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      • Men of Iron
      • ALIVE!
      • Cursillo
      • My Beloved Son
  • - Youth
    • Daycare & Preschool
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      • St. Timothy Catholic Preschool
    • Pre K - Grade 5
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    We hope you’ll find the contents of this page to be a source of information and INSPIRATION to you and your family as you strive to truly LIVE the life of a faith-filled Catholic Christian.

    A Prayer before Mass
    Almighty and ever-living God, I approach the sacrament of Your only-begotten Son Our Lord Jesus Christ, I come sick to the doctor of life, unclean to the fountain of mercy, blind to the radiance of eternal light, and poor and needy to the Lord of heaven and earth. Lord, in your great generosity, heal my sickness, wash away my defilement, enlighten my blindness, enrich my poverty, and clothe my nakedness. May I receive the bread of angels, the King of kings and Lord of lords, with humble reverence, with the purity and faith, the repentance and love, and the determined purpose that will help to bring me to salvation. May I receive the sacrament of the Lord's Body and Blood, and its reality and power. Kind God, may I receive the Body of Your only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, born from the womb of the Virgin Mary, and so be received into His mystical body and numbered among His members. Loving Father, as on my earthly pilgrimage I now receive Your beloved Son under the veil of a sacrament, may I one day see him face to face in glory, who lives and reigns with You for ever.
    Amen.

    Suggested Reading List

    Must have
    Catholic Bible – either the RSV Catholic Edition or the New American Bible (NAB)
    Catechism of the Catholic Church

    Foundational/Beginner Spiritual Reading
    Mere Christianity – C.S. Lewis
    Made for More – Martin
    Because God is Real – Kreeft
    Rediscovering Catholicism – Kelly
    Blessed are the Bored in Spirit – Hart
    Rome Sweet Home – Hahn

    Great Catholic Narratives
    Lord of the Rings – Tolkien
    Ana Karenina – Tolstoy
    St. Thomas Aquinas – Chesterton
    Joan of Arc – Mark Twain
    Island of the World – O’Brien

    Spiritual Readings/Holy Men and Women
    Cure of Ars – Trochu
    Witness to Hope – Weigel
    Soul of Apostolate – Chautard
    Abandonment to Divine Providence – Caussaude
    Introduction to Devout Life – de Sales
    Treatise on the Love of God – de Sales
    Three Ages of Interior Life, I – Garrigou-Lagrange
    Three Ages of Interior Life, II – Garrigou-Lagrange
    12 Steps to Holiness and Salvation – Liguori
    The Practice of the Love of God – Liguori
    True Devotion to the Holy Spirit – Martinez
    True Devotion – Montfort
    Spiritual Combat – Scupoli
    Theology for Beginners – Sheed
    Life of Christ – Sheen
    Spiritual Life – Tanqueray
    Rediscovering Catholicism – Kelly
    The Imitation of Christ – Kempis
    Seven Storey Mountain – Merton
    Something Beautiful for God – Muggeridge
    Happy Are You Poor: The Simple Life and Spiritual Freedom – Thomas Dubay

    Spiritual Classics
    Confessions of St. Augustine – Augustine
    Little Talks with God (modernized version of “The Dialogues”) – St. Catherine
    Everlasting Man – Chesterton
    Mere Christianity – Lewis
    Screwtape Letters – Lewis
    Way of Perfection – Teresa of Avila
    Story of a Soul – St. Therese of Lisieux
    John XXIII – Journal of a Soul
    The Little Way of St. Theresa of Liseux: Readings for Prayer and Meditation
    The Lord – Guardini
    Transformation – Hildebrand

    The Blessed Virgin Mary
    The World’s First Love – Fulton Sheen
    The Rosary: Chain of Hope – Fr. Benedict J. Groeschel, C.F.R.
    Catholic Christianity – Peter Kreeft

    The Existence of God (and what we do with it)
    Fundamentals of the Faith – Peter Kreeft
    Summa Theologica – St. Thomas Aquinas
    Theology and Sanity – Frank Sheed
    The Little Way of St. Theresa of Liseux: Readings for Prayer and Meditation
    A Map of Life – Frank Sheed
    Mere Christianity – C.S. Lewis
    Theology for Beginners – Frank Sheed
    The Road Less Traveled – M. Scott Peck
    Blessed are the Bored in Spirit – Mark Hart
    Man’s Search for Meaning – Victor Frankl

    Salvation
    A Father Who Keeps His Promises – Scott Hahn
    Heaven, the Heart’s Deepest Longing – Peter Kreeft
    A Map of Life – Frank Sheed
    Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic – David Currie
    Theology and Sanity – Frank Sheed

    The Papacy
    Authenticity: A Biblical Theology of Discernment – Thomas Dubay
    The Fathers of the Church: An Introduction to the First Christian Teachers – Mike Aquilina
    Rise Let Us Be On Our Way – Pope John Paul II
    Pope Fiction: Answers to 30 Myths and Misconceptions About the Papacy – Patrick Madrid
    Jesus, Peter & the Keys: A Scriptural Handbook on the Papacy – Scott Butler
    Women and the Priesthood – Peter Kreeft and Alice von Hildebrand

    Church Teaching(s)
    A Compact History of the Catholic Church – Alan Schreck
    Triumph: The Power and the Glory of the Catholic Church – H.W. Crocker
    Fundamentals of the Faith – Peter Kreeft
    A Man for All Seasons – Robert Bolt
    Vatican II in Plain English – Bill Huebsch
    Nothing But the Truth – Karl Keating
    Truth and Tolerance: Christian Belief and World Religions – Pope Benedict XVI
    Catholic and Christian – Alan Schreck
    The Four Cardinal Virtues – Pieper
    Catholicism Project – Barron
    Vatican Council II: Constitutions, Decrees, Declarations – ed. Austin Flannery
    Triumph: The Power and the Glory of the Catholic Church – Crocker
    Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church – Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
    Love of Learning and the Desire for God -Leclercq
    Catholic Matters – Neuhaus

    Scriptures
    A Father Who Keeps His Promises – Scott Hahn
    You Can Understand the Bible – Peter Kreeft
    Jesus of Nazareth – Pope Benedict XVI
    To Know Christ Jesus – Frank Sheed
    Ask the Bible Geek – Mark Hart
    Ask the Bible Geek 2 – Mark Hart
    Walking with God – Gray/Cavins
    Bible Basics for Catholics – Bergsma
    Making Senses Out of Scripture: Reading the Bible As the First Christians Did – Mark Shea
    Where We Got the Bible – Henry G. Graham
    Unabridged Christianity: Biblical Answers to Common Questions About the Roman Catholic Faith – Fr. Mario P. Romero

    Apologetics/Defending the Faith
    The Essential Catholic Survival Guide – the staff of Catholic Answers

    Sacraments
    Jesus of Nazareth – Pope Benedict XVI
    Lord, Have Mercy – Scott Hahn
    Love and Responsibility – Pope John Paul II
    A Theology of the Body – Pope John Paul II
    The Good News about Sex and Marriage – Christopher West
    Catholic for a Reason I, II – ed. Scott Hahn
    The Seven Sacraments – Caldecott

    The Mass
    Images of Hope – Pope Benedict XVI
    Blessed are the Bored in Spirit – Mark Hart
    The Lamb’s Supper – Scott Hahn

    Prayer
    Mere Christianity – C.S. Lewis
    Visions of the Children – Janice T. Connell
    The Little Way of St. Theresa of Liseux: Readings for Prayer and Meditation
    The Dark Night of the Soul – St. John of the Cross
    The Simple Path – Mother Teresa
    Introduction to the Devout Life – St. Francis de Sales
    Prayer for Beginners – Peter Kreeft
    The “R” Father – Mark Hart

    Morality
    Back to Virtue – Peter Kreeft
    CoCommon Sense 101 – Ahlquist
    Adam & Eve After the Pill – Mary Eberstadt
    How to Win a Culture War – Kreeft
    Man’s Search for Meaning – Victor Frankl
    Unprotected – MD Anonymous
    Jesus of Nazareth – Pope Benedict XVI
    The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief – Francis S. Collins
    Refutation of Moral Relativism – Peter Kreeft
    Homosexuality and Hope – Catholic Medical Association
    Three Approaches to Abortion: A Thoughtful and Compassionate Guide to Today’s Most Controversial Issue – Peter Kreeft
    Humanae Vitae – Pope Paul VI
    Theology and Sanity – Frank Sheed
    Theology of the Body for Beginners – Christopher West
    Theology of the Body for Teens – Brian Butler, Jason and Crystalina Evert
    Interview With an Exorcist: An Insider’s Look at the Devil, Demonic Possession, and the Path to Deliverance – Fr. Jose Fortea
    Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
    Christianity for Modern Pagans – Kreeft
    Humanae Vitae – Pope Paul VI

 

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