Here are a few of the books that the authors of “Called to Communion” have found helpful toward understanding the Catholic Faith:
The Church Fathers:
The History of the Church, by Eusebius
Patrology (four volumes), by Johannes Quasten
The Faith of the Early Fathers (three volumes), by Jurgens
Early Christian Fathers, by Richardson
Early Christian Doctrines, by J.N.D. Kelly
The Ecumenical Councils:
Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils, edited by Norman P. Tanner
The Church in Crisis: A History of the General Councils, 325-1870 by Philip Hughes
The General Councils, by Christopher Bellito
General works on the Catholic Faith:
Catechism of the Catholic Church, (Second Edition)
The Sources of Catholic Dogma, by Henry Denzinger
Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma, by Ott
Introduction to Christianity, by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
The Spirit of Catholicism, by Karl Adam
The Christian Faith, by Dupuis
Catholic Christianity, by Peter Kreeft
Theology and Sanity, by F.J. Sheed
Theology for Beginners, by F.J. Sheed
On Being Catholic, by Thomas Howard
An Essay on the Development of Doctrine, by John Henry Newman
The Catholic Church and Conversion, by G.K. Chesterton
Scripture and the Catholic Church:
Covenant and Communion: The Biblical Theology of Pope Benedict XVI, by Scott Hahn
Making Senses out of Scripture, by Shea
Where we got the Bible, by Graham
Catena Aurea, by Aquinas, Newman (four volume set)
Tradition:
By What Authority? by Shea
Tradition and Traditions, by Yves Congar
The Meaning of Tradition, by Yves Congar
The Papacy:
Upon This Rock, by Stephen Ray
Jesus, Peter & the Keys, by Butler, Dahlgren & Hess
The Papacy Learning Guide, by Ray & Walters
The Russian Church and the Papacy, by Vladimir Soloviev
The Early Papacy To the Synod of Chalcedon in 451, by Adrian Fortescue
Documents Illustrating Papal Authority: AD 96 – 454, by Giles
Studies on the Early Papacy, by Dom John Chapman
Magisterium: Teacher and Guardian of the Faith, by Avery Dulles
The Church:
One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic, by Whitehead
Splendor of the Church, by De Lubac
Called to Communion, by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
On the Church of Christ, by Jacques Maritain.
Faith and Reason:
Fides et Ratio, by John Paul II
The Two Wings of Catholic Thought: Essays on Fides et Ratio, edited by Foster & Koterski
God and Philosophy, by Etienne Gilson
The Saints:
Lives of the Saints, by Butler. (four volumes)
Liturgy & The Sacraments:
The Spirit of the Liturgy, by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
The Spirit of the Liturgy, by Romano Guardini
The Shape of the Liturgy, Gregory Dix
Letter and Spirit: From Written Text to Living Word in the Liturgy, by Scott Hahn
Swear to God: The Promise and Power of the Sacraments, by Scott Hahn
Why Matter Matters, by Lang
Eucharist, by Louis Bouyer
Worthy is the Lamb: The Biblical Roots of the Mass, by Thomas J. Nash
The Mass of the Early Christians, by Mike Aquilina
The Lamb’s Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth, by Scott Hahn
The Word, Church And Sacrament: In Protestantism and Catholicism, by Louis Bouyer
God is Near Us: The Eucharist, the Heart of Life, by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
A Key to the Doctrine of the Eucharist, by Abbot Vonier, Peter Kreeft, and Aidan Nichols
The Hidden Manna: A Theology of the Eucharist, by James T. O’Connor
The Catholic understanding of Protestantism:
The Catholic Controversy: St. Francis De Sales’ Defense of the Faith, by St. Francis De Sales.
The Spirit and Forms of Protestantism, by Louis Bouyer.
How the Reformation Happened, by Hilaire Belloc.
Three Reformers, by Jacques Maritain.
One and Holy, by Karl Adam.
Catholic Prayer and Devotion:
The Magnificat
The Liturgy of the Hours
Introduction to the Devout Life, by St. Francis De Sales
The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis
