Resources

"Your intellectual commitment, in teaching and in research, in study and in the most comprehensive formation, will be all the more fruitful and effective the more fully it is animated by love for Christ and for the Church, the more the relationship between study and prayer is strengthened and made more harmonious. This is not out-dated, this is the centre! This is one of the challenges of our time: transmitting knowledge and offering a key for vital comprehension, not a heap of notions unconnected to one another." 

                                            - Pope Francis, From an Address to Roman Universities

Confession

• Examination of Conscience

The Essentials

• The Bible (RSV - book / web; Didache Series Bible with Commentary)
• The Catechism of the Catholic Church (book / web) 
• The Catechism of the Council of Trent (book / web)
• The Compendium to the Catechism of the Catholic Church (book / web)
• Summa Theologica by St. Thomas Aquinas (book / web)
• Veritatis Splendor (The Splendor of Truth), by Pope St. John Paul II
• Fides et Ratio (Faith and Reason), by Pope St. John Paul II

Philosophy

• Ethica Thomistica: The Moral Philosophy of Thomas Aquinas, by Ralph McInerny
• Scholastic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction, by Edward Feser
• Aquinas: A Beginner's Guide, by Edward Feser
• On the Meaning of Sex, J. Budziszewski 
• Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking, by D.Q. McInerny
• The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism, by Edward Feser
• The Teleological Grammar of the Moral Act, by Steven A. Long
• Ten Philosophical Mistakes, by Mortimer Adler
• Aristotle for Everybody: Difficult Thought Made Easy, by Mortimer Adler
• How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading, by Mortimer Adler
• Philosophical Virtues and Psychological Strengths, by R. Cessario, O.P., C. Titus, and P. Vitz

Theology

• Reality, by Fr Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P.
• Knowing the Love of God by Fr Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P.
• Predestination by Fr Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P.
• The Mother of the Saviour: and Our Interior Life by Fr Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P.
• God and His Image: An Outline of Biblical Theology by Fr Dominique Barthelemy, O.P.
• Theology for Beginners by Frank Sheed
• Theology and Sanity by Frank Sheed
• The Theology of Religious Vocation, by Edward Farrell, O.P.
• The Catholic Bible Dictionary by Scott Hahn
• Angels and Demons: A Catholic Introduction, by Fr. Serge-Thomas Bonino, O.P.

Science and Faith

• Biomedicine and Beatitude: An Introduction to Catholic Bioethics, by Fr Nicanor Nicanor Austriaco, O.P.
• Modern Physics and Ancient Faith, by Stephen M. Barr
• A Student's Guide to Natural Science, by Stephen M. Barr
• Several books by Stanley Jaki
• www.thomisticevolution.org
• The Soul's Upward Yearning: Clues to Our Transcendent Nature from Experience and Reason, by Fr. Robert J. Spitzer
• New Proofs for the Existence of God: Contributions of Contemporary Physics and Philosophy, by Fr. Robert J. Spitzer

Spiritual Reading

• Worshipping a Hidden God, by Archbishop Luis M. Martinez
• The Sanctifier by Archbishop Luis M. Martinez
• When God is Silent  by Archbishop Luis M. Martinez
• Meditations for Advent, by Jacques-Benigne Bossuet
• Meditations for Lent, by Jacques-Benigne Bossuet
• Meditations on Mary, by Jacques-Benigne Bossuet
• Divine Intimacy, by Fr Gabriel of St. Mary Magdelen, O.C.D.
• The Complete Works of Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity (vol. 1; vol. 2)
• God or Nothing, Conversations on Faith with Robert Cardinal Sarah
• The Living Water, by Pierre-Thomas Dehau, O.P.
• The Seven Last Words of Jesus, by Fr. Romanus Cessario, O.P.
• Prayer and Intelligence, by Jacques and Raissa Maritain

Apologetics

• Reasons to Believe: How to Understand, Explain, and Defend the Catholic Faith by Scott Hahn
• Signs of Life: Forty Catholic Customs and Their Biblical Roots, by Scott Hahn
• Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper by Brant Pitre
• Catholic Christianity, by Peter Kreeft
• Handbook of Catholic Apologetics: Reasoned Answers to Questions of Faith by Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli
• Essential Catholic Survival Guide by Catholic Answers

Lives of the Saints

• Confessions by St. Augustine
• Divine Mercy in My Soul by St. Faustina Kowalska
• Story of a Soul by St. Therese of Lisieux
• Saint Dominic: The Grace of the Word by Fr Guy Bedouelle, O.P.
• The Spirit of St. Dominic, by Humbert Clerissac, O.P.
• Come Be My Light: The Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta, by Mother Teresa
• Journal of a Soul: the Autobiography of Pope John XXIII, by Saint John XXIII
• The Life of St. Catherine of Siena, by Blessed Raymond of Capua
• Pier Giorgio Frassati: A Hero for Our Times, by Cristina Siccardi

Pope Francis

• Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium. 
• Encyclical, Lumen Fidei.
• Encyclical, Laudato Si'
• Addresses during his visit to the United States

Helpful Websites

• The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Aleteia
• Catholic Answers
• Catholic News Service Movie Reviews
• New Advent (news and other resources)
• Fish Eaters: The Whys and Hows of Traditional Catholicism
• The William G. Most Theological Collection
• Bibliaclerus | Reading the Word of God with the Church
• Ignatius Insight | Online Magazine of Ignatius Press
• St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology
• Biblical Evidence for Catholicism
• What Does the Prayer Really Say?
• Patron Saints Index
• Eucharistic Index: Eucharistic Miracles