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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

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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.

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Newport, Cal. Deep Work

Nichols, Tom. The Death of Expertise

Nouwen, Henri, J.M. Clowning in Rome

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Nouwen, Henri, J.M. With Open Hands

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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

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