Transformation in Christ: On the Christian Attitude4 reviews
Dietrich Von Hildebrand

Ignatius Press, 2001

excellent source for facing oneself honestly /with Christ

+ Excellent Spiritual Reading
+ Brings a into perspective one's relationship with God
+ Deep spiritual reading
  
  











  



  
On the Unseriousness of Human Affairs: Teaching, Writing, Playing, Believing, Lecturing, Philosophizing, ...6 reviews
James V. Schall

ISI Books, 2002

Humane and Challenging

+ A Precious Gem
+ An amazing book
+ Essential reading
+ Charming
  
  











  



  
Theology and Sanity27 reviews
F. J. Sheed

Ignatius Press, 1993

Wonderful Overview in Plain English

+ Theology and Sanity
+ Theology and Sanity
+ Outstanding Review of Catholic Worldview and Implications for One's Life
+ Great insights
  
  











  



  
To Know Christ Jesus18 reviews
F. J. Sheed

Ignatius Press, 1992

Comment on book description

+ A Great Help to Meditation
+ no better guide to the gospels
+ Almost like a fifth Gospel
+ To know Jesus Christ
  
  











  



  
God is No Delusion: A Refutation of Richard Dawkins11 reviews
Thomas Crean

Ignatius Pr, 2007

Refuted indeed

+ God IS no delusion!

Others here have ably provided detailed reviews, so I'll just add my voice to the chorus by more generally recommending this book. Thomas Crean's tone here is as magnanimous as Richard Dawkins' is pusillanimous. This contrast alone is a sight to behold, and is itself most instructive. More ...
  
  











  



  
Parochial and Plain Sermons5 reviews
John Henry Cardinal Newman

Ignatius Press, 1997

A Modern "Father" of the Church from the Age of Victoria

+ Newman's Anglican Sermons
+ A Spiritual Classic
+ Newman Masterfully Blends Doctrine With the Spiritual Life
+ Great Writing, Great Publication
  
  











  



  
The Everlasting Man57 reviews
G. K. Chesterton

Ignatius Press, 1993

Truth in genius or complete insanity

+ Brilliant and Witty.
+ A

In a style and tone which could, at times, be misidentified as flippant, Chesterton casts illumination on historical reality from a perspective which might be considered fresh and new if this work had not been written more than eighty years ago. Regardless of its age, and perhaps due to is age, The ...
  
  











  



  
Orthodoxy82 reviews
G.K. Chesterton

Image, 1991

Defending the format

+ Prolix but worth the effort
+ I'll Be Brief
+ The Paradoxes of Christianity
+ Perfect Sense
  
  











  



  
Self-Abandonment to Divine Providence6 reviews
Father Jean-Pierre de Caussade

TAN Books & Publishers, 1987

The true meaning of God's omnipresence

+ A wonderful book - but there is a better
+ This book changed my life forever!!
+ The Paraclete At Work
+ Review from the Publisher
  
  











  



  
Saved in Hope: Spe Salvi9 reviews
Pope Benedict XVI

Ignatius Press, 2008

"God is the foundation of hope"

+ Encyclical on Hope by Pope Benedict XVI
+ Fresh Insights on Hope
+ Comforting
+ Saved In Hope
  
  











  



  
Crossing the Threshold of Hope36 reviews
Pope John Paul II

Knopf, 1995

God Bless JPII

+ Powerful!
+ Theology Made Easy
+ EXCELLENT!
  
  











  



  
Another Sort of Learning8 reviews
James V. Schall

Ignatius Press, 1988

Delightfully Odd

+ Excellent essays with a fine bibliography
+ Schall's 'On Everything' -- Not To Be Missed
+ Building the proper library
+ Wish more people knew of this book
  
  











  



  
Confessions
Saint, Bishop of Hippo Augustine

Hackett Publishing Company, 2007

The second Hackett edition of the Sheed translation, a classic in its own right, offers a wealth of notes on philosophical, theological, historical, and liturgical issues raised by the Confessions, as well as paragraph numbers of the Latin critical edition, and a thorough index.
  
  











  



  
Happiness and Contemplation3 reviews
Josef Pieper

St. Augustine's Press, 1998

A True Work of Art

+ What Do You Seek?
+ Is there one greatest good for all?

Josef Pieper gave us a true and indisputable work of art in this short book. The theme is that man's happiness is found in contemplation, in seeing, in being together with, in the presence of the only beloved object that fully satisfies: God who is perfect goodness, truth, and beauty. The face of ...
  
  











  



  
The World's First Love9 reviews
Fulton J. Sheen

Ignatius Press, 1996

Mary and More

+ The World's First love
+ No one does it better than Sheen!
+ A Magnificent Achievement
  
  











  



  
Deep Conversion/ Deep Prayer8 reviews
Thomas Dubay

Ignatius Press, 2006

Deep Conversion

+ To be re-read
+ total consecration
+ A fantastic book!
+ Very Good Challenge
  
  











  



  
Jesus of Nazareth144 reviews
Pope Benedict XVI

Doubleday, 2007

One of the greatest books on Jesus ever written . An absolute masterpiece by a great theologian.

+ Sublime
+ Most important book on Jesus
+ Great Book, Bad Audio
+ Awesome Book by Holy Father
  
  











  



  
Peace of Soul5 reviews
Fulton J. Sheen

Liguori Publications, 1996

I love Fulton Sheen, his book has helped turn my life around

+ If EVER there were a SOUL, FULTON can give it PEACE!!!
+ An Outstanding engagement with modern thought
+ ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN
  
  











  



  
Douay-Rheims Bible, Standard size, Flexible Cover, Black colour8 reviews

Baronius Press, 2005

A Good Antidote to the Notion That Catholics Were Not Interested in the Bible

+ ECCE HOMO
+ Great Family Bible
+ Perpetually satisfied
  
  











  



  
On the Way to Jesus Christ5 reviews
Pope Benedict XVI

Ignatius Press, 2005

A Jesus Worth Dying For

+ Easily Understood Christology from a Theologian Pope
+ Brilliant!
+ An outstanding collection of various meditations that Pope Benedict XVI wrote for the Doctrine of the Faith