A Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan
by Father John McCloskey
- Catechism of the Catholic Church – Catholicism Explained/Theology
- Adams – The Spirit of Catholicism – Catholicism Explained/Theology
- Augustine – City of God – Spiritual Classics
- Augustine – Confessions of St. Augustine – Spiritual Classics
- Aumann – Spiritual Theology – Spiritual Reading
- Baur – Frequent Confession – Spiritual Reading
- Baur – In Silence with God – Spiritual Reading
- Belloc – The Great Heresies – History and Culture
- Belloc – How The Reformation Happened – History and Culture
- Belloc – Survivals and New Arrivals – History and Culture
- Benson – Lord of the World – Literary Classics
- Bernanos – The Diary of a Country Priest – Literary Classics
- Bouyer – Spirit and Forms of Protestantism – Catholicism Explained/Theology
- Boylan – Difficulties in Mental Prayer – Spiritual Reading
- Boylan – Tremendous Lover – Spiritual Reading
- Burke – Covenanted Happiness – Spiritual Reading
- Carroll – Christendom I – History and Culture
- Carroll – Christendom II – History and Culture
- Carroll – Christendom III – History and Culture
- Carroll – Christendom IV – History and Culture
- St. Catherine – Little Talks with God (modernized version of "The Dialogues") – Spiritual Classics
- Cervantes – Don Quixote – Literary Classics
- Chautard – Soul of Apostolate – Spiritual Reading
- Chesterton – Everlasting Man – Spiritual Classics
- Chesterton – Orthodoxy – Spiritual Classics
- Chesterton – St. Thomas Aquinas
- Chesterton – St. Francis of Assisi – Holy Men and Women
- Chevrot – Simon Peter
- Cizek – He Leadeth Me – Spiritual Reading
- Crocker – Triumph – History and Culture
- Caussaude – Abandonment to Divine Providence – Spiritual Reading
- Dante – Divine Comedy – Literary Classics
- Dawson – Christianity and European Culture – History and Culture
- Day – Long Loneliness – Holy Men and Women
- de la Palma – The Sacred Passion – Spiritual Reading
- de Sales – Introduction to Devout Life – Spiritual Reading
- de Sales – Treatise on the Love of God – Spiritual Reading
- d'Elbee – I Believe in Love – Spiritual Reading
- Eliot – Christianity and Culture – Literary Classics
- Endo – Silence – Literary Classics
- Enzler – My Other Self – Misc
- Escriva – Christ is Passing By – Spiritual Reading
- Escriva – Way, Furrow, Forge – Spiritual Reading
- Escriva – Way of the Cross – Spiritual Reading
- Faber – All for Jesus – Spiritual Reading
- Garrigou-Lagrange – Three Ages of Interior Life, I – Spiritual Reading
- Garrigou-Lagrange – Three Ages of Interior Life, II – Spiritual Reading
- Granada – Sinner's Guide – Spiritual Reading
- Guardini – The Lord
- Guardini – End of the Modern World – History and Culture
- Hahn – Rome Sweet Home – Catholicism Explained/Theology
- Hildebrand – Transformation
- Hildebrand – The Privilege of Being a Woman
- Holzner – Paul of Tarsus – Spiritual Reading
- Hopkins – Hopkins: Poetry and Prose – Literary Classics
- John XXIII – Journal of a Soul – Holy Men and Women
- John of the Cross – Dark Night of the Soul – Spiritual Classics
- John Paul II – Crossing the Threshold of Hope – Misc
- Kempis – The Imitation of Christ – Spiritual Reading
- Knox – Enthusiasm – History and Culture
- Kreeft – Christianity for Modern Pagans – Catholicism Explained/Theology
- Leclercq – Love of Learning and the Desire for God – History and Culture
- Lewis – Problem with Pain – Spiritual Classics
- Lewis – Mere Christianity – Spiritual Classics
- Lewis – Screwtape Letters – Spiritual Classics
- Liguori – 12 Steps to Holiness and Salvation – Spiritual Reading
- Liguori – Uniformity with God's Will – Spiritual Reading
- Martinez – True Devotion to the Holy Spirit – Spiritual Reading
- Montfort – True Devotion – Spiritual Reading
- Lovasik – The Hidden Power of Kindness – Spiritual Reading
- Manzoni – Betrothed – Spiritual Reading
- Masson – Companion Guide to Rome – Misc
- Merton – Seven Storey Mountain – Holy Men and Women
- Monti – King's Good Servant but God's First
- More – Sadness of Christ – Spiritual Reading
- Muggeridge – Something Beautiful for God – Holy Men and Women
- Neuhaus – Catholic Matters – Misc.
- Newman – Apologia Pro Vita Sua – Holy Men and Women
- Newman – Essay on Development of Christian Doctrine – Catholicism Explained/Theology
- Newman – Idea of a University – Literary Classics
- Newman – The Rule of Our Warfare
- O'Connor – Flannery O'Connor: Complete Stories – Literary Classics
- Ott – Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma – Catholicism Explained/Theology
- Oursler – The Greatest Story Ever Told – Spiritual Classics
- Percy – Lost in Cosmos – Literary Classics
- Percy – Love in the Ruins – Literary Classic
- Perquin – Abba Father – Spiritual Reading
- Pieper – The Four Cardinal Virtues – Catholicism Explained/Theology
- Phillipe – Interior Freedom
- Plus – Winning Souls for Christ – Spiritual Reading
- Rice – 50 Questions on the Natural Law – Misc.
- Rohrbach – Conversation with Christ – Spiritual Reading
- Scupoli – Spiritual Combat – Spiritual Reading
- Sertillanges – Intellectual Life – Misc
- Sheed – Theology for Beginners – Spiritual Reading
- Sheed – To Know Christ Jesus – Spiritual Reading
- Sheen – Life of Christ – Spiritual Reading
- Sheen – Three to Get Married – Spiritual Reading
- Sienkiewicz – Quo Vadis – Literary Classics
- Stein – Woman – Misc
- Suarez – Mary of Nazareth – Holy Men and Women
- Tanqueray – Spiritual Life – Spiritual Reading
- Mother Teresa – Meditations from a Simple Path – Spiritual Classics
- St. Teresa of Avila – Interior Castle – Spiritual Classics
- Teresa of Avila-Way of Perfection – Spiritual Classics
- St. Therese of Lisieux – Story of a Soul – Spiritual Classics
- St. Thomas Aquinas – My Way of Life – Spiritual Classics
- Tolkien – Lord of Rings – Literary Classics
- Trochu – Cure of Ars – Holy Men and Women
- Kristen Lavransdatter 1 – Literary Classics
- Kristen Lavransdatter 2 – Literary Classics
- Kristen Lavransdatter 3 – Literary Classics
- Vann – The Divine Pity
- Walsh – Our Lady of Fatima – History and Culture
- Waugh – Brideshead Revisited – Literary Classics
- Wegemer – Thomas More – Holy Men and Women
- Weigel – Witness to Hope – Holy Men and Women
