Do your New Year's resolutions include growing closer to God and learning more about your Catholic Faith?  If so, here are some suggestions of books to help you meet your goal.

Prayer Primer by Fr. Thomas Dubay, S.M., will help you grow in prayer whether you are a beginner or more advanced in the practice of prayer.  Learn about different kinds of prayer and how you can establish a better relationship with God.

If you have always wanted to read Scripture, but didn't know where to begin, then The Catholic Bible Study Handbook is a good starting point.  Fr. Jerome Kodell, O.S.B., will introduce you to the Bible and help you understand the different books.  He will give you helpful tools to begin your own study of God's Word. 

  Theology, or the study of God and the works of God, can seem beyond us, but in Theology for Beginners, Frank Sheed brings the study of God to a level that all can understand.  If you would like to understand better what the Catholic church teaches, this book is for you.

Finally, for help in understanding the sacraments, try The Healing Power of the Eucharist by John H. Hampsch, C.M.F., or The Untapped Power of the Sacrament of Penance by Fr. Christopher Walsh.  Sometimes we avoid the sacraments because of fear or misunderstanding.  Sometimes we are so familiar with them that we fail to realize their incredible power and beauty.  These books will help you experience God's mercy and personal love in these sacraments

So, in the middle of your resolutions to exercise more and be more organized, work in a little time for God and grow closer to him this new year.