7 Catholic Books That Changed My Life | LITTLE BY LITTLE | Fr Columba Jordan CFR

[@Naomi.B.]

My favourite is imitation of Christ

[@boscoalinaitwe]

The diary of St. Faustina was pivotal for me at my conversion.

[@elawiater1268]

My christianity was saved by books by C.S. Lewis :) And during last year I read writings of Saint Theresa of Avila - what an amazing woman! I love saints :)

[@ginakendrick2581]

Yup Saint Faustina and The Autobiography of Saint Teresa of Avila. Brother Lawrence little book thepractice of the presence of God. The Dialogue Of Saint Catherine Of Siena is UNBELIEVABLE!! How could anyone not read that Dialogue.

[@boscoalinaitwe]

I love it, super love it

[@deaconmikepray9793]

Joan of Arc is amazing! I couldn't put it down. It is an awesome tale of an awesome saint. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

[@_Nomad]

Thank you for everything you do Father 🙏 Your ministry is absolutely fantastic!

[@ctmcatholic]

Thank you for your support!! And kind words!

[@HumanbeingonfloatingEarth]

Hello Father. The Saints the Saints ...❤❤❤ Me too!!!! I LOVE THEM

[@MaryAntonia-tc9rv]

Your enthusiasm is encouraging to me! Your point about those that ignore the saints is so true for a few "Catholics that would never miss a Mass" that I have encountered as well. I read part of the book you mentioned about St. Therese and the priest. It really hit me that he died of melaria and everyone thought he was just strange.

[@GB-xt4hc]

The really beautiful thing about Mark Twain's book Joan of Arc is that you don't get any of Twain's voice with sarcasm or doubt about God that Twain had in his personal life.

[@uberadtx]

This video found me! 🙌🏻 my son is on his journey to confirmation and I have been praying for direction on Saints for him! So happy for the recommendations

[@SharonCecil-l6i]

I love the perfect joy (st.francis), sermons of St Alphonsus Liguori, confessions (Augustine), soldier for Christ (Ignatius) gamble for God (camillus de Lellis) many more, I homeschooled my kids 17.years learned so much myself.ty

[@mycatholicfaithlivingstone845]

Ahhhh..... The treasure chest of the Catholic church . Love it!🙏

[@maxheinrichliebow]

1) Holiness of Life 2) Approach to Penance 3) The Mystery of Suffering 4) The Philokalia 5) To live as Francis lived 6) Fully Mature with the fullness of Christ 7) Manual for Spiritual Warfare ... Im a Secular Franciscan! Surprise!

[@anthonyw2931]

i almost dropped off my chair a few times: 5:28!!!😅😂🤣😂. St. Antony of Padua is my favorite story...yeah, yeah, I'm biased. But I read about him because I was researching which saint to be named after Confirmation. But the book that was like lightening was Julian of Norwich. Thank you for the books, Fr. Columba. Adding a few on my list.

[@Korporaal1]

One of the things that helped me a lot on my way to belief was that I befriended a friar-priest who worked as our padre. I helped him out being his driver as he visited priests and bishops around Lithuania. When we were there I saw a big painting that looked like one of the classic corny holy cards... It was in Vilnius and it was in a passage between two church buildings so you could see it from outside. It gave me chills. Today you taught me, father Columba, that this painting was based on the visions of an important church mystic, st Faustina Kowalska. And I feel warmth. Thank you far all you do for us, father. I've been away from this channel for a while -Life happened...- but I notice that your beard is taking on impressive dimensions!

[@Irishherbs]

Thank you Father C.J. Just discovered : "The Gospels as Revealed to me", by Jesus through Maria Valtorta..another one for the list."Imitation of Christ ",by Thomas Kempis Great book,and Dear and Glorious physician by Taylor Caldwell.. (About the life of St.Luke.)

[@boscoalinaitwe]

I am currently reading Imitation of Christ and I think God directed me to it because I am struggling with pride and it handles it well.

[@mickkali]

Thank you …. can you recommend any favorite 365 day devotionals ?

[@wagmi9778]

OMG another Louis de Wohl fan! You must be one in a million, Father! Thank you for all you do :)

[@KathleenKeenan-i5g]

Thank you that was Lovely fr Columba as always 🙏 & hello from me (Mary) & flogger hope your well God bless 🙏

[@faithbooks7906]

I am reading Dorothy Day’s biography of St Therese and it really has me questioning all my attachment to worldly things. Fascinating and uncomfortable!

[@yannieleftheriadis9755]

You make living with God so funny love all youshare with us thank you so much

[@lindaGplaylist]

Thank you. We get a lot of information supplied with your light humor.

[@coolcat7830]

St Martin de porres. St John Bosco nice reading.

[@Lydian804]

Thanks❤, will have a look at it! I'm not a Catholic, but The Ascent of Mount Carmel did restore me to sanity some years ago. I was having predictive dreams and stuff and I didn't know how to handle it. This can run you a bit nuts when you're without St. John of the Cross.

[@karenmurray-yl9js]

Saint Margaret of Scotland and Saint John Ogilvie, fascinating saints

[@CCyndrella]

Two books that changed my life, and not for the better... 1. "Imitation of Christ" Thomas Kempis 2. "Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence" (by a couple of priests) First book made me really look at myself and not like myself anymore. I loaned this book to 3 other people; my sister, who read and chapter and said "NOPE! Get that book away from me!" (She's extremely prideful and narcissistic) -- two others read it, returned it, and seemed too afraid to comment on it. Never a "yay" or "nay" about it... The Second book made me look at God and realize He truly holds grudges against some people and allows bad things to happen to good people...really bad things that is. Every thing that happens in life is ordained by God. EVERYTHING!!! Sometimes It's unfair. Made me realize, God is also unfair. The entire world is unfair! God's creation, unfair!! Jesus said "On Earth as it is in Heaven."... Is it "unfair" in Heaven as well? Just makes me wonder why such unfairness has to exist in life, and I'm the next... The book that I feel helped me to convert to the true Church Christ Himself established was "The Life of Mary" by one of those mystics. It made me realize just how special Mary is and how much God cherishes Her. She's truly an ethereal mystical mystery.

[@Irishherbs]

Sometimes it is intended that great suffering is experienced for a person to become more like a Saint.. ..still in Love with God through the trial, fixed firmly on eternity ,in hopeful bliss with Our Lord and Mother in Heaven.

[@boscoalinaitwe]

You read the mystical city of God or?

[@gerardk51]

Two books that changed my life, and not for the better... 1. "Imitation of Christ" Thomas Kempis (I don't know the other book you mentioned.) Are you kidding? Is your go-to place Disney World?

[@CaptGiboo]

Guess buying books on Amazon is on the budget for today now 😋

[@ByronAdams-j7t]

Saint John Henry Newman: Apologia Pro Vita Sua. Deeply important for me.

[@HumanbeingonfloatingEarth]

+ 😅ur a funny guy . Nice.

[@BindingTheYoke]

I think priests/religious should read tears of God by Groeshel, they'd be edified by their brother.

[@arielbuiani3330]

Theologia Germanica

[@Okgreat-p5z]

I thought I seen somewhere father Padre Pio was questionable… I don’t know so I have stayed away from his stuff …. Am i wrong … something just hasn’t set right with me…

[@chrollo111]

What do you mean ❓

[@Okgreat-p5z]

@ I don’t know I’m just always super cautious when it comes to people that have claimed extraordinary things like the stigmata and being able to know somebody’s sins without confessing them ..I thought I read where the church was questioning him so I kind of stayed away. I know a lot of people are really moved by him, but I’ve always been extremely cautious when it comes to the type of things that I have read… trust me I could be a completed it and totally wrong..

[@chrollo111]

@Okgreat-p5z well from eye witness testimony we can see that, that's what people claimed, however look at Jesus Christ, or the apostles, even if they're stories aren't true ( which is impossible ) they have healed people mentally, and through them hospitals and great things were created which helped many lives be saved

[@chrollo111]

@Okgreat-p5z I want you to re search about it, if it bothers you, you should have a answer I too struggled about this topic even if I did tell you all the evidence there was its your choice to believe yes or no

[@Okgreat-p5z]

@ well I always want to believe and hope but never want to be foolish or even led away somehow.. i’d like to have every help humanly possible to bring me safely to the port of heaven ..

[@bluematt1492]

I suspect St. Peter owes you more than a fiver.