Along with prayer I consult the following resources regularly for historical research, translations, definitions, scripture interpretations, ecclesiastical canons and rituals, and other viewpoints to arrive at as full an understanding of scripture as is possible for me.

Addis, William E. and Arnold, Thomas, revised by Scannell, T.B. and Hallett, P.E., Catholic Dictionary, 15th Edition, Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, London, 1955

Alter, Robert, The David Story, W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 1999

Alter, Robert, Genesis, W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 1996

Alter, Robert, The Wisdom Books, W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 2010

Barclay, Willilam, The Daily Study Series, Revised Edition, Westminster Press, Philadelphia, 1975

Brown, S.S., Raymond E., Fitzmyer, S.J., Joseph A., and Murphy, O. Carm., Roland E., Editors, New Jerome Biblical Commentary, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1990

Borg, Marcus J., Evolution of the Word, HarperCollins, New York, 2012

Borg, Marcus J., Jesus, HarperCollins, New York, 2006

Fernandez, Francis, In Conversation With God, Scepter, New York, 1986

Holy Bible, Confraternity Version, Catholic Book Publishing Company, New York, 1963

Holy Bible, Douay-Rheims Version, Saint Benedict Press, Charlotte, North Carolina, first published in 1609.

Holy Bible, New International Version, Zondervan Bible Publishers, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1990.

Holy Bible, New Revised Standard Edition, HarperCollins, New York, 1989.

Holy Bible, Revised Standard Edition, American Bible Society, New York, 1952.

Jerusalem Bible, Doubleday, New York, 1966.

New American Bible, St. Joseph Edition, Catholic Book Publishing Corporation, New York, 1970.

New Catechism, Herder and Herder, New York, 1967

New Jerusalem Bible, Doubleday, New York, 1998

Peck, M.D., M. Scott, People Of The Lie, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1983

Peck, M.D., M. Scott, The Road Less Traveled, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1978

Sanford, John A., The Kingdom Within, Revised Edition, HarperCollins, New York, 1987

Shea, John, Eating With The Bridegroom, Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota, 2005

Shea, John, On Earth As It Is In Heaven, Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota, 2004

Shea, John, The Relentless Widow, Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota, 2006