Five Books for Catholics

The books recommended in this episode are: The Institutes by St. John Cassian The Conferences by St. John Cassian On the Incarnation of Christ: Against the Heretic Nestorius by St. John Cassian Cassian the Monk by Columba Stewart John Cassian by Owen Chadwick Five Books for Catholics may receive a commission from qualifying purchases made using the affiliate links to the books listed. Read the int...

The books discussed in this episode are: Biblia Sacra Vulgata De imitatione Christi (The Imitation of Christ) by Thomas À Kempis Collationes in orationem dominicam (Sermon-Conferences on the Our Father) by St. Thomas Aquinas Sermones de tempore ( Sermons for the Liturgical Year ) by St. Augustine Epitome Historiae Sacrae by Fr. Charles François Lhommond... and for a Latin textook.... Ecclesiastica...

The books discussed in this episode are: Faith, Science, and Reason: Theology on the Cutting Edge by Christopher T. Baglow Thomistic Evolution: A Catholic Approach to Understanding Evolution in the Light of Faith by Nicanor Pier Giorgio OP et al. Creation through Evolution: New Perspectives from Thomistic Philosophy and Theology edited by Nicanor Pier Giorgio OP Theistic Evolution: A Contemporary...

The books discussed in this episode are: The Song of Songs, Commentary and Homilies by Origen of Alexandria On Christian Teaching ( De doctrina christiana ) by St. Augustine Questions on Love and Charity: Summa Theologiae, Secunda Secundae, Questions 23–46 by St. Thomas Aquinas, edited by Robert Miner The Church Speaks to the Modern World: The Social Teachings of Leo XIII by Leo XIII and The Churc...

The books recommended in this episode are: Introduction to Classical and New Testament Greek: A Unified Approach by Michael Boler A Reader's Greek New Testament: Third Edition by Richard J. Goodrich and Albert L. Lukaszewski A Patristic Greek Reader by Rodney A. Whitacre A Student Handbook of Greek and English Grammar by Robert Mondi and Peter L. Corrigan A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testame...

The books discussed in this episode are: Lumen gentium and Nostra aetate by Second Vatican Council Dominus Iesus , Declaration on the Unicity and Salvific Universality of Jesus Christ and the Church by Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Salvation Outside the Church: Tracing the History of the Catholic Response by Francis Sullivan SJ Christianity and World Religions: Disputed Questions in t...

The books discussed in this episode are: Answer to the Pelagians I by St. Augustine The Pelagian Controversy: An Introduction to the Enemies of Grace and the Conspiracy of Lost Souls by Stuart Squires Religion and Society in the Age of Saint Augustine by Peter Brown The Heart of Perfection: How the Saints Taught Me to Trade My Dream of Perfect for God's by Colleen Carroll Campbell Augustine in the...

The books discussed in this episode are: Knowing the Love of God by Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange OP Three Conversions in the Spiritual Life by Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange OP Providence: God's Loving Care for Men and the Need for Confidence in Almighty God by Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange OP On Divine Revelation: The Teaching of the Catholic Faith ( vol. 1 ) ( vol. 2 ) by Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange OP Ph...

The books discussed in this episode are: The True Meaning of the Lord of Heaven by Matteo Ricci SJ Yang Tingyun, Confucian and Christian in Late Ming China: His Life and Thought by Nicholas Standaert Ways of Confucius and of Christ: From Prime Minister of China to Benedictine Monk by Dom Pierre-Célestin Lu Beyond East and West by John C.H. Wu Material Objects in Confucian and Aristotelian Metaphys...

The books discussed in this episode are: The Sacramental Mystery by Fr. Paul Haffner Touched by Christ: The Sacramental Economy by Lawrence Feingold General Principles of Sacramental Theology by Roger Nutt Introduction to Sacramental Theology: Signs of Christ in the Flesh by Fr. José Granados Rite and Man: Natural Sacredness and Christian Liturgy by Fr. Louis Bouyer Five Books for Catholics may re...

The recommended book in this episode is Ariel Poems by T.S. Eliot. Five Books for Catholics may receive a commission from qualifying purchases made using the affiliate links to the books listed. Read the interview at ⁠ www.fivebooksforcatholics.com/fourth-week-of-advent-2024-t-s-eliots-ariel-poems/ For more interviews like this, visit ⁠ www.fivebooksforcatholics.com⁠ ⁠ Sign up ⁠ to receive updates...

This week recommendation is a CD: the Christmas Oratorio of Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921). Five Books for Catholics may receive a commission from qualifying purchases made using the affiliate links to the books listed. Read the article at www.fivebooksforcatholics.com/third-week-of-advent-2024/ For more interviews like this, visit ⁠ www.fivebooksforcatholics.com⁠ ⁠ Sign up ⁠ to receive updates o...

The book discussed in this episode is: The Nativity: Themes in Art by Jeremy Wood. Five Books for Catholics may receive a commission from qualifying purchases made using the affiliate links to the books listed. Read the interview at ⁠www.fivebooksforcatholics.com/second-week-of-advent-2024/ For more interviews like this, visit ⁠ www.fivebooksforcatholics.com⁠ ⁠ Sign up ⁠ to receive updates on the...

The book discussed in this episode is: Sermons for Advent and the Christmas Season by St. Bernard of Clairvaux  Five Books for Catholics may receive a commission from qualifying purchases made using the affiliate links to the books listed. Read the interview at www.fivebooksforcatholics.comfirst-week-of-advent-2024/ For more interviews like this, visit ⁠ www.fivebooksforcatholics.com⁠ ⁠ Sign...

The books discussed in this episode are: On Disgust by Aurel Kolnai The War Against the West by Aurel Kolnai Privilege and Liberty and Other Essays in Political Philosophy by Aurel Kolnai Ethics, Value, and Reality by Aurel Kolnai The Utopian Mind and Other Papers: A Critical Study in Moral and Political Philosophy by Aurel Kolnai Five Books for Catholics may receive a commission from qualifying p...

The recordings recommended in this episode are: Complete Symphonies Rundfunk-Symponieorchester Saarbrücken, conducted by Stanisław Skrowaczewski Symphony No. 4 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Gunther Wand Symphony No. 7 Vienne Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Karl Böhm Symphony No. 8 Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, conducted by Marek Janowski Symphony No. 9 Vienna Philharmonic Orch...

The books discussed in this episode are: Confessions translated with introduction and notes by Thomas Williams The Conversion of Augustine by Romano Guardini Augustine: Conversion to Confessions by Robin Lane Fox A Reader's Companion to Augustine's Confessions edited by Kim Paffenroth and Robert Peter Kennedy Augustine the Bishop by Frederick van der Meer ...and a bonus recommendation... The Confe...

The books discussed in this episode are: Mirari vos , Quanta Cura ( print edition ), Immortale Dei , Libertas ( print edition ) by Gregory XVI, Pius IX, Leo XIII Religious Liberty and Contraception by Fr. Brian Harrison We Hold These Truths and More: Further Catholic Reflections on the American Proposition : The Thought of Fr. John Courtney Murray, S.J. and Its Relevance Today by Donald J. D’Elia...

The books discussed in this episode are: Purgation and Purgatory by St. Catherine of Genoa Life Everlasting and the Immensity of the Soul by Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange OP On Purgatory: The Members of the Church Suffering by St. Robert Bellarmine The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri Saved in Hope ( Spe salvi ) by Benedict XVI ... see also... Manual of Indulgences by Apostolic Penitentiary Five Book...

The works discussed in this episode are Bruckner's: Requiem, Psalms 114 and 112 Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, RIAS Kammerchor, directed by Łuckasz Borowicz The Masses Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, directed by Eugen Jochum Motets Tenebrae, directed by Nigel Short Te Deum Chor des Bayrischen Rundunks, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, directed by Bernard Haitink Psalm 150 Bach-Collegium Stuttgar...

The books discussed in this episode are: Catechism of the Catholic Church by John Paul II The Case for Catholicism: Answers to Classic and Contemporary Protestant Objections by Trent Horn The Apostolic Fathers Teaching with Authority: How to Cut Through Doctrinal Confusion & Understand What the Church Really Says by Jimmy Akin Pope Peter: Defending the Church's Most Distinctive Doctrine in a T...

The books discussed in this episode are: Leisure: The Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper The Musical Shape of the Liturgy by William Peter Mahrt Graduale Romanum Medieval Music and the Art of Memory by Anna Maria Busse Berger That All May Sing ( vol. 1 ) ( vol. 2 ) by Justine Ward In addition, the recordings of Gregorian chant by Dom Joseph Gajard , Mary Berry , and the Benedictine monks of Norcia w...

The books discussed in this episode are: The Council of Florence by Joseph Gill Personalities of the Council of Florence by Joseph Gill The Filioque : History of a Doctrinal Controversy by. A. Edward Siecienski The Orthodox Eastern Church by Adrian Fortescue Rome and the Eastern Churches: A Study in Schism by Aidan Nichols OP Christian Unity. The Council of Ferrara-Florence 1438/39 – 1989 edited b...

The books discussed in this episode are: Celestial Hierarchy by Pseudo-Dionysius The Angels and their Mission: According to the Fathers of the Church by Jean Daniélou SJ Angels and Demons: A Catholic Introduction by Serge-Thomas Bonino OP World Invisible: The Catholic Doctrine of the Angels by Fr. John Saward Angels and Demons in Art by Rosa Giorgi Five Books for Catholics may receive a commission...

The books discussed in this episode are: The poem " One dark night " ( En una noche oscura ) by St. John of the Cross The Ascent of Mount Carmel (Prologue, Diagram, and Picture) by St. John of the Cross The Spiritual Canticle by St. John of the Cross The Living Flame of Love by St. John of the Cross The Ascent of Mount Carmel and The Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the Cross The Impact of Go...