Father James provides all E Parish parishioners four lists of recommended reading. The first list are books that Father recommends for those who are baptized, but are in need of a major conversion or for the non-baptized who are seeking God in their lives. The second list is for non-Catholic Christians who are interested in coming home to the Catholic Church. The third list is for Catholics who wish to deepen their spiritual life. The fourth list contains books for those who wish to have a better understanding of the crisis that the Catholic Church is facing in this country. 

List #1

Man's Search for Meaning - Victor Frankel

Witness - Whittaker Chambers

Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis

The Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis

The Confessions - St. Augustine

The Holy Bible - Old Testament readings: Genesis, Exodus, Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus

The Holy Bible - New Testament readings: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Romans, Galatians, Ephesians, 1 John, James

The Lord - Roman Guardini

The Redeemer of Man - John Paul II

List #2

The Holy Bible - Matthew 16: 13-20; John 6

Rome Sweet Home - Scott and Kimberly Hahn

Surprised by Truth I - Patrick Madrid

Surprised by Truth II - Patrick Madrid

Catechism of the Catholic Church

Crossing the Threshold of Hope - John Paul II

Triumph - H.W. Crocker III

Witness to Hope - George Weigel

List #3

The Holy Bible

Any and all of the writings of Pope John Paul II - especially encyclical letters and general audiences - (available through www.vatican.va)

The Imitation of Christ - Thomas a´Kempis

Introduction to a Devout Life - St. Francis de Sales

The Story of a Soul - the Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux

I Believe in Love - Fr. Jean C.J. d´Elbée

When God Doesn't Make Sense - Dr. James Dobson

Norman Vincent Peale - any of his books are excellent for inspiration

Any and all of the writings of Theresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross

List #4

(All of these titles are available through Amazon.com)

Authority and Rebellion - Dr. Charles Rice

The Battle for the American Church - Rev. George Kelly

The Battle for the American Church Revisited - Rev. George Kelly

The Courage to be Catholic - George Weigel

God's Choice - George Weigel

The Ratzinger Report - Cardinal Josef Ratzinger

The Two Towers: The de-Christianization of America and a Plan for Renewal - John Meehan

Goodbye, Good Men - Michael Rose