Books by Amy Welborn

Here's a list of books I've written over the past few years.
The links take you to Amazon or another bookseller or the publisher.
Most recently there's this - a memoir of the first few months after my husband's sudden death from a heart attack.
I don't have a lot to say about it. I intended for it to speak for itself. I hope it does.


Come Meet Jesus: An Invitation from Pope Benedict XVI is a book that I hope will serve as a simple, popular



The Loyola Kids' Book of Saints Over 40 saints' lives,written at a middle-school reading level. I. Saints are People Who Love Children St. Nicholas,St. John Bosco, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Blessed Gianna Beretta Molla


- Introduction: Jesus is Born
- John the Baptist: A Hero Prepares the Way
- Early Christian Martyrs: Heroes are Faithful Friends
- Medieval Mystery Plays: Heroes Make the Bible Come to Life
- St. Albert the Great: Heroes Study God’s Creation
- Sister Blandina Segale: Heroes Work in Faith
- Introduction: Jesus Teaches
- Pentecost: Heroes on Fire with Hope
- Paul: A Hero Changes and Finds Hope
- St. Patrick and St. Columba: Heroes Bring Hope into Darkness
- St. Jane de Chantal: Heroes Hope through Loss
- St. Mary Faustina Kowalska: A Hero Finds Hope in Mercy
- Introduction: Jesus Works Miracles
- Peter and John: Heroes are Known by their Love
- St. Genevieve: A City is Saved by a Hero’s Charity
- St. Meinrad and St. Edmund Campion: Heroes love their Enemies
- Venerable Pierre Toussaint: A Hero Lives a Life of Charity
- Rose Hawthorne Lathrop: A Hero Cares for Those Who Need it Most
- Blessed Teresa of Calcutta: A Hero Lives Charity with the Dying
- Introduction: Jesus Strikes a Balance
- Peter and Cornelius: Heroes Love Their Neighbors
- Charlemagne and Alcuin: Heroes Use their Talents for Good
- St. Francis: A Hero Appreciates Creation
- Venerable Matt Talbot: Heroes Can Let Go
- Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati: A Hero Enjoys the Gift of Life
- Introduction: Jesus Gives Us Leaders to Help us Make Good Choices
- Paul and Barnabas at Lystra: Heroes See the Good in All Things
- St. Jean de Brebeuf: A Hero Respects Others
- Catherine Doherty and Jean Vanier: Heroes Bring New Ideas
- Venerable Solanus Casey: A Hero Accepts His Life
- Blessed John XXIII: A Hero Finds a New Way
The Prove It series - apologetics for teens and young adults.
Prove It: God
I Don't Believe in God Because....
- ...No One Can Prove He Exists
- ...Science Shows That the Universe Exists Without a God
- ...People Could Have Just Made the Stuff in the Bible up
- ...It’s So Difficult to Find Him
- ...People Have So Many Different Ideas About Him
- ...There are So Many Hypocrites in Churches
- ...People Do Such Horrible Things in the Name of Religion
- ...It’s What I Believe and I Don’t Need Anyone Else to Tell Me What to Believe!
- ...I Want to Be Free to Be Myself
- ...I Don’t Need Him
- ...Innocent People Suffer
Prove It: Church 
- What Church Do You Go To?
- Why Isn’t Your Church a ‘Bible Only’ Church?
- Why Don’t You Read the Bible Literally?
- Why Aren’t Some of Your Beliefs in the Bible?
- Why Doesn’t Your Church Let You Interpret Scripture?
- Why Has Your Church Added Books to the Bible?
- Why Were You Baptized as a Baby?
- Why Aren’t You Saved?
- Why Does Your Church Say You’re Saved by Works, Not by Faith?
- Why Do You Pray to Saints?
- Why Do You Honor Mary So Much?
- Why Does Your Church Have Statues?
- Why Do you Believe That the Pope is Infallible?
- Why Do You Confess to a Priest?
- Why Do You Call Priests, “Father?”
- Why Do You Believe In Purgatory?
Prove It: Jesus

- …Is What the Gospels Say About Jesus True?
- …What Are the Basic Facts About Jesus?
- …What Did Jesus Really Teach?
- …Did Jesus Really Perform Miracles?
- …Why Was Jesus Executed?
- …Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead?
- …When Is Jesus Going to Come Again?
- …Was Jesus Really God?
- …How Could Jesus Be Both God and Human?
- …Why Did Jesus Come at All, and What Does It Mean for Me Today?
Prove It; Prayer

- …God’s In My Heart All the Time
- …God Already Knows Everything I Feel: I Don’t Have to Tell Him
- …God’s In Control: My Prayer Doesn’t Influence Him
- …I’m Too Busy
- …I Don’t Know Where to Start
- …Meditation is Weird
- …I Can’t Concentrate
- …The Bible is Too Hard to Read
- …Memorized Prayers Are Meaningless
- …I don’t Know Whether It’s God I’m Hearing, or Just Me
Epilogue: Prayer and the Rest of Your Life
Excerpt from Prove It: Prayer.
Prove It: You
The final book in the series isn't apologetics, but a guide to discipleship. How can a teen live joyfully and- Who Am I
- Sure, I Want to Be a Good Person, But...How?
- What's Jesus Got To Do With It?
- It Was Only a Little Lie. So?
- I've Got All The Time In The World...Don't I?
- Love Who? Everyone? Really?
- It's My Body. All Mine.
- How Far Can I Go?
- Whose Life Is Worth Living?
- It's A Big World With Too Many Problems. Can't I Just Live My Life?
- "Be Not Afraid"
Here. Now. A Catholic Guide to the Good Life was written for young adults. In it, I'm trying to help young adults see how the needs and desires and yearnings they experience are answered in Christ, and that Christ
is found in His Church. I wrote it after, in the space of a week, visiting my two young adult sons and then spending time at the enormous Christian Booksellers' Association trade show, then pondering the myriad of resources and energies that evangelical Christians dedicate to young adults and comparing that to what Catholic resources and support are out there.
***crickets***
So I wrote this book. "Good" has a double meaning. It means a life that's experienced as good - as joyful and peace-filled. It also means a life that is, well, good , as in virtuous. The latter leading to the former, of course. It's also a shout-out to Augustine, of De Beata Vita fame. And a few other things.
You can read the introduction here.


- The Sign of the Cross
- The Our Father
- Hail Mary
- Credo
- The Morning Offering
- Salve Regina
- The Act of Contrition
- The Jesus Prayer
- Anima Christi
- Angel Prayers
- Prayers of St. Francis
- St. Patrick's Breastplate
- Memorare
- Suscipe
- Veni Creator Spiritus
- Grace at Meals
- The Liturgy of the Hours
- Glory Be
- Amen
- Where Do My Prayers Go?
- Using Vocal Prayer

- Mary of Magdala
- "Why Are You Weeping?
- The Real Mary?
- Apostle to the Apostles
- Which Mary?
- The Golden Legend
- Touching the Magdalene
- To the East
- The Penitent
- Mary and the Mystics
- The Magdalene in Art
- Rediscovery

- "Only a Novel?"
- Secrets and Lies
- Who picked the Gospels?
- Divine Election
- Toppled Kings?
- Mary, Called Magdalene
- The Age of the Goddess?
- Stolen Gods? Christianity and the Mystery Religions
- Surely, He Got Leonardo Da Vinci Right?
- The Grail, the Priory and the Knights Templar
- The Catholic Code
Other books: From Loyola Press' 6 Weeks With the Bible series (for group and individual study) Matthew: Jesus' Life-Giving Death. Chapters 26-28

Study Guide to The Apostles (by Pope Benedict)
I've written many pamphlets for Our Sunday Visitor, including this one on Pope Benedict, being