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Books read in 2017

Book: The Cardinal by Henry Morton Robinson
Discussion: The Cardinal

Book: Teresa of Avila: The Progress of a Soul by Teresa of Ávila
Discussion: Teresa of Avila - Progress

Book: Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson
Discussion: Lord of the World

Book: Jacob's ladder by Manuel Alfonseca
Discussion: Jacob's Ladder

Book: Comet Dust by C.D. Verhoff
Discussion: Comet Dust

Book: The Perfect Blindside by Leslea Wahl
Discussion: Perfect Blindside

Book: The Coat Without Seam by Maurice Baring
Discussion: The Coat Without Seam

Book: Saint Thomas Aquinas by G.K. Chesterton
Discussion: St. Thomas Aquinas

Book: A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Discussion: A Canticle for Leibowitz

Book: Under an orange sky by Manuel Alfonseca
Discussion: Under an Orange Sky

Book: A Postcard from the Volcano: A Novel of Pre-War Germany by Lucy Beckett
Discussion: A Postcard from the Volcano

Book: Treatise on Prayer and Meditation by Peter of Alcantara
Discussion: A Treatise on Prayer and Meditation
Books read in 2018

Book: Introduction to Christianity by Pope Benedict XVI
Discussion: Introduction to Christianity

Book: The Great Heresies by Hilaire Belloc
Discussion: The Great Heresies

Book: C.S. Lewis and the Catholic Church by Joseph Pearce
Discussion: Lewis and the Catholic Church

Book: Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian Society by John Horvat
Discussion: Return to Order

Book: Champions of the Rosary by Donald H. Calloway
Discussion: Champions of the Rosary

Book: Sword and Serpent by Taylor R. Marshall
Discussion: Sword and Serpent

Book: The Life of St. Catharine of Sienna by Raymond of Capua
Discussion: Life of St. Catherine of Sienna

Book: On the God of the Christians: by Rémi Brague
Discussion: On the God of the Christians

Book: The History of the Church: From Christ to Constantine Eusebius
Discussion: The history of the Church

Book: The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation by Rod Dreher
Discussion: The Benedict option

Book: Quetzalcoatl's Zahir by Manuel Alfonseca
Discussion: Quetzalcoatl's Zahir

Book: The Gunpowder Plot by Antonia Fraser
Discussion: The Gunpowder Plot
Books read in 2019
- January 2019
Book: Lift Up Your Heart: A Guide to Spiritual Peace, by Fulton J. Sheen
Discussion: Lift Up Your Heart
- February 2019
Book: Toward the Gleam, by T.M. Doran
Discussion: Toward the Gleam
- March 2019
Book: The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise, by Robert Sarah
Discussion: The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise
- April 2019
Book: The Autobiography of St. Anthony Mary Claret, by Anthony Mary Claret
Discussion: The Autobiography of St. Anthony Mary Claret
- May 2019
Book: He Leadeth Me, by Walter J. Ciszek
Discussion: He Leadeth Me
- June 2019
Book: Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux, by Thérèse de Lisieux
Discussion: Story of a Soul
- July 2019
Book: I Am Margaret, by Corinna Turner
Discussion: I Am Margaret
- August 2019
Book: Saint Francis of Assisi, by G.K. Chesterton
Discussion: Saint Francis of Assisi
- September 2019
Book: The Restoration of Christian Culture, by John Senior
Discussion: The Restoration of Christian Culture
- October 2019
Book: The Everlasting Man, by G.K. Chesterton
Discussion: The Everlasting Man
- November 2019
Book: The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming, by Henri J.M. Nouwen
Discussion: The Return of the Prodigal Son
- December 2019
Book: The Spiritual Combat, by Lorenzo Scupoli
Discussion: The Spiritual Combat

Book: Lift Up Your Heart: A Guide to Spiritual Peace, by Fulton J. Sheen
Discussion: Lift Up Your Heart

Book: Toward the Gleam, by T.M. Doran
Discussion: Toward the Gleam

Book: The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise, by Robert Sarah
Discussion: The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise

Book: The Autobiography of St. Anthony Mary Claret, by Anthony Mary Claret
Discussion: The Autobiography of St. Anthony Mary Claret

Book: He Leadeth Me, by Walter J. Ciszek
Discussion: He Leadeth Me

Book: Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux, by Thérèse de Lisieux
Discussion: Story of a Soul

Book: I Am Margaret, by Corinna Turner
Discussion: I Am Margaret

Book: Saint Francis of Assisi, by G.K. Chesterton
Discussion: Saint Francis of Assisi

Book: The Restoration of Christian Culture, by John Senior
Discussion: The Restoration of Christian Culture

Book: The Everlasting Man, by G.K. Chesterton
Discussion: The Everlasting Man

Book: The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming, by Henri J.M. Nouwen
Discussion: The Return of the Prodigal Son

Book: The Spiritual Combat, by Lorenzo Scupoli
Discussion: The Spiritual Combat
Books read in 2020
- January 2020
Book: Four Witnesses: The Early Church in Her Own Words, by Rod Bennett
Discussion: Four Witnesses
- February 2020
Book: Bearing False Witness: Debunking Centuries of Anti-Catholic History, by Rodney Stark
Discussion: Bearing false witness
- March 2020
Book: Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World, by Charles J. Chaput
Discussion: Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World
- April 2020
Book: Deliver Us from Evil, by Thomas A. Dooley
Discussion: Deliver Us from Evil
- May 2020
Book: Relic of His Heart, by Jane Lebak
Discussion: Relic of his Heart
- June 2020
Book: The Last Crusader: A Novel about Don Juan of Austria, by Louis de Wohl
Discussion: The Last Crusader
- July 2020
Book: The Ascent of Mount Carmel, by John of the Cross
Discussion: Ascent to Mount Carmel
- August 2020
Book: The Four Loves, by C.S. Lewis
Discussion: The Four Loves
- September 2020
Book: Scarlet Pimpernel Of The Vatican, by J.P. Gallagher
Discussion: The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican
- October 2020
Book: Europe and the Faith, by Hilaire Belloc
Discussion: Europe and the Faith
- November 2020
Book: The Myth of Hitler's Pope: Pope Pius XII And His Secret War Against Nazi Germany, by David G. Dalin
Discussion: The Myth of Hitler's Pope: Pope Pius XII And His Secret War Against Nazi Germany
- December 2020
Book: Doors in the Walls of the World: Signs of Transcendence in the Human Story, by Peter Kreeft
Discussion: Doors in the Walls of the World

Book: Four Witnesses: The Early Church in Her Own Words, by Rod Bennett
Discussion: Four Witnesses

Book: Bearing False Witness: Debunking Centuries of Anti-Catholic History, by Rodney Stark
Discussion: Bearing false witness

Book: Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World, by Charles J. Chaput
Discussion: Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World

Book: Deliver Us from Evil, by Thomas A. Dooley
Discussion: Deliver Us from Evil

Book: Relic of His Heart, by Jane Lebak
Discussion: Relic of his Heart

Book: The Last Crusader: A Novel about Don Juan of Austria, by Louis de Wohl
Discussion: The Last Crusader

Book: The Ascent of Mount Carmel, by John of the Cross
Discussion: Ascent to Mount Carmel

Book: The Four Loves, by C.S. Lewis
Discussion: The Four Loves

Book: Scarlet Pimpernel Of The Vatican, by J.P. Gallagher
Discussion: The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican

Book: Europe and the Faith, by Hilaire Belloc
Discussion: Europe and the Faith

Book: The Myth of Hitler's Pope: Pope Pius XII And His Secret War Against Nazi Germany, by David G. Dalin
Discussion: The Myth of Hitler's Pope: Pope Pius XII And His Secret War Against Nazi Germany

Book: Doors in the Walls of the World: Signs of Transcendence in the Human Story, by Peter Kreeft
Discussion: Doors in the Walls of the World
Books read in 2021
- January 2021
Book: God or Nothing, by Robert Sarah
Discussion: God or Nothing
- February 2021
Book: In This House of Brede, by Rumer Godden
Discussion: In This House of Brede
- March 2021
Book: Till We Have Faces, by C.S. Lewis
Discussion: Till We Have Faces
- April 2021
Book: The Seal of Aeolus, by Manuel Alfonseca
Discussion: The Seal of Aeolus
- May 2021
Book: The Awakening of Miss Prim, by Natalia Sanmartín Fenollera
Discussion: The Awakening of Miss Prim
- June 2021
Book: Dear and Glorious Physician, by Taylor Caldwell
Discussion: Dear and Glorious Physician
- July 2021
Book: Christus Vincit: Christ's Triumph Over the Darkness of the Age by Athanasius Schneider
Discussion: Christus Vincit: Christ's Triumph Over the Darkness of the Age
- August 2021
Book: Characters of the Reformation, by Hilaire Belloc
Discussion: Characters of the Reformation
- September 2021
The Reed of God: A New Edition of a Spiritual Classic, by Caryll Houselander
Discussion: The Reed of God
- October 2021
Book: Eifelheim, by Michael Flynn
Discussion: Eifelheim
- November 2021
Book: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain, Fiction, Classics, by Mark Twain
Discussion: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
- December 2021
Book: The Wild Orchid, by Sigrid Undset
Discussion: The Wild Orchid

Book: God or Nothing, by Robert Sarah
Discussion: God or Nothing

Book: In This House of Brede, by Rumer Godden
Discussion: In This House of Brede

Book: Till We Have Faces, by C.S. Lewis
Discussion: Till We Have Faces

Book: The Seal of Aeolus, by Manuel Alfonseca
Discussion: The Seal of Aeolus

Book: The Awakening of Miss Prim, by Natalia Sanmartín Fenollera
Discussion: The Awakening of Miss Prim

Book: Dear and Glorious Physician, by Taylor Caldwell
Discussion: Dear and Glorious Physician

Book: Christus Vincit: Christ's Triumph Over the Darkness of the Age by Athanasius Schneider
Discussion: Christus Vincit: Christ's Triumph Over the Darkness of the Age

Book: Characters of the Reformation, by Hilaire Belloc
Discussion: Characters of the Reformation

The Reed of God: A New Edition of a Spiritual Classic, by Caryll Houselander
Discussion: The Reed of God

Book: Eifelheim, by Michael Flynn
Discussion: Eifelheim

Book: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain, Fiction, Classics, by Mark Twain
Discussion: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc

Book: The Wild Orchid, by Sigrid Undset
Discussion: The Wild Orchid
Books read in 2022
- January 2022
Book: How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization, by Thomas E. Woods Jr.
Discussion: How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization
- February 2022
Book: The Day is Now Far Spent, by Robert Sarah
Discussion: The Day is Now Far Spent
- March 2022
Book: By What Authority?, by Robert Hugh Benson
Discussion: By What Authority?
- April 2022
Book: The World's First Love: Mary, Mother of God, by Fulton J. Sheen
Discussion: The World's First Love: Mary, Mother of God
- May 2022
Book: The Noonday Devil: Acedia, the Unnamed Evil of Our Times, by Jean-Charles Nault
Discussion: The Noonday Devil: Acedia, the Unnamed Evil of Our Times
- June 2022
Book: Masaru, by Michael T. Cibenko
Discussion: Masaru
- July-August 2022
Book: The Betrothed, by Alessandro Manzoni
Discussion: The Betrothed
- September 2022
Book: The history of the Earth-9 colony, by Manuel Alfonseca
Discussion: The History of the Earth-9 Colony
- October 2022
From Fire, by Water: My Journey to the Catholic Faith, by Sohrab Ahmari
Discussion: From Fire, by Water
- November 2022
The Servile State, by Hilaire Belloc
Discussion: The Servile State
- December 2022
Loss and Gain, by John Henry Newman
Discussion: Loss and Gain

Book: How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization, by Thomas E. Woods Jr.
Discussion: How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization

Book: The Day is Now Far Spent, by Robert Sarah
Discussion: The Day is Now Far Spent

Book: By What Authority?, by Robert Hugh Benson
Discussion: By What Authority?

Book: The World's First Love: Mary, Mother of God, by Fulton J. Sheen
Discussion: The World's First Love: Mary, Mother of God

Book: The Noonday Devil: Acedia, the Unnamed Evil of Our Times, by Jean-Charles Nault
Discussion: The Noonday Devil: Acedia, the Unnamed Evil of Our Times

Book: Masaru, by Michael T. Cibenko
Discussion: Masaru

Book: The Betrothed, by Alessandro Manzoni
Discussion: The Betrothed

Book: The history of the Earth-9 colony, by Manuel Alfonseca
Discussion: The History of the Earth-9 Colony

From Fire, by Water: My Journey to the Catholic Faith, by Sohrab Ahmari
Discussion: From Fire, by Water

The Servile State, by Hilaire Belloc
Discussion: The Servile State

Loss and Gain, by John Henry Newman
Discussion: Loss and Gain
Books read in 2023
- January 2023
Book: The Emerald Tablet, by Manuel Alfonseca
Discussion: The Emerald Tablet
- February 2023
Book: A Time to Die: Monks on the Threshold of Eternal Life, by Nicolas Diat
Discussion: A Time to Die
- March 2023
Books: The Boy Who Knew: Carlo Acutis
Old Men Don't Walk to Egypt: Saint Joseph
Child, Unwanted: Margaret of Castello by Corinna Turner
Discussion: Friends in High Places
- April 2023
Book: The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis
Discussion: The Screwtape Letters
- May 2023
Book: Mexican Martyrdom: Firsthand Accounts of the Religious Persecution in Mexico 1926-1935, by Wilfrid Parsons
Discussion: Mexican Martyrdom: Firsthand Accounts of the Religious Persecution in Mexico 1926-1935
- June 2023
Book: Ten Battles Every Catholic Should Know, by Michael D. Greaney
Discussion: Ten Battles Every Catholic Should Know
- July 2023
Book: The Idol of Our Age: How the Religion of Humanity Subverts Christianity, by Daniel J. Mahoney
Discussion: The Idol of Our Age: How the Religion of Humanity Subverts Christianity
- August 2023
Book: Faith of Our Fathers A History of 'True' England, by Joseph Pearce
Discussion: Faith of Our Fathers A History of 'True' England
- September 2023
Book: The Tartessian Crown, by Manuel Alfonseca
Discussion: The Tartessian Crown
- October 2023
Book: The Restless Flame: A Novel about Saint Augustine, by Louis de Wohl
Discussion: The Restless Flame: A Novel about Saint Augustine
- November 2023
Book: Things Worth Dying For: Thoughts on a Life Worth Living, by Charles J. Chaput
Discussion: Things Worth Dying For: Thoughts on a Life Worth Living
- December 2023
Book: The Ear of the Heart: An Actress' Journey from Hollywood to Holy Vows, by Dolores Hart
Discussion: The Ear of the Heart: An Actress' Journey from Hollywood to Holy Vows

Book: The Emerald Tablet, by Manuel Alfonseca
Discussion: The Emerald Tablet

Book: A Time to Die: Monks on the Threshold of Eternal Life, by Nicolas Diat
Discussion: A Time to Die

Books: The Boy Who Knew: Carlo Acutis
Old Men Don't Walk to Egypt: Saint Joseph
Child, Unwanted: Margaret of Castello by Corinna Turner
Discussion: Friends in High Places

Book: The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis
Discussion: The Screwtape Letters

Book: Mexican Martyrdom: Firsthand Accounts of the Religious Persecution in Mexico 1926-1935, by Wilfrid Parsons
Discussion: Mexican Martyrdom: Firsthand Accounts of the Religious Persecution in Mexico 1926-1935

Book: Ten Battles Every Catholic Should Know, by Michael D. Greaney
Discussion: Ten Battles Every Catholic Should Know

Book: The Idol of Our Age: How the Religion of Humanity Subverts Christianity, by Daniel J. Mahoney
Discussion: The Idol of Our Age: How the Religion of Humanity Subverts Christianity

Book: Faith of Our Fathers A History of 'True' England, by Joseph Pearce
Discussion: Faith of Our Fathers A History of 'True' England

Book: The Tartessian Crown, by Manuel Alfonseca
Discussion: The Tartessian Crown

Book: The Restless Flame: A Novel about Saint Augustine, by Louis de Wohl
Discussion: The Restless Flame: A Novel about Saint Augustine

Book: Things Worth Dying For: Thoughts on a Life Worth Living, by Charles J. Chaput
Discussion: Things Worth Dying For: Thoughts on a Life Worth Living

Book: The Ear of the Heart: An Actress' Journey from Hollywood to Holy Vows, by Dolores Hart
Discussion: The Ear of the Heart: An Actress' Journey from Hollywood to Holy Vows
Books read in 2024
- January 2024
Book: Benedict XVI: Defender of the Faith, by Joseph Pearce
Discussion: Benedict XVI: Defender of the Faith
- February 2024
Book: The Diary of a Country Priest, by Georges Bernanos
Discussion: The diary of a country priest
- March 2024
Book: Death Comes for the Archbishop, by Willa Cather
Discussion: Death comes for the Archbishop
- April 2024
Book: The Saint Monica Club: How to Hope, Wait, and Pray for Your Fallen-Away Loved Ones by Maggie Green
Discussion: The Saint Monica Club
- May 2024
Book: An Average Man by Robert Hugh Benson
Discussion: An average man
- June 2024
Book: The Chronicles of the Magic Jigsaw Puzzle (5 volumes) by Manuel Alfonseca
Discussion: The Chronicles of the Magic Jigsaw Puzzle
- July 2024
Book: The Quiet Light: A Novel About Thomas Aquinas by Louis de Wohl
Discussion: The Quiet Light
- August 2024
Book: Could You Not Watch with Me One Hour?: How to Cultivate a Deeper Relationship with the Lord through Eucharistic Adoration by Florian Racine
Discussion: Could you not watch with me one hour?
- September 2024
Book: Poor Banished Children: A Novel by Fiorella De Maria
Discussion: Poor banished children
- October 2024
Book: Beheading Hydra: A Radical Plan for Christians in an Atheistic Age by Dwight Longenecker
Discussion: Beheading Hydra
- November 2024
Book: Voyage to Alpha Centauri by Michael D. O'Brien
Discussion: Voyage to Alpha Centauri
- December 2024
Book: The Marian Option: God’s Solution to a Civilization in Crisis
Discussion: The Marian Option

Book: Benedict XVI: Defender of the Faith, by Joseph Pearce
Discussion: Benedict XVI: Defender of the Faith

Book: The Diary of a Country Priest, by Georges Bernanos
Discussion: The diary of a country priest

Book: Death Comes for the Archbishop, by Willa Cather
Discussion: Death comes for the Archbishop

Book: The Saint Monica Club: How to Hope, Wait, and Pray for Your Fallen-Away Loved Ones by Maggie Green
Discussion: The Saint Monica Club

Book: An Average Man by Robert Hugh Benson
Discussion: An average man





Book: The Chronicles of the Magic Jigsaw Puzzle (5 volumes) by Manuel Alfonseca
Discussion: The Chronicles of the Magic Jigsaw Puzzle

Book: The Quiet Light: A Novel About Thomas Aquinas by Louis de Wohl
Discussion: The Quiet Light

Book: Could You Not Watch with Me One Hour?: How to Cultivate a Deeper Relationship with the Lord through Eucharistic Adoration by Florian Racine
Discussion: Could you not watch with me one hour?

Book: Poor Banished Children: A Novel by Fiorella De Maria
Discussion: Poor banished children

Book: Beheading Hydra: A Radical Plan for Christians in an Atheistic Age by Dwight Longenecker
Discussion: Beheading Hydra

Book: Voyage to Alpha Centauri by Michael D. O'Brien
Discussion: Voyage to Alpha Centauri

Book: The Marian Option: God’s Solution to a Civilization in Crisis
Discussion: The Marian Option
Books read in 2025
- January 2025
Book: Prison Journal, Volume 1 The Cardinal Makes His Appeal by George Pell
Discussion: Prison Journal, Volume 1 The Cardinal Makes His Appeal
- February 2025
Book: The Second Greatest Story Ever Told by Michael E. Gaitley
Discussion: The Second Greatest Story Ever Told
- March 2025
Book: The Eternal Woman: The Timeless Meaning of the Feminine by Gertrud von le Fort
Discussion: The Eternal Woman: The Timeless Meaning of the Feminine
- April 2025
Book: Sex and the Unreal City: The Demolition of the Western Mind by Anthony Esolen
Discussion: Sex and the Unreal City: The Demolition of the Western Mind

Book: Prison Journal, Volume 1 The Cardinal Makes His Appeal by George Pell
Discussion: Prison Journal, Volume 1 The Cardinal Makes His Appeal

Book: The Second Greatest Story Ever Told by Michael E. Gaitley
Discussion: The Second Greatest Story Ever Told

Book: The Eternal Woman: The Timeless Meaning of the Feminine by Gertrud von le Fort
Discussion: The Eternal Woman: The Timeless Meaning of the Feminine

Book: Sex and the Unreal City: The Demolition of the Western Mind by Anthony Esolen
Discussion: Sex and the Unreal City: The Demolition of the Western Mind
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The Eternal Woman: The Timeless Meaning of the Feminine (other topics)
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Book: Awake My Soul: Contemporary Catholics on Traditional Devotions, by James Martin
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Book: Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul, by Maria Faustina Kowalska
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Book: The Seven Storey Mountain, by Thomas Merton
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Book: The Life of Saint Teresa of Ávila by Herself, by Teresa of Ávila
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Book: I Thirst, by Gina Marinello-Sweeney
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Book: Please Don't Remove Margreat's Glasses!, by Josh Baker
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Book: Stay with Me, by Carolyn Astfalk
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Book: Fatal Rhythm, by R.B. O'Gorman
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Book: Literary Converts: Spiritual Inspiration in an Age of Unbelief, by Joseph Pearce
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Book: Introduction to the Devout Life, by Francis de Sales
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Book: Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh
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Book: Remembering Belloc, by James V. Schall
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