List of Favorite Books 2021

Favorite Books 2021
(Note: this list will grow and be updated through out the year.)

 

Norbert The Apostle of Peace - Abbot Martin Geudens - CTS Biographies

Companion to The Feasts of Our Lord - J.B.Midgley - CTS Companions

Saint Nicholas The Wonderworker - Andrew Votipka - Mr. Baker Books 2

Liam and the Hunters of Lee'Vi - Corinna Turner - An unSPARKed Story

Gianna Molla - Jean Olwen Maynard - CTS 20th Century Martyrs

Effective Parenting - James B. Stenson

The Eucharist with the Saints -  J.B. Midgley

The Holy Ghost, Our Greatest Friend, He Who Loves Us Best - Paul O'Sullivan

Prison Journal, Volume 1 The Cardinal Makes His Appeal - George Cardinal Pell

The East Witch - Cedar Sanderson

52 Weeks with Saint Faustina: A Year of Grace and Mercy - Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle

Tribes - Arthur Slade

Dust - Arthur Slade

Ask Him: Simple Words to Jumpstart Your… - Jane Trufant Harvey

The Moon Is Not My Name - M.L. Clark - Menagerie Mysteries Book 2

The Wonders of the Mass - Paul O'Sullivan

A World Undone: Finding God When Life Doesn't Make Sense - Fr Mike Schmitz

The Wonders of the Holy Name - Paul O'Sullivan

Treasures: Visible & Invisible - Catholic Teen Books Anthology

The Church and the Middle Ages (1000–1378) - Steve Weidenkopf - Reclaiming Catholic History Book 4

The Monks' Stormy Night - Sylvia Dorham and Christopher Tupa

Robin Hood the Just: A Catholic Hero - Ellen Tomaszewski and Kathryn Mack

The Holy Mass - Mike Aquilina

Father Damien's Letters - Joseph Damien De Veuster

How to be Happy - How to be Holy - Paul O'Sullivan

If Wishes Were Dragons - Karina Fabian and Dawn Grime - A DragonEye, PI Story

The Case of the Easter Egg Escapades - Karen Kelly Boyce and Sue Anderson - Sisters of the Last Straw Book 6

Oriens: A Pilgrimage Through Advent and Christmas 2020 -Father Joel Sember

Drive! - Corinna Turner - unSPARKed book 1.0

Saint Ignatius of Loyola For the Greater Glory of God - Donna Giaimo and Patricia Edward Jablonski - Encounter the Saints Book 8

St. Philomena: The Wonder-Worker - Father Paul O'Sullivan

Understanding the Rosary - Father John Flader - CTS Devotional

The Secret of Confession: Including the Wonders of Confession - Paul O'Sullivan

A Simple Rosary Book - Catholic Truth Society

Listening For God: Silence Practice for Little Ones - Katie Warner and Amy Rodriguez

James: Jewish Roots, Catholic Fruits - Shane Kapler

Why go to Confession? - Father John Flader - CTS Living the Sacraments 

All the Lies - J.E. Mayhew - DCI Will Blake Book 5

Aquinas on the Four Last Things: Everything You Need To Know About Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell - Kevin Vost

Romeo & Juliet - William Shakespeare - Oxford School Shakespeare

Jenna's Journey - Karen Kelly Boyce - The Hope Trilogy Book 1

On Beyond Zebra! - Dr. Seuss  

The Butter Battle Book - Dr. Seuss 

Stolen Blessing - Jim Sano - Father Tom Book 3

Seeing the Pandemic with Eyes of Faith - Ivano Millico

Blessed Carlo Acutis 5 Steps to Being a Saint - Monsignor Anthony Figueiredo

Praying the Our Father in Lent - Carl E. Olsen

Unpluggged - Gordon Korman

The Case of the Haunted Chapel - Karen Kelly Boyce and Sue Anderson Gioulis - Sisters of the Last Straw Book 1

Jack Frost - Diane Capri - Hunt for Reacher Book 11

A Truly Raptor-ous Welcome - Corinna Turner - unSPARKed Book 2

Space Traipse Hold My Beer Season 4 - Karina Lumbert Fabian

Close to the Soul - Mary Jo Thayer

Paul VI Pilgrim Pope - Michael Collins - People of God

The Irish Way: Studies in Irish Sanctity from St. Patrick to Matt Talbot

- Frank Sheed (Editor)

The Way of The Cross - Saint Josemaría Escrivá and Michael O'Brien

The Case of the Missing Novice - Karen Kelly Boyce and Sue Anderson Gioulis - Sisters of the Last Straw Book 2

Panic! - Corinna Turner - unSPARKed Book 3

Manual for Marriage - Danielle Bean

Work Play Love: How the Mass Changed the Life of the First Christians - Mike Aquilina

An Easy Way To Become A Saint - Paul O'Sullivan

Jacob the Baker - Noah benShea

Jacob's Journey- Noah benShea - Jacob the Baker Book 2

Jacob's Ladder - Noah benShea - Jacob the Baker Book 3

We Are All Jacob's Children: A Tale of Hope, Wisdom, and Faith - Noah benShea - Jacob The Baker Book 4

The Great Adventure Bible - Ascension Press

Saint Bernard Doctor of the Church - Alice Curtayne

A Changing of the Guard - Corinna Turner - Last Things Book 2

The Way of the Cross with the Carmelite Saints - Sister Joseph Marie CHT

What Christ Suffered: A Doctor’s Journey Through the Passion - Thomas W. McGovern 

Whatever happened to Marriage? -  Patrick Treacy SC - CTS Explanations 

Doall's Do-Over - Karina Fabian - A Space Traipse Story

Stone Cold Dead - Alex Smith - DCI Kett Book 6

The Saint Monica Club - Maggie Green

Model of Faith: Reflecting on the Litany of Saint Joseph - Leonard J. Delorenzo 

St. Joseph and His World - Mike Aqualina

You're Only Old Once!- Dr. Seuss

The Seal of Aeolus - Manuel Alfonseca - Familia Eolia Book 1

The Crown Jewels of Undlar - Roger Thomas

Kid in the Kitchen: 100 Recipes and Tips for Young Home Cooks: A Cookbook - Melissa Clark

The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs - America's Test Kitchen

Priestly Fatherhood: Treasure in Earthen Vessels - Fr. Jacques Philippe

The Prayerful Hour: A Scriptural Companion to Eucharistic Adoration - Florian Racine

Space Traipse: Hold My Beer, Season 3 - Karina Lumbert Fabian

The Secret of Glaston Tor - Donal Anthony Foley - Glaston Chronicles Book 1

Kingdom of Happiness: Living the Beatitudes in Everyday Life -  Fr. Jeffrey Kirby STD

We Are the Lord's: A Catholic Guide to Difficult End-of-Life Questions - Father Jeffrey Kirby

Finding God When a Loved One Loses Faith - Nick Donnelly

Practising Your Faith - Lewis Berry CO - The 5 Precepts of the Catholic Church

Calvary Through the Eyes of Mary - Helen Pepper - CTS Devotions

Farmgirls Die In Cages - Corinna Turner - Unsparked 4

The Case of the Stolen Rosaries - Karen Kelly Boyce and Sue Anderson Gioulis - Sisters of the Last Straw Book 3

Understanding the Ordinariate - Edward Tomlinson - Catholics of the Anglican Patrimony

Finding God in Loneliness - Father Antonio Ritaccio - CTS Finding God Series

Handbook of Novenas for Feasts and Seasons - Glynn MacNiven-Johnston and Raymond Edwards -  CTS Devotions

Blood, Bone and Coffin - Edwin Torr - Dead Means Dead Book 0.0

Finding God in Anxiety and Depression - Antonio Ritaccio - CTS Finding God Series

Greater Treasures - Karina Lumbert Fabian - Dragon Eye PI

Why go to Mass? Encountering Christ in the Eucharist - Bishop Michael Evans

Handbook of Novenas to the Saints: Short Prayers for Needs & Graces - Glynn MacNiven-Johnston, Raymond Edwards - CTS Devotions

Lucia of Fatima - Kathryn Swegart - Brave Hearts Book 3

The Handy Little Guide to Prayer - Barb Szyszkiewicz

The Most Expensive Alley Cat in London - Corinna Turner - An Elfling Story

Our Lady of La Salette: A Mother Weeps for Her Children - Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur

Handbook of Scriptural Novenas - Glynn MacNiven-Johnston and Raymond Edwards - CTS Devotions

Elfling - Corinna Turner

The Watchful Hour - Father Florian Racine - CTS Devotions 

Charles Borromeo - J.B. Midgley - CTS Great Saints Series

Deadly Indifference: How the Church Lost Her Mission, And How We Can Reclaim It - Eric Sammons

Prison Journal, Volume 2: The State Court Rejects the Appeal - George Cardinal Pell

The Suitcase in the Hall - Edwin Torr - Dead Means Dead Book 1.6

I Want To Go Home - Gordon Korman

Crank - Ellen Hopkins - Crank Book 1

Remurdered - Edwin Torr - Dead Means Dead Book 1.9

Discovering the New Testament - Adrian Graffy

What Catholics Believe - John Redford - A Beginner’s Guide to the Catholic Faith

Discovering the Old Testament -  Adrian Graffy

Angel Hunter - Edwin Torr - Dead Means Dead Book 2.0

Heat of the Lava Dragon - Tracey West and Graham Howells - Dragon Masters Book 18

Cold Caller -  Edwin Torr - Dead Means Dead Book 2.5 

Gospels of Mercy: 12 Steps to the Love of God - Father Adrian Graffy

Mercy The Greatest Gift Meeting the Love of Christ - Barbara Reed Mason

Overcoming Sinful Thoughts - Father Thomas G. Morrow

Scriptures of Mercy: The Love of God in the Old Testament - Father Adrian Graffy

Free Hearts: Understanding Your Deepest Motivations - Alexandre Havard

The Little Office of Baltimore - Claudio R Salvucci - Traditional Catholic Daily Prayer

Jigsaw Girl - Edwin Torr - Dead Means Dead Book 3.0

Spiritual Works of Mercy - Paul Grogan - Agents of Love

The Remarkable Power of Consistency: My Slight Edge Journey to Success - Michal Stawicki 

Do Carpenters Dream of Wooden Sheep? St. Joseph's Story as Dreamt by a Sleeping Teenage Boy - Corinna Turner - A Friends in High Places Story

Corporal Works of Mercy - Richard Atherton - Mercy in Action

The Life and Witness of St. Maria Goretti: Our Little Saint of the Beatitudes - Father Jeffrey Kirby

Memento Mori: Prayers on the Last Things - Theresa Aletheia Noble, FSP

Sweet Jesus, Is It June Yet?: 10 Ways the Gospels Can Help You Combat Teacher Burnout and Rediscover Your Passion for Teaching - Amy J. Cattapan

Fuzzy Mud - Louis Sachar

Hope's Embrace & Other Poems - A. K. Frailey

Of Slings and Feeling Vexed - Karina Fabian - A DragonEye, PI Story

20 Answers: Relics & Sacramentals - Shaun McAfee - 20 Answers Series from Catholic Answers

The Cremades Plans - Javier Cremades Sanz-Pasto - A Family's Friendship with Saint Josemaria

McCracken and the Lost Island - Mark Adderley - McCracken  Book 1

Freemasonry and the Christian Faith - Ashley Beck - CTS Explanations

Father Damien's Letters - Joseph Damien De Veuster

The Lost Art of Sacrifice - Vicki Burbach - A Spiritual Guide for Denying Yourself, Embracing the Cross, and Finding Joy

Science and Religion The Myth of Conflict - Stephen M. Barr - CTS Explanations

Secrets in September - Doreen McAvoy - Fern Valley Mystery Book 1 

McCracken and the Lost Valley - Mark Adderley - McCracken Book 2

A Thread of Evidence - Joan L. Kelly - A Mibs Monahan Mysteries 

Exorcism - Father Jeremy Davies - CTS Explanations

The Hawk and the Wolf - Mark Adderley - The Matter of Britain Book One

Rita of Cascia - Glynn MacNiven-Johnston - CTS Great Saints

Murder Most Picante - Karina Lumbert Fabian - DragonEye, PI Book 3

Martin de Porres - Glynn MacNiven-Johnston - CTS Great Saints

McCracken and the Lost City - Mark Adderley - McCracken Book 3

Mitchellsville - Scott Bell - A Western Short Story

The Reluctant Knight - Joan L. Kelly

Devotion to St Jude - Patron of Hopeless Cases - Glynn MacNiven-Johnston - CTS Devotions

Lets Follow Jesus - Sister Monica - Stations of the Cross Coloring Prayer Book

PANIC! - Corinna Turner - unSPARKed Book 3

The Dark Tower - Donal Anthony Foley - The Glaston Chronicles Book 2

Making the Most of Spiritual Direction - Antonio P. Villahoz

The Haunted Cathedral - Antony Barone Kolenc - The Harwood Mysteries Book 2

Jack of Hearts - Diane Capri - Hunt for Reacher Book 12

The Infant of Prague - Glynn MacNiven-Johnston - CTS Devotions

Saint Ignatius of Loyola - Pat Corkery SJ - A Convert's Story

St. Maria Goretti: A Journey into Forgiveness and Redemption - Bret Thoman

The Gunpowder Plot - Herbert Thurston SJ - CTS Onefifties Book 9

Old Men Don't Walk to Egypt - Corinna Turner - Friends in High Places Book 2 Saint Joseph

Blessed John Sullivan SJ - Fergal McGrath SJ

The Case of the Campground Creature - Karen Kelly Boyce and Sue Anderson Gioulis - Sisters of the Last Straw Book 7

Finding Frassati: And Following His Path to Holiness - Christine M Wohar

A Winkle in Time -Karina Fabian - A DragonEye, PI Story 

The Christian Faith A Mini-Catechism for Catholics - Stephen Wang

Linked - Gordon Korman

The Story of Nano Nagle: A Life Lived on the Razor's Edge - Anne Lyons PBVM 

Magic, Mensa, & Mayhem - Karina Lumbert Fabian - Dragon Eye Book 1

Death Road - Jon Mayhew - Teen Reads III

The Handy Little Guide to Spiritual Communion - Michael Heinlein

Saint Thomas More: Courage, Conscience, and the King - Susan Helen Wallace FSP and Patricia Edward Jablonski, FSP and Dani Lachuk - Encounter the Saints Book 33

Wave of the Sea Dragon - Tracey West (Goodreads Author), Matt Loveridge  - Dragon Masters Book 19

The Shepherd Who Didn't Run - Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda - Blessed Stanley Rother, Martyr from Oklahoma

Every Mother's Son - Alex Smith - DCI Kett Book 7

Blessed John Paul II: Be Not Afraid - Susan Helen Wallace FSP and Charlie Craig - Encounter the Saints Book 28

No Time for Sorrow - J.E. Mayhew - DCI Will Blake Book 7

Saint Patrick: An Ancient Saint for Modern Times - Edmond Grace

Deathmire - Jon Mayhew

Corn Dolls - K.T. Galloway - Annie O'Malley Book 1

Clare of Assisi - John Paul Kirkham - CTS Great Saints 

Rich in Mercy Meeting the Loving Father - Pope John Paul II - CTS Year of Mercy

Life if Messy - Matthew Kelly

Heaven’s Hunter - Marie C. Keiser

Saint Clare of Assisi: A Light for the World - Marianne Lorraine Trouvé and Mary Joseph Peterson - Encounter the Saints Book 26

Death Wheels - Jon Mayhew

Antivenom - Karina Fabian - A Rescue Sisters Story

Saint Andre Bessette Miracles in Montreal - Patricia Edward Jablonski and Barbara Kiwak - Encounter the Saints Book 27

McCracken and the Lost Lagoon - Mark Adderley - The McCracken Adventures Book 4

Breach - Corinna Turner - unSPARKed Book 0

E Is For Eucharist: A Catholic Alphabet Book -  Claudia Cangilla McAdam  and Anna-Maria Crum 

Augustine of Hippo - Father Ben O'Rourke - CTS Great Saints

Teresa of Avila - Jennifer Moorcroft - CTS Great Saints

The Deadliest Sins - Andrew M. Seddon

Saint Catherine of Siena - Mary O'Driscoll - CTS Great Saints

Therese of Lisieux - Donal Anthony Foley - CTS Prayers and Devotions

Benedict XV & World War I - Father Ashley Beck - CTS Biographies

St. Joseph the Protector: A nine-day preparation for entrustment to St. Joseph - Fr. Mark Goring CC

A Novena to St Columba - Fr Ross Crichton SJ

Have a Go - Jon Mayhew - YA Reads II

Nine Days with Saint Joseph - Andrew Offer, O.P. and Jonah Teller O.P., Sebastian White O.P. (Editor)

Behold the Handmaid of the Lord: A 10-Day Personal Retreat with St. Louis de Montfort’s True Devotion to Mary - Edward Looney

John Bosco - Jennifer Moorcroft - CTS Great Saints Series

This Thing of Darkness - Fiorella De Maria and K.V. Turley 

Child, Unwanted - Corinna Turner - Friends in High Places Book 3 Margaret of Castello

Padre Pio A Holy Priest - Jim Gallagher - CTS Great Saints Series

Saint Faustina Kowalska - Susan Helen Wallace and Joan Waites - Encounter the Saints Book 23

Saint Cloud of Gaul, The Prince Who Traded Kingdoms - Susan Peek 

Oscar Romero Martyr for Faith - Ashley Beck - CTS 20th Century Martyrs 

Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini: Cecchina's Dream - Victoria Dority MSC, Mary Lou Andes MSC and Barbara Kiwak - Encounter the Saints Book 20

Nine Days with Saint Michael - Andrew Hofer, O.P., Jonah Teller O.P., Sabastian White O.P. (Editor)

Wild Life - Corinna Turner - unSPARKed Book 5

Dorothy Day Devoted Daughter of the Church - Ashley Beck - CTS  Biographies

Saint Bakhita of Sudan - Susan Helen Wallace and Wayne Alfano - Encounter the Saints Book 21

Living the Mass - Father Andrea Gasparino - CTS

A Very Jurassic Christmas - Corinna Turner - an unSPARKed Story

Sycamore: The Catholic Faith Explained - Fr Stephen Wang 

A Dino Whisperer at the Zoo - Corinna Turner - unSPARKed Book 0.7

A Calvary Covenant: The Stations of the Cross - John Cullen

I Left My Brains in San Francisco - Karina Fabian - Neeta Lyffe, Zombie Exterminator 2 Second Edition

Hope and Healing: Living with Illness and Suffering - Nick Donnelly - CTS Devotional

A Love Such as Heaven Intended - Amanda Lauer - Heaven Intended Book 3

The Space Between - Jane Lebak - A Science Fiction Novelette

Fatima: the Family & the Church - Donal Anthony Foley and Timothy Tindal-Robertson

The Third Fall: Stations of the Cross - M.G. Magill

The Sisters Club - Megan McDonald and Pamela A. Consolazio

Waiting in Joy - John Scally - An Advent Journey

St Nicholas Owen Priest-Hole Maker - Tony Reynolds 

Howl of the Wind Dragon - Tracey West and Graham Howells - Dragon Masters Book 20

Saint Isaac Jogues With Burning Heart - Christine Virginia Orfeo, Barbara Kiwak - Encounter the Saints Book 12

A Saint in the Family - Corinna Turner - An I Am Margaret Anthology

Loving Gabriel - T.M. Gaouette - Faith and Kung Fu Book 4

Manual for Suffering - Father Jeffrey Kirby STL

Moonboy - Karina Fabian - A Rescue Sisters Story

Behind the Wheel - Carolyn Astfalk 

These Three - Karina Fabian - A Rescue Sisters Story

Saint John Vianney -  Elizabeth Marie Dedomenic and Ben Hatke - Encounter the Saints Book 11

Saint Pio of Pietrelcina Rich in Love - Eileen Dunn Bertanzetti and  Karen Ritz - Encounter the Saints  Book 13

CTS Divine Worship Daily Office -  Ordinariates Established by Anglicanorum Coetibus - Catholic Truth Society

The Armed Forces Simple Prayer Book - Catholic Truth Society

One Day at a Time and Other Stories - A.K. Frailey

Praying the Great O Antiphons - Katy Carl - My Soul Magnifies the Lord

The Gospel According to Luke - Catholic Truth Society

The Gospel According to Luke Gospel for the Year of Mercy - Henry Wansbrough (Introduction) - Catholic Truth Society 

The Gospel According to Luke Larger Print Edition- Catholic Truth Society

St Elizabeth Ann Seton Daughter of America - Jeanne Marie Grunwell and Mari Goering - Encounter the Saints Book 3 

Prepare the Way of the Lord - Carl E. Olson

Saint Julie Billiart: The Smiling Saint - Mary Kathleen Glavich and James Bentley - Encounter the Saints 11a

20 Answers: The Communion of Saints - Karlo Broussard

The Sisters Club: Rule of Three - Megan McDonald - The Sisters Club Book 2

The Martyrs of Korea - Father Richard Rutt - CTS Biographies

The Christmas Lights - Catholic Teen Books 

A Book of Novenas - Raymond Edwards Editor - CTS Devotions

Prayer in Action - Father Andrzej Muszala - CTS Devotions

Saint Therese of Lisieux The Way of Love - Mary Kathleen Glavich and Virginia Esquinaldo - Encounter the Saints Book 16

The Stories of J.F. Powers - J.F. Powers

Wheat That Springeth Green - J.F. Powers

Jacob the Baker - Noah benShea

Jacob's Journey - Noah benShea

The Saints Pray for Us - Christina Miriam Wegendt FSP (Editor) - Encounter the Saints

Morte d'Urban - J.F. Powers

Jacob's Ladder - Noah benShea - Jacob the Baker Book 3

We Are All Jacob's Children: A Tale of Hope, Wisdom, and Faith - Noah benShea

Saving the Statue of Liberty - Andrea Jo Rodgers  - Saint Michael the Archangel Academy, Mission 2 

Prepare the Way of the Lord - Carl E. Olson

Praying the Great O Antiphons - Katy Carl - My Soul Magnifies the Lord

Spiritual Warfare Bible - Saint Benedict Press

Memento Mori: An Advent Companion on the Last Things - Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble

The Great Adventure Bible - Ascension Press

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I started keeping track of the books I finished reading in October of 1995, and movies watched in January of 1996. I have lists for:
All Books Read by Year
Favorite Books By Year
All Movies and TV Series Watched by Year
Favorite Movies and TV Series by Year

I also do a Top Ten List of books each quarter and for the year. They can be found here. I was also asked to pick a Top Ten Catholic Books I have read, you can find that list here (and occasionally I add a note when I come across something exceptional.)