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Transformation in Christ: On the Christian Attitude 4 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
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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
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Theology and Sanity 27 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
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To Know Christ Jesus 18 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
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God is No Delusion: A Refutation of Richard Dawkins 11 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 ...
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Parochial and Plain Sermons 5 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
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The Everlasting Man 57 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 ...
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Orthodoxy 82 reviews G.K. Chesterton
Image, 1991
Defending the format
+ Prolix but worth the effort + I'll Be Brief + The Paradoxes of Christianity + Perfect Sense
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Self-Abandonment to Divine Providence 6 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
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Saved in Hope: Spe Salvi 9 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
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Crossing the Threshold of Hope 36 reviews Pope John Paul II
Knopf, 1995
God Bless JPII
+ Powerful! + Theology Made Easy + EXCELLENT!
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Another Sort of Learning 8 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
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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.
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Happiness and Contemplation 3 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 ...
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The World's First Love 9 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
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Deep Conversion/ Deep Prayer 8 reviews Thomas Dubay
Ignatius Press, 2006
Deep Conversion
+ To be re-read + total consecration + A fantastic book! + Very Good Challenge
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Jesus of Nazareth 144 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
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Peace of Soul 5 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
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Douay-Rheims Bible, Standard size, Flexible Cover, Black colour 8 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
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On the Way to Jesus Christ 5 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
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