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Graham, Henry G.
Where We Got the Bible: Our Debt to the Catholic Church.
1911. Reprint, San Diego: Catholic Answers, 1997. This classic work traces the origin and preservation of Sacred Scripture. It also includes the conversion story of the author, who converted from Calvinist ministry to the Catholic faith. Graham exonerates the Catholic Church of the charge of neglecting the Bible and shows how the truth of the faith can be discovered even by someone reared in a society burdened with anti-Catholic prejudice.

Gray, Tim.
Mission of the Messiah.
Steubenville, OH: Emmaus Road, 1998. A compelling study of the Gospel of Luke that presents the messianic mission of Jesus as the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy. This book is a must for anyone whose heart is burning to know and love Christ more profoundly.

Hahn, Scott.
A Father Who Keeps His Promises.
Cincinnati: St. Anthony Messenger, 1998. This book focuses on the "big picture" of Scripture: God's fatherly plan in making and keeping covenants with us throughout salvation history, so that we might live as the family of God.

Hahn, Scott and Curtis, Mitch.
Ignatius Catholic Study Bible New Testament.
San Francisco: Ignatius, 2010. Based on the Revised Standard Version, 2nd Catholic edition, this study Bible presents a penetrating study of the New Testament, offering fresh insights from sources that range from contemporary scholars to the Church Fathers. Includes ample notes, word studies, charts, a cross-reference index, study questions, and topical essays covering authorship, date, place, structure and themes.

Madrid, Patrick.
Where Is That in the Bible?
Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor, 2001. When non-Catholics start quoting Bible verses to "prove" that Catholic teachings aren't biblical, reach for this powerful Bible-based explanation and defense of the Catholic faith.

Ponessa, Joseph and Laurie Watson Manhardt.
The Gospel of John.
Steubenville, OH: Emmaus Road, 2005. The Gospel of John is a natural starting place in the "Come and See" series and an excellent introduction to Bible study in general. Its easy-to-use workbook format makes this study ideal for use in the classroom, in home study, or in parish catechesis. The "Come and See" series is for those seeking quality Bible study materials that draw from the richness of Catholic tradition -- the teaching of the Church Fathers, the prayers of the saints, and the
Catechism of the Catholic Church.

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Prophets and Apostles.
Steubenville, OH: Emmaus, 2004. This book combines both the "old" and the "new," covering eleven prophets of the Old Testament and five apostles of the New Testament. Richly supplemented by passages from the
Catechism of the Catholic Church,
various prayers of the saints, helpful memorization tools, and questions for reflection, this book takes a refreshingly direct and engaging approach to the study of Scripture.

Ratzinger, Joseph (Pope Benedict XVI).
Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration.
Trans. Adrian J. Walker. San Francisco: Ignatius, 2007. This volume and the one following provide together a masterful portrait of Jesus Christ based on careful exegesis of the Gospel accounts in the light of Catholic faith.

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Jesus of Nazareth (Part II): Holy Week: From the Entrance Into Jerusalem to the Resurrection.
San Francisco: Ignatius, 2010.

Shea, Mark P.
Making Senses Out of Scripture.
San Diego: Basilica, 1999. A wonderfully helpful guide for reading the Bible according to the Church's living tradition.

Aumann, Jordan.
Christian Spirituality in the Catholic Tradition.
San Francisco: Ignatius, 1985. A broad survey of how different Catholic religious orders have lived out the gospel
of Jesus Christ.

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Spiritual Theology.
Chicago: Christian Classics, 1980.
A perceptive survey of spiritual growth from one of the leading spiritual theologians in the Catholic Church.

HOW CAN I HELP?

HOW CAN I BECOME A MEMBER?

How to become a member of
the Coming Home Network International
and support its work

The Coming Home Network International (CHNetwork) has three types
of memberships:

Primary membership
is for former clergy and their families who
are somewhere along the journey into the Catholic Church.

Secondary membership
is for laity of other traditions and fallen-away
Catholics who, again, are somewhere along the journey into the
Catholic Church.

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deacons, religious, and bishops who support the CHNetwork with
their prayers and generous contributions.

The goal of the CHNetwork is to assist the Catholic Church in
fulfilling her mission of evangelization and her call for Christian
unity, proclaimed by Blessed Pope John Paul II in his 1995 encyclical
Ut Unum Sint
(On commitment to ecumenism).

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• Distribute our literature, including a copy of this
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  Many people of other faith traditions have been misinformed about the teachings of the Catholic faith. Following the model of St. Francis de Sales, who committed his life to bringing thousands of Protestants back to the Catholic faith after the Reformation, we believe the loving communication of the truth will win hearts back to the Church.
  
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