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Every year our staff picks out our favorite books that we've read that year. We don't rank them and categorize them only by genre, because, like with all art, this is list is purely subjective and your personal tastes and spiritual needs should be foremost when...

Want to get to know the real Mary and Joseph? What were their lives like before Jesus? Who were the people who shaped their lives from outside the pages of the Bible?

Memoir of Kenneth L. Woodward, religion editor for Newsweek from 1964-2002

An overview of Gene Wolfe’s 1980s five part science fiction series A Book of the New Sun, with warnings and recommendations.

A family saga set in New York about the complex relationship between a WWII veteran and his son.

Two modern-day siblings stumble through a portal to a medieval fantasy realm and get mistaken for mythic heroes, despite having no talent for sword play or demon slaying.

How does a young woman raised in a loving Catholic family ignore every warning, marry the wrong man, and ultimately discover the life-changing power of God’s Divine Mercy?

Can the prayers of a courageous young girl stop a plague of insects from destroying the crops?

One of the most beneficial how-to books of the last 470 years.

A fantastic spiritual journey through Purgatory that will encourage any soul weighed down by the world.

Five common errors new converts make and how to avoid them from a convert 16 years in who did all of these so you don’t have to.

A father recounts the highs and lows of his beloved son who took his own life.

The life and times, political and domestic, of eleventh-century Constantinople through the eyes of a young noblewoman.

He never imagined that he would be the father of a special needs child. He says to her, “Beautiful girl, you can do amazing things.” A moving and instructional memoir.

If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to meet Jesus face-to-face in your ordinary life, this contemporary fiction novel provides a scenario filled with hope, faith, and uplifting human connection.

2026 Catholic Readers Choice Award Winners for best Catholic books of the year. Fiction and Nonfiction!

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She’s New Age; he’s Catholic—can their romance survive? And can she survive their investigation into their city’s Satanic hate crimes?

When a man meets his irresistible woman, does his virtue improve if she loves him in return?

Can Jake and Sophie find the person responsible for sabotaging the extreme winter sports?