev. Junipor Carroll (Mediatrix Press)
True Devotion to Mary: with Preparation for Total Consecration, St. Louis de Montfort (Tan Books 2010)
The Marian Vow, Fr. Stefano M. Manelli (Academy of the Immaculate 2010)
Marian Apparitions, Donal Anthony Foley (Gracewing Publishing 2002)
The Spiritual Life: In the School of St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort by Antonin Lhoumeau (Nihil Sine Deo 2019)
Liturgy
Noble Beauty, Transcendent Holiness, Peter Kwasniewski (Angelico Press 2017)
Nothing Superfluous, Rev. James Jackson (Redbrush 2016)
The Davies Liturgical Revolution Series Vol I-III, Michael Davies (Roman Catholic Books)
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass; Dogmatically, Liturgically and Ascetically Explained, Nikolaus Gihr Gihr (Out of Print, Look for Reprints)
Treasure and Tradition: The Ultimate Guide to the Latin Mass, Lisa Bergman (St. Augustine Academy Press 2014)
Explanation of the Sacrifice and the Liturgy, By A Priest (Look for Reprint)
Church History/Current Affairs
Christus Vincit: Christ’s Triumph Over the Darkness of the Age, Athanasius Schneider (Angelico Press 2019)
Love for the Papacy and Filial Resistance to the Pope in the History of the Church, Roberto de Mattei (Angelico Press 2019)
How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization, Thomas E. Woods (Regnery History 2012)
A History of Christendom Series Vol I-VI, Warren H. Carroll (Christendom Press)
Can a Pope be a heretic?, Arnaldo Xavier da Silveira (Caminhos Romanos 2018)
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