Catholic Spiritual Advancement by M. C. Ingraham - HTML preview

Reading and Resource List

Spiritual advancement is not primarily about reading and

study, but of doing and not doing. Nevertheless the author recommends the following books and resources.

• Online daily Mass at Youtube.com, search for “daily

Mass from Canada”, Archdiocese of Toronto offers the

best online daily Mass. Online perpetual adoration,

search “Adorecast”, from Our Lady of Sorrows

Catholic Church in Alabama.

• Catechism of the Catholic Church; it covers the

essential points of the faith, with extensive references

to the bible, saints and developed doctrine.

• Bible, especially the gospel and epistles; live the teachings of Jesus at a charitable and heroic level.

Daily reading of the bible will become more

productive as one advances in soul. The reader will

have a greater depth of understanding of the same

teachings, according to one’s increased participation

in Christ. Jesus read the same scripture scrolls as the

Pharisees, but had a greater depth of knowledge

because of his participation in God.

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• Videos: “Jesus of Nazareth”, “The Gospel of John”, because of their educational properties these are

available free on Youtube.com.

• USCCB.org, the website for the United States Council

of Catholic Bishops, it contains prayers, teachings, explanations, online “Catechism of the Catholic

Church” and more.

• www.ecatholic2000.com/index.php

offers

an

extensive online reference and book selection, all free

including the complete “Butler’s Lives of the Saints.”

www.catholictreasury.info is similar and offers links to

many topics of Catholicism: theology, saints, our Lady,

prayers, more. www.newadvent.org/cathen/, hosts

the free online 1912 edition of the multi-volume

“Catholic Encyclopedia.” www.PCPbooks.com, (used

Catholic

books);

www.TANbooks.com,

offers

reprints of classic Catholic books.

• “Secular Saints”, by Joan Carroll Cruz; “Padre Pio the

True Story”, by C. Bernard Ruffin; “He and I”, by Gabrielle Bossis, messages from Jesus, all very

positive, better than pills; “Divine Evolution”, by Fr.

John Arintero This is an extensive but readable

account of spiritual advancement from beginning

stages to divine union. It also discusses the details of

the moral and theological virtues, and the fruits and

gifts of the Holy Spirit. It is still in print.

• www.christianperfection.info, offers an online

summary of spiritual development as taught at the

Angelicum college operated by the Dominicans in

Rome.

Consider giving this book to your friends,

priest and bishop.

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