Beef Up Your Catholic Apologetics Library!

People sometimes email me and ask for book recommendations on particular subjects regarding Catholicism. So I have decided to put together a list of Catholic books under each subject, that I think are top notch resources to own. For those who want well written, well documented books, then this list may help you pick out some books worth your time. Some of these are tough reads, but are loaded with substance. I tried to keep each subject list as short as I could, but as I looked through my library there were just a few I could not leave out! As a result, the list is a bit longer than I originally intended it to be. All of the books on the list should still be in print and available somewhere on the net.

The Church
1. Theology of the Church: Charles Cardinal Journet
2. Called To Communion- Cardinal Ratzinger
3. Magisterium- Cardinal Dulles
4. The Gift of Infallibility- Bishop Gasser

The Papacy
1. The Papal Monarchy- Dom Prosper Gueranger
2. Saint Peter Lives in Rome-Robert Stackpole
3. The Early Papacy- Adrian Fortescue
4. The Russian Church and the Papacy-Vladimir Soloviev
5. Our Glorious Popes- Sister Catherine Goddard Clarke

Scripture and Tradition
1. Tradition and the Church-Msgr George Agius
2. God's Word- Cardinal Ratzinger
3. Principles of Catholic Theology- Cardinal Ratzinger

The Mass (Divine Liturgy)
1. Spirit of the Liturgy- Cardinal Ratzinger
2. The Mass- Charles Cardinal Journet
3. The Hidden Manna-James T. O'Connor
4. Not By Bread Alone- Robert Sungenis
5. A Key to the Doctrine of the Eucharist- Abbot Vonier
6. The Feast of Faith- Cardinal Ratzinger
7. Sursum Corda- David Pietrusza
8. Thomas Aquinas and the Liturgy- David Burger
9. Eucharist Through the Centuries- Roberto de la Vega

The Theotokos
1. Totus Tuus-Arthur Burton Calkins
2. Mary and the Fathers of the Church- Luigi Gambero
3. Mary in the Middle Ages- Luigi Gambero
4. All Generations Shall Call Me Blessed- Stefano M. Manelli
5. The World's First Love- Fulton Sheen
6. Against Those Who Are Unwilling to Confess the Holy Virgin Is Theotokos- St Cyril of Alexandria
7. The Mystery of Mary- Paul Haffner
8. Theotokos- Michael O'Carroll

Sacred Scripture
1. Commentary on the Four Gospels- Cornelius Lapide
2. Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews-Thomas Aquinas
3. Modus Et Forma- Christopher T. Baglow
4. Aquinas on Scripture- Thomas Weinandy
5. Aquinas on Doctrine- Thomas Weinandy
6. Gospel of Matthew Apologetics Study Bible- Robert Sungenis
7. Epistles of Romans and James Apologetics Study Bible- Robert Sungenis
8. Why Catholic Bibles Are Bigger- Gary Michuta
9. A General Introduction to Holy Scripture- A.E. Breen

Sacred Images
1. Early Christian Attitudes Toward Images- Steven Bigham
2. The Educating Icon- Anton C. Vrame
3. Byzantine Defenders of Images- Alice-Mary Talbot

Salvation, Grace and Predestination
1. Predestination- Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange
2. History and Theology of Grace- John Hardon
3. Our Saviour and His Love For Us- Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange
4. The Spiritual Life- Adolphe Tanquerey
5. The Glories of Divine Grace- Matthias J. Scheeben

The Sacraments
1. The Sacramental Mystery- Paul Haffner
2. Rediscovering Aquinas And The Sacraments- Dauphinais-Levering

Moral Theology
1. Right and Reason- Austin Fagothey
2. Outlines of Moral Theology- Francis J. Connell
3. Catholic Moral Tradition- David Bohr
4. Why Humane Vitae Was Right- Janet Smith

Spiritual Life
1. Basic Spiritual Means- Philip E. Dion
2. Spiritual Conferences- Frederick William Faber
3. Transformation in Christ- Dietrich Von Hildebrand
4. Your Life Is Worth Living- Fulton Sheen
5. Jesus Teach Us To Pray- Jerome Bertram
6. Spiritual Combat Revisited- Jonathan Robinson

Church History
1. History of Christendom Series- Warren H. Carroll
2. The Age of Martyrs- Abbot Giuseppe Ricciotti
3. How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization- Thomas E. Woods
4. Those Terrible Middle Ages!- Regine Pernoud
5. The Guillotine and the Cross- Warren H. Carroll
6. The Stripping of the Altars- Eamon Duffy
7. The History of the Church- Eusebius
8. The History of the English Church and People- Bede

Patristic Compilations
1. Four Witnesses- Rod Bennett
2. The Teachings of the Church Fathers- John R. Willis
3. The Eastern Fathers of the Fourth Century- Georges Florovsky
4. The Apostolic Fathers- Jack N Sparks
5. The Syriac Church and Fathers- De Lacy O'Leary
6. The Greek Fathers- Adrian Fortescue
7. Essential Sermons- St. Augustine

Reference
1. Sources of Catholic Dogma- Denzinger
2. The Catechism of the Council of Trent
3. The Pastoral Companion-Canon Law Handbook- John M Huels