“The Fisherman’s Tomb: The True Story of the Vatican’s Secret Search,” by John O’Neill
“The Fourth Cup: Unveiling the Mystery of the Last Supper and the Cross,” by Scott Hahn
“The Borgias: The Hidden History,” by GJ Meyer
“The Fragility of Order: Catholic Reflections on Turbulent Times,” by George Weigel
– Msgr. Steven Aguggia
Judicial Vicar, Diocese of Brooklyn
“The Which Way Tree,” by Elizabeth Crook
“Beautiful Animals,” by Lawrence Osborne
“Pachinko,” by Min Jin Lee
“The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley,” by Hannah Tinti
“Manhattan Beach,” by Jennifer Egan
“Less,” by Andrew Sean Greer
“Sing, Unburied, Sing,” by Jesmyn Ward
“Salvage the Bones,” by Jesmyn Ward
“Another Brooklyn,” by Jacqueline Woodson
“Swing Time,” by Zadie Smith
“The North Water,” by Ian McGuire
“News of the World,” by Paulette Jiles
“The Underground Railroad,” by Colson Whitehead
– Steven Bellafiore
Cathedral College, 1969
“Woolsey,” by John Matusiak
“Grant,” by Ron Chernow
“President McKinley,” by Robert Merry
– Msgr. John Bracken
St. Genevcieve’s, Rockaway Point
“Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King Jr. And the Southern Christian Leadership Conference,” by David J. Garrow
“Forged in Fiery Furnace: African American Spirituality,” by Diana L. Hayes
“The Life of Luigi Giussani,” by Alberto Savorano
“So You Want to Talk about Race,” by Ijeoma Oluo
“Heroic Catholic Chaplains: Stories of the Brave and Holy Men Who Dodged Bullets While Saving Souls,” by Thomas J. Craughwell
“Navy Priest: The Life of Captain Jake Laboon, SJ,” by Richard Gribble
“Gaudete et Exsultate: On the Call to Holiness,” by Pope France
– Father Mark C. Bristol
St. Anastasia Parish, Douglaston
“Building A Bridge,” by Father James Martin, S.J.
“Eats, Shoots & Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation,” by Lynne Truss
– Joe Brostek
St. Kevin’s parish, Flushing
“Teaching and Learning the Love of God: Being a Priest Today,” Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger
“God in Public: How the Bible Speaks Truth to Power Today,” by NT Wright
“Enthusiasm: A Chapter in the History of Religion,” by Ronald Knox
“Exiles: A Novel,” by Ron Hansen
“Michelangelo: A Life in Six Masterpieces,” by Myles Unger
– Father Michael J.S. Bruno, S.T.D.
Professor, St. Joseph’s Seminary
“A Pastor’s Toolbox (Vol. 2), More Management Skills for Parish Leadership,” by Paul A. Holmes
“God Isn’t Finished With Me Yet, Discovering the Graces of Later Life,” by Barbara Lee
“The Lost Art of Walking on Water, Reimagining the Priesthood,” by Michael Heher
Bishop Raymond Chappetto
Vicar General
Pastor, St. Kevin’s parish, Flushing
“Faith Comes From What is Heard: An Introduction to Fundamental Theology,” by Lawrence Feingold
“Decoding Vatican II: Interpretation and Ongoing Reception,” by Catherine E. Clifford
“American Church: The Remarkable Rise, Meteoric Fall, and Uncertain Future of Catholicism in America,” by Russell Shaw
“How Few Remain: A Novel of the Second War Between the State,” by Harry Turtledove
“American War,”by Omar El Akkad
“Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World,” by Eric Metaxas
“Catherine of Siena,” by Sigrid Unset
– Father John P. Cush, STD
Academic Dean, Pontifical North American College, Vatican City-State
“The Miarcle of Father Kapaun,” by Roy Wenzl and Travis Heying
“A Man For Others: Maximilian Kolbe the Saint of Auschwitz,” by Patrice Treece
“The Power of Silence,” by Cardinal Robert Sarah
– Donna Czak
Sacred Heart, East Glendale
“Goodnight from London,” by Jennifer Robson
“The Man in the High Castle,” by Philip K. Dick
“The Wives of Los Alamos,” by TaraShea Nesbit
– Laura DePalma
Producer, DeSales Media Group
“Things That Matter,” by Charles Krauthammer
“The Imitation of Christ,” by Thomas a Kempis
– Frank DeRosa
Retired Director of Diocesan Public Information Office
“Dagger John: Archbishop John Hughes and the Making of Irish America,” by John Loughery
– Cardinal Timothy Dolan
Archbishop of New York
“Brooklyn,” by Colm Tóibín
“Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court,” by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“Flipping Awesome,” by Christina Torres
“The Robe,” by Lloyd C. Douglas
– Melissa Enaje
Reporter, The Tablet
“Calypso,” by David Sedaris
“The Serpent’s Coil,” by Farley Mowat
“A Shower of Summer Days,” by May Sarton
“The Armchair Birder,” by John Yow
“The Inner Life of Therese of Lisieux,” by Patricia O’Connor
“Wisdom’s Paradise,” by Cheryl Bauer and Rob Portman
– Msgr. Steven Ferrari
Pastor, St. Teresa’s parish, Woodside
“When Pride Still Mattered – A Life of Vince Lombardi,” by David Maraniss
“The Fisherman’s Tomb: The True Story of the Vatican’s Secret Search,” by John O’Neill
“In My Brother’s Image,” Eugene Pogany
– Father Joseph G. Fonti
Rector-President, Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary
“Circe,” by Madeline Miller
“A Corner of the World,” by Mylene Fernández-Pintado
“Dreams of My Father,” by Barack Obama
“Perfume Dreams. Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora,” by Andrew Lam
– Dr. Virginia Franklin
Associate Professor of English
St. Francis College
“The Ninth Hour,” by Alice McDermott
“The Soul of America,” by Jon Meacham
“The New Jerome Commentary”
– Father Brian Jordan, OFM
Chaplain, St. Francis College
“Leonardo Da Vinci,” by Walter Isaacson
“The Outsider,” by Stephen King
“A Legacy of Spies,” by John Le Carre
“Behold the Dreamers,” by Imbolo Mbu
“Belleview,” by David Oshinsky
“Underground Railway,” by Colson Whitehead
– Father Tom Leach
Pastor, Mary Queen of Heaven parish, Mill Basin
“I’m Keith Hernandez: A Memoir,” by Keith Hernandez
– Jim Mancari
Tablet Sports Columnist
“Aimee Semple McPherson And The Resurrection Of Christian America,” by Matthew Avery Sutton
“A Sweeper-Up After Artists,” a memoir by Irving Sandler
“Heroes Wanted – Why the World Needs You To Live Your Heart Out,” by Rodney Bullard
– Father Frank Mann
St. Martin of Tours, Bushwick
“The Case for Catholic Education: Why Parents, Teachers, and Politicians Should Reclaim the Principles of Catholic Pedagogy,” by Ryan N.S. Topping (Author), Sister John Mary Fleming, O.P. (Foreword)
“The Church of Spies: The Pope’s Secret War Against Hitler,” by Mark Riebling
“The Fragility of Order: Catholic Reflections on Turbulent Times,” by George Weigel
“John Henry Newman: A Portrait in Letters,” Edited by Roderick Strange
“Between Apocalypse and Eschaton: History and Eternity in Henri de Lubac,” by Joseph S. Flipper
– Bishop James Massa
Pastor, St. Thomas Aquinas, Park Slope
“The Soul of America,” by Jon Meacham
“The Third Target,” by Joel C. Rosenberg
“A Higher Loyalty,” by James Comey
– Matthew Monahan
Public Information Officer
NYS Homes and Community
“The Autobiography of Gucci Mane,” by Gucci Mane and Neil Martinez-Belkin
“Driving Miss Norma: One Family’s Journey Saying ‘Yes’ to Living,” by Tim Bauerschmidt, Ramie Liddle
“Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike,” by Phil Knight
“Fin & Lady,” by Cathleen Schine
– Michele Montecalvo
Assistant Professor St. Francis College
Dept. of Biology and Health Sciences
“The Sellout,” by Paul Beatty
“Promise Me, Dad,” by Joseph Biden
“Burial Rites,” by Hannah Kent
“Fatal Discord: Erasmus, Luther, and the Fight for the Western Mind,” by Michael Massing
“Lincoln in the Bardo,” by George Saunders
“My Father’s Wake, How the Irish Teach Us to Live, Love, and Die,” by Kevin Toolis
– Ed Murphy
Cathedral College, 1969
“Camino Island,” by John Grisham
“Dreamland,” by Sam Quinones
“The President is Missing,” by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
“George and Barbara Bush: The Great American Love Story,” by Ellie LeBlond Sosa and Kelly Anne Chase
“Kitchen Confidential,” by Anthony Bourdain
“Nothing to Envy,” by Barbara Demick
“Two Sisters,” by Asne Seierstad
– Michelle Powers
Assignment Manager
Desales Media
“Secession and the Politics of the Civil War, 1860-65,” by Warren W. Hassler
“Always a Whig in Politics, The Partisan Life of Abraham Lincoln,” by Joel H. Silbey
“A View from Afar: Britain Looks at Our War,” by Gary W. Gallagher
“Political and Economic Causes of the American Civil War,” by Frank E. Smith
– Peter Purpura
Blessed Trinity parish, Breezy Point
“The Gift of Years,” by Sister Joan Chittister
“The Lost Years,” by Mary Higgins Clark
– Carolyn Quadarella
Professor, St. Francis College
“To Light a Fire on the Earth,” by Bishop Robert Barron and John L. Allen Jr.
“Overkill: The Vatican Trial of Pierre Teilhard deChardin, SJ,” by Neils deTerra
“Heart of the Redeemer,” by Timothy T. O’Donnell
“The Big Idea: How Breakthroughs in the Past Shape the Future,” published by National Geographic
“Higgs: The Invention and Discovery of the ‘God Particle’,” by Jim Baggott
– Margaret Riconda
Sacred Heart, Bayside
“The Fragility of Order: Catholic Reflections on Turbulent Times,” by George Weigel
“Three Days in Moscow,” by Bret Baier
“I’m Keith Hernandez,” by Keith Hernandez
“News Literacy: The Keys to Combating Fake News,” by Michelle Luhtala and Jacquelyn Whiting
– Mike Rizzo
Profesor, School of Journalism
St. John’s University
“If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating,” by Alan Alda
“Night of the Confessor: Christian Faith in an Age of Uncertainty,” by Tomas Halik
“Holy Simplicity: The Little Way of Mother Teresa, Dorothy Day, and Therese Lisieux,” by Joel Schorn.
“Alfred Kazin’s Journals,” Edited by Richard Cook
“To Heaven Through a Window: The Life of St. Gerard Majella,” by John Carr
– Father Ray Roden
Pastor, Our Lady of Sorrows, Corona
“A Gentleman in Moscow,” by Amor Towles
– Walter Rodier
Cathedral College, 1969
“Dorothy Day, The World Will Be Saved by Beauty,” by Kate Hennessy
“The American Spirit,” by David McCullough
“Why Courage Matters,” by John McCain
“Promise Me, Dad,” by Joe Biden
“Deep Work,” by Cal Newport
– Matthew Schiller
Business Manager, Catholic New York, Newspaper of the Archdiocese of New York
“Circe,” by Madeline Miller
“The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared,” by Jonas Jonasson, Translated by Rod Bradbury
“The Garden in Every Sense and Season,” by Tovah Martin
– Veronica Szczygiel
English Teacher
Marymount School of New York
Try THE CRUCIFIXION by Fleming Rutledge and CREATION AND THE CROSS by Elizabeth Johnson! (Good together)
Just for fun, enjoy THE BUCOLIC Plague by Josh Kilmer-Purcell
(Mel Sperti, transplanted to Diocese of Albany)