/lit/ - Literature

>>17969920
OP, Mere Christianity is great. I also recommend Orthodoxy and The Everlasting Man, both by GK Chesterton. Ratzinger's 'Introduction to Christianity' is likewise excellent for a beginner. This is my Christianity bookshelf, just to give myself a bit more credence.

A couple on the second shelf. Blai's book in particular.

>>17497395
Specifically on that subject, Humanae Vitae is worth a read. In terms of abortion, you can check out this link:

https://www.catholic.com/encyclopedia/abortion

And I think this one is useful, too, talking about the early Church beliefs on abortion:

https://www.catholic.com/tract/abortion

If you're interested in the philosophy and theology behind it, I'd recommend at the least familiarising yourself with Aristotle's main ideas, particularly Teleology, and then reading Augustine and Aquinas. Aquinas is a bit heavy, but you can easily skip the full Summa and read Feser's 'Aquinas' introduction, then go onto Kreeft's 'Summa of the Summa'.

Pic related is my philosophy and religion bookshelf, with books I've found of varying degrees of helpfulness

In increasing complexity

Fiction
>The End of the Affair
>The Power and The Glory
>Death Comes for the Archbishop
>Silence
>The Cardinal
>Viper's tangle
>Diary of a Country Priest
>Divine Comedy

Honorary mentions, not all strictly Catholic but found them all conducive to my own faith:
>Death of Ivan Ilyich
>Father Sergius
>Faust
>Paradise Lost
>The Brothers Karamazov (all Dostoevsky really)

Non-fiction is too much to list but take this pic of my shelf as a sample

>>17250840
4/4 (philosophy, theology, criticism, misc)

>>17002257
3/3

Plus various volumes lying around the house or in my reading pile. I'm not a pseud either, just take care of my spines

>>16920834
3/3

>>16855748
3/3

Not all of the titles will be visible even in these closeups due to camera quality but you should get a better look by zooming