Recommended Reading

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Spirituality

• Athans, Mary Christine.  In Quest of the Jewish Mary.  Obris, 2013.*
• Barron, Robert.  Word on Fire: Proclaiming the Power of Christ.  Crossroad, 2008.
• Bevans, Stephen & Schroeder, Roger. Prophetic Dialogue: Reflections on Christian Mission Today. Orbis, 2011.
• Boselli, Goffredo.  The Spiritual Meaning of the Liturgy.  Liturgical Press, 2014.*
• Burrows, Ruth. To Believe In Jesus.  Hidden Spring, 2010.*
• Chittister, Joan. Following the Path: The Search for a Life of Passion, Purpose, and Joy. Image, 2012.  
• Coutinho, Paul. Just as You Are: Opening Your Life to the Infinite Love of God.  Loyola, 2009.*
• Coffey, Kathy.  When the Saints Came Marching In - Exploring the Frontier of Grace in America. Liturgical Press, 2015.
• Day, Dorothy.  The Long Loneliness; Harper and Row, 1981.
• Day, Dorothy, and Robert Ellsberg. The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day. Image, 2011.
• Day, Dorothy, and Robert Ellsberg. All the Way to Heaven: The Selected Letters of Dorothy Day. Image, 2012.*
• Dimock, Giles, OP.  101 Questions & Answers on the Eucharist.  Paulist, 2006.*
• Ellsberg, Robert. A Living Gospel, Reading God’s Stories in Holy Lives. Orbis, 2019.*
• Ferder, Fran.  Enter the Story – Biblical Metaphors for our Lives.  Orbis, 2010.*
• Gittins, Anthony J.  Called to be Sent: Co-Missioned as Disciples Today; Liguori, 2008.*
• Gittins, Anthony J. The Way of Discipleship.  Liturgical Press, 2016.*
• Greeley, Andrew. Jesus: A Meditation on His Stories and His Relationships with Women. Forge, 2008.
• Hennessy, Kate.  Dorothy Day, The World Will Be Saved by Beauty. In Intimate Portrait of my Grandmother.  Scribner.  2017
• Horan, Daniel P.  God is Not Fair and Other Reasons for Gratitude.   Francisco Media, 2016.
• Hahn, Scott.  The Lamb’s Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth.  Double Day, 1999.*
• Harrington, Daniel J. Who Is Jesus? Why Is He Important?  An Invitation to the New Testament. Sheed & Ward, 1999.
• Huston, Paula.  One Ordinary Sunday: A Meditation on the Mystery of the Mass; Ave Maria Press, 2016.*
• Hughes, Kathleen. Becoming the Sign: Sacramental Living in a Post-conciliar Church. Paulist, 2013.*
• Johnson, Elizabeth. Ask the Beasts: Darwin and the God of Love. Bloomsbury, 2014.*
• Johnson, Elizabeth.  Creation and the Cross, The Mercy of God for a Planet in Peril. Orbis, 2018.*
• Lohfink, Gerhard, and Linda M. Maloney. Jesus of Nazareth: What He Wanted, Who He Was. Liturgical Press, 2012.*
• Lohfink, Gerhard. The Our Father, A New Reading.  Liturgical Press, 2019.*
• Martin, James. My Life with the Saints.  Loyola, 2006.*
• Martin, James. Jesus: A Pilgrimage; HarperCollins, 2014.*
• Malloy, Richard, M.  Being on Fire.  The Top Ten Essentials of Catholic Faith.   Orbis, 2014.*
• Moloney J. Francis, SDB.  Eucharist as a Celebration of Forgiveness. Paulist Press, 2017.*
• Nouwen, Henri J. M. Bread for the Journey: A Daybook of Wisdom and Faith. Harper, 1997.*
• Nouwen, Henri J. M. Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World.  Crossroad, 1992.*
• Nouwen, Henri J. M. The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming.  Doubleday, 1994.*
• Nouwen, Henri J.M.  Can You Drink of the Cup? Tenth Anniversary Ed.  Ave Marie Press, 2006.*
• Nowell, Irene.  Wisdom: The Good Life:  Wisdom Literature and the Rule of Benedict.  Liturgical Press, 2017.
• O’Connor, Flannery.  A Prayer Journal.  Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013.*
• Oelrich, Anthony.  Feeding on the Bread of Life – Peaching and Praying John 6. Liturgical Press, 2014.*
• Oliver, Mary.  Felicity. Poems.  Penguin Press, 2016.*
• Oliver, Mary.  Thirst – Poems.  Beacon Press, 2006.*
• Otto, Andy.  God Moments – Unexpected Encounters in the Ordinary.  Ave Maria Press,  2017.*
• Pitchford, Susan.  Following Francis – The Franciscan Way for Everyone.  Morehouse Publishing, 2006.
• Rohr, Richard. Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality. St. Anthony Messenger, 2007.*
• Rohr, Richard.  Eager to Love.  Franciscan Media, 2014.
• Rolheiser, Ronald. The Holy Longing: The Search for a Christian Spirituality. Doubleday, 1999.*
• Rolheiser, Ronald. Our One Great Act of Fidelity: Waiting for Christ in the Eucharist. Doubleday, 2011.*
• Rutter, Jane E.  Seasons of the Spirit: Reflections on Finding God in Daily Life; Liturgical Press, 2013.*
• Shea, John.  Seeing Haloes.  Christmas Poems to Open the Heart. Liturgical Press, 2017.*
• Van Parys, Johan.  What’s the Smoke For?  And Other Burning Questions about the Liturgy. Liturgical Press, 2014.
• Van Parys, John.  Symbols that Surround Us – Faithful Reflections.  Liguori, 2012.
• Wiederkehr, Macrina. Abide: Keeping Vigil with the Word of God.  Liturgical Press, 2011.*
• Wiederkehr, Macrina.  Seven Sacred Pauses.  Living Mindfully Through the Hours of the Day.  Sorin Books, 2008.
• Wiederkehr, Macrina.  A Tree Full of Angels.  Seeing Holy in the Ordinary. Harper, 1988.
• Witherup, Ronald. Saint Paul and the New Evangelization. Liturgical Press, 2013.*

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Transformation

• Casey, Karen. Change Your Mind and Your Life Will Follow: 12 Simple Principles. Conari, 2005. 
• Chödrön, Pema.  Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change. Shambhala Publications, 2012.
• D'Arcy, Paula. Gift of the Red Bird: A Spiritual Encounter: With a Guide for Reflection. Crossroad Pub., 2003. 
• D'Arcy, Paula. Waking up to This Day: Seeing the Beauty Right before Us. Orbis, 2009.
• Edwards, Cliff. Van Gogh and God: A Creative Spiritual Quest. Loyola UP, 1989.*
• Edwards, Cliff. The Shoes of Van Gogh: A Spiritual and Artistic Journey to the Ordinary. Crossroad Pub., 2004.*
• Funk, Mary Margaret.  Humility Matters.  Liturgical Press, 2013.
• Higgins, Michael W & Kevin Burns. Genius Born of Anguish: The Life & Legacy of Henri Nouwen.  Paulist 2012.*
• Horan, Daniel P.  Dating God.  Live and Love in the Way of St. Francis.  St Anthony Messenger, 2012.
• Horan, Daniel P.  The Franciscan Heart of Thomas Merton.  Ave Maria Press, 2014.
• Merton, Thomas. The Seven Storey Mountain; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990.
• Metz, Johannes.  Poverty of Spirit.  Paulist Press, 1998.
• Nouwen, Henri J. M. The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society. Image, 1990.
• Paprocki, Joe.  Under the Influence of Jesus.   Loyola Press, 2014.*
• Rohr, Richard.  The Divine Dance:  The Trinity and Your Transformation. Whitaker House, 2016.*
• Sanders, Annmarie.  Spiritual Leadership for Challenging Times:  Presidential Addresses from the Leadership  Conference of Women Religious. Orbis, 2014.
• Scalia, Elizabeth. Strange Gods: Unmasking the Idols in Everyday Life; Ave Maria Press, 2013.*
• Thurston, Bonnie B.  Shaped by the End You Live For.  Thomas Merton’s Monastic Spirituality.  Liturgical Press, 2020.*
• Weddell, Sherry A.  Forming Intentional Disciples: The Path to Knowing and Following Jesus. Our Sunday Visitor, 2012.*

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On Family Life

• Gaillardetz, Richard R.   A Daring Promise, A Spirituality of Christian Marriage. Liguori, 2007.
• McGrath, Tom. Raising Faith-filled Kids: Ordinary Opportunities to Nurture Spirituality at Home. Chicago, IL: Loyola Press, 2000.
• Mogel, Wendy. The Blessings of a Skinned Knee. Simon & Schuster, 2001.
• Schultz, Valerie.  Musings on Intimacy, Marriage & God.  Ave Marie Press, 2008.

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Social Justice and Books that Touch the Heart or Speak about Mission

• Batstone, David B. Not for Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade-- and How We Can Fight It. Harper, San Francisco, 2007. 
• Benders, Alison M.  Reading, Praying, Living the US Bishop’s Open Wide Our Hearts. Liturgical Press, 2020.*
• Boyle, Greg. Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion.  Free Press, 2010.*
• Cahill, Thomas. A Saint on Death Row: The Story of Dominique Green. Doubleday, 2009. 
• Cornell, Deirdre. Jesus Was a Migrant. Orbis, 2014.*
• Cone, James.  The Cross and the Lynching Tree. Orbis, 2011.*
• Dorr, Donal.  Option for the Poor and for the Earth: From Leo XIII to Pope Francis; Orbis, 2016.*
• Gittens, Anthony J.  The Way of Discipleship – Women, Men, and Today’s Call to Mission. Liturgical Press, 2016.*
• Haugen. Gary A.  The Locust Effect – Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence.  Oxford UP, 2014.
• Massingale, Byran.  Racial Justice and the Catholic Church.  Orbis, 2010.*
• McGee, Martin.  Christian Martyrs for a Muslim People.  Paulist Press, 2008.*
• Romero, Oscar and Kurtz, Carolyn.  The Scandal of Redemption: When God Liberates the Poor, Saves Sinners, and Heals Nations. Plough Publishing House, 2018.
• Scott, Margaret.  The Eucharist and Social Justice. Paulist Press, 2009.*
• Schieber, Vicki, Conway, Trudy D., McCarthy, David Matzko, editors.  Where Justice and Mercy Meet: Catholic Opposition to the Death Penalty; Liturgical Press, 2013.*
• Schroeder, Roger. What Is the Mission of the Church?: A Guide for Catholics, Revised and Expanded Edition.  Orbis, 2018.
• Schultz, Valerie.  Overdue: A Dewey Decimal System of Grace.  Liturgical Press, 2019.*
• Söring, Jens. The Church of the Second Chance – A Faith Based Approach to Prison Reform.    Lantern, 2008.
• Söring, Jens. The Convict Christ: What the Gospel Says about Criminal Justice.  Orbis, 2006.
• Stevenson, Bryon.  Just Mercy – A Story of Justice and Redemption. Spiegel & Grau, 2014.*
• Zenner, Christiana.  Just Water. Theology, Ethics, and the Global Water Crisis, Revised Edition. Orbis, 2018.*

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The 20th Century & Vatican II

• Ciszek, Walter J, S.J. with Flaherty, Daniel.  With God in Russia; Doubleday, 1986.
• Flannery, Austin, O.P.  editor.   Vatican Council II:  The Conciliar and Post Conciliar Documents Study Edition; Liturgical Press, 1992.*
• Ferrone, Rita. Liturgy: Sacrosanctum Concilium. New York: Paulist, 2007.*
• Forest, Jim.  The Root of War is Fear – Thomas Merton’s Advice to Peacemakers.  Orbis, 2017.*
• Gaillardetz, Richard R., and Catherine E. Clifford. Keys to the Council: Unlocking the Teaching of Vatican II. Liturgical Press, 2012.*      
• Huddock, Barry.  Struggle, Condemnation, Vindication:  John Courtney Murray’s Journey toward Vatican II; Liturgical Press, 2015 *
• John XXIII and Jeanne Kun. My Heart Speaks: Wisdom from Pope John XXIII. Word Among Us, 2000.*
• O’Collins, Gerald, SJ.   The Spirituality of the Second Vatican Council.  Paulist Press, 2014.*
• O'Malley, John W. What Happened at Vatican II. Belknap of Harvard UP, 2008.*
• Sullivan, Maureen. 101 Questions and Answers on Vatican II. Paulist Press, 2002.*
• Witherup, Ronald. Scripture: Dei Verbum. New York: Paulist, 2006.*

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Constitutions of the Second Vatican Council

• Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy. Sacrosanctum Concilium. Solemnly Promulgated by His Holiness, Pope Paul VI, on December 4, 1963.*
• Dogmatic Constitution on the Church: Lumen Gentium, Solemnly Promulgated by His Holiness, Pope Paul VI, on November 21, 1964.*
• Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation: Dei Verbum. Solemnly Promulgated by His Holiness, Pope Paul VI, on November 18, 1965.*
• Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World. Gaudium et spes.  Solemnly Promulgated by His Holiness, Pope Paul VI, on December 7, 1965.*

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On Scripture, Daily Mass Readings, Subscriptions, Online Resources, Bibles

• “America Magazine” - A Catholic weekly magazine:  http://americamagazine.org/*
• Bergant, Dianne. A New Heaven, A New Earth: The Bible and Catholicity. Orbis, 2016.*
• Bergant, Dianne. O Lord, Open My Lips: The Psalms in the Liturgy. Liturgy Training Publications, 2018.*
• Binz, Stephen J.  Introduction to the Bible – A Catholic Guide to Studying Scripture.  Liturgical Press, 2007.
• Binz, Stephen.  Lectio Divina Bible Study - The Mass in Scripture.  Our Sunday Visitor, 2011.*
• Binz, Stephen.  Lectio Divina Bible Study – Learning to Pray in Scripture.  Our Sunday Visitor, 2011.*
• The Catholic Prayer Bible: Lectio Divina Edition; Paulist Press, 2010.*
• "Give Us This Day." Daily reading and reflections:   http://www.giveusthisday.org/*
• Huyck, Justin.  Baptism, Alive in Christ.  Little Rock Scripture Study.  Liturgical Press, 2019.*
• iMissal, A app that makes readings for the day available on mobile devices:  http://www.imissal.com/.
• The Living Faith – Daily Catholic Devotions:  www.livingfaith.com.
• Macnamara, Luke OSB & Browne, Martin, OSB.  The Glenstal Companion to the Readings of the Easter Vigil. Liturgical Press, 2019.*
• Moloney, Francis J, SDB.  Reading the New Testament in the Church.  Baker Academic, 2015.
• The Psalms of Mercy: Pastoral Resources for Living the Jubilee. Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, 2015.
• Peterson, Eugene H.  The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language, Catholic / Ecumenical Edition; NavPress Publishing, 2013.*
• Upchurch, Catherine, Irene Nowell, Ronald D. Witherup, and Mary Elsbernd. Little Rock Catholic Study Bible. Liturgical Press, 2011.*
• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops:  Lots of resources here including the readings for the day: http://www.usccb.org/.
• Ward-Lev, Nahum.  The Liberating Path of the Hebrew Prophets, Then and Now. Orbis, 2019.*
• "The Word Among Us.” Daily readings, reflections, and articles:   http://www.wau.org/*

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Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters

• Benedict XVI. Caritas in Veritate.  Charity in Truth: Encyclical Letter.  Pauline Books, 2009.*
• Benedict XVI.  Deus Caritas Est.  God is Love: Encyclical Letter.  Pauline Books, 2006.*
• Benedict XVI. Sacramentum Caritatis. The Sacrament of Charity. Post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2007.*
• Benedict. The Word of the Lord - Verbum Domini: Post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation.  USCCB, 2010.*
• The Catechism of the Catholic Church.  Office for Pub. and Promotion Services, USCCB, 1993.*
• Economic Justice for All: Pastoral Letter on Catholic Social Teaching and the U.S. Economy: A Pastoral Message of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops on the Tenth Anniversary of the Economic Pastoral. USCCB, 1997.*
• Global Climate Change, A plea for Dialogue, Prudence and the Common Good:  Statement of the U.S. Catholic Bishops. USCCB, 2001.*
• The Harvest of Justice is Sown in Peace - Reflection of US Catholic Bishops. USCCB, 1997.*
• Francis.   Amoris Laetitia.  The Joy of Love, On Love in the Family: Apostolic Exhortation.  USCCB, 2016.*
• Francis.   Evangelii Gaudium.   The Joy of the Gospel: Apostolic Exhortation.  USCCB, 2013.*
• Francis.  Gaudete Et Exsultate.  Rejoice and Be Glad:  Apostolic Exhortation.  USCCB, 2018.*
• Francis.   Laudato Si.  On Care for Our Common Home: Encyclical Letter.  USCCB, 2015.*
• Francis.  Querida Amazonia: The Beloved Amazon: Apostolic Exhortation. Our Sunday Visitor, 2020.*
• John XXIII. Peace on Earth: Encyclical Letter.  April 11, 1963.  USCCB, 2003.*
• John Paul II, and Joseph G. Donders. John Paul II: The Encyclicals in Everyday Language: Definitive Edition of All Fourteen Encyclicals. Orbis, 2005.*
• John Paul II.  Familiaris Consortio, The Role of the Family in the Modern World: Apostolic Exhortation.  USCCB, 1981.
• John Paul II.  Redemptoris Missio.  Mission of the Redeemer:  Encyclical Letter.  Pauline Books, 1990.*
• Paul VI.  Populorum Progressio. The Development of the Peoples: Encyclical Letter.  USCCB, 1967.
• Paul VI.  Humanae Vitae, Encyclical Letter.  USCCB, 1968.
• Principles, Prophecy, and a Pastoral Response.  An Overview of Modern Catholic Social Teaching.  USCCB, 2003.*
• Open Wide our Hearts:  The Enduring Call to Love, a Pastoral Letter Against Racism.  USCCB, 2018.*
• Responsibility, Rehabilitation and Restoration: A Catholic Perspective on Crime and Criminal Justice. USCCB, 2000.
• Seitz, Mark.  Bishop of El Paso.  Sorrow and Mourning Flee Away – A Pastoral Letter on Migration to the People of God in the Diocese of El Paso.   http://www.bordermigrant.org/   2017.*
• Stewardship: A Disciple’s Response.  A Pastoral Letter on Stewardship.  Tenth Anniversary Edition; USCCB, 2012.
• Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope:  A Pastoral Letter Concerning Migration from the Catholic Bishops of Mexico and the United States.  USCCB, 2008.*
• Teaching the Spirit of Mission, Ad Gentes.  Statement of the U.S. Catholic Bishops.  USCCB, 2005.

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