St. Eugene's Catholic Book Club
Want to win the battle for your mind? Who has the attention of your eyes and your ears? Why not consider filling that space with great Catholic books that will inspire you to live a virtuous life and renew your mind?
This week, the St. Eugene's Catholic Book Club will have their inaugural meeting with Fr. Jim Goins! The group will read and discuss The Diary of a Country Priest, a novel by George Bernanos.
In this classic Catholic novel, Bernanos movingly recounts the life of a young French country priest who grows to understand his provincial parish while learning spiritual humility himself. Awarded the Grand Prix for Literature by the Academie Francaise, The Diary of a Country Priest was adapted into an acclaimed film by Robert Bresson. “A book of the utmost sensitiveness and compassion…it is a work of deep, subtle and singularly encompassing art.” — New York Times Book Review.
- Feel free to read along with the group and use these discussion guides to help you reflect deeper into its characters and themes.
- View Fr. Robert Lauder's lecture on this novel.
- Read why this book has changed the life of Dr. Tod Worner, a physician and the Managing Editor of Evangelization & Culture, the Journal of the Word on Fire Institute.
- Also check out Ascension's list of other Books That Should Be on Every Catholic's Bookshelf.
Favorite Books of
St. Eugene Staff
We asked our own St. Eugene parish and school staff for book recommendations, and here are some of the favorites on their bookshelves!
- Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati: An Ordinary Christian by Maria Di Lorenzo
- Frodo’s Journey: Discover the Hidden Meaning of Lord of the Rings by Joseph Pearce
- In the School of the Holy Spirit by Jaques Philippe
- Jesus Lives Today by Emiliano Tardif
- Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict
- Lift Up Your Heart by Archbishop Fulton Sheen
- No Such Thing as Ordinary: Unlocking Your Extraordinary Life Through Everyday Encounters with Jesus by Rachel Baldicci
- Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
- Only Jesus by Archbishop Luis M. Martinez
- Resisting Happiness by Matthew Kelly
- The Imitation of Christ by Thomas Kempis
- The Living Water Series: The Well, The Thief, The Tomb by Stephanie Landsem
- The Lord by Monsignor Guardini
- To Believe in Jesus by Sister Ruth Burrow
- True Devotion to Mary by Saint Louis de Montfort
- Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II by George Weigel
Book Recommendations for Families and Children
- OSV Kids asked dozens of Catholic parents for the books they recommend to other parents to help with raising kids in the faith. Prayer books, chapter books, picture books, parenting and advice books — you name it, they delivered!
- Ave Maria Press has a compilation of books on family and parenting.
- Here is a list of great Books for Bedtime and Read Alouds.
- Blessed Is She gives advice on Building a Catholic Library for Kids.
- The Catholic Company has an excellent variety of Catholic children's books in the Catholic market today to help parents with the very important job as the primary educators of their children. Check out this list of books for Catholic teens and young adults answering some of life’s hardest questions and shed light where there are shadows of doubt. Parents can also benefit from books that may serve as aids to help advise their teens when faced with questions you are unsure of how to answer.
- TAN Books and Catholic Answers have a great selection for early readers, youth and young adults.
- Check out this reading list for Catholic teens and young adults looking to deepen their faith.
- Holy Heroes has a wide list of book favorites for all ages from toddlers, teens and college-bound children.
- Kendra Tierney from Catholic All Year helps families live liturgically through the year and has compiled this Ultimate Liturgical Library Post: Saint Books for All Year Long
Catholic Literature Helps Transform and Renew Our Minds
Fr. Mark-Mary shares some wonderful recommendations for your Catholic book clubs, homeschooling or just personal evening reading time!
We would love for you to share your own favorite book recommendations. Just send us a quick reply to this note!
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The Village, OK 73120
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