Episodes

  • 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
  • Episode 122: Catholic Teaching on the Right to Migrate - Interview with Antônio Lemos

    Episode 122: Catholic Teaching on the Right to Migrate - Interview with Antônio Lemos
    Aug 16 2025
    The books discussed in this episode are:On the American Indians by Francisco de Vitoria OPDeliberation on the Cause of the Poor by Domingo de Soto OPExsul Familia by Pius XIIErga migrantes caritas Christi by Pontifical Council For The Pastoral Care Of Migrants And Itinerant PeopleMigrants and Refugees: Witnesses to Hope by Pope Francis, edited by United States Conference of Catholic BishopsFive 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.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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    22 mins
  • Episode 121: St. Anselm of Canterbury - Interview with Montague Brown

    Episode 121: St. Anselm of Canterbury - Interview with Montague Brown
    Aug 9 2025
    The books discussed in this episode are:Monologion by St. AnselmProslogion by St. AnselmCur Deus homo (Why Did God Become Man?) by St. AnselmDe veritate (On Truth) by St. AnselmDe concordia (The Compatibility of God's Foreknowledge, Predestination, and Grace with Human Freedom) by St. AnselmFive 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/st-anselm-of-canterbury/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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    20 mins
  • Episode 120: The Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ

    Episode 120: The Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ
    Aug 4 2025
    The books and resources discussed in this episode are:Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration by Benedict XVILight on the Mountain: Greek Patristic and Byzantine Homilies on the Transfiguration of the Lord by Brian E. Daley SJThe Uncreated Light: An Iconographiocal Study of the Transfiguration In the Eastern Church by Solrunn NesLight and Glory: The Transfiguration of Christ in Early Franciscan and Dominican Theology by Aaron CantyThomas Tallis, Sacred Choral Works: Spem in alium The Sixteen, directed by Harry ChristophersFive 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/transfiguration/For more interviews like this, visit ⁠www.fivebooksforcatholics.com⁠⁠Sign up ⁠to receive updates on the latest interview.⁠Become a premium subscriber⁠ to access the 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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    25 mins
  • Episode 119: Early Christianity and Urban Evangelisation - Interview with Mike Aquilina

    Episode 119: Early Christianity and Urban Evangelisation - Interview with Mike Aquilina
    Jul 26 2025
    The books discussed in this episode are:Armenia: Art, Religion, and Trade in the Middle Ages edited by Helen C. EvansCities of God: The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome by Rodney StarkThe First Urban Christians by Wayne Meeks The Christians as the Romans Saw Them by Robert L. WilkenWho Were the First Christians: Dismantling the Urban Thesis by Thomas A. RobinsonFive 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 ⁠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 118: St. Bonaventure - Interview with Randall Smith

    Episode 118: St. Bonaventure - Interview with Randall Smith
    Jul 19 2025
    The books discussed in this episode are:The Journey of the Soul into God (Itinerarium mentis in Deum) by St. BonaventureMystical Opuscula by St. Bonaventure, translated by Jose de VinckSimply Bonaventure: An Introduction to His Life, Thought, and Writings by Ilia Delio OSFCrucified Love: Bonaventure's Mysticism of the Crucified Christ by Ilia Delio OSFThe Philosophy of Saint Bonaventure by Étienne GilsonFive 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/st-bonaventure/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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    33 mins