Best Catholic Books for Lent

Make the most of the season of Lent! Sr. Julia of the Daughters of St. Paul offers her take on the best books for your prayer and spiritual reading. As always, the "Best Catholic Books" come to you through Pauline Books & Media.

Young women in discernment about a vocation to the religious life will find here an unscripted (!) inside look into the life and mission of the Daughters of St. Paul. (Can you see yourself as a nun? More importantly, can Jesus?)

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[gumpydoood]

Youu are catholic because you were born into it. Think! Your ancestors probably became catholic at the end of a sword. Your ancestors would be pissed. It is all so absurd.

[singingsisters]

Sr. Julia was not born into the Catholic faith; she was raised in the Protestant tradition and came to the Catholic Church on her own. (No swords involved!)

[gumpydoood]

Why would God entrust his faith to men who have murdered and tortured so many that they make Hitler look like a choir boy??!!

[singingsisters]

St. Paul said that God makes his choices in such a way to prove that whatever good there is comes only from him, and not from any human wisdom or virtue. Why do you insist on naming only the sins in the Church and not the even more impressive catalogue of goodness, holiness and uprightness that God's grace brought about in human hearts? The list is even longer!

[gumpydoood]

Why not a book on the persecution of Galileo? Or the burning at the stake of Giovanni Bruno? Or the burning of the Knights templars? Or the massive tortures and murders of the Inquisitions? Or how about St. Barthalamuews massacre when they drew and quartered the "heretics". Or maybe the Cathars, whom they burned on a funeral pyre?

[singingsisters]

Actually, there is a book I can recommend: "When a Pope Asks Forgiveness." It is a collection of the many public confessions Pope John Paul II made for the sins of Catholics throughout history. The wonderful thing about Catholicism is that it allows repentance. Try it!

[Azina]

I wasn't raised in any religion and converted to Catholicism when I was 25 ... No swords, no brainwashing, no hatred ... just moved by God's grace and love.

[winifritz]

No sincere promoter of his religion would make such a crude remark about fellow human beings regardless of their religious affiliations.

[Swimmergirl4895]

@gumpydoood umm. why are you watching these clearly religious videos if you are going to mean? chilll out Sr. Julia, is giving her insight, there is no room for negativity.. i go to catholic school and we read a lot of the books she talks about. stop being mean and God bless.!

[skanemermaid]

Keep those collars buttoned and the blouses starched!

[skanemermaid]

Nice blouse.

[HPNweirdsis]

Thank you so much, Sister! I just received the books I ordered--Heart of the World and The Strangest Way. I also ordered a second copy of The Strangest Way as a gift!

[Azina]

These look like great books. I'm trying to deepen my spiritual life this Lent and these books look like a good place to start. God bless you Sister.

[Frach438]

I just bought The Gospels for Prayer. I hope it helps me to meditate on the gospels.

[kriptoow]

thankyou sister really interesting, hope you can advice us on more literature thanks again

[tomarchibald1]

lol books