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Angels R Reading
607 Camp Meade, Linthicum (by light rail track crossing)
410-859-0710
Tuesday - Friday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Catholic Corner
4 Allegheny Ave, Towson (on the traffic circle downtown)
410-828-7550
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Sat 10:00 am - 5:30 pm, Wed, Fri 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

Lamp Book Shop
2809 Hudson St, Baltimore (in Canton area)
410-675-7023
Monday - Friday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, Saturday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Our Lady Center
3301 Roger Ave, Ellicott City (just off Rt. 40)
410-461-5066
Monday - Friday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm (Mass at noon)

General Books

• Amazing Grace for Those Who Suffer: 10 Life Changing Stories of Hope and Healing by Jeff Cavins and Matt Pinto
• A Biblical Defense of Catholicism, also More Biblical Evidence for Catholicism: Companion to a Biblical Defense of Catholicism by Dave Armstrong
• Did Adam & Eve Have Bellybuttons...And 199 other questions from Catholic Teenagers by Matt Pinto
• The Essential Catholic Handbook: A Summary of Beliefs, Practices, and Prayers by Redemptorist Pastoral Publications
• Good News About Sex and Marriage: Answers to Your Honest Questions About Catholic Teaching by Christopher West
• The Imitation of Christ (hardback, paperback, large print, cassette) by Thomas Kempis
• Living the Catholic Faith: Rediscovering the Basics by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap
• My Life on the Rock: A Rebel Returns to the Catholic Faith by Jeff Cavins
• The New Faithful: Why Young Adults are Embracing Christian Orthodoxy by Colleen Carroll
• The Practice of the Presence of God (hardback, paperback, large print) by Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection
• Real Love: Answers to Your Questions on Dating, Marriage and the Real Meaning of Sex by Mary Beth Bonacci
• This Is the Faith by Francis J. Ripley
• Triumph: The Power & Glory of the Catholic Church: A 2,000 Year History by H. W. Crocker III
• We're On a Mission from God: The Generation X Guide to John Paul II, The Catholic Church and the Real Meaning of Life by Mary Beth Bonacci
• Where We Got the Bible (hardback, paperback) by Henry G. Graham
• Why Do Catholics Do That? by Kevin Orlin Johnson
• Why Do Catholics Genuflect?: And Answers to Other Puzzling Questions About the Catholic Church by Al Kresta

Movies and Videos (with Christian elements)

• An Instructional Mass (VHS) by Fr. Stan Fortuna, CFR
• Braveheart [R] (DVD, VHS, VHS widescreen)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring [PG-13] (DVD, DVD widescreen, VHS, VHS Extended Edition widescreen, DVD Extended Edition widescreen, DVD Extended Edition widescreen with Gift Set)
• The Mission [PG]
• Romero [PG-13] (DVD)
• Signs [PG-13] (DVD, VHS)
• The Song of Bernadette (VHS)
• We Were Soldiers [R] (DVD, VHS)
• Witness to Hope: The Life of Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II (VHS)

Bibles and Catechisms

• Bible - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (hardback, paperback, large print) - best English translation
• Bible - Jerusalem Bible (hardback, paperback) - Bible translated from Vatican II era
• Bible - New American Bible (hardback, paperback, hardback large print, paperback large print, leather large print, pocket NT only) - Translations used in Mass
• Catechism of the Catholic Church (hardback, large paperback, small paperback)
• Catechism of the Catholic Church : A Companion of Texts Referred to in the Catechism of the Catholic Church
• Introduction to the Catechism of the Catholic Church

Pope John Paul II

• Breakfast With the Pope: Daily Readings
• Celebrate the Third Millennium: Facing the Future With Hope (hardback, large print)
• Crossing the Threshold of Hope (paperback, large print, cassette, CD)
• The Encyclicals of Pope John Paul II (hardback, CD Rom)
• Fear Not: Thoughts on Living in Today's World
• Forgiveness
• Gift and Mystery: On the Fiftieth Anniversary of My Priestly Ordination (hardback, paperback, large print, cassette, CD)
• An Invitation to Joy: Selections from the Writings and Speeches of His Holiness John Paul II
• The Jeweler's Shop
• Love and Responsibility (hardback, paperback)
• The Place Within: The Poetry of Pope John Paul II
• Pope John Paul II: In My Own Words
• Pope John Paul II's Book of Mary
• The Rosary Hour: The Private Prayers of Pope John Paul II
• Testimony of the Cross

• Theology of the Body

• The Way to Christ: Spiritual Exercises
• Words of Inspiration: The Private Prayers of Pope John Paul II (hardback, cassette, CD)

Mike Aquilina

• The How-To Book of Catholic Devotions: Everything You Need to Know but No One Ever Taught You
• The Mass of the Early Christians
• Praying in the Presence of Our Lord: With St. Thomas Aquinas
• The Way of the Fathers: Praying With the Early Christians
• What Catholics Believe: A Pocket Catechism

G. K. Chesterton

• The Ball and the Cross
• The Ballad of the White Horse
• The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton, Volume 3 : The Catholic Church; Where All Roads Lead; The Well and the Shallow and others
• Eugenics and Other Evils : An Argument Against the Scientifically Organized State
• The Everlasting Man (hardback, paperback, cassette)
• The Flying Inn (hardback, paperback)
• Manalive (hardback, paperback)
• The Man Who Knew Too Much
• The Man Who Was Thursday (hardback, paperback, large print)
• The Napoleon of Notting Hill
• Orthodoxy (hardback, paperback, cassette)
• The Paradoxes of Mr. Pond
• The Poet and the Lunatics
• St. Francis of Assisi (paperback, cassette)
• St. Thomas Aquinas/The Dumb Ox
• The Tales of Long Bow
• What's Wrong with the World
• The Wisdom of Father Brown (hardback, paperback)

Joan Carroll Cruz

• Angels & Devils
• Eucharistic Miracles
• Incorruptibles
• Miraculous Images of Our Lady: 100 Famous Catholic Statues and Portraits
• Miraculous Images of Our Lord
• Mysteries Marvels Miracles: In the Lives of the Saints
• Prayers and Heavenly Promises
• Relics: The Shroud of Turin, the True Cross, the Blood of Januarius...History, Mysticism, and the Catholic Church

Fr. Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R.

• Arise from Darkness: When Life Doesn't Make Sense
• Behold, He Comes: Meditations on the Incarnation
• Courage to Be Chaste
• The Cross at Ground Zero
• From Scandal to Hope
• Healing the Original Wound: Reflections on the Full Meaning of Salvation
• Heaven in Our Hands: Receiving the Blessings We Long for
• The Journey Toward God: In the Footsteps of the Great Spiritual Writers
• Listening at Prayer
• Praying in the Presence of Our Lord : Prayers for Eucharistic Adoration
• Praying in the Presence of Our Lord With the Saints
• A Priest Forever: The Life of Eugene Hamilton
• Quiet Moments With Benedict Groeschel: 120 Daily Readings
• Saint Joseph: His Life and His Role in the Church Today
• Spiritual Passages: The Psychology of Spiritual Development 'for Those Who Seek'
• Stumbling Blocks or Stepping Stones: Spiritual Answers to Psychological Questions

Scott and Kimberly Hahn

• The Acts of the Apostles: Ignatius Catholic Study Bible RSVCE
• All Israel Will be Saved (cassette)
• Can You Trust the Bible? (cassette, CD)
• Catholic for a Reason: Scripture and the Mystery of the Family of God
• Catholic for a Reason II: Scripture and the Mystery of the Mother of God
• Damnation History (cassette, CD)
• Encountering Christ in the Gospels (cassette)
• The End: A Study on the Book of Revelation (cassette)
• A Father Who Keeps His Promises
• First Comes Love: Finding your Family in the Church and in the Trinity
• The Four Marks of the Church (cassette)
• The Gospel of John: Ignatius Catholic Study Bible RSVCE
• The Gospel of Luke: Ignatius Catholic Study Bible RSVCE
• The Gospel of Mark: Ignatius Catholic Study Bible RSVCE
• The Gospel of Matthew: Ignatius Catholic Study Bible RSVCE
• Hail, Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God
• How to Study the Bible (cassette)
• A Kingdom Divided (cassette, CD)
• The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth (hardback, paperback, cassette, CD)
• Life-Giving Love: Embracing God's Beautiful Design for Marriage
• Lord, Have Mercy: Confession and the Christian's Life Story
• The Most Holy Rosary (cassette, CD)
• The Mystery of the Trinity (cassette, CD)
• Rome, Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism
• Understanding "Our Father": Biblical Reflections on the Lord's Prayer

Karl Keating

• Catholicism and Fundamentalism
• Controversies: High Level Catholic Apologetics
• Nothing But the Truth
• The Usual Suspects: Answering Anti-Catholics

Peter J. Kreeft

• Angels and Demons: What Do We Really Know About Them?
• Back to Virtue: Traditional Moral Wisdom for Modern Moral Confusion
• Best Things in Life
• Between Heaven and Hell
• C.S. Lewis for the Third Millennium : Six Essays on the Abolition of Man
• Catholic Christianity: A Complete Catechism of Catholic Beliefs Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church
• Celebrating Middle-Earth: The Lord of the Rings as a Defense of Western Civilization (hardback, paperback)
• Christianity for Modern Pagans: Pascal's Pensees
• Ecumenical Jihad: Ecumenism and the Culture War
• The Ever-Illuminating Wisdom of St. Thomas Aquinas
• Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Heaven, but Never Dreamed of Asking
• Fundamentals of the Faith: Essays in Christian Apologetics
• Heaven: The Heart's Deepest Longing
• How to Win the Culture War: A Christian Battle Plan for a Society in Crisis
• The Journey: A Spiritual Roadmap for Modern Pilgrims
• Making Choices: Practical Wisdom for Everyday Moral Decisions
• One Catholic to Another
• Philosophy 101
• Prayer for Beginners
• A Refutation of Moral Relativism: Interviews With an Absolutist
• The Shadow-Lands of C.S. Lewis: The Man Behind the Movie
• A Shorter Summa: The Essential Philosophical Passages of Saint Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica
• The Snakebite Letters: Devilishly Devious Secrets for Subverting Society As Taught in Tempter's Training School
• Socrates Meets Jesus: History's Greatest Questioner Confronts the Claims of Christ
• Socratic Logic: A Logic Text Using Socratic Method, Platonic Questions, and Aristotelian Principles
• Three Approaches to Abortion: A Thoughtful and Compassionate Guide to Today's Most Controversial Issue
• Three Philosophies of Life: Ecclesiastes, Life As Vanity Job, Life As Suffering Song of Songs, Life As Love
• The Unaborted Socrates: A Dramatic Debate on the Issues Surrounding Abortion
• Yes or No?: Straight Answers to Tough Questions About Christianity
• Your Questions, God's Answers

Patrick Madrid

• Any Friend of God's Is a Friend of Mine: A Biblical and Historical Explanation of the Catholic Doctrine of the Communion of Saints
• Catholics and the Rapture: Will You Be Caught Up Or Left Behind? (cassette)
• Pope Fiction: Answers to 30 Myths and Misconceptions About the Papacy
• Search and Rescue: How to Bring Your Family and Friends Into, or Back Into, the Catholic Church
• Surprised by Truth: 11 Converts Give the Biblical and Historical Reasons for Becoming Catholic
• Surprised By Truth 2: 15 Men and Women Give the Biblical and Historical Reasons For Becoming Catholic
• Surprised by Truth 3: 10 More Converts Explain the Biblical and Historical Reason for Becoming Catholic
• Where Is That In the Bible?
• Why Is That in Tradition?

Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger

• Called to Communion: Understanding the Church Today
• Feast of Faith: Approaches to a Theology of the Liturgy
• God and the World: Believing and Living in Our Time
• Gospel, Catechesis, Catechism: Sidelights on the Catechism of the Catholic Church
• Many Religions, One Covenant: Israel, the Church, and the World
• The Meaning of Christian Brotherhood
• Milestones: Memoirs 1927-1977
• The Nature and Mission of Theology: Essays to Orient Theology in Today's Debates
• Principles of Catholic Theology: Building Stones for a Fundamental Theology
• The Spirit of the Liturgy

Steve Ray

• Crossing the Tiber: Evangelical Protestants Discover the Historical Church
• St. John's Gospel: A Bible Study Guide
• Upon This Rock: St. Peter and the Primacy of Rome in Scripture and the Early Church

Alan Schreck

• Catholic Church History from A to Z: An Inspirational Dictionary
• Catholic and Christian: An Explanation of Commonly Misunderstood Catholic Beliefs
• The Compact History of the Catholic Church
• The Essential Catholic Catechism: A Readable, Comprehensive Catechism of the Catholic Faith
• Hearts Aflame: The Holy Spirit at the Heart of Christian Life Today

Mark P. Shea

• By What Authority?: An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition
• Making Senses Out of Scripture: Reading the Bible as the First Christians Did
• This Is My Body: An Evangelical Discovers the Real Presence

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

• Called and Chosen (cassette, CD)
• Characters of the Passion: Lessons on Faith and Trust
• Chats With Converts Complete Explanation of Catholic Belief
• The Cross and the Beatitudes: Lessons on Love and Forgiveness
• Divine Romance
• The Eternal Galilean
• From the Angel's Blackboard: The Best of Fulton J. Sheen
• Guide to Contentment
• In the Fullness of Time: Christ-Centered Wisdom for the Third Millennium
• Life of Christ: Complete and Unabridged
• Lift Up Your Heart: A Guide to Spiritual Peace
• Peace of Soul
• The Quotable Fulton Sheen: A Topical Compilation of the Wit, Wisdom, and Satire of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
• The Seven Capital Sins
• Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons on Cana and Calvary
• Simple Truths: Thinking Life Through With Fulton J. Sheen
• Treasure in Clay: The Autobiography of Fulton J. Sheen
• A Voice From Calvary (cassette, CD)
• Way to Happiness: An Inspiring Guide to Peace, Hope and Contentment
• Way to Inner Peace
• Your Life Is Worth Living: The Christian Philosophy of Life

Robert A. Sungenis

• How Can I Get to Heaven?: The Bible's Teaching on Salvation-Made Easy to Understand
• Not by Bread Alone
• Not by Scripture Alone
• Not by Faith Alone: A Biblical Study of the Catholic Doctrine of Justification

Paul Thigpen

• Be Merry in God: 60 Reflections from the Writings of Saint Thomas More
• Blood of the Martyrs, Seed of the Church: Stories of Catholics Who Died for Their Faith
• Building Catholic Family Traditions
• A Dictionary of Quotes from the Saints
• Gehenna
• Jesus, We Adore You: Prayers Before the Blessed Sacrament
• The Rapture Trap: A Catholic Response to 'End Times' Fever
• Restless Till We Rest in You: 60 Reflections from the Writings of St. Augustine
• The Saints' Guide to Making Peace With God, Yourself, and Others
• Shaken by Scandals: Catholics Speak Out About Priests' Sexual Abuse

J. R. R. Tolkien - Catholic Fiction

• The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
• The Annotated Hobbit (hardback, paperback)
• Beowulf and the Critics (Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies (Series), V. 248.)
• The Book of Lost Tales, Part 1 (The History of Middle-Earth, Volume 1) (hardback, paperback)
• The Book of Lost Tales, Part 2 (The History of Middle-Earth - Volume 2) (hardback, paperback)
• The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth (hardback, paperback)
• The End of the Third Age
• Farmer Giles of Ham : The Rise and Wonderful Adventures of Farmer Giles, Lord of Tame, Count of Worminghall, and King of the Little Kingdom
• The Fellowship of the Ring (Lord of the Rings Volume 1) (hardback, paperback, large print, cassette, CD)
• The History of the Lord of the Rings [BOX SET]
• The Hobbit: There and Back Again (hardback, paperback, large print, cassette, CD)
• The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings [BOX SET] (paperback, CD)
• The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
• The Lord of the Rings [BOX SET] (hardback, paperback, one paperback, cassette, CD)
• The Lost Road and Other Writings (The History of Middle-Earth - Volume 5) (hardback, paperback)
• Morgoth's Ring: The Later Silmarillion, Part One (The History of Middle-Earth - Volume 10)
• The Peoples of Middle-Earth (The History of Middle-Earth - Volume 12)
• Poems from The Hobbit
• The Return of the Shadow (The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part One) (The History of Middle-Earth - Volume 6) (hardback, paperback)
• Sauron Defeated: The End of the Third Age (The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part Four) (The History of Middle-Earth - Volume 9)
• The Shaping of Middle-Earth (The History of Middle-Earth - Volume 4) (hardback, paperback)
• Smith of Wootton Major and Farmer Giles of Ham
• Tales from the Perilous Realm (hardback, paperback)
• Treason of Isengard (The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part Two) (The History of Middle-Earth - Volume 7) (hardback, paperback)
• The War of the Jewels: The Later Silmarillion, Part Two (The History of Middle-Earth - Volume 11)
• The War of the Ring (The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part Three) (The History of Middle-Earth - Volume 8) (hardback, paperback)

George Weigel

• The Courage to Be Catholic: Crisis, Reform, and the Future of the Church
• The Truth of Catholicism: Inside the Essential Teachings--And Controversies--Of the Church Today
• The Truth of Catholicism: Ten Controversies Explored
• Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II (hardback, paperback)

The Saints

General Saint Books

• General Books Here

St. Francis de Sales

• The Catholic Controversy
• Finding God's Will for You
• Introduction to the Devout Life
• Thy Will Be Done: Letters to Persons in the World
• Treatise on the Love of God

St. John of the Cross

• Dark Night of the Soul {hardback, paperback}
• The Poems of St. John of the Cross (hardback, paperback)
• A Spiritual Canticle of the Soul and the Bridegroom of Christ

St. Teresa of Avila

• The Autobiography of St. Teresa of Avila: The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus {paperback, large print}
• The Interior Castle (hardback, paperback, large print)
• The Way of Perfection

St. Therese of Lisieux

• The Little Way of Saint Therese of Lisieux: Readings for Prayer and Meditation
• Poems of St. Therese of Lisieux
• Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux
• Thoughts of St. Therese: The Little Flower of Jesus