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Acklin, T, OSB & Hicks, B, OSB. Spiritual direction: A guide for sharing the Father’s love.
Alighieri, Dante. The Divine Comedy
Anang, C. Hannah as a type of Mary; 1 Samuel 1-2”.
Arbinger Institute. The Anatomy of Peace
Arbinger Institute. Leadership and Self-Deception
Arbinger Institute. The Outward Mindset
Aschenbrenner, G. Consciousness Examen. Review for Religious
Aumann, J. Spiritual theology.
Barron, Robert. “Hannah, her son and the holy family.”
Barron, Robert. Priest, Prophet and King
Barron, Robert. This is My Body
Barry, W. and Connolly, W. The practice of spiritual direction
Berger, Peter, L. A Rumor of Angels
Berry, Leonard. L. & Seltman, Kent D. Management Lessons from the Mayo Clinic
Brooks, David. The Choices that Create Your Life, Aspen Ideas Festival
Brooks, David. The Road to Character
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Brooks, David. The Second Mountain
Buber, Martin. Good and Evil
Buber, Martin. I and Thou
Burke, D. Navigating the interior life: Spiritual direction and the journey to God
Campbell, Joseph. The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Carbone, Lewis. P. Clued in
Catholic Church. Documents of the Second Vatican Council
Catholic Church. Catechism of the Catholic Church
Catholic Church. Catholic Study Bible
Chittister, Joan. The Ten Commandments, Laws of the Heart
Cochrane J. & Cochrane N. The heart of counseling; Practical counseling skills through therapeutic relationships
Cooke, Bernard. “Winds of change bring a 'paradigm shift'; now faithful must speak up”
Conroy, M. Looking into the well: Supervision of spiritual directors.
Corbon, Jean. The wellspring of worship.
Crawford, Matthew B. Shop Class as Soulcraft
De Cervantes. Don Quixote
DeGideo, Sandra. The Sacrament of Reconciliation: Celebrating God’s Forgiveness
De Sales, Francis. Finding God’s will for you.
Dobson, Melanie. Healing as a Virtue
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Dubay, T. Authenticity, a biblical theology of discernment.
Dubay, T. Seeking spiritual direction: How to grow the divine life within.
Duska, Ronald. & Whelan, Mariellen. Moral Development
Egan, Sophie. Devoured
Foley, Marc. The dark night; Psychological experience and spiritual reality
Fowler, David. Stages of Faith
Francis. Amoris Laetitia.
Francis Evangelii Gaudium.
Francis. He loved us: Dilexit Nos.
Francis. Laudato Si
Francis. Let Us Dream
Francis. Lumen Fidei
Francis. Our Father; Reflections on the Lord’s Prayer.
Gaitley, Michael. Consoling the heart of Jesus; Prayer companion
Gallagher, T. The discernment of spirits.
Gallagher, T. Spiritual consolation.
Gallagher, T. A handbook for spiritual directors.
Gawande, Atul. Being Mortal
Gawande, Atul. Better
Godin, Seth. Purple Cow
Green, Arthur. Judaism’s 10 Best Ideas
Green, T. Opening to God (2nd ed.).
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Green, T. H. Darkness in the marketplace: The Christian at prayer in the world.
Groeschel, B. J. Spiritual passages: The psychology of spiritual development.
Guardini, Romano. The Lord’s Prayer, Understanding the 55-Word Catechism Jesus Gave Us
Gula, R.M. Just ministry: Professional ethics for pastoral ministers.
Gupta, Sanjay. Monday Mornings
Gurri, Martin. The Revolt of the Public
Heschel, Abraham Joshua. The Sabbath
Heying, Heather and Brett Weinstein. A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century
Ignatius of Loyola. The spiritual exercises.
Institute for the Psychological Sciences. The Theological and Philosophical Premises Concerning the Person in the IPS Model of Integration
Isaacson, Walter. Leonardo Da Vinci
John of the Cross, The living flame of love
John of the Cross. Ascent of Mt. Carmel
John of the Cross. A spiritual canticle of the soul and the bridegroom Christ
John of the Cross. The living flame of love
John of the Cross. Dark night of the soul.
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John Paul II. The Splendor of Truth
John Paul II, Reconciliatio et Paenitentia;
John Paul II. Familiaris Consortio.
John Paul II. Salvifici doloris.
Juliana of Norwich. Revelations of divine love
Kempis, Thomas. The Imitation of Christ
Kheriaty, Aaron. The Catholic guide to depression.
Kim, C. and Mauborgne, R. Blue ocean strategy
Koloroutis, Mary. & Trout, Michael. See Me as a Person
Kuhn, Thomas. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Lee, Fred. If Disney Ran Your Hospital
Levitt, Steven D. & Dubner. Stephen J. Freakonomics
Lukianoff, Greg and Jonathan Haidt. The Coddling of the American Mind
MacIntyre, Alasdair. After Virtue
Martin, R. The fulfillment of all desire.
May, G. G. Care of mind, care of spirit.
McCain, John. 13 Soldiers, A Personal History of Americas at War
Merlino, James. Service Fanatics
Merton, Thomas. Seven Storey Mountain
Michelli, Joseph A. The New Gold Standard
Mullady, Brian. The Decalogue Decoded
Muller, Jerry. The Tyranny of Metrics
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Nemeck, F. K. & Coombs, M. T. The way of spiritual direction.
Neufelder, J.M. & Coelho, M.C. Writings on spiritual direction by great Christian masters.
Newport, Cal. Deep Work
Nichols, Tom. The Death of Expertise
Nouwen, Henri, J.M. Clowning in Rome
Nouwen, Henri. J.M. Discernment; Reading the signs of daily life. Nouwen, Henri, J.M. Return of the Prodigal Son
Nouwen, Henri, J.M. With Open Hands
Nouwen, Henri. J.M. The wounded healer: Ministry in contemporary society
O’ Connell, Timothy E. Principles for a Catholic Morality
Pascal, Blaise. Pascal's pensées
Philippe, Jacques. The Eight Doors of the Kingdom
Pitre, Brant. Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary
Pitre, Brant. Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist
Pinckaers, S. The sources of Christian ethics
Pinckaers, Servais. The Pursuit of Happiness - God's Way
Pine, Gregory. Prudence, Choose Confidently, Live Boldly
Pinker, Steven. The Better Angels of Our Nature
Plato. Apology, 38a
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Rahman, Jamal. Spiritual Gems of Islam
Ratzinger, J. The nature and mission of theology
Regan, Richard HJ. Aquinas, The Cardinal Virtues
Rohr, Richard. The Universal Christ
Rohr, Richard. Falling Upward
Ryan, P. How to discern the elements of your personal vocation
Sacks, Jonathan. To Heal a Fractured World
Sandel, Michael J. What Money Can’t Buy
Scepter. 14 rules for the discernment of spirits by St. Ignatius of Loyola.
Schmitz, M. 4 helpful rules for discernment.
Sheets, J. R. Spiritual direction in the church.
Sinek, Simon. Start With Why
Skovholt, T. M., & Trotter-Mathison, M. The resilient practitioner: Burnout and compassion fatigue prevention and self-care strategies for the helping professional.(3rd ed.).
Sodergren, A .Attachment theory and the multiplicity of spiritual relationships:
Spiegelman & Berrett. Patients Come Second
Sri, E. The art of living: The first step in prudence
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Staples, Tim. Behold Your Mother
Stinissen, W. Into your hands, father: Abandoning ourselves to the God who loves us
Studer, Quint. Hardwiring Excellence
Sullivan, Francis. Magisterium
Sullivan, J. E. The good listener
Teresa of Avila. Interior castle.
Thaler, Richard and Cass Sunstein. Nudge
Thibodeaux, M. Ignatian Discernment of Spirits for Spiritual Direction and Pastoral Care
Thibodeaux, Mark. Reimagining the Ignatian Examen
Turkle, Sherry. Reclaiming Conversation, The Power of Talk in a Digital Age
US Catholic Bishops, Co-Workers in the Vinyard of the Lord
US Catholic Bishops’ 2021 Document “The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church”
Van Kaam, A. The art of existential counseling: A new perspective in psychotherapy.
Van Kaam, A. The dynamics of spiritual self-direction.
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Van Zeller, D. H. How to find God … and discover your true self in the process.
Van Zeller, H. The inner search.
Vaghi, Peter, J. The Commandments We Keep
Vitz, Paul C et Nordling, Titus. A Catholic Christian Meta-Model of the Person
Von Hildebrand, D. The heart: An analysis of human and divine affectivity.
Vost, Kevin, 12 Lessons from St. Thomas Aquinas
Vost, Kevin. The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Weigel, Goerge. The Fragility of Order
Weigel, George. The Irony of Modern Catholic History
Wickham, J. Prayer companion’s handbook.
Wilson, Rainn. Soul boom; Why we need a spiritual revolution