Thursday, 3 January 2019

List of Favorite Books 2019

Favorite Books 2019
(Note: this list will grow and be updated through out the year.)



Be Saints! An Invitation from Pope Benedict XVI - Amy Welborn and Ann Kissane Engelhart
Life Lessons Fifty Things I Learned in My First Fifty Years - Patrick Madrid  
New Mediterraneans: Discoveries Which Change The Landscape In The Interior Life, Under The Guidance Of St Josemaría - Lucas Buch  
Broken Birthday - Courtney Sheinmel and Jennifer A. Bell - Stella Batts Book 10
Tortured Soul - Theresa Linden 
The Church's Year Unfolding the Mysteries of Christ - David W Fagerberg - CTS Deeper Christianity Series
Be Who You Are: Developing Your Christian Personality - Editor Wenceslau Vial
In Conversation with God Volume 1 Part 2 Christmas and Epiphany - Francis Fernandez
Toward the Gleam - T.M. Doran 
Superstar - Courtney Sheinmel and Jennifer Bell - Stella Batts Book 8
Don't be afraid to be Saints Words from John Paul II and Benedict XVI - World Youth Days 1984-2008 - Pope Benedict XVI,  Pope John Paul II
The Lamb Will Conquer: Reflections on the Knock Apparition - Nigel Woollen
Dragon Assassin 2 Shadow Hunter - Arthur Slade
Why pilgrimage? -  David Baldwin - CTS Christian Shrines Series
Stella Batts Needs A New Name - Courtney Sheinmel and Jennifer A. Bell - Stalla Batts Book 1
Death by Airship - Arthur Slade - Orca Currents
Message of Guadalupe - Gillian Rae - CTS Christian Shrines Series
Remember Your Death: Memento Mori A Lenten Devotional - Theresa Aletheia Noble FSP
Glastonbury A Pilgrim's Companion - David Baldwin - CTS Christian Shrines Series
Understanding the Diaconate: Historical, Theological, and Sociological Foundations - W. Shawn McKnight
Mary Mysteries of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Francesca Aran Murphy - Deeper Christianity Series
The Flash Hocus Pocus - Barry Lyga 
The Warm Sand - J.F. Powers
Relic of His Heart - Jane Lebak
Even A Stone - Jane Lebak - Seven Archangels Book 2.2
Rome A Pilgrim's Companion - David Baldwin - CTS Christian Shrines Series
Winter Branches A Short Story - Jane Lebak - Seven Archangels Book 2.4
Illustrissimi: The Letters Of Pope John Paul I - Albino Luciani - Pope John Paul I
Seven Angels Short Story Bundle - Jane Lebak - Seven Archangels Short Stories
From Temperament to Character: On Becoming A Virtuous Leader - Alexandre Havard
Remember Your Death Memento Mori Journal - Theresa Aletheia Noble
I Am God's Storyteller - Lisa M. Hendey and Eric Carlson 
Santiago de Compostela The Pilgrim Way of St James - David Baldwin  - CTS Christian Shrines Series
The Substance of Things Hoped For: Short Fiction by Modern Catholic Authors - John B. Breslin SJ, Editor
Once Only - Jane Lebak - Seven Archangels Short Stories 5.5
The Bishop of the Abandoned Tabernacle: St. Manuel Gonzaalez Garcaia Selected Writings - Victoria Schneider 
In Conversation With God Volume 3 Part 1 Ordinary Time Weeks 1-6 - Francis Fernandez
No Middle Name - Lee Child - Jack Reacher 21.5
My Queen, My Mother A Living Novena - Marge Steinhage Fenelon 
Do I Really Have to Give Something Up for Lent? - Sarah A. Reinhard 
Honest And For True - Jane Lebak - The Adventures of Lee and Bucky Book 1.0
God as Father - Fernando Ocáriz
With Two Eyes Into Gehenna - Jane Lebak
Dragon Assassin 3 Dark Wings - Arthur Slade
Margaret Clitherow - Jean Olwen Maynard - CTS Saints of the Isles
Fatima A Pilgrim's Companion - David Baldwin - CTS Christian Shrines Series
Devotions to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour - Glynn MacNiven-Johnston
Devotions to St Thomas Becket - John S. Hogan
Called by Name: Twelve Guideline Meditations for Diocesan Priests - Michael E. Giesler 
A Way Of Life For Young Catholics - Fr. Stephen Wang
John Southworth - Michael Archer - CTS Saints of the Isles 
Forever And For Keeps - Jane Lebak - The Adventures of Lee and Bucky Book 2.0
The Friendship War - Andrew Clements  
The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise - Robert Cardinal Sarah 
In Conversation with God Volume 6 Part 1 Special Feasts January - March - Francis Fernandez
Edmund Campion - Alexander Haydon - CTS Saints of the Isles
John Ogilvie: A Jesuit in Disguise, 1579-1615 - Eleanor McDowell - Saints of the Isles
Your Life Is Worth Living: 50 Lessons to Deepen Your Faith - Fulton J. Sheen
Belt of Truth - Theresa Linden - Armor of God Book 1
The Kindness Club - Courtney Sheinmel - The Kindness Club Book 1
An Arrow In Flight - Jane Lebak - Seven Archangels Book 1.0
Transfer Complete - J.S. Criado - Memories of Twilight Book 1
Forgiving Mother: A Marian Novena of Healing and Peace - Marge Steinhage Fenelon
Faking a Murderer - Kathy Reichs and Lee Child 
Finding God in Times of Stress - Fr. Antonio Ritaccio  
Meditations on the Passion: The Way of the Cross - Susanna Tamaro
Dragon Assassin 4 Bitterwaters - Arthur Slade 
Way of the Cross - Saint Josemaria Escriva
everyone's way of the cross - Clarance Enzler
The Way of the Cross - Saint Alfonso María de Liguori - Catholic Way Publishing Edition
Stations of the Cross & Resurrection - J.B. Midgley
The Way of the Cross: With text from the Scriptures - Charles J. Keating
In Conversation with God - Volume 2 Part 1: Lent & Holy Week - Francis Fernandez
Introduction to Catholicism for Adults - James Socias  
The Autobiography of St. Anthony Mary Claret - Louis Joseph Moore (Translator)
Guadalupe: The Freedom of Loving - Cristina Abad Cadenas
The Diamond Mistake Mystery - Sulvia McNicoll - The Great Mistake Mysteries
LETTERS TO A SAINT Letters from Guadalupe Ortiz to St Josemaria Escriva - Maria Del Rincón and  Maria Teresa Escobar
Bones on Ice - Kathy Reichs - Temperance Brennan 17.5 
Edith Stein, Marcel Callo, Titus Brandsma Victims of the Nazis - The Catholic Truth Society - 20th Century Martyrs
Polar Bear Night - Lauren Thompson and Stephen Savage
Little Bear - Else Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak - Little Bear #1
Cleaning the Gold - Karin Slaughter and Lee Child - A Will Trent and Jack Reacher Story
Poland: A Pilgrim Companion - David Baldwin - CTS Christian Shrines Series
Let Darkness Bury the Dead - Maureen Jennings - Detective Murdoch Book 8
Forty Martyrs of England and Wales - James Walsh - CTS Saints of the Isles Series
Our Lady, Undoer of Knots: A Living Novena - Marge Fenelon
Take Five: Meditations with Pope Benedict XVI - Mike Aquilina and Kris D. Stubna
Shipwreck - Maureen Jennings - Detective Murdoch 0.5
Heavenly Hosts: Eucharistic Miracles for Kids - Kathryn Griffin Swegart
Infiltration: The Plot to Destroy the Church from Within - Dr. Taylor R. Marshall
Saint Joseph: Help for Life's Emergencies - Kathryn J. Hermes - Stories and Prayers
7 Words on Marriage - Father Ivano Millico - Living the Sacraments Series 
Martyrs - Kathryn Griffin Swegart - Brave Hearts Book 2
Gone Tomorrow - Lee Child - Jack Reacher 13
A Month with Mary: Daily Meditations for a Profound Reform of Heart in the School of Mary - Don Dolindo Ruotolo  
Praying 15 Days with St. Josemaria Escriva - Guillaume Derville
Tales of a Magic Monastery -Theophane the Monk
Does Your Mother Know? - Maureen Jennings - Christine Morris Book 1
Dragon Assassin 5 Elder Magic - Arthur Slade
The Hive - Barry Lyga and Morgan Baden 
Favorite Prayers to St. Joseph Compiled from Traditional Sources- TAN Books
A Brief History of English Catholicism - Nicholas Schofield - CTS Concise Histories
In Conversation with God Volume 2 Part 2 Eastertide - Francis Fernandez
How to Get the Most Out of the Eucharist - Michael Dubruiel 
Staircase for the Sisters - Pamela Love and John Joseph
Mary in the Liturgy - David W. Fagerberg - CTS Deeper Christianity Series
My Russian Way: A Spiritual Autobiography - Alexandre Havard
Heat Wave - Maureen Jennings - Paradise Café Book 1
Emotional Eating Handbook - Daniel Bartlett & Alexandra Bartlett
Bad Luck and Trouble - Lee Child - Jack Reacher 11
Take Five: Meditations with John Henry Newman-  Mike Aquilina and Juan Velez
The Role of a Christian Father - Keith Chappell - CTS Family Matters Series
Christian Meaning of Time - David W. Fagerberg - CTS Deeper Christianity Series
The Truth App - Jack Heath - Liars Book 1
61 Hours - Lee Child - Jack Reacher 14
A Truly Raptor-ous Welcome - Corinna Turner - unSPARKed Book 2
In Conversation with God Volume 6 Part 2 Special Feasts April - June - Francis Fernandez
In Conversation with God Volume 3 Part 2 Weeks 7 - 12 in Ordinary Time - Francis Fernandez
For Eden's Sake - T.M. Gaouette
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Man of the Beatitudes - Fr. Tim Deeter
Breach! Corinna Turner - unSPARKed Book 0 
A Wanted Man - Lee Child - Jack Reacher Book 17
Crystal Embers - David Vining 
Designed by Lucy - Courtney Sheinmel - The Kindness Club Book 2
Poor Tom is Cold - Maureen Jennings - Detective Murdoch 3
Jean Vanier Logician of the Heart - Michael W. Higgins
The K Handshape - Maureen Jennings - Christine Morris Book 2
Prayer in the Family - John Viatori and Beth Viatori - CTS Family Matters Series
John Henry Newman Apostle to the Doubtful Biographies - Meriol Trevor and leonie Caldecott - CTS Biographies 
Make Me - Lee Child - Jack Reacher Book 20
Take Five: On-The-Job Meditations with St. Ignatius - Mike Aquilina and  Kris D. Stubna
Les Costello Canada's Flying Father - Charlie Angus
Newman: His Life and Legacy - Ian Ker - CTS Biographies
A Most Dangerous Innocence - Fiorella De Maria
Our Lady of Good Help: Prayer Book for Pilgrims - Edward Looney 
No Survivors - Jack Heath - Liars Book 2
Night's Child - Maureen Jennings - Detective Murdoch Book 5
In Conversation with God Volume 4 Part 1 Weeks 13 - 18 in Ordinary Time - Francis Fernandez
The Sleeping Witness A Father Gabriel Mystery - Fiorella De Maria
Rediscover the Saints - Matthew Kelly
Echo Burning - Lee Child - Jack Reacher Book 5
Vices of My Blood - Maureen Jennings - Detective Murdoch Book 6
Power Engaged - J.S. Criado - Memories of Twilight Book 2
Do No Harm -  Fiorella De Maria 
Rain in Hell: A Short Story - Jane Lebak
Personal - Lee Cild - Jack Reacher Book 19
Saint José Boy Cristero Martyr - Fr. Kevin McKenzie
Gifts: Visible & Invisible - Catholic Teen Books Anthology
Poor Banished Children - Fiorella De Maria
Eucharistic Miracles - Joan Carroll Cruz
Robert Southwell - Fiorella De Maria - CTS Saints of the Isles
Dragon Assassin 6 Royal Blood - Arthur Slade
Saint Thomas More - Alvaro De Silva - CTS Saints of the Isles Series
Restart - Gordon Korman
In Conversation with God Volume 4 Part 2 Ordinary Time Weeks 19-23 - Francis Fernandez
Finnian and the Seven Mountains Issue 2 - Philip Kosloski and Michael Lavoy
Never Go Back - Lee Child - Jack Reacher Book 18
We'll Never Tell Them - Fiorella De Maria
Jerzy Popieluszko: Victim of Communism - Grazyna Sikorski - CTS 20th Century Martyrs
The Unteachables - Gordon Korman
The Little Way of St Therese of Lisieux: In Her Own Words - Thérèse de Lisieux
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis - Chronicles of Narnia 
The Vanishing Woman - Fiorella De Maria - Father Gabriel Mystery Book 2
Armageddon - Jack Heath - Liars Book 5
In Conversation with God Volume 7 Part 1 Special Feasts July - September - Francis Fernandez
Get Back Jack - Diane Capri - Hunt For Reacher Book 2
Whatever Happened to Friendship? - Henry Menzies
Ungifted - Gordon Korman - Ungifted Book 1
Father William's Daughter - Fiorella De Maria
The Church and the Roman Empire 301–490: Constantine, Councils, and the Fall of Rome - Mike Aquilina Reclaiming Catholic History Series
Jack and Joe - Diane Capri - Hunt for Reacher Book 3
Ella's Promise - Ellen Gable - Great War Great Love Book 3
In Conversation with God Volume 5 Part 1 Ordinary Time Weeks 24-28 - Francis Fernandez
Saint Maximillian Kolbe Martyr of Charity - James E. McCurry
Be Strong in the Lord: Spirituality for Men - Harold Burke-Sivers 
All in Good Time - Carolyn Astfalk 
Deep Cover Jack - Diane Capri - Hunt For Reacher Book 4
Inseparable: Five Perspectives on Sex, Life, and Love in Defense of Humanae Vitae - Edited by Todd Aglialoro and Stephen Phelan 
Under the Watchful Sky - Roger Thomas - Watchful Sky Series Book 1
The Shape of Things to Come - M.L. Clark and Caanan Grall
Workbook for Lectors, Gospel Readers, and Proclaimers of the Word 2019 Canadian Edition Ed. Elaine Park
Blue Moon - Lee Child - Jack Reacher 24
Hunger - Jane Lebak and Elissa Strati 
How to Make Great Decisions - Fr. Mike Schmitz
Supergifted - Gordon Korman - Ungifted Book 2
Black Jack - Diane Capri - Hunt For Reacher Book 6
Learning to Love: Journeys Through Life with the Rosary - Father Nigel Woollen
Friendship with Jesus: Pope Benedict XVI talks to Children on Their First Holy Communion - Pope Benedict XVI, Amy Welborne and Ann Engelhart
Ten Two Jack - Diane Capri - Hunt For Reacher Book 7
Jack of Spades - Diane Capri - Hunt For Reacher Book 8
North American Martyrs Kids Activity Book - Bonnie Way
Santa’s Priority: Keeping Christ in Christmas - Tom Peterson
Christmas Around the Fire: Stories, Essays, Poems for the Season of Christ’s Birth - Ryan N.S. Topping
Rising Darkness - Roger Thomas - Watchful Sky series Book 2
The Advent of Christmas - Matt Maher and Merce Tous
From Afar - Roger Thomas
Daily Pilgrimage to Purgatory A Powerful Devotion for the Holy Souls - Seven Swords Publications and Susan Peek
In Conversation with God Volume 5 Part 2 Ordinary Time Weeks 29-34 - Francis Fernandez
Memento Mori: Prayers on the Last Things - Theresa Aletheia Noble, FSP
A Year With the Mystics Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living - Kathryn Jean Lopez
The Plain Janes Volumes 1-3 - Cecil Castellucci & Jim Rugg 
20 Answers Conversion - Shaun McAfee - 20 Answers Series from Catholic Answers 
The Attic Saint - Tim Drake and Theodore Schluenderfritz
In Conversation with God Volume 7 Part 2 Special Feasts: October - December - Francis Fernandez
The Wounded Land - Roger Thomas - Watchful Sky Series Book 3
99 Habit Success Stories - Michal Stawicki and Jeannie Ingraham
The Tale of Patrick Peyton - Philip Kosloski, Jim Fern, Michael Lavoy, and Willy Raymond C.S.C.
12 Life Lessons from St. Thomas Aquinas: Timeless Spiritual Wisdom for Our Turbulent Times - Kevin Vost
The Spiritual Combat - Lorenzo Scupoli
Good Night, Jesus - Matthew Kelly and Josh Nash
The Spiritual Combat For the 21st Century Christian - Lorenzo Scupoli
In Conversation with God - Volume 1 Part 1: Advent - Francis Fernandez
The Last Ugly Person: And Other Stories - Roger Thomas
The Early Church (33–313) St. Peter, the Apostles, and Martyrs - James L. Papandrea and Mike Aquilina - Reclaiming Catholic History Series
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I started keeping track of the books I finished reading in October of 1995, and movies watched in January of 1996. I have lists for:
All Books Read by Year
Favorite Books By Year
All Movies and TV Series Watched by Year
Favorite Movies and TV Series by Year

I also do a Top Ten List of books each quarter and for the year. They can be found here. I was also asked to pick a Top Ten Catholic Books I have read, you can find that list here (and occasionally I add a note when I come across something exceptional.)




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