Recommended Books and Tapes

Note: Every recommended resource that appears at the end of an article or essay does not necessarily appear on this list.

Special Reading List From "And You Shall Know the Truth" (Free Online Book)

GENERAL INFORMATION

What's so Great About Christianity, Dinesh D'Souza
God is no Delusion - A Refutation of Richard Dawkins, Thomas Crean O.P.
The Biblical Basis for the Catholic Faith, John Salza
Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Encyclopedia, Fr. Peter Stravinskas
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Fr. Peter Stravinskas  (CD)
The Catholic Answer Book 3, Fr. Peter Stravinskas
I'M Not Being Fed, Jeff Cavins
Keeping Your Kids Catholic, Bert Ghezzi
 Hungry for God, Ralph Martin 
Why Do Catholics Do That?, Kevin Orlin Johnson
 Radio Replies, Rumble & Carty Volume 1
Radio Replies, Rumble & Carty Volume 2
Radio Replies, Rumble & Carty Volume 3
How to Get the Most Out of Mass, Scott Hahn  (Cassette / CD)
 Jesus and the Shroud Of Turin  (Video)
Jesus and the Shroud of Turin  (DVD)

HOLY SCRIPTURE

The Ignatius Bible, RSV Catholic Edition
The New Catholic Answer Bible
 The Illustrated Catholic Bible (CD)
Navarre Bible Commentary Old Testament
Navarre Bible Commentary Gospel and Acts
Navarre Bible Commentary Letters of St. Paul
Navarre Bible Commentary Revelation, Hebrews & Catholic Letters
Making Sense Out of Scripture, Mark P. Shea
Can You Trust the Bible?, Scott Hahn  (CD)
 Children's Bible, Sr. Mary Theola

CATECHISMS / THEOLOGY

 Catechism of the Catholic Church
Catechism of the Catholic Church (Small Volume)
 Catechism of the Catholic Church (Spanish)
The Catholic Catechism, John A. Hardon S.J. 
 Sacraments in Scripture, Tim Gray and Gus Lloyd
 The Faith of Millions, John A. O'Brien
Theology for Beginners, Frank Sheed 
Theology and Sanity, Frank Sheed 
Encyclopedia of Catholic Doctrine, Edited by Russell Shaw

CHURCH HISTORY

The History of the Church, Eusebius
Encyclopedia of Catholic History, Matthew Bunson
A Complete History of the Catholic Church, Fr. John Laux, M.A.
 One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic, Kenneth D. Whitehead
What Were the Crusades? , Jonathan Riley Smith
How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization, Thomas E. Woods Jr.
 The Myth of Hitler's Pope, Rabbi David Dalin

PATROLOGY 

The Faith of the Early Fathers, William A. Jurgens Volume 1
The Faith of the Early Fathers, William A. Jurgens Volume 2
The Fathers of the Church, by Mike Aquilina
The Teachings of the Church Fathers, by Fr. John R. Willis, S.J.
 Patrology, Johannes Quasten, 4 Volumes 
Early Christian Writings: The Apostolic Fathers, Maxwell Stanforth
 The Early Church Fathers (CD)

MARIAN

Mary and the Fathers of the Church, Fr. Luigi Gambero
Mary and the Fundamentalist Challenge, Fr. Peter Stravinskas
Introduction to Mary, Mark Miravalle 
Hail Holy Queen, Scott Hahn
Mary the Mother of God, with Stephen Ray  (Video / DVD)

APOLOGETICS

Answering the New Atheism, Scott Hahn and Benjamin Wiker
Proving the Real Presence, Fr. Frank Chacon
Scripture Alone?, Joel Peters
Purgatory, Rev. Frederick William Faber
Speak the Truth in Love, Patrick Madrid  (CD)
 Answering Common Objections, Scott Hahn  (CD / DVD)
 Catholicism and Fundamentalism, Karl Keating  
What Catholics Really Believe, Karl Keating
 Scripture and the Mystery of the Mass, Scott Hahn and Regis J. Flaherty
The Usual Suspects, Karl Keating
 Practical Apologetics, Scott Hahn
 The Truth Exposed, (DVD)
La Verdad Descubierta (The Truth Exposed),  (Video)  (Spanish)
Handbook of Christian Apologetics, Peter Kreeft
Radio Replies, Rumble & Carty Volume 1
Radio Replies, Rumble & Carty Volume 2
Radio Replies, Rumble & Carty Volume 3
Any Friend of God's is a Friend of Mine, Patrick Madrid
 Pope Fiction, Patrick Madrid
Upon This Rock, Stephan Ray
Your Questions God's Answers, Peter Kreeft
 Does the Bible Teach Sola Scriptura? Patrick Madrid vs. James White  (CD)
 How is Man Saved?, Tim Staples  (Cassette / CD)
 Refutation of Moral Relativism, Peter Kreeft
 Will Catholics be left Behind?, Carl Olson
ABERRANT GROUPS OR MOVEMENTS

Jehovah's Witnesses : Answered Verse by Verse, David A. Reed
When Mormons Call, Isaiah Bennett
Inside Mormonism: What Mormons Really Believe, Isaiah Bennett 
Christianity and American Freemasonry, William J. Whalen 
 Behind The Lodge Door, Paul A. Fisher
 Dissent From the Creed, Heresies Past and Present, Richard M. Hogan
 More Catholic than the Pope (Extreme Traditionalism), Patrick Madrid & Peter Vere
Fatima, Russia and Pope John Paul II, Timothy Tindal-Robertson
Unicorn in the Sanctuary (New Age), Randy England

CREATION / EVOLUTION

Creation Rediscovered by Gerard J Keane
Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds, Phillip E. Johnson
 Incredible Creatures that Defy Evolution, (Video)

ETHICS

 Is the Fetus Human?, Eric Pastuszek
Prolife Answers to Prochoice Arguments, Randy Alcorn
Killer Angel: A Short Biography of Margaret Sanger, George Grant
The Essential Moral Handbook, Kevin J. O'Neil & Peter Black
 Why NFP?, Jason Everett  (CD)
Pure Love, Jason Everett
Amor Puro (Pure Love), Jason Evertt  (Spanish)
 Theology of the Body Made Simple, Rev. Anthony Percy

CHILDREN

Children's Bible, Sr. Mary Theola
"Friendly Defenders" Catholic Flash Cards (ages 8 and up)
Life of Jesus - Childs Catechism  (CD)

Vision Books Lives of Saints (ages 9-15)

   1. St. Anthony and the Christ Child
   2. St. Bernardette
   3. St. Pius X
   4. Mother Seton
   5. St. Dominic and the Rosary
   6. St. Edmund Campion
   7. St. Elizabeth's Three Crowns
   8. Francis and Clare
   9. St. Francis of the Seven Seas
 10. St. Therese and the Roses
 11. St. Isaac and the Indians
 12. St. John Bosco and Dominic Savio
 13. Kateri Tekakwitha
 14. Mother Cabrini
 15. St. Philip of the Joyous Heart
 16. The Cure of Ars
 17. Fr. Marquette
 18. St. Catherine Drexal
 19. St. Vincent De Paul

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