Father Joseph Illo joins Patrick to discuss Spiritual Reading

• (3:54) What is Spiritual Reading?
• Judy - Louis De Wohl wrote historical novels which are really great!
• (15:54) What type of books are good for the adoration chapel?
• Fr. Bill - I love reading! My favorite: 1. The Diary of St. Faustina, 2. A concise history of the Catholic Church

(21:18) Break 1

• (25:24) Lee - 'Escape from Evil and Darkness' by Fr. Robert Spritzers, they are great read, amazing the take he put in the gospels in themselves.
• Lynn - Alternative ways to read, listen to books that are read into a cartridge.
• Doug - Books by Thomas Cahill, the Hinges of History. My favorite: How the Irish Saved Civilization
• Julie - The Imitation of Christ by Thomas Compass and anything by St. Monica, for anyone who is looking to get children back to the faith, also books by Michael Gaitley.

(37:05) Break 2

• Stanly - 'In finu Jesu, when heart beats to heart, the journal of a priest at prayer' by a Benedictine monk in Ireland. It was recently release. Reading this book has turned my heart to almost daily to adoration and daily rosary.
• Carlos - The devil and the castle by Dan Burke... About prayer life and teaching of St Theresa of Avila
• Jack - Bringing 'The Imitation of Christ' to the chapel he and I by Gabrielle Bossis
• Charlie - The Human Soul by Abbot Vonier
• Maria - Author A.J. Cronin - The Keys of the Kingdom.
• Ted - Prince Ombra
• (47:13) Father’s book of Must reads for Everyone!

Resources:

• Louis De Wohl is a great author for historical fiction about saints
• Charles Dickens has a great understanding of the human nurture
• The Brothers Karamazov
  • https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Karamazov-Fyodor-Dostoevsky/dp/0374528373
• Michael O'brien has great novels which bring us closer to God
• Escape from Evil and Darkness by Fr. Robert Spritzers
  • https://ignatius.com/escape-from-evils-darkness-eedp/
• Thomas Cahill - How the Irish Saved Civilization
  • https://www.amazon.com/How-Irish-Saved-Civilization-Irelands/dp/0385418493
• Imitation of Christ for adoration is a great book.
  • https://catholicbookpublishing.com/products/the-imitation-of-christ-burgundy-320-00
• In sinu Jesu, when heart beats to heart, the journal of a priest at prayer helped a listener get into praying the rosary
  • https://www.amazon.com/Sinu-Jesu-Speaks-Journal-Priest/dp/1621382192
• The Devil in the Castle by Dan Burke
  • https://sophiainstitute.com/product/the-devil-in-the-castle/
• Edith Stein A Biography
  • https://ignatius.com/edith-stein-esp/

Top 5 Books:

• Story of a Soul
  • https://tanbooks.com/products/books/the-story-of-a-soul-the-autobiography-of-st-therese-of-lisieux/
• Saint Augustine’s confessions
  • https://ascensionpress.com/products/the-confessions-of-st-augustine-catholic-classics
• The little flowers of Saint Francis
  • https://catholicbookpublishing.com/products/the-little-flowers-of-st-francis-of-assisi-tan
• Saint Francis de Sales introduction to the Devout life
  • https://ascensionpress.com/products/introduction-to-the-devout-life
• Imitation of Christ
  • https://catholicbookpublishing.com/products/the-imitation-of-christ-burgundy-320-00
• Bonus Recommendations.
  • Space Trilogy CS Louis
  • The Lord of the Rings JRR Tolkien