Roman Catholic Authors, Teachers and Saints
Crossing the Threshold of Hope by Pope John Paul II
God is Love by Pope Benedict XVI
Jesus of Nazareth: Volumes 1 and 2 by Pope Benedict XVI
The Violence of Love: The Pastoral Wisdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero Translated and compiled by James Brockman, S.J.
Mother Teresa: No Greater Love with an introduction by Thomas Moore
Come Be My Light: the Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta by Brian Kolodiechuk
Finding Calcutta: What Mother Teresa Taught Me by Mary Poplin
Love is the Measure: A Biography of Dorothy Day by Jim Forest
Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion by Gregory Boyle, SJ
Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship by Gregory Boyle, S.J.
Charles de Foucauld: Writings selected and introduced by Robert Ellsberg
Aunt Edith: The Jewish Heritage of a Catholic Saint by Susanne Batzdorff
Alfred Delp: Prison Writings introduced by Thomas Merton
The Book of my Life by St. Teresa of Avila (translated by Mirabai Starr)
The Imitation of Christ by Thomas of Kempis
Reaching Out by Henri J.M. Nouwen
Letters to Marc about Jesus by Henri J.M. Nouwen
The Genesee Diary by Henri J.M. Nouwen
The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri J.M. Nouwen
The Way of the Heart by Henri J.M. Nouwen
Clowning in Rome by Henri J.M. Nouwen
Behold the Beauty of the Lord by Henri J.M. Nouwen
The Only Necessary Thing by Henri J.M. Nouwen; compiled by Wendy Greer
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To Believe in Jesus by Ruth Burrows, OCD
The Way of Silent Love by a Carthusian
Interior Prayer by a Carthusian
Thirsting for Prayer by Jacques Philippe
Interior Freedom by Jacques Philippe
Sacred Reading by Michael Casey, OCSO
Toward God by Michael Casey, OCSO
Invitation to Love by Thomas Keating, OCSO
The Seven Story Mountain by Thomas Merton, OCSO
New Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas Merton, OCSO
Thomas Merton and Hesychasm edited by Jonathan Montaldo
Thomas Merton’s Paradise Journey edited by William Shannon
The Spiritual Director in the Desert Tradition by Thomas Merton, OCSO
Praying with the Desert Mothers by Mary Forman, OSB
The Praktikos of Evagrius of Pontus translated by John Eudes Bamberger, OCSO
Journey back to Eden by Mark Gruber
John Main: Essential Writings selected and introduced by Laurence Freeman
The Holy Way: Practices for a Simple Life by Paula Huston
By Way of Grace: Moving from Faithfulness to Holiness by Paula Huston
The Shattered Lantern by Ronald Rollheiser, OMI
Father Joe: the Man who saved my Soul by Tony Hendra
Centering Prayer by M. Basil Pennington, OCSO
The Monks of Mt. Athos by M. Basil Pennington, OCSO
Journey Back to Eden by Mark Gruber, OSB
My Life with the Saints by James Martin, SJ
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Jesus: A Pilgrimage by James Martin, SJ
Becoming who you are: Insights on the True Self by James Martin, SJ
Caryll Houselander: Essential Writings selected by Wendy M. Wright
Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust by Immaculee Ilibagiza
The Global War on Christians by John L. Allen
Orthodox Christian Authors, Teachers and Saints
Encountering the Mystery by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
The Orthodox Way by Metropolitan Kallistos Ware
The Inner Kingdom by Metropolitan Kallistos Ware
Beginning to Pray by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom
Meditations on a Theme by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom
The Living Body of Christ by Metropolitan Anthoy Bloom
Churchianity vs. Christianity by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom
Courage to Pray by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom and Georges Le Febvre, OSB
The Essential Writings of Metropolitan Anthony Bloom edited by Gillian Crowe
Orthodox Spirituality by a Monk of the Eastern Church (Lev Gillet)
Jesus: A Dialogue with the Savior by a Monk of the Eastern Church (Lev Gillet)
The Lord’s Prayer by Alexander Schmemann
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Reflections on the Lord’s Prayer by Daniel Sahas
Jesus through the Centuries by Jaroslav Pelikan
The Ladder of the Beatitudes by Jim Forest
Praying with Icons by Jim Forest
Confession: the Doorway to Forgiveness by Jim Forest
The Roots of Christian Mysticism by Olivier Clement
How to be a Sinner by Peter Bouteneff
Ages of the Spiritual Life by Paul Evdokimov
To Open One’s Heart by Michel Evdokimov
Being Still: Reflections on an Ancient Mystical Tradition by Jean-Yves Leloup
Everyday Saints and Other Stories by Bishop Tikhon Shevkunov
The Way of a Pilgrim by an anonymous author translated by R.M. French
Mother Maria Skobtsova: Essential Writings with an introduction by Jim Forest
Father Arseny: Priest, Prisoner, Spiritual Father translated by Vera Bouteneff
Father Arseny: A Cloud of Witnesses translated by Vera Bouteneff
Christianity for the 21st Century by Alexander Men
An Inner Step toward God: Writings on Prayer by Alexander Men
Light through Darkness: The Orthodox Tradition by John Chryssavgis
In the Heart of the Desert by John Chryssavgis
Bringing Jesus to the Desert by Bradley Nassif
St. Silouan the Athonite by St. Sophrony of Essex
Wounded by Love by St. Porphyrios of Mt. Athos
The Church at Prayer by Archimandrite Aemilianos of Mt. Athos
The Way of the Spirit by Archimandrite Aemilianos of Mt. Athos
The Mountain of Silence by Kyriakos Markides
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Gifts of the Desert by Kyriakos C. Markides
A Short Trip to the Edge: A Pilgrimage by Scott Cairns
Love’s Immensity by Scott Cairns
In the Spirit of Happiness by the Monks of New Skete
The Morning Offering by Abbot Tryphon
The Illumined Heart by Frederica Mathewes-Green
The Jesus Prayer by Frederica Matthewes-Green
The Inner Way by Joseph Allen
Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer by Norris Chumley
Prayer of the Heart by George Maloney
The Winter Pascha by Thomas Hopko
The Lenten Spring by Thomas Hopko
The Communion of Love by Matthew the Poor
Orthodox Prayer Life by Matthew the Poor
Words for our Time by Matthew the Poor
Words for our Lives by Matthew the Poor
If You Love Me: Serving Christ in Spirit and Truth by Matthew the Poor
The Life of Repentance and Purity by Pope Shenouda III
Mama Maggie by Martin Makary and Ellen Vaughn
The 21: A Journey into the Land of the Coptic Martyrs by Martin Mosebach
So Great a Salvation by Bishop Epiphanius
You are Peter: An Orthodox Theologian’s Reflection of the Exercise of Papal Primacy by Olivier Clement
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Other Christian Authors
Lost Christianity by Jacob Needleman
The Cloister Walk by Kathleen Norris
Seeking God: the Way of St. Benedict by Esther de Waal
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
The Monkhood of All Believers by Gregory Peters
The Hole in our Gospel by Richard Stearns
The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Soul Feast: An Invitation to the Christian Spiritual Life by Marjorie Thompson
The Holy Fire: the Stories of the Fathers of the Eastern Church by Robert Payne
Lives and Writings of the Saints from both Traditions (Read in 2002/2003)
The Life of St. Anthony the Great by St. Athanasius translated by Robert Gregg
The Wisdom of the Desert translated and introduced by Father Thomas Merton, OCSO
The Confessions by St. Augustine of Hippo translated by Maria Boulding, OSB
On Living Simply by St. John Chrysostom compiled by Robert Van de Weyer
The Life of St. Francis and The Soul’s Journey into God by St. Bonaventure translated by Ewert Cousins
The Spiritual Exercises by St. Gertrude of Helfta translated by Gertrude Lewis
The Spiritual Counsels by St. John of Krostadt translated by W. Jardine Grisbrook
The Story of a Soul by St. Therese of Lisieux translated by Michael Day 6