Kresta in the Afternoon: Books that Changed my Life

Author: Bryant Schoenle Published on: December 18, 2021 Published in: Featured

We recently opened up the phone lines to ask you which books have changed your life or impacted how you view the world. Here is a list of all the books you shared with us, along with some suggestions from Al and our staff.

Al’s List

The Cosmic Christian Narrative: The Deep History of the World
From Christendom to Apostolic Mission
How God Became King – NT Wright
Franklin and Winston – Jon Meacham

Live Not by Lies – Rod Dreher
A Catholic Introduction to the Bible: The Old Testament – John Bergsma and Brant Pitre
Church in Crisis – Ralph Martin

Books from Ave Maria Radio Staff

Rome Sweet Home – Scott Hahn
Grand Illusions: The Legacy of Planned Parenthood – George Grant
What are People For? – Wendell Barry
The Reformation 500 Years Later – Ben Wiker
The Screwtape Letters – CS Lewis
Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America’s Worst High School Hockey Team – John U Bacon
The Day the World Came to Town – Jim DeFede

An Exorcist Tells his Story – Fr. Gabriele Amorth
Broken Gods: Hope, Healing and the Seven Longings of the Human Heart – Greg Popcak
Unbound: A Practical Guide to Deliverance – Neil Lozano
Rescued: The Unexpected and Extraordinary News of the Gospel – Fr. John Riccardo
Every Deep-Drawn Breath: A Critical Care Doctor on Healing, Recovery and Transforming Medicine in the ICU – Dr. Wes Ely
Imprisoned with ISIS – Petr Jasek

Full list from Callers

The Priests We Need to Save the Church – Kevin Wells
Architects of the Culture of Death – Benjamin Wiker
Seabiscuit – Laura Hillenbrand
A Severe Mercy – Sheldon Vanauken
The Mystery of Suffering – Hubert van Zeller
The Life of Mary as seen by the Mystics – Raphael Brown
A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 – Phillip Keller
365 Dates to Renew Your Marriage – Catholic Edition – Dana Nygaard
City of God – Mary of Agreda
This One Time: One Woman’s Personal Journey through Loss and Darkness to Find Faith, Community, Purpose and Love – Adrienne Poppe
The Case for Jesus – Brant Pitre
Diary of an American Exorcist – Msgr. Stephen Rossetti
The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race – Willie Jennings
He Leadeth Me – Walter Ciszek
I and Thou – Martin Buber
The Great Divorce – CS Lewis

Is Atheism Dead? – Eric Metaxas
A Pope and a President –Paul Kengor
St. Joseph the Protector – Fr. Mark Goring
The Town that Started the Civil War – Nat Brandt
The Philosophy of Jesus – Peter Kreeft
The Crucifix on Mecca’s Front Porch – David Pinault
The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations to an Extraordinary Life – Michael Ivanov
Blue- Collar Apologetics – John Martignoni
Surrender – Fr. Larry Richards
Healing: Bringing the Gift of God’s Mercy to the World: Dr. Mary Healy
Unseen Warfare trilogy – Jack Sparks
Gift of Faith – Tadeusz Dajczer
My Other Self: Conversations with Christ on living your Faith – Clarence Enzler
Priest and Beggar – Kevin Wells
Jesus Shock – Peter Kreeft
Advent of the Heart – Fr. Alfred Delp
What If We’ve Been Wrong: Keeping My Promise to America’s “Abortion King” – Terry Beatley