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List of YouTube videos Recommended by Fr. Calleja

Matt Fradd -  https://www.youtube.com/@PintsWithAquinas

Trent Horn - https://www.youtube.com/@TheCounselofTrent

Fr Mike Schmitz - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeXS0cAkuTPpJ6j3eH59WudJhJ4q1tpwH

Roxie Beckles - https://www.youtube.com/@thatblackcatholicchick

Michael Knowles (Catholic Political Commentator interviewing a former p*rn star) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-hpv6idmGE&t=3634s

List of Books Recommended by Fr. Calleja

Taming The Lion Within: 5 Steps from Anger to Peace, by Dr. Ronda Chervin

Overcoming Sinful Anger, by Fr. T.G Morrow

Forgiveness Is A Choice: A Step-by-Step Process For Resolving Anger And Restoring Hope, by Robert D. Enright PhD

The Didache Bible RSV Catholic Edition with commentaries based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church

33 Days to Merciful Love: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat, by Fr Michael E. Gaitley, MIC

A School of Prayer, by Pope Benedict XVI

Padre Pio The True Story, by C. Bernard Ruffin

The Agony of Jesus, by St Padre Pio

The Way of a Pilgrim, by Anonymous

The Case for Jesus, by Brant Pitre

The Lion of Munster, by Daniel Utrecht of the Oratory

Spiritual Direction from Dante, by Paul Pearson of the Oratory

On the Lord’s Appearing, by Jonathan Robinson of the Oratory

Angels (and Demons), by Peter Kreeft

Interview with an Exorcist, by Fr Jose Antonio Fortea

The Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: How to Practice the Sacred Heart Devotion, by Fr John Croiset, SJ

Life Issues, Medical Choices: Questions and Answers for Catholics, by Janet E. Smith and Christopher Kaczor

Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary: Unveiling the Mother of the Messiah, by Brant Pitre

Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper, by Brant Pitre

The Spiritual Combat by Fr Dom Lorenzo Scupoli

Practical Theology: Spiritual Direction from St. Thomas Aquinas

He Leadeth Me by Fr Walter Ciszek SJ

The Fathers Know Best: Your Essential Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church by Jimmy Akin

Christus Vincit: Christ’s Triumph Over the Darkness of the Age by Bp Athanasius Schneider

The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory by Abigail Favale

Catholic and Curious: Your Questions Answered by Monsignor Charles Pope

Introduction to the Spiritual Life: Walking the Path of Prayer with Jesus by Dr. Brant Pitre

The End of the Present World by Father Charles Arminjon

The Soul of the Apostolate by Jean Baptiste Chautard

 

Fiction Books:

 

Lord of the World: A Novel by Fr Robert Hugh Benson

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis

The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller

Father Elijah: An Apocalypse by Michael O’Brien

Silence by Shusaku Endo

The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

 

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