Matthew Kelly Books in Order
Matthew Kelly has written 48 books, published between 1995 and 2025. The first book is Our Father (1995) and the newest is Nothing Is Random (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 48
- Published
- 1995–2025
- Pages on record
- 4,279 in 23 of 48 books
Matthew Kelly, born 12 July 1973 in Sydney, is an Australian motivational speaker, business consultant and founding partner of the management consulting firm Floyd Consulting. The catalogue lists 48 Kelly books from Our Father (1995) to Nothing Is Random (2025). Subjects include the Catholic Church, spirituality, self-help, happiness, parenting and business. Titles include The Rhythm of Life (1999), Rediscover Catholicism (2002) and The Dream Manager (2007).
How many Matthew Kelly books are there?
Matthew Kelly has 48 books, released between 1995 and 2025.
Matthew Kelly Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 48 Matthew Kelly books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Our Father1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 2A Call to Joy1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 3Words from God1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 4The Rhythm of Life1999 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/419993201/4
- 5The Shepherd2001 · 81 pages · confirmed 1/42001811/4
- 6Mustard Seeds2001 · 127 pages · confirmed 1/420011271/4
- 7Rediscover Catholicism2002 · 324 pages · confirmed 1/420023241/4
- 8The Book of Courage2003 · 203 pages · confirmed 1/420032031/4
- 9Perfectly Yourself2006 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/420062401/4
- 10The Dream Manager2007 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/420071761/4
- 11Building Better Families2008 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/420082081/4
- 12The Seven Levels of Intimacy2009 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420093201/4
- 13Why Am I Here?2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 14Off Balance2011 · 142 pages · confirmed 1/420111421/4
- 15Rediscover Advent2011 · 94 pages · confirmed 1/42011941/4
- 16Rediscover Catholicism2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 17The One Thing2011 · 60 pages · confirmed 1/42011601/4
- 18Rediscover Lent2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 19The Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic2012 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/420122161/4
- 20Living Everyday with Passion & Purpose2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 21I Know Jesus2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 22The Long View2014 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/42014961/4
- 23Rediscover Jesus2015 · 187 pages · confirmed 1/420151871/4
- 24Resisting Happiness2016 · 228 pages · confirmed 1/420162281/4
- 25Blessed2017 · 237 pages · confirmed 1/420172371/4
- 26Good Night Jesus2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 27Beautiful Hope2017 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420171281/4
- 28Rediscover the Rosary2017 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420172881/4
- 29The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity2018 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420181281/4
- 30The Culture Solution2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 31In A World Where You Can Be Anything...2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 32Rediscover the Saints2019 · 124 pages · confirmed 1/420191241/4
- 33Do Something Beautiful for God2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 34I Heard God Laugh2020 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420201281/4
- 35Coach2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 36Amazing Possibilities2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 37Dig the Well Before You Get Thirsty2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 38The Thing About Mothers2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 39The Thing About Fathers2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 40Teachers Inspiring Teachers2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 41Life is Messy2021 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420212241/4
- 42Holy Moments2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 43The Fourth Quarter of Your Life2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 44The Rocking Chair Prophet2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 4533 Days to Eucharistic Glory2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 46The Sounds of Furious Living: Everyday Unorthodoxies in an Era of AIDSCritical Issues in Health and Medicine #632023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 47Slowing Down to the Speed of Joy: The Simple Art of Taking Back Your Life2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 48Nothing Is Random2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
Matthew Kelly books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Critical Issues in Health and Medicine in order
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47 books47 Matthew Kelly titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Matthew Kelly books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 48 Matthew Kelly books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Matthew Kelly
Start with Our Father (1995), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Matthew Kelly book?
Nothing Is Random (2025) is the newest Matthew Kelly book released so far.
Is there a new Matthew Kelly book coming?
No next Matthew Kelly book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Matthew Kelly at a glance
- Still publishing
- Matthew Kelly published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Matthew Kelly books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,279 pages across the 23 of 48 books with a recorded length, a median of 187 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Matthew Kelly books, 20 of 48, were published in the 2010s.
What the Matthew Kelly books are about
43 of the 48 Matthew Kelly books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: religion is tagged on 12 of 43. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Religion 12 of 43 books
- Self-help techniques 6 of 43 books
- Spirituality 6 of 43 books
- Catholic Church 5 of 43 books
- Christian life 5 of 43 books
- Christianity 5 of 43 books
- Business 3 of 43 books
- Family life 3 of 43 books
- Happiness 3 of 43 books
- Meditations 3 of 43 books
- Parenting 3 of 43 books
- Catholic authors 2 of 43 books





















