Essential Catholic Resource List
Bibles
The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version - Second Catholic Edition
(San Francisco, CA: Ignatius, 2005)
Ignatius Catholic Bible, Revised Standard Version; Pacific Duvelle™ Compact Edition
(San Francisco, CA: Ignatius, 2005)
The New Catholic Answer Bible: The New American Bible
Paul Thigpen and Dave Armstrong, ed. (Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor, 2005)
The Catholic Youth Bible New Revised Standard Version: Pray It, Study It, Live It
Brian Singer-Towns, ed. (Winona, MN: Saint Mary’s Press, 2005)
Church Documents and General Reference
Church Fathers
General Apologetics
Catholic Apologetics
Reasons to Believe: How to Understand, Explain, and Defend the Catholic Faith
Scott Hahn, (New York, NY: Doubleday, 2007)
Essential Catholic Survival Guide
Catholic Answers Staff, (San Diego, CA: Catholic Answers, 2007)
Jesus, Peter & the Keys: A Scriptural Handbook on the Papacy
Scott Butler, Norman Dahlgren, and David Hess (Santa Barbara, CA: Queenship Publishing, 1996)
Upon This Rock: St. Peter and the Primacy of Rome in Scripture and the Early Church
Stephen K. Ray (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius, 1999)
Catholicism and Fundamentalism: The Attack on “Romanism” by “Bible Christians”
Karl Keating (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius, 1988)
Evangelical Is Not Enough: Worship of God in Liturgy and Sacrament
Thomas Howard (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius, 1984)
The Salvation Controversy
Jimmy Akin (San Diego, CA: Catholic Answers, 2001)
Not By Bread Alone: The Biblical and Historical Evidence for the Eucharistic Sacrifice
Robert Sungenis (Goleta, CA: Queenship, 2000)
Not By Faith Alone: The Biblical Evidence for the Catholic Doctrine of Justification
Robert Sungenis (Goleta, CA: Queenship, 1997)
Not by Scripture Alone: A Catholic Critique of the Protestant Doctrine of Sola Scriptura
Robert Sungenis (Goleta, CA: Queenship, 1998)
By What Authority? An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition
Mark P. Shea (Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor, 1996)
Catholic Controversy: St. Francis De Sales Defense of the Faith
St. Francis de Sales (Rockford, IL: TAN Books & Publishers, 1989)
Conversions
Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism
Scott and Kimberly Hahn (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius, 1993)
Return to Rome: Confessions of an Evangelical Catholic
Francis J. Beckwith (Ada, MI: Brazos Press, 2008)
Crossing the Tiber: Evangelical Protestants Discover the Historical Church
Stephen K. Ray (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius, 1997)
Surprised by Truth: 11 Converts Give the Biblical and Historical Reasons for Becoming Catholic
Patrick Madrid, ed. (San Diego, CA: Basilica, 1994)
The Catholic Church And Conversion
G. K. Chesterton (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius, 2006)
Theology
What Catholics Really Believe-Setting the Record Straight: 52 Answers to Common Misconceptions About the Catholic Faith
Karl Keating (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius, 1995)
Called to Communion: Understanding the Church Today
Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius, 1996)
The Lamb’s Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth
Scott Hahn (New York, NY: Doubleday, 1999)
Lord, Have Mercy: The Healing Power of Confession
Scott Hahn (New York, NY: Doubleday, 2003)
Catholic for a Reason: Scripture and the Mystery of the Family of God
Scott Hahn and Leon J. Suprenant, ed. (Steubenville, OH: Emmaus Road Publishing, 1998)
Catholic for a Reason II: Scripture and the Mystery of the Mother of God, Second Edition
Scott Hahn and Leon J. Suprenant, ed. (Steubenville, OH: Emmaus Road Publishing, 2005)
Catholic for a Reason III: Scripture and the Mystery of the Mass
Scott Hahn and Regis J. Flaherty, ed. (Steubenville, OH: Emmaus Road Publishing, 2004)
Catholic for a Reason IV: Scripture and the Mystery of Marriage and Family Life
Scott Hahn and Regis Flaherty, ed. (Steubenville, OH: Emmaus Road Publishing, 2007)
Life-Giving Love : Embracing God’s Beautiful Design for Marriage
Kimberly Hahn and Scott Hahn (Atlanta, GA: Charis Books, 2002)
Swear to God: The Promise and Power of the Sacraments
Scott Hahn (New York, NY: Doubleday, 2004)- First Comes Love: Finding Your Family in the Church and the Trinity
Scott Hahn (Image, 2006)
Signs of Life: 40 Catholic Customs and the Difference They Make
Scott Hahn (New York, NY: Doubleday, 2009)
Understanding “Our Father”: Biblical Reflections on the Lord’s Prayer
Scott Hahn (Steubenville, OH: Emmaus Road Publishing, 2002)
Scripture Matters: Essays on Reading the Bible from the Heart of the Church
Scott Hahn (Steubenville, OH: Emmaus Road Publishing, 2003)
Hail, Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God
Scott Hahn (New York, NY: Doubleday, 2001)
If your mind wanders at Mass
Thomas Howard (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius, 1995)
Periodicals
Websites
Audio
Video
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible
Catholic Christianity: A Complete Catechism of Catholic Beliefs based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Understanding The Scriptures: A Complete Course On Bible Study
Faith of the Early Fathers, 3 vols.
Handbook of Christian Apologetics: Hundreds of Answers to Crucial Questions
