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  • Episode 126: Catholic Teaching on Judaism - Interview with Gavin D'Costa

    Episode 126: Catholic Teaching on Judaism - Interview with Gavin D'Costa
    Jan 31 2026
    The books discussed in this episode are:Vatican II: Catholic Doctrines on Jews and Muslims by Gavin d’CostaCatholic Doctrines on Jews after the Second Vatican Council by Gavin d’CostaFrom Sinai to Rome: Jewish Identity in the Catholic Church by Angela Costley and Gavin d’CostaCatholic - Jewish Engagements on Israel: Holy Land, Political Territory, or Theological Promise? by Gavin d’Costa, Étienne Vetö CCN, and Thomas Joseph White OPContemporary Catholic Approaches to the People, Land, and State of Israel by Gavin d’Costa and Faydra ShapiroIsrael: A Christian Grammar by Paul J. GriffithsJewish Church: A Catholic Approach to Messianic Judaism by Fr. Antoine Lévy OPFive 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-judaismFor more interviews like this, visit ⁠www.fivebooksforcatholics.com⁠⁠Sign up ⁠to receive updates on the latest interview.
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Episode 124: Prudence

    Episode 124: Prudence
    Sep 15 2025
    The books discussed in this episode are:The Tree of Life: An Exploration of Biblical Wisdom Literature by Fr. Roland E. Murphy OCarmDe officiis (On the Duties of the Clergy) by St. Ambrose Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle Summa theologiae II-II, qq. 47-56 by St. Thomas AquinasThe Virtues by Peter GeachFive 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/prudence/For more interviews like this, visit ⁠www.fivebooksforcatholics.com⁠⁠Sign 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.
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    23 mins
  • Episode 123: Predestination - Interview with Taylor Patrick O'Neill

    Episode 123: Predestination - Interview with Taylor Patrick O'Neill
    Aug 23 2025
    The books discussed in this episode are:The Predestination of the Saints and On the Gift of Final Perseverance by St. AugustineSumma theologiae I, q. 23 by St. Thomas AquinasOn Divine Foreknowledge: Part IV of Concordia by Luis de Molina SJPredestination by Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange OPGrace, Predestination, and the Permission of Sin: A Thomistic Analysis by Taylor Patrick O’Neill ...and some further recommendations...The Reality of God and the Problem of Evil by Brian Davies OPInto Your Hands, Father: Abandoning Ourselves to the God Who Loves Us by Wilfrid StinissenRevelations of Divine Love by Julian of NorwichFive 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/christian-maturity/For more interviews like this, visit ⁠www.fivebooksforcatholics.com⁠⁠Sign 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.
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    36 mins
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