The Catholic Book Club discussion

This is the yearly voting to re-order the books in the Nominations List.

Every member can vote for a maximum of five books in the list. It's enough if you give the numbers of the books for which you are voting. The books will be reordered according to the result of the voting. Tied books will appear in the final list in the same order in which they are listed below. Books with no votes will appear at the end of the list, also in their current order, so no books will be dropped from the Nominations List as a result of this vote.

The voting is now open and will remain open until approximately 11 am Eastern Time Tuesday, October 21, 2025, following which the results and the new order of the nominated books will be posted.

A special request: Please do not change your vote. Once you have voted that should remain your vote. If you simply must change your vote, please add a new post explaining that you are changing your vote and specifying how. Mere edits to your original vote may or may not be counted.

This is the list of books you may vote for (remember, up to five books):

1. Building a Civilization of Love: A Catholic Response to Racism by Harold Burke-Sivers, nominated by Jill
2. The Book that Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization, by Vishal Mangalwadi, nominated by Mariangel
3. The Sower of Black Field: Inspired by the True Story of an American in Nazi Germany by Katherine Koch, nominated by Katherine
4. The Seven Spiritual Weapons by Catherine of Bologna, nominated by Maggie
5. The Hundredfold: Songs for the Lord, by Anthony M. Esolen, nominated by Joe
6. Pierre Toussaint: A Biography by Arthur Jones, nominated by Kathleen
7. Conversation With Christ: The Teaching of St. Teresa of Avila About Personal Prayer by Peter-Thomas Rohrbach nominated by Sebastian and Fonch
8. The Secret of the Holy Face: The Devotion Destined to Save Society by Fr. Lawrence Daniel Carney III, nominated by Sandralena
9. Ancient of Genes by Dan Gallagher, nominated by Dan
10. The Ghost of Madison Avenue by Nancy Bilyeau, nominated by Fonch
11. Saints vs. Scoundrels: Debating Life's Greatest Questions by Benjamin Wiker, nominated by Emmy
12. Hope Does Not Disappoint (Spes non confundit): Bull of Indiction of the Ordinary Jubilee of the Year 2025 by Pope Francis, nominated by Jill
13. Reclaiming Quiet: Cultivating a Life of Holy Attention by Sarah Clarkson, nominated by Jill
14. Exogenesis by Peco Gaskovski, nominated by Steven R.
15. The Queen's Tragedy by Robert Hugh Benson, nominated by Fonch
16. The Resurrection of the Son of God, by N.T. Wright, nominated by Frances
17. The Rifle, and Other Stories by Tomás Carrasquilla, nominated by Steven R.
18. Sonnets for Christ the King, J.C.MacKenzie, nominated by Joseph
19. This Is Your Last Warning: An Authoritative End of Days Timeline by Donna Silveira, nominated by Donna
20. Dilexit nos - He loved us: Encyclical letter about the human and divine love of the Heart of Jesus-Christ by Pope Francis, nominated by Manuel
21. The Shattering of Loneliness: On Christian Remembrance by Erik Varden nominated by Kristi
22. Catatonia by Courtney Stephen Crane, nominated by Courtney
23. Champion of Valdeor, by Sandralena Hanley, nominated by Fonch
24. The Genius of Christianity or the Spirit and Beauty of the Christian Religion, by François-René de Chateaubriand, nominated by Fonch
25. The Purple Robe, David Dean, nominated by David
26. Understanding the Hillbilly Thomist: The Philosophical Foundations of Flannery O’Connor’s Narrative Art by Damian Ference, nominated by Fergus, Quondam Happy Face
27. War Demons, by Russell S. Newquist, nominated by Fonch
28. Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in America by Christian Smith nominated by Jill
29. A Song for Nagasaki: The Story of Takashi Nagai a Scientist, Convert, and Survivor of the Atomic Bomb by Paul Glynn nominated by Mariangel
30. Bakhita: A Novel of the Saint of Sudan by Véronique Olmi, nominated by Don Mario
31. The Burning Bush by Sigrid Undset, nominated by Fonch
32. The Cypresses Believe in God: Spain on the Eve of Civil War - A Novel (Los cipreses creen en Dios) by José María Gironella, nominated by Susan
33. Invasion '14, by Maxence Van der Meersch, nominated by John
34. The Mango Murders, by Mara Campos, nominated by Madeleine
35. Paul: A Biography, by N.T. Wright, nominated by Jill
36. Vipers' Tangle by François Mauriac, nominated by Susan
37. With Two Eyes Into Gehenna, by Jane Lebak, nominated by Steven R.
38. Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith by Kathleen Norris, nominated by Faith
39. Demoniac, by Nathan Krupa, nominated by Nathan
40. In Pieces by Rhonda Ortiz, nominated by Fonch
41. Light From Darkness: Nine Times the Catholic Church Was in Turmoil- and Came Out Stronger Than Before by Steve Weidenkopf, nominated by John
42. The Bishop of the Abandoned Tabernacle: Saint Manuel Gonzalez Garcia by Victoria Schneider, nominated by Catherine
43. Paradoxes of Catholicism, by Robert Hugh Benson, nominated by Sergio
44. GIVE LOVE: A 91-Day Devotional for Searching Catholics by Heidi E. Vincent nominated by Heidi
45. Our Lady of the Sign by Abigail Favale nominated by Emmy
46. Behold the Man: A Catholic Vision of Male Spirituality by Harold Burke-Sivers, nominated by Jill
47. Intercession by Kevin J Haar, nominated by Madeleine
48. The Execution of Justice, Elisabetta Sala, nominated by Susan and renominated by Fonch
49. The Letters of Magdalen Montague by Eleanor Bourg Nicholson, nominated by Emmy
50. A Cardiologist Examines Jesus: The Stunning Science Behind Eucharistic Miracles by Franco Serafini, nominated by John
51. Eucharistic Miracles and Eucharistic Phenomena in the Lives of the Saints by Joan Carroll Cruz, nominated by John
52. Consecration to St. Joseph: The Wonders of Our Spiritual Father by Donald H. Calloway, nominated by Mariangel
53. The Gospel According to Judas: A Handbook on Life by John H. Doe, nominated by Andrew

I believe I am doing this correctly

I vote for 15, 31, 35, 50, 51

29, 32, 33, 42, 52

15, 17, 27, 37 and 43

7, 15, 29, 34, 50

1, 13, 28, 41, 45

4, 24, 26, 28, 29

14,5,29,32,48

19, 20, 12, 8, 7

29, 33, 36, 37, 43

24, 31,5,8,4

5,29,41,45,52

17, 27, 40, 43, 51

Really tough......

2, 7, 11, 13, 49

33, 37, 40, 43, 48