Theology and Sanity
10 best books like Theology and Sanity (Frank Sheed): City of God, Interior Castle, Orthodoxy, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux, Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism, He Leadeth Me, Searching for God Knows What, God Is Love: Deus Caritas Est, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper, Love and Responsibility
| Author | Augustine of Hippo |
| ISBN | 0140448942 |
This is a truly COLOSSAL book!
You know, there are two ways of getting answers in the world... there’s getting the world’s answers (and that’s sometimes doublethink) and there’s getting TRANSCENDENTAL answers!
Sub specie aeternitatis, transcendental answers are the...
| Author | Teresa of Ávila |
| ISBN | 0385036434 |
A cornerstone book on mystical theology, Interior Castle describes the seven stages of union with God. Using everyday language to explain difficult theological concepts, Teresa of Avila compares the contemplative life to a castle with seven chambers. Tracing the passage of the soul through each...
This book is meant to be a companion to "Heretics," and to put the positive side in addition to the negative. Many critics complained of the book because it merely criticised current philosophies without offering any alternative philosophy. This book is an attempt to answer the challenge. It is the...
Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux
| Author | Thérèse de Lisieux |
| ISBN | 0935216588 |
I can't remember the first time I read this but I think it was in high school. Dear St. Thérèse was my Confirmation saint so I wanted to read her autobiography. I remember being blown away by her simple and yet powerful approach to sanctity. It IS the Gospel -- so gentle, humble, meek and Christian -- and...
Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism
| Author | Scott Hahn |
| ISBN | 0898704782 |
The well-known and very popular Catholic couple, Scott and Kimberly Hahn, have been constantly travelling and speaking all over North America for the last few years about their conversion to the Catholic Church. Now these two outstanding Catholic apologists tell in their own words about the incredible...
| Author | Walter J. Ciszek |
| ISBN | 0898705460 |
He Leadeth Me is the deeply moving personal story of one man's spiritual odyssey and the unflagging faith which enabled him to survive the horrendous ordeal that wrenched his body and spirit to near collapse. Captured by the Russian army during World War II and convicted of being a Vatican spy, American...
Searching for God Knows What
| Author | Donald Miller |
| ISBN | 0785263713 |
In Searching for God Knows What, Donald Miller's provocative and funny book, he shows readers that the greatest desire of "every" person is the desire for redemption. Every person is constantly seeking redemption (or at least the feeling of it) in his or her life, believing countless gospels that promise...
God Is Love: Deus Caritas Est
| Author | Benedict XVI |
| ISBN | 1574557580 |
In today's high-tech, fast-paced world, love is often portrayed as being separate from Church teaching. With his first encyclical, Pope Benedict XVI hopes to overturn that perception and describe the essential place of love in the life of the Church. The Holy Father explains the various dimensions...
Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper
| Author | Brant Pitre |
| ISBN | 0385531842 |
A revelatory exploration of the Jewish roots of the Last Supper that seeks to understand exactly what happened at Jesus' final Passover.
"Clear, profound and practical--you do not want to miss this book."--Dr. Scott Hahn, author of The Lamb's Supper and The Fourth Cup
Jesus and the...
| Author | John Paul II |
| ISBN | 0898704456 |
Drawing from his own pastoral experience as a priest and bishop before he became Pope John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla has produced a remarkably eloquent and resourceful defense of Catholic tradition in the sphere of family life and sexual morality. He writes in the conviction that science--biology, psychology,...
Catholicism and Fundamentalism
| Author | Karl Keating |
| ISBN | 0898701775 |
Karl Keating defends Catholicism from fundamentalist attacks and explains why fundamentalism has been so successful in converting Romanists. After showing the origins of fundamentalism, he examines representative anti-Catholic groups and presents their arguments in their own words. His rebuttals...
Compendium: Catechism of the Catholic Church
| Author | The Catholic Church |
| ISBN | 1574557203 |
Pope Benedict XVI gives the Church the "food" that it seeks in the 598 questions and answers comprising the official summary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Because of the book's format, parents, pastors, teachers, principals, and catechists have a unique opportunity to dialogue with the...
