Five Books for Catholics

The books discussed in this episode are: Vatican II: Catholic Doctrines on Jews and Muslims by Gavin d’Costa Catholic Doctrines on Jews after the Second Vatican Council by Gavin d’Costa From Sinai to Rome: Jewish Identity in the Catholic Church by Angela Costley and Gavin d’Costa Catholic - Jewish Engagements on Israel: Holy Land, Political Territory, or Theological Promise? by Gavin d’Costa, Étie...

The books discussed in this episode are: The Tree of Life: An Exploration of Biblical Wisdom Literature by Fr. Roland E. Murphy OCarm De officiis   ( On the Duties of the Clergy ) by St. Ambrose  Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle   Summa theologiae  II-II, qq. 47-56 by St. Thomas Aquinas The Virtues by Peter Geach Five Books for Catholics may receive a commission from qualifying...

The books discussed in this episode are: The Predestination of the Saints and On the Gift of Final Perseverance by St. Augustine Summa theologiae I, q. 23 by St. Thomas Aquinas On Divine Foreknowledge: Part IV of Concordia by Luis de Molina SJ Predestination by Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange OP Grace, Predestination, and the Permission of Sin: A Thomistic Analysis by Taylor Patrick O’Neill ...and some...

The books discussed in this episode are: On the American Indians by Francisco de Vitoria OP Deliberation on the Cause of the Poor by Domingo de Soto OP Exsul Familia by Pius XII Erga migrantes caritas Christi by Pontifical Council For The Pastoral Care Of Migrants And Itinerant People Migrants and Refugees: Witnesses to Hope by Pope Francis, edited by United States Conference of Catholic Bishops F...

The books discussed in this episode are: Monologion by St. Anselm Proslogion by St. Anselm Cur Deus homo ( Why Did God Become Man? ) by St. Anselm De veritate ( On Truth ) by St. Anselm De concordia ( The Compatibility of God's Foreknowledge, Predestination, and Grace with Human Freedom ) by St. Anselm Five Books for Catholics may receive a commission from qualifying purchases made using the affil...

The books and resources discussed in this episode are: Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration by Benedict XVI Light on the Mountain: Greek Patristic and Byzantine Homilies on the Transfiguration of the Lord  by Brian E. Daley SJ The Uncreated Light: An Iconographiocal Study of the Transfiguration In the Eastern Church by Solrunn Nes Light and Glory: The Trans...

The books discussed in this episode are: Armenia: Art, Religion, and Trade in the Middle Ages edited by Helen C. Evans Cities of God: The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome by Rodney Stark The First Urban Christians by Wayne Meeks The Christians as the Romans Saw Them by Robert L. Wilken Who Were the First Christians: Dismantling the Urban Thesis by Thomas A...

The books discussed in this episode are: The Journey of the Soul into God ( Itinerarium mentis in Deum ) by St. Bonaventure Mystical Opuscula by St. Bonaventure, translated by Jose de Vinck Simply Bonaventure: An Introduction to His Life, Thought, and Writings by Ilia Delio OSF Crucified Love: Bonaventure's Mysticism of the Crucified Christ by Ilia Delio OSF The Philosophy of Saint Bonaventure by...

The book discussed in this episode is The Complete Short Stories: Volume 1 by Enid Dinnis. 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/enid-dinnis/ For more interviews like this, visit ⁠ www.fivebooksforcatholics.com⁠ ⁠ Sign up ⁠ to receive updates on the latest...

The books discussed in this episode are: History of the Council of Trent ( vol. 1 ) ( vol. 2 ) ( German Edition ) by Hubert Jedin Trent: What Happened at the Council by John W. O’Malley SJ The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Trent edited by Nelson H. Minnich Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils: Volume II edited by Norman Tanner SJ …and for readers of Italian or French... Le Concile de Trente...

The books discussed in this episode are: On the Apostolic Preaching by St. Irenaeus of Lyon The Mystery Hidden for Ages in God by Fr. Paul Quay SJ Instructing Beginners in Faith by St. Augustine On Perfection by St. Gregory of Nyssa The Ascetic Life by St. Maximus the Confessor Five Books for Catholics may receive a commission from qualifying purchases made using the affiliate links to the books l...

The books discussed in this episode are: The Mass: The Presence of the Sacrifice of the Cross by Charles Journet Cajetan Responds: A Reader in Reformation Controversy by Jared Wicks SJ Aquinas on Transubstantiation: The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist by Reinhard Hütter Francisco de Vitoria: Political Writings translated and edited by Anthony Padgen Aquinas's Summa Theologiae and Eucharis...

The works discussed in this episode are: On the Holy Spirit by St. Basil the Great Vindicating the Filioque: The Church Fathers at the Council of Florence by Fr. Thomas Crean OP Ascetic Pneumatology from John Cassian to Gregory the Great by Thomas L. Humphries Jr. On The Trinity ( De Trinitate ), Book 11 by St. Augustine The Masses by Anton Bruckner, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, directed by...

The books discussed in this episode are Enthusiasm: A Chapter in the History of Religion by Mons. Ronald Knox An Invitation to the Spirit Filled Life: The Promise, the Power, Gifts, the Fruit by Charles Whitehead A Key to Charismatic Renewal in the Catholic Church by Vincent Walsh Riding the Wind: Learning the Ways of the Spirit and Still Riding the Wind: Learning the Ways of the Spirit by Fr. Geo...

The books discussed in this episode are: On the Holy Spirit by St. Basil Homilies on the Six Days of Creation [Hexameron] by St. Basil On Christian Ethics by St. Basil The Long Rules by St. Basil Letters ( vol. 1 ) ( vol. 2 ) by St. Basil 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.fiveb...

The books discussed in this episode are: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark' Loitering with Intent by Muriel Spark All the Stories of Muriel Spark by Muriel Spark Muriel Spark: The Biography by Martin Stannard Five Books for Catholics may receive a commission from qualifying purchases made using the affiliate links to the books listed. Read the...

The books discussed in this episode are: A Contemporary Introduction to Thomistic Metaphysics by Michael Gorman The One and the Many: A Contemporary Thomistic Metaphysics by Norris W. Clarke Scholastic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction by Edward Feser Aquinas on Being and Essence: A Translation and Interpretation ( De ente et essentia ) by Joseph Bobik Metaphysics by Aristotle, translated w...

The books discussed in this episode are: The Great Encyclicals: Volume One, The Social Letters by Leo XIII, compiled and with an introduction by Leo L. Clarke The Great Encyclicals: Volume Two, The Spiritual Letters by Leo XIII, compiled and with an introduction by Leo L. Clarke The Church Speaks to the Modern World: The Social Teachings of Leo XIII edited by Étienne Gilson Catholic Social Teachin...

The books discussed in this episode are: For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy by Fr. Alexander Schmemann O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? by Fr. Alexander Schmemann Great Lent: Journey to Pascha by Fr. Alexander Schmemann The Journals of Father Alexander Schmemann, 1973-1983 by Fr. Alexander Schmemann The Eschatological Person: Alexander Schmemann and Joseph Ratzinger in Dialogue by And...

The books discussed in this episode are: Dilexit Nos: On the Human and Divine Love of the Heart of Jesus Christ by Pope Francis Evangelii Gaudium by Pope Francis Misericordiae vultus and Misericordia et misera by Pope Francis Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home by Pope Francis The Mind of Pope Francis: Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s Intellectual Journey by Massimo Borghesi Five Books for Catholics m...

The book recommended in this episode is: Duccio di Buoninsegna by Cecilia Jannella 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/duccio-of-buoninsegnas-paintings-of-the-passion/ For more interviews like this, visit ⁠ www.fivebooksforcatholics.com⁠ ⁠ Sign up ⁠ to rec...

This week's recommendation is   Palestrina 6 performed by the The Sixteen. 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/lenten-music-by-palestrina/ For more interviews like this, visit ⁠ www.fivebooksforcatholics.com⁠ ⁠ Sign up ⁠ to receive updates on the la...

The book discussed in this episode is Great Lent: Journey to Pascha by Alexander Schmemann. 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/alexander-schmemanns-great-lent/ For more interviews like this, visit ⁠ www.fivebooksforcatholics.com⁠ ⁠ Sign up ⁠ to receive...

The book discussed in this episode is:   Ash-Wednesday 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/t-s-eliots-ash-wednesday/ For more interviews like this, visit ⁠ www.fivebooksforcatholics.com⁠ ⁠ Sign up ⁠ to receive updates on the latest int...

The book discussed in this episode is: Sermons for Lent and the Easter 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.com/lent-st-bernard/ For more interviews like this, visit ⁠ www.fivebooksforcatholics.com⁠ ⁠ Sign up ⁠ to receive up...