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 Charles de Foucauld: Writings selected and introduced by Robert Ellsberg Aunt Edith: The Jewish Heritage of a Catholic Saint by Susanne Batzdorff 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 To Believe in Jesus by Ruth Burrows, OCD The Way of Silent Love by a Carthusian 1 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 Jesus: A Pilgrimage by James Martin, SJ Becoming who you are: Insights on the True Self by James Martin, SJ 2 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: Understanding Orthodox Christianity Today 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 The Essential Writings of Metropolitan Anthony Bloom edited by Gillian Crowe Meditations on a Theme by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom Courage to Pray by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom and Georges Le Febvre, OSB Orthodox Spirituality by a Monk of the Eastern Church (Lev Gillet) Jesus through the Centuries by Jaroslav Pelikan Jesus: A Dialogue with the Savior by a Monk of the Eastern Church (Lev Gillet) The Lord’s Prayer by Alexander Schmemann Reflections on the Lord’s Prayer by Daniel Sahas 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 3 Wounded by Love by St. Porphyrios of Mt. Athos 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 Archimandrite Sophrony The Mountain of Silence by Kyriakos Markides 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 4 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 The Life of Repentance and Purity by Pope Shenouda III Mama Maggie by Martin Makary and Ellen Vaughn The Church at Prayer by Archimandrite Aemilianos of Mt. Athos The Way of the Spirit by Archimandrite Aemilianos of Mt. Athos You are Peter: An Orthodox Theologian’s Reflection of the Exercise of Papal Primacy by Olivier Clement Other Christian Authors Lost Christianity by Jacob Needleman The Cloister Walk by Kathleen Norris 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 5 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 .