Fr. Joseph Illo joins Patrick to discuss Lenten Spiritual Reading 

(3:29) Why can reading bring about growth in the spirit? 

(6:56) What types of books should we be looking for during Lent to help us grow? 

(9:09) What is Lectio Divina? 

(12:44) Rebecca –This is a great book:  He Leadeth Me - Fr. Walter Cizeck. 

(14:31) Julie – Is it okay to read Freidrich Nitzche “The Anti Christ”, “Back to Virtue”, Peter Kreeft or “Lift Up Your Hearts” Fulton Sheen? 

(16:42) Charles –Best book to read I the Catechism of the Catholic Church.  

(20) Break 1 

(22:11) Fr. Illo book suggestions – Bible, Augustine’s Confessions, Story of a Soul. St. Therese Lisieux, “Imitation of Christ” Thomas A Kempis, “Finding and maintaining peace” or “Time for God” Jacques Philippe, “The Way or “The Forge” St. Josemaria Escriva, “Lenten Journey with Mother Mary” Fr. Ed Looney, “33 Days of Morning Glory” Fr. Michel Gaitley. 

(26:31) Michael –My book suggestions:  The Dogma of Hell, The Battle of the Virtue and Vices, and Vibrant Paradoxes. Bishop Robert Barron. 

(28:08) Kyle – My suggestion St. Gregory of Nisus...Life of Moses. Letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch 

Emailer – Lent is a time to read books by Thomas Merton or Leo Tolstoy. 

(36:51) Break 2 

(37:55) Anything in particular we should be mindful to stay away from? 

(41:21) Tom -Suggestion: “7 Story Mountain” Thomas Merton, Sherry Weddell “Fruitful Disciple” 

(44:45) Fr. Bill - Suggestion:  St. Maria Faustina's Diary on Divine Mercy 

Suggestions for Lenten spiritual reading

Please note that some of these were suggested by callers. Content of all books suggested has not been reviewed and may contain errors.

• Sacred Scripture (The Bible)
• Catechism of the Catholic Church (also, Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, YouCat: Catechism for Youth)
• Fr. Walter Ciszek, He Leadeth Me
• Peter Kreeft, Back to Virtue
• Archbishop Fulton Sheen, Lift Up Your Hearts: Guide to Spiritual Peace
• St. Augustine, Confessions
• Thomas a Kempis, Imitation of Christ
• St. Therese of Lisieux, Story of a Soul
• Fr. Jacques Phillippe – any of his little books (Finding and Maintaining Peace, Time for God, Searching for and Maintaining Peace, etc.)
• St. Josemaria Escriva, The Way, Furrow, The Forge
• Fr. Ed Looney, Lenten Journey with Mother Mary
• Fr. Gaitley – any of his books (devotional)
• Fr. Calloway, Consecration to St. Joseph
• Thomas Merton, No Man is an Island, Seven Story Mountain
• Sherry Weddell, Forming Intentional Disciples, Fruitful Discipleship
• Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
• Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime & Punishment
• F. X. Schouppe S.J., The Dogma of Hell
• Pope Saint Leo IX, The Battle of the Virtues and Vices
• Fr. Bishop Barron, Vibrant Paradoxes
• St. Gregory of Nyssa, Life of Moses
• Thomas Merton, Seven Story Mountain, No Man is an Island
• Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, Crime and Punishment
• Fiction of Charles Dickens, Willa Cather, Flannery O’Connor
• Pope Benedict XVI, Introduction to Christianity, Jesus of Nazareth series
• Dr. Thomas McGovern, What Christ Suffered
• St. Faustina’s Diary
• Corrie Tenboom, The Hiding Place
• Sr. Marianne Mayard, Make Friends with the Angels
• Scott Hahn, Rome Sweet Home
• Bl. Columba Marmion, Christ, The Life of the Soul
• Franck Sheed, Theology and Sanity
• St. Athanasius, Life of St. Anthony

• ·         Classics: Thomas a Kempis, Imitation of Christ; Therese of Lisieux, The Story of a Soul; St. Augustine, Confessions.

  ·         How to pray: little books by Fr. Jacques Philippe, esp Time for God;

  ·         Testimonials: Sohrab Ahmari, From Fire By Water; Scott Hahn, Rome Sweet Home; Robert Cardinal Sarah, The Day is Now Far Spent

  ·         Devotionals: St. JoseMaria Escriva, The Way, Furrow, The Forge.

  ·         Novena books (staged): Fr. Ed Looney, A Lenten Journey with Mother Mary; Fr.  Michael Gaitley’s books, esp 33 Days to Merciful Love; Fr. Donald Calloway, Consecration to St. Joseph,

  ·         Catechisms: Joseph Ratzinger, Introduction to Christianity; The Compendium of the CCC

  ·         Just published: Fr. John Nepil, To Heights unto Depths; Dr. Thomas McGovern, What Christ Suffered

   

  • Our Lady: Andrew Apostoli, Fatima for Today; Fulton Sheen, The World's First Love