General

Scripture

Dogmatic

Liturgical

Moral

Spirituality

Theologians to Read

Abbreviations

• Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange
• Adolphe Tanquerey

• Downey, Michael, and Luigi Borriello. 2003. Nuovo dizionario di spiritualità. Cittá del Vaticano: Libreria Editrice Vaticana.
• Biblioteca Sanctorum
• Tanquerey, Adolphe. 1950. The spiritual life: a treatise on ascetical and mystical theology. Tournai: Desclee.
• Ball, Ann. 2003. Encyclopedia of Catholic devotions and practices. Huntington, Ind: Our Sunday Visitor.

• Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy: Principles and Guidelines by CDW
• Gaudete et Exsultate by Pope Francis
  • See also Placuit Deo by CDF
• Chrism Mass Homily (14 April 2022) by Pope Francis
  • On the three idols of priestly ministry

• The Fulfillment of All Desire by Ralph Martin
• Fire Within by Thomas Dubay, S.M.
• Transformation in Christ by Dietrich von Hildebrand
• The Examen Prayer by Fr. Timothy Gallagher [R]
• Discernment of Spirits by Fr. Timothy Gallagher [R]
• The Story of the Soul by St. Terese of Liseoux [R]
• The Seven Story Mansion by St. Theresa of Avilla [R]
• Sacred Reading: The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina by Michael Casey [R]
• Interior Freedom by Jacques Philippe
• The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
• Bernard, Jean. 2007. Priestblock 25487: a memoir of Dachau. Bethesda: Zaccheus Press.

Besides the above books, there are the following schools through out our tradition to look more into.

• Acta Sanctorum. 68 vols. Brussels, 1643-1940.
  • Villanova Scans
  • Sorted List and Information about work
  • Searchable Database
• Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina. 3 vols. Brussels, 1898-1911. (BHL)
  • Vol 1
  • Vol 2
  • Suppl Vol
• Bibliotheca Hagiographica Graeca. 4 vols. Brussels, 1895-1984. (BHG)
  • Vol 1
  • Vol 2
  • Vol 3
  • Suppl Vol 1
  • Suppl Vol 2
• Bibliotheca Hagiographica Orientalis . 1 vol. Brussels, 1910. (BHO)
• Bibliotheca Sanctorum. 14 vols. Roma: Istituto Giovanni XXIII nella Pontificia Università lateranense, 1961.
• Butler, Alban, Herbert Thurston, and Donald Attwater. 1996. Butler's Lives of the saints. Allen, Tex: Christian Classics.
• Leonardi, Claudio, Andrea Riccardi, Gabriella Zarri, Elio Guerriero, and Dorino Tuniz. 2002. Il grande libro dei santi: dizionario enciclopedico. Cinisello Balsamo (MI): San Paolo.
• Watkins, Basil, ed. The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary. 8th ed. London: T&T Clark, 2016.

• Ascetic behavior in Greco-Roman antiquity: a sourcebook by Vincent L. Wimbush
• Il digiuno cristiano dalle origini al IV secolo: contributo per una rivalutazione teologica by Adele Scarnera
• On liturgical asceticism by David W. Fagerberg
• On Fasting and Feasts by Basil in Popular Patristics Series vol 50

• Western Monasticism
• Ignatian
• Franciscan
• Carmelite
• Opus Dei
• The Little Way of St. Therese
• Cathedral Canons
• Charismatic Renewal

• Saint Francis of Assisi by G.K. Chesterton [R]
• Gli Scritti di San Francesco d'Assisi by Fr. Kajetan Esser, O.F.M.
  • Latin-Italian Critical Edition
• Fonti francescane : scritti e biografie di san Francesco d'Assisi, cronache e altre testimonianze del primo secolo francescano, scritti e biografie di santa Chiara d'Assisi, testi normativi dell'Ordine francescano secolare by Ernesto Caroli
  • http://www.ofs-monza.it/fonti-francescane.html
• The words of Saint Francis: an anthology by James Meyer
  • 1982
• St. Francis of Assisi: writings and early biographies: English omnibus of the sources for the life of St. Francis by Marion A. Habig
  • 1973
• The writings of St. Francis of Assisi by Paschal Robinson
  • 1906
• The writings of Saint Francis of Assisi by Ignatius Brady, OFM
  • 1983

• The Ladder of Divine Ascent by John Climacus
• Hysachasism
• Eastern Monasticism
  • Anthony
  • Basil
  • Pochomius
  • John Cascian
  • Palestinian
  • Syrian
• Icons and the Name of God by Sergius Bulgakov