A Year’s Worth of Worthwhile Reading

THE DA VINCI HOAX: EXPOSING THE ERRORS IN THE DA VINCI CODE
by Carl E. Olson
and Sandra Miesel
Ignatius, 2004
329 pages, $15.95
To order: (800) 651-1531
Ignatius.com

RESTLESS CHURCHES: HOW CANADA’S CHURCHES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE EMERGING RELIGIOUS RENAISSANCE
by Reginald W. Bibby
Wood Lake Books, 2004
206 pages, $22.95
To order: (800) 663-2775
woodlakebooks.com

INSIDE THE PASSION: AN INSIDER’S LOOK AT THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST
by John Bartunek, LC
Ascension Press, 2005
186 pages, $19.95
To order: (800) 376-0520
ascensionpress.com

TRANSFORMED BY GRACE: SCRIPTURES, SACRAMENTS & THE SONSHIP OF CHRIST
by Dom Wulstan Mork, O.S.B.
Servant Books, 2004
240 pages, $10.99
To order: (800) 488-0488
americancatholic.org

WHY DOES GOD PERMIT EVIL?
by Dom Bruno Webb
Sophia, 2004
153 pages, $10.95
To order: (800) 888-9344
sophiainstitute.com

YOUNG AND CATHOLIC: THE FACE OF TOMORROW’S CHURCH
by Tim Drake
Sophia, 2004
280 pages, $16.95
To order: (800) 888-9344
sophiainstitute.com

THE POWER OF THE CROSS:APPLYING THE PASSION OF CHRIST TO YOUR LIFE
by Michael Dubruiel
OSV, 2004
272 pages, $12.95
To order: (800) 348-2440
catalog.osv.com

CATHOLIC FOR A REASON III: SCRIPTURE AND THE MYSTERY OF THE MASS
Edited by Scott Hahn
and Regis J. Flaherty
Emmaus Road, 2004
204 pages, $15.95
To order: (800) 398-5470
emmausroad.org

THE THEOLOGY OF THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST
by Monica Migliorino Miller
Alba House, 2005
200 pages, $14.95
To order: (800) 343-2522
alba-house.com

STEP BY STEP TO CALVARY:PRAYING THROUGH THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS
by Angela M. Burrin
The Word Among Us, 2004
112 pages, $12.95
To order: (800) 775-9673
wau.org

201 INSPIRATIONAL STORIES OF THE EUCHARIST
Edited by Sister Patricia Proctor Monastery of Saint Clare, 2004
416 pages, $14.95
To order: (800) 488-0488
eucharist101.com

THE CATHOLIC MYSTIQUE
Edited by Jennifer Ferrara
and Patricia Sodano Ireland
OSV, 2004
299 pages, $14.95
To order: (800) 348-2440
catalog.osv.com

AT THE INTERFACE: THEOLOGY AND VIRTUAL REALITY
by Mary Timothy Prokes, FSE
Fenestra Books, 2004
181 pages, $15.95
To order: (520) 798-3306
www.fenestrabooks.com

SAINTLY WOMEN OF MODERN TIMES
by Joan Carroll Cruz
OSV, 2004
263 pages, $14.95
To order: 800-348-2440
catalog.osv.com

Saint Gianna Molla:Wife, Mother, Doctor
by Pietro Molla and Elio Gurriero
Ignatius, 2004
155 pages, $10.95
To order: (800) 651-1531
ignatius.com

HOME-ALONE AMERICA: THE HIDDEN TOLL OF DAY CARE, BEHAVIORAL DRUGS AND OTHER PARENT SUBSTITUTES
by Mary Eberstadt
Sentinel Books, 2004
218 pages, $25.95
Available in bookstores

SURPRISED BY CANON LAW: 150 QUESTIONS CATHOLICS ASK ABOUT CANON LAW
by Pete Vere
and Michael Trueman
Servant, 2005
126 pages, $9.99
To order: (800) 488-0488
americancatholic.org

CHRISTIANITY, DEMOCRACY AND THE AMERICAN IDEAL: A JACQUES MARITAIN READER
Compiled and edited
by James P. Kelly III
Sophia, 2004
160 pages, $12.95
To order: (800) 888-9344
sophiainstitute.com

MEMORY AND IDENTITY
by Pope John Paul II
Rizzoli, 2005
192 pages, $19.95
Available in bookstores

MY CUP OF TEA: MUSINGS OF A CATHOLIC MOM
by Danielle Bean
Pauline, 2005
192 pages, $15.95
To order: (800) 876-4463
daughtersofstpaul.com

JOHN OF THE CROSS: MAN AND MYSTIC
by Richard P. Hardy
Pauline, 2005
180 pages, $14.95
To order: (800) 876-4463
daughtersofstpaul.com

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT THE END TIMES? A CATHOLIC VIEW
by William Kurz, S.J.
Servant, 2004
191 pages, $11.99
To order: (800) 488-0488
americancatholic.org

GOD ON THE QUAD: HOW RELIGIOUS COLLEGES AND THE MISSIONARY GENERATION ARE CHANGING AMERICA
by Naomi Schaefer Riley
St. Martin’s Press, 2005
288 pages, $24.95
To order: (888) 330-8477
stmartins.com

TRUTH AND TOLERANCE: CHRISTIAN BELIEF AND WORLD RELIGIONS
by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger
Ignatius Press, 2004
284 pages, $15.95
To order: (800) 651-1531
ignatius.com

GEORGE PELL: DEFENDER OF THE FAITH DOWN UNDER
by Tess Livingstone
Ignatius, 2005
491 pages, $18.95
To order: (800) 651-1531
ignatius.com

THE RISE OF BENEDICT XVI
by John L. Allen Jr.
Doubleday, 2005
256 pages, $19.95
Available in bookstores

THE CUBE AND THE CATHEDRAL:EUROPE, AMERICA AND POLITICS WITHOUT GOD
by George Weigel
Basic Books, 2005
202 pages, $23
To order: (800) 371-1669
perseusbooks.com

THE WAY OF THE CROSSFOR THE HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY
by Susan Tassone
OSV, 2005
66 pages, $6.95
To order: (800) 348-2440
catalog.osv.com

CRUSADES: THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Edited by Thomas F. Madden
University of Michigan Press, 2004
224 pages, $35
To order: (800) 621-2736
press.umich.edu

PATRIOTIC LEADERS OF THE CHURCH
by John F. Fink
OSV, 2004
222 pages, $13.95
To order: (800) 348-2440
catalog.osv.com

PLEASE DON’T DRINK THE HOLY WATER!
by Susie Lloyd
Sophia, 2005
200 pages, $14.95
To order: (800) 888-9344
sophiainstitute.com

MOTHER ANGELICA: THE REMARKABLE STORY OF A NUN, HER NERVE AND A NETWORK OF MIRACLES
by Raymond Arroyo
Doubleday, 2005
400 pages, $23.95
Available in bookstores

THE THIRD SPRING: G.K. CHESTERTON, GRAHAM GREENE, CHRISTOPHER DAWSON AND DAVID JONES
by Adam Schwartz
CUA Press, 2005
416 pages. $64.95
To order: (800) 537-5487

CALLED TO BE HOLY
by Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan
OSV, 2005
224 pages, $12.95
To order: (800) 348-2440
catalog.osv.com

RALLYING THE REALLY HUMAN THINGS: THE MORAL IMAGINATION IN POLITICS, LITERATURE, AND EVERYDAY LIFE
by Vigen Guroian
ISI, 2005
254 pages, $25
To order: (800) 526-7022
isi.org

A REVOLUTION OF LOVE: THE MEANING OF MOTHER TERESA
by David Scott
Loyola Press, 2005
160 pages, $18.95
Available in bookstores

BENEDICTINE DAILY PRAYER: A SHORT BREVIARY
Edited by Maxwell E. Johnson
and the monks of St. John’s Abbey
Liturgical Press, 2005
2,304 pages, $49.95
To order: (800) 858-5450
litpress.org

THE TEMPERAMENT GOD GAVE YOU
by Art and Laraine Bennett
Sophia Institute, 2005
288 pages, $16.95
To order: (800) 888-9344
sophiainstitute.com

SACRED BLOOD, SACRED IMAGE:THE SUDARIUM OF OVIEDO
by Janice Bennett
Ignatius, 2005
220 pages, $19.95
To order: (800) 651-1531
ignatius.com

ON THE WAY TO JESUS CHRIST
by Pope Benedict XVI
Ignatius, 2005
185 pages, $19.95
To order: (800) 651-1531
ignatius.com

THE PRAYER OF MARY:LIVING THE SURRENDERED LIFE
by Keith Fournier with Lela Gilbert
Thomas Nelson Books, 2005
198 pages, $13.99
To order: (800) 251-4000
thomasnelson.com


MORE CATHOLIC THAN THE POPE: AN INSIDE LOOK AT EXTREME TRADITIONALISM
by Patrick Madrid and Pete Vere
OSV, 2004
240 pages, $12.95
To order: (800) 348-2440
catalog.osv.com

GOD’S CHOICE: POPE BENEDICT XVI AND THE FUTURE OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
by George Weigel
HarperCollins, 2005
320 pages, $26.95
Available in bookstores

OPUS DEI
by John L. Allen Jr.
Doubleday, 2005
416 pages, $24.95
Available in bookstores

THE CATHOLIC PASSION: REDISCOVERING THE POWER AND BEAUTY OF THE FAITH
by David Scott
Loyola, 2005
234 pages, $19.95
To order: (800) 621-1008
loyolabooks.org

VATICAN II: THE CRISIS AND THE PROMISE
by Alan Schreck
Servant, 2005
311 pages, $20.99
To order: (800) 488-0488
americancatholic.org

REAL PEOPLE, REAL PRESENCE: ORDINARY CATHOLICS ON THE EXTRAORDINARY POWER OF THE EUCHARIST
presented by Cardinal William H. Keeler
The Word Among Us, 2005
176 pages, $10.95
To order: (800) 775-9673
wau.org


Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis