Saint Mary
Men's Ministry
Ridgefield, CT
FAITH FORMATION
LEARNING
“When we don’t educate, train and equip a man who professes Christ, he will almost always become lukewarm in faith, worldly in behavior, and hypocritical in witness” – Patrick Morley; Pastoring Men
Good reading can help us on our personal spiritual journey. Our Catholic Tradition offers a great variety of books that can nourish our spiritual lives, beginning with the Word of God and the teachings of the Church, and the writings of the past 20 centuries that have deepened our understanding of various aspects of our faith.
The following guide may assist you in your reading selections.
Green = airplane reading, can be read more quickly, good introductory material for applicable topics
Blue = a more sophisticated presentation of the topic, requiring some additional reading time
Red = reading that requires a moderate commitment of time, supplemental reading recommended
I. The Inspired Word of God
Bible (The Word of God) – especially the New Testament
II. Books About Scripture
The Great Themes Of Scripture, Old Testament – Richard Rohr / J. MartosThe Great Themes Of Scripture, New Testament – Richard Rohr / J. MartosDiscovering the God we call Father – Rich ClevelandTreasures Uncovered – Jeanne KunIntroduction to the New Testament – Joseph F. Kelly What Paul Meant – Garry WillsWhat the Gospels Meant – Garry Wills What Jesus Meant – Gary WillsOTHER SCRIPTURE STUDY RESOURCESNavarre Bible - Study and CommentariesIgnatius Catholic Bible Study GuidesIII. The Teaching of the Church
The Catechism of the Catholic Church – a compendium of Catholic teachingsDocuments of Vatican IIHumanae Vitae – Pope Paul VIIV. History of the Church
Short History of Christianity – Stephen TomkinsA Concise History of the Catholic Church - Thomas BokenkotterHow the Reformation Happened – Hillaire Belloc V. Mass and the Sacraments
Short History of the Mass – Alfred McBrideEucharistic Miracles – Joan Carroll CruzVI. Autobiographies / Biographies of Holy Men and Women
The Catholic Worker Movement – Mark & Louise ZwickHe Leadeth Me – Father Walter Cizcek, S.J. St. Francis of Assisi – ChestertonThomas Aquinas – ChestertonThe Confessions – St. Augustine Seven Storey Mountain – Thomas Merton VII. Personal Reflections on Catholic Faith, Prayer and the Spiritual Life
What Makes us Catholic – Thomas GroomePrayer Primer – Thomas DuBayEducation for Life – Thomas Groome Why do Catholics do that? – Kevin JohnsonWhy Be Catholic - Richard Rohr / J. MartosHalf Time – Bob Buford Fields of Gold – Andrew StanleyShaken by Scandals – Paul ThigpenThe New World of Faith – Cardinal Avery Dulles Secular Sabotage – Bill DonohueTheology & Sanity – Frank J. Sheed Beyond the Walls – Paul Wilkes In Due Season – Paul WilkesCatholic Matters – Fr. Richard Neuhaus The Power and the Glory – Graham GreenThe Call to Discernment in Troubled Times – Dean Brackley Dark Night of the Soul – Gerald May Making Sense Out of Suffering - Peter KreeftThe Fulfillment of All Desire – Ralph Martin Is It Possible To Live This Way – Msgr. Luigi GuissaniFrom Wild Man To Wise Man - Richard RohrHandbook of Christian Apologetics – Peter Kreeft & Ronald K. TacelliThe Intimate Merton – His journals edited by Patrick Hart & Jonathan MontaldoNo Man is an Island – Thomas Merton Seeds of Contemplation – Thomas MertonIntroduction to the Devout Life – Francis de Sales Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander - Thomas Merton Intimacy With God - Father Thomas Keating Anam Cara – John O’Donohue Spiritual Friendship – Aelred of RievaulxEverlasting Man – Chesterton Orthodoxy – G.K. ChestertonAnother Sort of Learning – James V. Schall The Life of the Mind – James V. Schall VIII. Male Spirituality by Catholic & Non-Catholic Authors
Raising a Modern Day Knight – Robert Lewis Wild at Heart – John EldridgePastoring Men – Patrick Morley, Ph.D.Fire in the Belly – Sam KeenVelvet & Steel – John ReamCaptivating – Stasi EldridgeWhat a Daughter Needs from her Dad – Michael FarrisIX. Works by Non-Catholic authors on Various Aspects of the Spiritual Life
Purpose Driven Life – Rick WarrenLeft to Tell – Immaculee Llibgiza 90 Minutes in Heaven – Don PiperTen Books that Screwed Up the World – Benjamin WikerGolfing with God – Roland MerulloThe Shack – Wm. Paul YoungThe Problem of Pain – C.S. LewisA Grief Observed – C.S. LewisJohn’s Story – Tim LaHayeMere Christianity – C.S. Lewis The Screwtape Letters – CS LewisThe Devil’s Delusion – David BerlinskiX. PERIODICALS
XI. MEDIA OFFERINGS
- EWTN - Catholic broadcasting network
+ Channel 291 Comcast tv+ Channel 160 Sirius radio+ Channel 118 XM radio- Catholic Channel
+ Channel 159 Sirius radio+ Channel 117 XM radioXII. CATHOLIC WEBSITES
