Ideas For 2026 Catholic Resolutions

Books

  1. Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: Old and New Testaments - from Ignatius Press  by Scott Hahn (Editor), Curtis Mitch (Editor)

  2. The Imitation of Christ - by Thomas Á Kempis (Author)

  3. Catechism of the Catholic Church  by U.S. Catholic Church (Author)

  4. Why We're Catholic: Our Reasons for Faith, Hope, and Love by Trent Horn (Author)

  5. The Case for Catholicism: Answers to Classic and Contemporary Protestant Objections by Trent Horn (Author)

  6. Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith (Second Edition) by Bishop Robert Barron (Author)

  7. What Christians Believe: Understanding the Nicene Creed by Bishop Robert Barron (Author)

  8. The Pivotal Players: 12 Heroes Who Shaped the Church and Changed the World by Bishop Robert Barron (Author)

  9. Eucharist by Bishop Robert Barron (Author)

  10. The Bible Is a Catholic Book by Jimmy Akins, Catholic Answers

  11. The Big Book of Catholic Answers: Vol. 1: The Object of Faith from Catholic Answers

  12. Hard Sayings: A Catholic Approach To Answering Bible Difficulties by Trent Horn from Catholic Answers

  13. Bible Cheat Sheet  Organizes over 500 verses showing the biblical basis for more than 50 Catholic doctrines - all in two pages!

 Categories of Books from Catholic Answers             www.catholic.com

  1. Catholic fiction

  2. Apologetics

  3. Fathers of the church

  4. Bibles in Bible study

  5. Church history

  6. Biographies

  7. Spiritual warfare

  8. The Sacraments

  9. Faith fundamentals

  10. Catholic living

  11. Classics

  12. Young adults

  13. Chasity

  14. Prayer books

  15. Pro-life books

  16. Current affairs and culture

  17. Children and family

 Websites

To explore popular Catholic websites for resources and community engagement, consider the following:

  1.  Spirit Catholic Radio – excellent, faithful local 24-hour Catholic radio station 102.7 FM

  2. Vatican News - Official news source from the Vatican covering global Catholic events.

  3. USCCB - The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops offers teachings, resources, and news.

  4. EWTN - Global Catholic network providing news, programming, and spiritual resources.

  5. Formed - A subscription-based service offering a vast library of Catholic content, including movies and books.

  6. Busted Halo - Engaging content aimed at young adults, focusing on faith and spirituality.

  7. Catholic Online - News, saints' biographies, and a directory of Catholic resources.

  8. The Catholic Company - Online store for Catholic gifts, books, and religious items.

  9. Word on Fire - Media ministry of Bishop Robert Barron, featuring videos and articles on faith.

  10. My Catholic Life! - A resource for daily reflections, prayers, and catechetical materials.

  11. CNA (Catholic News Agency) The website is a hub for individuals seeking information about Catholic Church worldwide.

  12. Catholic Answers - A platform for apologetics, answering questions about the Catholic faith.   Excellent Catholic resources web site.  www.Catholic.com is a site built to help Catholics defend their faith by providing answers to every expected questions about Catholicism. Catholic Answers is a media ministry that serves Christ by explaining and defending the Catholic faith. Excellent.

  13. EWTN News  www.ewtnnews.com. This blog dedicates itself to the exposition of the truth as is prescribed by the Roman Catholic Church’s Magisterium.

  14. National Catholic Register. The National Catholic Register deals with breaking news and the analysis of its blog posts.  www.Ncregister.com assists Catholics in building trust in the gospel of Jesus Christ.

  15. Catholic Exchange. Catholic Exchange is an American blog that strives to enrich everyone and strengthen their faith in the gospel spread by Catholic Church. www.Catholicexchange.com 

  16. Integrated Catholic Life. This blog mainly focuses on how Catholics can combine their faith with work and family. www.integratedcatholiclife.org

  17. Zenith. www.Zenith.org is the name of this website which was built in Rome. Its staff is a collection of professionals who believe in the Catholic faith and in the wisdom of the pope.

  18. Life Teen. Life Teen is a blog that was created for teenagers and focuses especially with the Eucharist and the Church.

  19. Catholic Mom. www.catholicmom.com is a site that was built to celebrate Catholic moms and their efforts in society building via raising responsible and Catholic-minded individuals who pay attention to love, purity and family and fun from a Catholic point of view.

  20. CWR (Catholic World Report). CWR is a website whose stories are articles are all viewed from a Catholic perspective.

  21. Catholic World News. This agency’s website is www.catholicculture.org/news.

  22. The Chosen. The Bible made in film. This is available for free on our parish web site, www.stjosephfriend.com  Very well done.

  23. Formed. Formed is a subscription service from the Augustine Institute, that soon will be free for our parishioners, offering instant access to thousands of movies, programs, audio, and books. Excellent source of Catholic materials.