
Episode 124: Prudence
15/9/2025 | 23 mins.
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 Aquinas

Episode 123: Predestination - Interview with Taylor Patrick O'Neill
23/8/2025 | 36 mins.
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...

Episode 122: Catholic Teaching on the Right to Migrate - Interview with Antônio Lemos
16/8/2025 | 22 mins.
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.com

Episode 121: St. Anselm of Canterbury - Interview with Montague Brown
09/8/2025 | 20 mins.
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 (

Episode 120: The Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ
04/8/2025 | 24 mins.
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



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