Catholic Books reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 125 Reddit reviews across 3 subreddits and 29 posts to rank the best Catholic Books brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Catholicism, r/AcademicBiblical, r/TraditionalCatholics. Top-rated brands include Thomas à Kempis (5.0/5), Trent Horn (5.0/5), Frank Sheed (5.0/5).
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Products84
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#1
Thomas à Kempis
5.0
(7)
"Some real classics: Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis"
"I am currently reading ‘the imitation of Christ’ by Thomas à Kempis! Soooo good!"
"The imitation of Christ by Thomas Kempits
It's basically about how to live as a christian"
"The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A Kempis"
"The Imitation of Christ by Tomas a Kempis"
"The Imitation of Christ - Thomas A. Kempis"
"Imitation of Christ (Thomas De Kempis)"
#2
Trent Horn
5.0
(5)
"For your particular situation, I think Why We’re Catholic by Trent Horn would be good."
"I’m new as well and I’ve been reading a book called “Why We’re Catholic” by Trent Horn. Really enjoying it so far."
"Why We’re Catholic by Trent Horn"
"Why we are catholic - tent horn"
"I would highly recommend *Why We’re Catholic* by Trent Horn"
#3
Frank Sheed
5.0
(5)
"For theology I like Theology and Sanity by Frank Sheed."
"Theology for Beginners by Frank Sheed"
"If you specifically want theology, give Theology and Sanity by Frank Sheed a try."
"An absolute classic would be Theolog and Sanity by Frank Sheed."
"Theology for Beginners by Frank Sheed"
#4
Scott Hahn
5.0
(4)
"Scott Hahn’s a father who keeps His promises is a good read"
"A father who keeps his promises by Scott Hahn"
"Rome sweet home - scott hahn"
"*A Father Who Keeps His Promises: God’s Covenant Love in Scripture*"
#5
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
5.0
(3)
"A good starter book by him would be 'Life is Worth Living'."
"Peace of Soul by Archbishop Fulton Sheen"
"Life of Christ by Sheen, it’s accessible yet deep and gives a great window into the Catholic view of Jesus and the New Testament."
#6
Redeeming Love
3.7
(3)
"Just ordered Francine Rivers’ Redeeming Love"
"Her historical romance *Redeeming Love* is getting a film adaptation in 2021."
"I found “Redeeming Love” way too preachy and gross— the woman apologizes for being a traumatized rape victim all the time."
#7
John P. Meier
5.0
(2)
"Thank you for the recommendations, I ended up buying *A Marginal Jew*"
"*A Marginal Jew*, by John P. Meier. It’s a 6 volume series on the historical Jesus that is absolutely top-notch."
#8
C.S. Lewis
5.0
(2)
"Entertaining but still theological: “Screwtape Letters” by C.S. Lewis. <— fantastic"
"Screwtape letters : cs lewis"
#9
Romano Guardini
5.0
(2)
"There's a book entitled "The Lord" by Romano Guardini which is basically a commentary on Jesus' sermons in the new testament."
"Can't recommend high enough."
#10
Diary of St. Faustina
5.0
(2)
"Heard/know these are good: Diary of St Faustina"
"I would recommend the diary of St. Faustina, because she writes about her life & struggles in such a human way."
#11
St. Louis de Montfort
5.0
(2)
"True Devotion to Mary ~ St.Louis de Montfort"
"True Devotion to the blessed Virgin Mary (St De Montfort)"
#12
Jimmy Akin
5.0
(2)
"The Fathers Know Best, by Jimmy Akin"
"The Fathers Know Best - Jimmy Akin"
#13
St. Josemaria Escriva
5.0
(2)
"I'd recommend wholeheartedly any of these three books by St. Josemaria Escriva, founder of Opus Dei: The Way, The Furrow, or The Forge."
"I would recommend you the book The Way (Escrivá, 1934)."
#14
Pope Benedict XVI
5.0
(2)
"Pope Benedict’s In the Beginning is 10/10"
"Youcat by Pope Benedict XVI"
#15
St. Therese of Lisieux
5.0
(2)
"St. Therese of Lisieux's autobiography is pretty much necessary reading for anyone interested in spiritual writings rn"
"Story of a soul (St Therese of Lisieux)"
#16
St. Alphonsus Liguori
5.0
(2)
"It's something every Catholic should be reading over and over again."
"Uniformity with God's will (St Alphonsus Liguori)"
#17
St. Augustine
5.0
(2)
"Confessions - St. Augustine"
"The Confessions (St Augustine)"
#18
Joseph Ratzinger
4.5
(2)
"*Introduction to Christianity* and *Jesus of Nazareth*, by Joseph Ratzinger (who would later become Pope Benedict XVI)."
"Of course "Introduction to Christianity" by Joseph Ratzinger is great if a bit though."
#19
Brant Pitre
4.5
(2)
"*A Catholic Introduction to the Bible: The Old Testament* by Brant Pitre"
"Anything by Brant Pitre"
#20
Catholic Books
4.0
(2)
"Kubik Fine Books has a large section of Catholic books."
"I get most of my used Catholic books... online via Amazon Marketplace."
#21
John Bergsma
4.0
(2)
"Murmuring Against Moses by John Bergsma (technically about the whole Pentateuch)"
"*Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls: Revealing the Jewish Roots of Christianity*"
#22
Pope John Paul II
5.0
(1)
"Theology of the Body by JP2"
#23
Vitalis Lehodey C.R.
5.0
(1)
"The Ways of Mental Prayer is indirectly a great book on suffering, dryness, aridity, etc. It's main purpose is to teach you how to do mental prayer."
#24
Dom Lorenzo Scupoli
5.0
(1)
"Some real classics: The Spiritual Combat by Dom Lorenzo Scupoli"
#25
Jean-Baptiste Chautard
5.0
(1)
"Some real classics: The Soul of the Apostolate by Jean-Baptiste Chautard"
#26
Brother Lawrence
5.0
(1)
"A book which helped me when I was a young mother and struggling (my mother was dying) is The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence. It gave me great comfort."
#27
Saint Augustine
5.0
(1)
"The confessions of Saint Augustine, in its last chapters, talks about the Genesis. It's mind-blowing. Also, the book as a whole is a must for every chatolic IMO."
#28
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
5.0
(1)
"If you are interested in Jesuit spirituality is kinda mandatory to mention the book of the founder of the Jesuits, Spiritual exercises by Saint Ignatius of Loyola"
#29
St Louis de Montfort
5.0
(1)
"St Louis de Montfort's Secret of the Rosary for your prayer life."
#30
Fulton Sheen
5.0
(1)
"Some real classics: Life of Christ by Fulton Sheen"
#31
St Francis de Sales
5.0
(1)
"Some real classics: Introduction to the Devout Life by St Francis de Sales"
#32
Thomas Woods
5.0
(1)
"Besides great options listed in other comments, I recommend How the Catholic Church built Western Civilization, by Thomas Woods."
#33
George Leo Haydock
5.0
(1)
"A Douay-Rheims Bible with commentary - I highly recommend one commentary from George Leo Haydock."
#34
Father Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen
5.0
(1)
"Some real classics: Divine Intimacy by Father Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen is an inspiration (daily reading & meditation)"
#35
Saint Mother Teresa
5.0
(1)
"Reading "Come Be My Light: the Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta" is a book my friend sent me when I was dealing with major depression and it helped me a lot"
#36
Catholic Church
5.0
(1)
"The Catechism of the Catholic Church has an amazing amount of Theology in it. It often states thing very succinctly with references."
#37
St Alphonsus Liguori
5.0
(1)
"St Alphonsus Ligouri!!! His 12 steps book and the book uniformity with Gods will are amazing."
#38
Don Scupoli
5.0
(1)
"The spiritual combat (Don Scupoli)"
#39
Fr. Gaitley
5.0
(1)
"*The Second-Greatest Story Ever Told* by Fr. Gaitley"
#40
Henri Nouwen
5.0
(1)
"I’m currently reading a really nice book, The Return of The Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen."
#41
Ralph Martin
5.0
(1)
"He takes the writings of seven doctors of the Church and synthesizes their writings so that the path to heaven is understandable to the layperson."
#42
St. Catherine of Siena
5.0
(1)
"The Dialogues (St Catherin)"
#43
Charles D. Fraune
5.0
(1)
"Slaying Dragons by Charles D. Fraune"
#44
Fr. Cassade
5.0
(1)
"Self-Abandonment to Divine Providence (Fr Cassude)"
#45
Ron Tesoriero
5.0
(1)
"Reason to Believe by Ron Tesoriero"
#46
Cardinal Sarah
5.0
(1)
"Power of Silence by Cardinal Sarah"
#47
Benedictine Monk
5.0
(1)
"In Senu Jesu (Benedictine monk)"
#48
Pope Francis
5.0
(1)
"Docat by Pope Francis"
#49
Fr. Gabriel
5.0
(1)
"Divine Intimacy (Fr Gabriel)"
#50
Brandon Vogt
5.0
(1)
"Why i am catholic - brandon vogt"
#51
Saint Louis-Marie de Montfort
5.0
(1)
"True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary - Saint Louis-Marie de Montfort"
#52
Thomas Merton
5.0
(1)
"Seven story mountain - thomas merton"
#53
Saint Teresa of Avila
5.0
(1)
"Changed my relationship with God immensely."
#54
Fr. Joseph Schryvers
5.0
(1)
"About self-surrender, the pages are full of love and compassion"
#55
G.K. Chesterton
5.0
(1)
"My top 5 would have to be (in no particular order): The Everlasting Man - Chesterton"
#56
St. John Eudes
5.0
(1)
"An excellent study on Mary"
#57
Fr. Michael Gaitley
5.0
(1)
"Intro Trinitarian theology. I've learned so much and I'm being drawn closer to God thanks to this book"
#58
Father Willig
5.0
(1)
"Such a beautiful book."
#59
St. Francis de Sales
5.0
(1)
"Cannot recommend Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales enough!"
#60
Fr. Goldmann
5.0
(1)
#61
Francis Fernandez
5.0
(1)
"It’s a 7-volume set, but it has the best daily meditations I’ve yet seen."
#62
Fr. Walter Ciszek
5.0
(1)
#63
Saint Faustina
5.0
(1)
"Great book"
#64
Dante Alighieri
5.0
(1)
"Dantes inferno - dante aligheari"
#65
Dr. Scott Hahn
5.0
(1)
"(or any other book written by him, all are good)"
#66
The Catechism
5.0
(1)
"The catechism"
#67
The Glories of Mary
5.0
(1)
"I would recommend looking for some good Marian titles, such as: The Glories of Mary by Saint Alphonsus Liguori."
#68
The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary
5.0
(1)
"The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary by Anne Catherine Emmerich."
#69
Saint Louis de Montfort
5.0
(1)
"The Secret of the Rosary by Saint Louis de Montfort."
#70
St. Joseph
5.0
(1)
"...was a consexration to St. Joseph - The wonders of our spiritual father to get me spiritually equipped to be a dad."
#71
Father Donald Calloway
5.0
(1)
"Consecration to St. Joseph by Father Donald Calloway"
#72
The Light of Christ: An Introduction to Catholicism
5.0
(1)
"Check out: The Light of Christ: An Introduction to Catholicism"
#73
NRSVCE Bible
5.0
(1)
"Heard/know these are good: NRSVCE Bible"
#74
Fr. Jean Baptiste Saint-Jure & Fr. Claude de la Colombiere
4.0
(1)
"Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence: The Secret of Peace and Happiness (Fr. Jean Baptiste Saint-Jure and Fr. Claude de la Colombiere)"
#75
Thomas Aquinas
4.0
(1)
"The Summa Theologiae by Thomas Aquinas lol Don't actually try to read that. At least, not without reading some secondary works that explain The Summa first"
#76
Michael Peppard
4.0
(1)
"Michael Peppard, *The Son of God in the Roman World* (2011)."
#77
Joe Heschmeyer
4.0
(1)
"Joe Heschmeyer wrote a good book called "The Early Church Was The Catholic Church""
#78
Mark Foley
4.0
(1)
"The Context of Holiness: Psychological and Spiritual Reflections on the Life of St. Thérèse of Lisieux (Mark Foley)"
#79
Fr. Thomas Acklin & Fr. Boniface Hicks
4.0
(1)
"Personal Prayer: A Guide for Receiving the Father's Love (Fr. Thomas Acklin and Fr. Boniface Hicks)"
#80
Ludwig Ott
4.0
(1)
"The fundamentals of Catholic Dogma by Ludwig Ott"
#81
Fr Philip Hughes
4.0
(1)
"A Popular History of the Catholic Church by Fr Philip Hughes."
#82
Bishop Barron
4.0
(1)
"Bishop Barron books"
#83
St Gregory of Nyssa
4.0
(1)
"St Gregory Nyssen"
#84
Origen
4.0
(1)
"Origen"
#85
St Abba Isaac the Syrian
4.0
(1)
"St Abba Isaac the Syrian"
#86
St Maximos the Confessor
4.0
(1)
"St Maximos Confessor"
#87
Mark Shea
4.0
(1)
"I like Mark Shea's books. His current articles are more the apoplectic sort, but his books are definitely good apologetics."
#88
Catholic Publications
4.0
(1)
"PCP specialises in Catholic publications."
#89
Bishop Robert Barron
4.0
(1)
"I agree with the Trent Horn recommendation and would also suggest *Catholicism* by Bishop Robert Barron."
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