Updated July 20, 2015
BOOKS
- “The Catholic Church and Conversion” by G.K. Chesterton
- “Where All Roads Lead” by G.K. Chesterton
- “Signs of Life” by Scott Hahn
- “Reasons to Believe” by Scott Hahn
- “Consuming the Word” by Scott Hahn
- “The Lamb’s Supper” by Scott Hahn
- “Hail, Holy Queen” by Scott Hahn
- “Crossing the Tiber” by Stephen Ray
- “Upon This Rock” by Stephen Ray
- “Good Pope, Bad Pope” by Mike Aquilina
- “Four Witnesses” by Rod Bennett
- “Sign of the Cross” by St. Francis de Sales
- “The Bible, the Church, and Authority” by Joseph T. Lienhard
- “The Great Heresies” by Hilaire Belloc
- “Catholicism and Fundamentalism” by Karl Keating
- “The Bible Compass” by Edward Sri
- “The Protestant’s Dilemma” by Devin Rose
- “The Canon of Scripture” by F.F. Bruce
- “The Keys of the Kingdom” by Stanley Jaki
- “Rome Sweet Home” by Scott Hahn
- “Confessions of a Convert” by Robert High Benson
- “Paradoxes of Catholicism” by Robert Hugh Benson
- “Surprised by Truth: 11 Converts Give the Biblical and Historical Reasons for Becoming Catholic” edited by Patrick Madrid
- “The Friendship of Christ” by Robert Hugh Benson
- “An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine” by John Henry Newman
- “Apologia Pro Vita Sua” by John Henry Newman
- “The Ratzinger Report: An Exclusive Interview on the State of the Church” Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger with Vittorio Messori
- “Converts and Kingdoms: How the Church Converted the Pagan West and How We Can Do It Again” by Diane Moczar
- “Lord of the World” by Robert Hugh Benson
- “The Drama of Salvation” by Jimmy Akin
CATHOLIC LINKS THAT AFFECTED ME
HELPFUL TALKS
Dr. Scott Hahn discusses the Biblical basis for the Papacy
Dr. Brant Pitre discusses the Jewish roots of the Papacy
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Dr. Brant Pitre discusses the Jewish roots of the Eucharist
Stephen Ray discusses the Eucharist
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Dr. Michael Barber discusses why Catholic Bibles have 7 more books
I Must Follow if I Can 
I’m sure you saw on my blog I’m a fellow Evangelical possibly converting to Catholicism, although I think you’re further down the road than I.
Check out Evangelicalism is not Enough by Thomas Howard and Theology of the Body if you can – the latter really introduces you to the sacramental world view.
Hi esfollman! It’s amazing to me how many of us there are considering such a drastic change to our theology. If Catholicism is true, then quite a lot that I thought I “knew” is up for question. It’s an entire change of world view. And yet the evidence is so compelling. And thanks for the book recommendations. They both look really interesting.
Thanks for stopping by.
esfollman, I am curious how your journey is going? Did you ever make the final swim across the Tiber?
We could go till kingdom come suggesting great books! There are so many great apologetic books out there. The one that I always recommend to my fellow protestant friends are the early fathers of the Church especially St. Ignatius of Antioch seven letters:
http://www.amazon.com/Ignatius-Antioch-Polycarp-Christian-Fathers/dp/0980006651/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1429042771&sr=1-11&keywords=st.+ignatius+of+antioch
Cheers,
Caleb
PS I see that you are a fan of GK Chesterton! Have you read Orthodoxy?
There is definitely no lack of reading. There are a couple mountains of books in my little apartment that I haven’t even gotten to yet. I also have the ante-Nicene and post-Nicene Fathers. The volume you recommended looks pretty interesting because it’s a different translation. It’s always cool to compare different versions. Thanks for the recommendation!
I forgot to say, yes! I have read Orthodoxy. Years ago and it was the first Chesterton I ever read and I quickly became a fan and have read many of his other works (Everlasting Man is probably my favorite). Chesterton had an great impact on me and was probably the first to get me truly considering Catholicism. His article “Why I Am a Catholic” and his book “The Catholic Church and Conversion” were very influential.
http://www.chesterton.org/why-i-am-a-catholic/
http://www.chesterton.org/shop/catholic-church-and-conversion/
Thanks for the recommendation. If it makes you feel better both Chesterton and Blessed Cardinal Neuman took a while to finally cross the Tiber…so you are in good company!!!