Father John C. McCloskey is a priest of the Prelature of Opus Dei and a research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute. Father John's articles and reviews have been published in major Catholic and secular periodicals, including Catholic World Report, Crisis Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, National Catholic Register, Washington Times, the New York Times, and ACEPRENSA. Fr. John puts together a list of one hundred essential Catholic books for your library.
- Catechism of the Catholic Church – Catholicism Explained/Theology
- Adams – The Spirit of Catholicism – Catholicism Explained/Theology
- Augustine – City of God – Spiritual Classics
- Augustine – Confessions of St. Augustine – Spiritual Classics
- Aumann – Spiritual Theology – Spiritual Reading
- Baur – Frequent Confession – Spiritual Reading
- Baur – In Silence with God – Spiritual Reading
- Belloc – The Great Heresies – History and Culture
- Belloc – How The Reformation Happened – History and Culture
- Belloc – Survivals and New Arrivals – History and Culture
- Benedict XVI – Opera Omnia – Misc
- Benson – Lord of the World – Literary Classics
- Bernanos – The Diary of a Country Priest – Literary Classics
- Bouyer – Spirit and Forms of Protestantism – Catholicism Explained/Theology
- Boylan – Difficulties in Mental Prayer – Spiritual Reading
- Boylan – Tremendous Lover – Spiritual Reading
- Burke – Covenanted Happiness – Spiritual Reading
- Carroll – Christendom I – History and Culture
- Carroll – Christendom II – History and Culture
- Carroll – Christendom III – History and Culture
- Carroll – Christendom IV – History and Culture
- St. Catherine – Little Talks with God (modernized version of "The Dialogues") – Spiritual Classics
- Cervantes – Don Quixote – Literary Classics
- Chautard – Soul of Apostolate – Spiritual Reading
- Chesterton – Everlasting Man – Spiritual Classics
- Chesterton – Orthodoxy – Spiritual Classics
- Chesterton – St. Thomas Aquinas
- Chesterton – St. Francis of Assisi – Holy Men and Women
- Chevrot – Simon Peter
- Cizek – He Leadeth Me – Spiritual Reading
- Crocker – Triumph – History and Culture
- Caussaude – Abandonment to Divine Providence – Spiritual Reading
- Dante – Divine Comedy – Literary Classics
- Dawson – Christianity and European Culture – History and Culture
- Day – Long Loneliness – Holy Men and Women
- de la Palma – The Sacred Passion – Spiritual Reading
- de Sales – Introduction to Devout Life – Spiritual Reading
- de Sales – Treatise on the Love of God – Spiritual Reading
- d'Elbee – I Believe in Love – Spiritual Reading
- Eliot – Christianity and Culture – Literary Classics
- Endo – Silence – Literary Classics
- Enzler – My Other Self – Misc
- Escriva – Christ is Passing By – Spiritual Reading
- Escriva – Way, Furrow, Forge – Spiritual Reading
- Escriva – Way of the Cross – Spiritual Reading
- Faber – All for Jesus – Spiritual Reading
- Garrigou-Lagrange – Three Ages of Interior Life, I – Spiritual Reading
- Garrigou-Lagrange – Three Ages of Interior Life, II – Spiritual Reading
- Granada – Sinner's Guide – Spiritual Reading
- Guardini – The Lord
- Guardini – End of the Modern World – History and Culture
- Hahn – Rome Sweet Home – Catholicism Explained/Theology
- Hannam – God's Philosophers – History
- Hildebrand – Transformation
- Hildebrand – The Privilege of Being a Woman
- Holzner – Paul of Tarsus – Spiritual Reading
- Hopkins – Hopkins: Poetry and Prose – Literary Classics
- John XXIII – Journal of a Soul – Holy Men and Women
- John of the Cross – Dark Night of the Soul – Spiritual Classics
- John Paul II – Opera Omnia – Misc
- Kelly – Rediscovering Catholicism – Spiritual Reading
- Kempis – The Imitation of Christ – Spiritual Reading
- Knox – Enthusiasm – History and Culture
- Kreeft – Christianity for Modern Pagans – Catholicism Explained/Theology
- Leclercq – Love of Learning and the Desire for God – History and Culture
- Lewis – Problem with Pain – Spiritual Classics
- Lewis – Mere Christianity – Spiritual Classics
- Lewis – Screwtape Letters – Spiritual Classics
- Liguori – 12 Steps to Holiness and Salvation – Spiritual Reading
- Liguori – Uniformity with God's Will – Spiritual Reading
- Martinez – True Devotion to the Holy Spirit – Spiritual Reading
- Montfort – True Devotion – Spiritual Reading
- Lovasik – The Hidden Power of Kindness – Spiritual Reading
- Manzoni – Betrothed – Spiritual Reading
- Masson – Companion Guide to Rome – Misc
- Merton – Seven Storey Mountain – Holy Men and Women
- Monti – King's Good Servant but God's First
- More – Sadness of Christ – Spiritual Reading
- Muggeridge – Something Beautiful for God – Holy Men and Women
- Neuhaus – Catholic Matters – Misc.
- Newman – Apologia Pro Vita Sua – Holy Men and Women
- Newman – Essay on Development of Christian Doctrine – Catholicism Explained/Theology
- Newman – Idea of a University – Literary Classics
- Newman – The Rule of Our Warfare
- O'Connor – Flannery O'Connor: Complete Stories – Literary Classics
- Ott – Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma – Catholicism Explained/Theology
- Oursler – The Greatest Story Ever Told – Spiritual Classics
- Percy – Lost in Cosmos – Literary Classics
- Percy – Love in the Ruins – Literary Classic
- Perquin – Abba Father – Spiritual Reading
- Pieper – The Four Cardinal Virtues – Catholicism Explained/Theology
- Phillipe – Opera Omnia
- Plus – Winning Souls for Christ – Spiritual Reading
- Rice – 50 Questions on the Natural Law – Misc.
- Rohrbach – Conversation with Christ – Spiritual Reading
- Scupoli – Spiritual Combat – Spiritual Reading
- Sertillanges – Intellectual Life – Misc
- Sheed – Theology for Beginners – Spiritual Reading
- Sheed – To Know Christ Jesus – Spiritual Reading
- Sheen – Life of Christ – Spiritual Reading
- Sheen – Three to Get Married – Spiritual Reading
- Sienkiewicz – Quo Vadis – Literary Classics
- Stein – Woman – Misc
- Suarez – Mary of Nazareth – Holy Men and Women
- Tanqueray – Spiritual Life – Spiritual Reading
- Mother Teresa – Meditations from a Simple Path – Spiritual Classics
- St. Teresa of Avila – Interior Castle – Spiritual Classics
- Teresa of Avila-Way of Perfection – Spiritual Classics
- St. Therese of Lisieux – Story of a Soul – Spiritual Classics
- St. Thomas Aquinas – My Way of Life – Spiritual Classics
- Tolkien – Lord of Rings – Literary Classics
- Trochu – Cure of Ars – Holy Men and Women
- Kristen Lavransdatter 1 – Literary Classics
- Kristen Lavransdatter 2 – Literary Classics
- Kristen Lavransdatter 3 – Literary Classics
- Vann – The Divine Pity
- Walsh – Our Lady of Fatima – History and Culture
- Waugh – Brideshead Revisited – Literary Classics
- Wegemer – Thomas More – Holy Men and Women
- Weigel – Witness to Hope – Holy Men and Women
