The great books, for every stage of life
Works by the Doctors of the Church in bilingual editions, plus books for children, youth, and adults.
All books have the same price: $20 paperback · $30 hardcover
Books by the Doctors of the Church, both Latin and Greek, authors of whom the Church sings at Lauds that the following prophecy of Daniel is fulfilled:
"The wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever."
This list gathers the "good books" that, in the Western tradition, have served as the necessary preparation for the great books and for every true study.
They are not an arbitrary selection, but the cultural soil —stories, fables, poems, and adventures— without which the highest ideas cannot take root.
As John Senior warns in The Death of Christian Culture, the twentieth-century Catholic thinker, professor, and author of this list:
"The seeds are good, but the cultural soil has been exhausted."
Children · Ages 2–7
First stories and readings to awaken a love for the faith.
Early Readers · Ages 7–12
Books to accompany the first years of reading and formation.
Adolescence · Ages 12–16
Texts shaped for a season of questions, growth, and judgment.
Youth and Adults
Works for deepening doctrine, prayer, and the Christian life.
