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Catholic Book Summaries

Practical Theology
by Peter Kreeft • 2014
The most abstract theologian in history left us the most practical guide to joy.
4.52
210
Practical Theology Summary
Practical Theology
The most abstract theologian in history left us the most practical guide to joy.
by Peter Kreeft 2014 378 pages
4.52
210 ratings
Walking with Ghosts
by Gabriel Byrne • 2021
He left Dublin for Hollywood. But the ghosts, the priest, and the bottle came with him.
4.10
3k+
Walking with Ghosts Summary
Walking with Ghosts
He left Dublin for Hollywood. But the ghosts, the priest, and the bottle came with him.
by Gabriel Byrne 2021 250 pages
4.10
3k+ ratings
Seeds of the Word
by Robert Barron • 2015
Your favorite movie already knows the Gospel. Not a coincidence: it is the opening.
4.31
372
Seeds of the Word Summary
Seeds of the Word
Your favorite movie already knows the Gospel. Not a coincidence: it is the opening.
by Robert Barron 2015 288 pages
4.31
372 ratings
Happy are You Poor
by Thomas Dubay • 1981
Radical poverty is not for saints alone. It is the normal Christian life, and it is joyful.
4.39
500+
Happy are You Poor Summary
Happy are You Poor
Radical poverty is not for saints alone. It is the normal Christian life, and it is joyful.
by Thomas Dubay 1981 180 pages
4.39
500+ ratings
Thomas Aquinas
by Robert Barron • 1996
Aquinas the rationalist is a mirage. His entire theology is a path to ecstatic union with God.
4.48
276
Thomas Aquinas Summary
Thomas Aquinas
Aquinas the rationalist is a mirage. His entire theology is a path to ecstatic union with God.
by Robert Barron 1996 192 pages
4.48
276 ratings
On the Other Side of Fear
by Hallie Lord • 2016
A Catholic woman's testament: vulnerability, surrender, and gratitude conquer fear.
4.18
393
On the Other Side of Fear Summary
On the Other Side of Fear
A Catholic woman's testament: vulnerability, surrender, and gratitude conquer fear.
by Hallie Lord 2016 150 pages
4.18
393 ratings
Vibrant Paradoxes
by Robert Barron • 2016
Catholicism is a religion of sharp edges, not rounded corners. The friction is the point.
4.49
365
Vibrant Paradoxes Summary
Vibrant Paradoxes
Catholicism is a religion of sharp edges, not rounded corners. The friction is the point.
by Robert Barron 2016 288 pages
4.49
365 ratings
Catholic Street Evangelization
by Steve Dawson • 2015
You don't need a theology degree to evangelize: a medal, your story, and a street corner.
4.22
41
Catholic Street Evangelization Summary
Catholic Street Evangelization
You don't need a theology degree to evangelize: a medal, your story, and a street corner.
by Steve Dawson 2015 228 pages
4.22
41 ratings
The Case for Jesus
by Brant Pitre • 2016
If the Gospels were anonymous legends, why does every ancient copy name the same four authors?
4.54
2k+
The Case for Jesus Summary
The Case for Jesus
If the Gospels were anonymous legends, why does every ancient copy name the same four authors?
by Brant Pitre 2016 242 pages
4.54
2k+ ratings
Something Beautiful for God
by Malcolm Muggeridge • 1971
When a cynical journalist met Mother Teresa, he discovered that holiness photographs.
4.00
1k+
Something Beautiful for God Summary
Something Beautiful for God
When a cynical journalist met Mother Teresa, he discovered that holiness photographs.
by Malcolm Muggeridge 1971 160 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
Jesus and the Last Supper
by Brant Pitre • 2015
The Last Supper was not a pagan mystery cult. It was a Jewish prophet's new Passover.
4.72
110
Jesus and the Last Supper Summary
Jesus and the Last Supper
The Last Supper was not a pagan mystery cult. It was a Jewish prophet's new Passover.
by Brant Pitre 2015 604 pages
4.72
110 ratings
A Mind at Peace
by Christopher O. Blum • 2017
Phones are designed to hook you. The real cure is an ancient set of virtues.
4.12
164
A Mind at Peace Summary
A Mind at Peace
Phones are designed to hook you. The real cure is an ancient set of virtues.
by Christopher O. Blum 2017 165 pages
4.12
164 ratings
The Way of Silence
by Br. David Steindl-Rast • 2016
You were born a mystic. Gratitude wakes that up, one sense at a time.
4.09
193
The Way of Silence Summary
The Way of Silence
You were born a mystic. Gratitude wakes that up, one sense at a time.
by Br. David Steindl-Rast 2016 176 pages
4.09
193 ratings
Iota Unum
by Romano Amerio • 1996
The post-Vatican II Church turned reform into a dismantling of authority, liturgy, and truth.
4.34
61
Iota Unum Summary
Iota Unum
The post-Vatican II Church turned reform into a dismantling of authority, liturgy, and truth.
by Romano Amerio 1996 786 pages
4.34
61 ratings
Credo
by Athanasius Schneider • 2023
Why the Catholic faith cannot change: a bishop's complete doctrinal restatement for believers.
4.53
74
Credo Summary
Credo
Why the Catholic faith cannot change: a bishop's complete doctrinal restatement for believers.
by Athanasius Schneider 2023 734 pages
4.53
74 ratings
Saint Pius V
by Roberto de Mattei • 2021
He purged a corrupt Church, excommunicated a queen, and sank the Ottoman navy at Lepanto.
4.55
51
Saint Pius V Summary
Saint Pius V
He purged a corrupt Church, excommunicated a queen, and sank the Ottoman navy at Lepanto.
by Roberto de Mattei 2021 364 pages
4.55
51 ratings
John Paul the Great
by Peggy Noonan • 2005
The most powerful thing about the world's most watched pope: not his rallies, but his tremors.
3.99
500+
John Paul the Great Summary
John Paul the Great
The most powerful thing about the world's most watched pope: not his rallies, but his tremors.
by Peggy Noonan 2005 238 pages
3.99
500+ ratings
The Papacy
by Erick Ybarra • 2022
Rome's primacy: what Eastern fathers affirmed for a millennium before Orthodoxy walked away.
4.56
36
The Papacy Summary
The Papacy
Rome's primacy: what Eastern fathers affirmed for a millennium before Orthodoxy walked away.
by Erick Ybarra 2022 1052 pages
4.56
36 ratings
Making Gay Okay
by Robert R. Reilly • 2014
How rationalizing sodomy built a new reality, silenced dissent, and exported its logic worldwide.
3.67
357
Making Gay Okay Summary
Making Gay Okay
How rationalizing sodomy built a new reality, silenced dissent, and exported its logic worldwide.
by Robert R. Reilly 2014 250 pages
3.67
357 ratings
The Padre
by Jennifer O'Leary • 2023
Gaddafi's cash. A parking timer. A priest. These built the IRA's most reliable bombs.
4.02
455
The Padre Summary
The Padre
Gaddafi's cash. A parking timer. A priest. These built the IRA's most reliable bombs.
by Jennifer O'Leary 2023 272 pages
4.02
455 ratings
Pontifex Maximus
by Christopher Lascelles • 2017
The papacy's claim to divine authority is shaky; its real story is power, corruption, and scandal.
3.93
140
Pontifex Maximus Summary
Pontifex Maximus
The papacy's claim to divine authority is shaky; its real story is power, corruption, and scandal.
by Christopher Lascelles 2017 466 pages
3.93
140 ratings
City of Echoes
by Jessica Wärnberg • 2023
Rome's popes: from a fisherman's grave to global power, the 2,000-year struggle for supremacy.
3.60
78
City of Echoes Summary
City of Echoes
Rome's popes: from a fisherman's grave to global power, the 2,000-year struggle for supremacy.
by Jessica Wärnberg 2023 448 pages
3.60
78 ratings
The Commonitory of St. Vincent of Lerins
by Vincent of Lérins • 2009
Heretics twist Scripture. One fifth-century monk's three rules exposed every one of them.
4.53
101
The Commonitory of St. Vincent of Lerins Summary
The Commonitory of St. Vincent of Lerins
Heretics twist Scripture. One fifth-century monk's three rules exposed every one of them.
by Vincent of Lérins 2009 88 pages
4.53
101 ratings
The Way of the Cross
by Caryll Houselander • 1955
Christ's Passion didn't end at Calvary. These Stations reveal it unfolding in your own life.
4.58
185
The Way of the Cross Summary
The Way of the Cross
Christ's Passion didn't end at Calvary. These Stations reveal it unfolding in your own life.
by Caryll Houselander 1955 128 pages
4.58
185 ratings
La evangelización de los católicos
by Scott Hahn • 2014
Evangelization's first target: the baptized. The plan starts at the family table, not the pulpit.
4.43
252
La evangelización de los católicos Summary
La evangelización de los católicos
Evangelization's first target: the baptized. The plan starts at the family table, not the pulpit.
by Scott Hahn 2014 170 pages
4.43
252 ratings
Saint Teresa of Avila
by Mirabai Starr • 2013
Your soul is a crystal castle. God waits at its center. A Spanish mystic's map inward.
4.46
160
Saint Teresa of Avila Summary
Saint Teresa of Avila
Your soul is a crystal castle. God waits at its center. A Spanish mystic's map inward.
by Mirabai Starr 2013 136 pages
4.46
160 ratings
Tradition and Incarnation
by William L. Portier • 1993
Biblical critics said faith would unravel. This textbook shows it deepens instead.
3.82
17
Tradition and Incarnation Summary
Tradition and Incarnation
Biblical critics said faith would unravel. This textbook shows it deepens instead.
by William L. Portier 1993 400 pages
3.82
17 ratings
The Second Vatican Council
by Roberto de Mattei • 2010
No new dogmas, but a revolution: how Vatican II changed the Church more than any council before it.
4.47
66
The Second Vatican Council Summary
The Second Vatican Council
No new dogmas, but a revolution: how Vatican II changed the Church more than any council before it.
by Roberto de Mattei 2010 640 pages
4.47
66 ratings
Christ, the Life of the Soul
by Columba Marmion • 2005
God planned your divine adoption before creation. How it unfolds, from baptism to eternal glory.
4.66
86
Christ, the Life of the Soul Summary
Christ, the Life of the Soul
God planned your divine adoption before creation. How it unfolds, from baptism to eternal glory.
by Columba Marmion 2005 532 pages
4.66
86 ratings
The Great Façade
by Christopher A. Ferrara • 2002
Empty seminaries, liturgical chaos, missionary collapse: not despite Vatican II, but because of it.
4.30
77
The Great Façade Summary
The Great Façade
Empty seminaries, liturgical chaos, missionary collapse: not despite Vatican II, but because of it.
by Christopher A. Ferrara 2002 576 pages
4.30
77 ratings
Jesus Becoming Jesus
by Thomas G. Weinandy • 2018
The Synoptic Gospels as one story: Jesus enacts divine Sonship through baptism, miracles, cross.
4.29
14
Jesus Becoming Jesus Summary
Jesus Becoming Jesus
The Synoptic Gospels as one story: Jesus enacts divine Sonship through baptism, miracles, cross.
by Thomas G. Weinandy 2018 500 pages
4.29
14 ratings
A Shorter Summa
by Peter Kreeft • 1485
Five proofs for God, four virtues for a good life, and why only the infinite satisfies.
4.04
462
A Shorter Summa Summary
A Shorter Summa
Five proofs for God, four virtues for a good life, and why only the infinite satisfies.
by Peter Kreeft 1485 165 pages
4.04
462 ratings
The Fathers of the Church
by Mike Aquilina • 1976
The first eight centuries of Christian leaders who forged doctrine, worship, and unity from chaos.
4.24
360
The Fathers of the Church Summary
The Fathers of the Church
The first eight centuries of Christian leaders who forged doctrine, worship, and unity from chaos.
by Mike Aquilina 1976 289 pages
4.24
360 ratings
Union with God
by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen • 2019
Your prayer runs dry, and you think you have failed. A sixteenth-century mystic says otherwise.
4.63
59
Union with God Summary
Union with God
Your prayer runs dry, and you think you have failed. A sixteenth-century mystic says otherwise.
by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen 2019 180 pages
4.63
59 ratings
Consecration to St. Joseph
by Donald H. Calloway • 2020
Entrust yourself to the man who commanded Jesus on earth and still commands his heart in heaven.
4.59
3k+
Consecration to St. Joseph Summary
Consecration to St. Joseph
Entrust yourself to the man who commanded Jesus on earth and still commands his heart in heaven.
by Donald H. Calloway 2020 417 pages
4.59
3k+ ratings
Catholics in Exile
by Scott Hahn • 2023
Exile redefines everything: heaven breaks in through worship and the slow, patient work of love.
4.45
114
Catholics in Exile Summary
Catholics in Exile
Exile redefines everything: heaven breaks in through worship and the slow, patient work of love.
by Scott Hahn 2023 192 pages
4.45
114 ratings
Graven Images
by Dietrich von Hildebrand • 1957
Your conscience may be a counterfeit, shaped by pride, not goodness. A philosopher explains how.
4.17
12
Graven Images Summary
Graven Images
Your conscience may be a counterfeit, shaped by pride, not goodness. A philosopher explains how.
by Dietrich von Hildebrand 1957 204 pages
4.17
12 ratings
L'Enfant de Noé
by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt • 2004
Hidden in a Catholic school, a Jewish boy discovers the priest guarding a forbidden faith.
3.95
7k+
L'Enfant de Noé Summary
L'Enfant de Noé
Hidden in a Catholic school, a Jewish boy discovers the priest guarding a forbidden faith.
by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt 2004 189 pages
3.95
7k+ ratings
Dorothy Day
by Robert Coles • 1987
She called her church a scandal and spent sixty years feeding the poor in its name.
4.15
338
Dorothy Day Summary
Dorothy Day
She called her church a scandal and spent sixty years feeding the poor in its name.
by Robert Coles 1987 206 pages
4.15
338 ratings
Introducción al personalismo (Biblioteca Palabra nº 41)
by Juan Manuel Burgos • 2012
The person is a someone, not an object; freedom means shaping who you become.
4.46
26
Introducción al personalismo (Biblioteca Palabra nº 41) Summary
Introducción al personalismo (Biblioteca Palabra nº 41)
The person is a someone, not an object; freedom means shaping who you become.
by Juan Manuel Burgos 2012 304 pages
4.46
26 ratings
The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene
by Graham Greene • 1948
A colonial policeman's need to spare everyone pain leads him past the reach of mercy.
3.96
31k+
The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene Summary
The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene
A colonial policeman's need to spare everyone pain leads him past the reach of mercy.
by Graham Greene 1948
3.96
31k+ ratings
Enthusiasm
by Ronald Knox • 1950
Montanists to Methodist revivals, a recurring temperament claims direct guidance, then unravels.
4.45
51
Enthusiasm Summary
Enthusiasm
Montanists to Methodist revivals, a recurring temperament claims direct guidance, then unravels.
by Ronald Knox 1950 632 pages
4.45
51 ratings
Autobiography of a saint, Thérèse of Lisieux
by Thérèse of Lisieux • 2007
Sainthood without heroics: a young French nun discovered holiness in ordinary acts of love.
4.17
12
Autobiography of a saint, Thérèse of Lisieux Summary
Autobiography of a saint, Thérèse of Lisieux
Sainthood without heroics: a young French nun discovered holiness in ordinary acts of love.
by Thérèse of Lisieux 2007
4.17
12 ratings
The History and the Future of the Roman Liturgy
by Denis Crouan • 2005
The Mass evolved for centuries. Trent froze it; Vatican II's hijackers shattered it.
4.00
16
The History and the Future of the Roman Liturgy Summary
The History and the Future of the Roman Liturgy
The Mass evolved for centuries. Trent froze it; Vatican II's hijackers shattered it.
by Denis Crouan 2005
4.00
16 ratings
St. ATHANASIUS
by Athanasius of Alexandria • 2010
Only the Creator could rescue creation from death: an ancient case that made Christian orthodoxy.
4.40
48
St. ATHANASIUS Summary
St. ATHANASIUS
Only the Creator could rescue creation from death: an ancient case that made Christian orthodoxy.
by Athanasius of Alexandria 2010 160 pages
4.40
48 ratings
A Subversive Gospel
by Michael Mears Bruner • 2017
O'Connor read the world through the cross. Violence, folly, ugliness: this is the shape grace takes.
4.00
53
A Subversive Gospel Summary
A Subversive Gospel
O'Connor read the world through the cross. Violence, folly, ugliness: this is the shape grace takes.
by Michael Mears Bruner 2017 260 pages
4.00
53 ratings
Thoughts in Solitude
by Thomas Merton • 1956
Solitude is not geography. It is the interior awakening where silence replaces everything unreal.
4.02
3k+
Thoughts in Solitude Summary
Thoughts in Solitude
Solitude is not geography. It is the interior awakening where silence replaces everything unreal.
by Thomas Merton 1956 144 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
What Jesus Saw from the Cross
by Antonin Sertillanges • 1930
The panorama Christ saw from the Cross: Jerusalem, the Temple, His mother, made yours.
4.26
299
What Jesus Saw from the Cross Summary
What Jesus Saw from the Cross
The panorama Christ saw from the Cross: Jerusalem, the Temple, His mother, made yours.
by Antonin Sertillanges 1930 252 pages
4.26
299 ratings
The Spirit of Catholicism
by Karl Adam • 1924
Catholicism's core is not a rulebook but a living person: Christ, indwelling a visible community.
4.21
200
The Spirit of Catholicism Summary
The Spirit of Catholicism
Catholicism's core is not a rulebook but a living person: Christ, indwelling a visible community.
by Karl Adam 1924 260 pages
4.21
200 ratings
Mysterium Paschale
by Hans Urs von Balthasar • 1920
God's power is self-emptying love, not force: proven in silence between Cross and Easter.
4.22
216
Mysterium Paschale Summary
Mysterium Paschale
God's power is self-emptying love, not force: proven in silence between Cross and Easter.
by Hans Urs von Balthasar 1920 312 pages
4.22
216 ratings
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