Five Books for Catholics

The books discussed in this episode are: The Tree of Life: An Exploration of Biblical Wisdom Literature De officiis On the Duties of the ClergyNicomachean Ethics Summa theologiae II-II, qq. 47-56

The books discussed in this episode are: The Predestination of the Saints and On the Gift of Final PerseveranceSumma theologiae I, q. 23 On Divine Foreknowledge: Part IV of Concordia Predestination Grace, Predestination, and the Permission of Sin: A Thomistic Analysis ...and some further recommendations...

The books discussed in this episode are: On the American Indians Deliberation on the Cause of the Poor Exsul Familia Erga migrantes caritas Christi Migrants and Refugees: Witnesses to Hope 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/catholic-teaching-on-the-right-to-migrate/ For more interviews like this, visit ⁠www.fivebooksforcatholics.com⁠

The books discussed in this episode are: Monologion Proslogion Cur Deus homo (Why Did God Become Man?) De veritate (

The books and resources discussed in this episode are: Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration Light on the Mountain: Greek Patristic and Byzantine Homilies on the Transfiguration of the Lord The Uncreated Light: An Iconographiocal Study of the Transfiguration In the Eastern Church Light and Glory: The Transfiguration of Christ in Early Franciscan and Dominican Theology Thomas Tallis, Sacred Choral Works: Spem in alium Five Books for Catholics may receive a commission from qualifying purchases made using the affiliate links to the books listed. Read the article at

The books discussed in this episode are: Armenia: Art, Religion, and Trade in the Middle Ages Cities of God: The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome The First Urban Christians The Christians as the Romans Saw Them Who Were the First Christians: Dismantling the Urban Thesis 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/early-christianity-and-urban-evangelization/ For more interviews like this, visit

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

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 interview. ⁠Become a premium subscriber⁠ to listen to the full interview and have access to complete archive on the website. If you have enjoyed this episode, please give the podcast a top rating. You can also support this podcast by making a one-off tip or donation. Just click here.

The books discussed in this episode are: History of the Council of Trent(vol. 1) (vol. 2)(German Edition) Trent: What Happened at the Council

The books discussed in this episode are: On the Apostolic Preaching The Mystery Hidden for Ages in God Instructing Beginners in Faith On Perfection The Ascetic Life Five Books for Catholics may receive a commission from qualifying purchases made using the affiliate links to the books listed. Read the interview at ⁠

The books discussed in this episode are: The Mass: The Presence of the Sacrifice of the Cross Cajetan Responds: A Reader in Reformation Controversy Aquinas on Transubstantiation: The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist Francisco de Vitoria: Political Writings Aquinas's Summa Theologiae and Eucharistic Sacrifice

The works discussed in this episode are: On the Holy Spirit Vindicating the Filioque: The Church Fathers at the Council of Florence Ascetic Pneumatology from John Cassian to Gregory the Great On The Trinity (De Trinitate), Book 11 The Masses Five Books for Catholics may receive a commission from qualifying purchases made using the affiliate links to the books...

The books discussed in this episode are Enthusiasm: A Chapter in the History of Religion An Invitation to the Spirit Filled Life: The Promise, the Power, Gifts, the Fruit A Key to Charismatic Renewal in the Catholic Church Riding the Wind: Learning the Ways of the SpiritStill Riding the Wind: Learning the Ways of the Spirit In the School of the Holy Spirit Five Books for Catholics may receive a commission from qualifying purchases made using the affiliate links to the books listed. Read the interview at

The books discussed in this episode are: On the Holy Spirit Homilies on the Six Days of Creation [Hexameron] On Christian Ethics The Long Rules Letters (

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

The books discussed in this episode are: A Contemporary Introduction to Thomistic Metaphysics The One and the Many: A Contemporary Thomistic Metaphysics Scholastic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction Aquinas on Being and Essence: A Translation and Interpretation De ente et essentia Metaphysics Five Books for Catholics may receive a commission from qualifying purchases made using the affiliate links to the books...

The books discussed in this episode are: The Great Encyclicals: Volume One, The Social Letters The Great Encyclicals: Volume Two, The Spiritual Letters The Church Speaks to the Modern World: The Social Teachings of Leo XIIICatholic Social Teaching: A Volume of Scholarly Essays On the Dignity of Society: Catholic Social Teaching and Natural Law 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/a-tale-of-two-leos-leo-xiv-and-leo-xiii/ For more interviews like this, visit ⁠www.fivebooksforcatholics.com⁠

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

The books discussed in this episode are: Dilexit Nos: On the Human and Divine Love of the Heart of Jesus Christ Evangelii Gaudium Misericordiae vultusMisericordia et misera Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home

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 receive updates on the latest interview. ⁠Become a premium subscriber⁠ to listen to the full interview and have access to complete archive on the website. If you have enjoyed this episode, please give the podcast a top rating. You can also support this podcast by making a one-off tip or donation. Just click here.