Purgatorio by Dante Alighieri, Translated by Jason M. Baxter
A fantastic spiritual journey through Purgatory that will encourage any soul weighed down by the world.
3 Mistakes New Catholics Make (& 2 Remedies)
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.
2026 Readers Choice Award Winners
2026 Catholic Readers Choice Award Winners for best Catholic books of the year. Fiction and Nonfiction!
Vote in the Catholic Reader’s Choice Award!
Make your voice heard & champion good Catholic literature
Books to Deepen Your Lent
Whatever your needs or tastes these books explore the Lenten themes of repentance, confession and renewal.
Four Catholic Philosophers: Rejoicing in the Truth By: Richard A. Spinello
The rigors of philosophical thought can inspire remarkable physical courage.
Pilgrims by M.R. Leonard
Aliens on pilgrimage from across the stars, throw the world’s delicate balance into chaos.
Editor’s Choice Awards 2025
2025 Our Favorite Books we Read this Year
2025 Reader’s Choice Awards
This year’s favorite books as chosen by CatholicReads subscribers
Fields of Prosperis By Claudia Leboeuf
A bingeable space opera with the best written complex villains out there.
Spooky Catholic Reads
Books with the themes of the All Hallows season grouped according to scariness level.
Triumph of the Heart By Sherwood Fellows
Locked up to die, this film begins where most would end.
Desert Fire, Mountain Rain by Amy Schisler
When ex-Navy Intelligence Officer Andi returns to her quiet Ozarks town she finds a criminal conspiracy & possible romance awaiting her.
God’s Wonderful Woodland Babies by Linda Etchison, Illustrated by Denise Plumlee Tadlock
Lead your child to prayer through their love of fluffy animals.
Max Medal Knight, Volume 2 By Voyage Comics
To save his mother, Max must don his knight’s armor for the first time.
Wake of Malice by Eleanor Bourg Nicholson
Sent to investigate a series of murders in the Irish countryside, Hugh soon finds signs that someone is messing with old Celtic myths best left undisturbed.
Mary, Seat of Wisdom By, J.T. Frodin
A child’s journey with Mary to discover why her heart is pierced.
December Books to Pray With: Pilgrims of Hope
A Catholic book list focused on the theme of hope and sense of journey as we look toward the jubilee year of 2025. Use these entertaining fiction stories to deepen your prayer life and renew the virtue of hope.
Christmas Books to Curl up With
Get into the Advent spirit with stories that entertain and don’t water down the holiday.
The 1st Catholic Reads Readers Choice Award
The list of books that won by popular vote for 2024, with a Honorary Mention section for notable past year’s books.
Best of 2024 Editor’s Choice Awards
Our favorites of the year!
November Books To Pray With: For Anyone Who Has Lost a Child
A book list for those who are grieving, and those praying for them.
Worth Dying For By Marie C. Keiser
In the shady corporate-ruled galaxy, a man can acknowledge no god. Yet having nothing worth dying for frightens Mark more than death itself.
October Books to Pray With: For a Shared Mission
A list of books exploring the theme of solidarity between clergy and laity.
September Books to Pray With: For the Cry of the Earth
Let us pray that each of us listen with our hearts to the cry of the Earth and of the victims of
environmental disasters and the climate crisis, making a personal commitment to care for the world
we inhabit.
A Changing of the Guard; Three Last Things Book 2 by Corinna Turner
A priest to Death Row inmates, Fr. Jacob must face the earthly consequences of ‘love thy enemy’
August Books To Pray With: For Political Leaders
A book list to fuel your prayers for the world’s political leaders and grow your Catholic empathetic imagination.
Seek and You Will Find, A Catholic Sacraments Adventure by Kristina Schoh, Illustrated by Michael LaVoy
The perfect children’s companion to a quiet Mass.
For the Pastoral Care of the Sick: July Books to Pray with Reading List
Use your recreational reading to foster an empathetic and Catholic imagination. A reading list to reflect on the sacrament of anointing of the sick, for them and their caregivers.

