Five Books for Catholics

Nov 15 2024 85 ep. 26 mins 3
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Welcome to the Five Books for Catholics podcast, where experts explain their pick of five outstanding books on an aspect of Catholic life, doctrine, or culture. Visit the website at ⁠www.fivebooksforcatholics.com

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Episode 84: The Confessions of St. Augustine - Interview with Jared Ortiz

Nov 15 2024 30 mins  
The books discussed in this episode are:Confessions translated with introduction and notes by Thomas WilliamsThe Conversion of Augustine by Romano GuardiniAugustine: Conversion to Confessions by Robin Lane FoxA Reader's Companion to Augustine's Confessions edited by Kim Paffenroth and Robert Peter KennedyAugustine the Bishop by Frederick van der Meer ...and a bonus recommendation..

Episode 83: Dignitatis humanae and Religious Liberty - Interview with Michael Dunnigan

Nov 07 2024 42 mins  
The books discussed in this episode are:Mirari vos, Quanta Cura (print edition), Immortale Dei, Libertas (print edition) by Gregory XVI, Pius IX, Leo XIIIReligious Liberty and Contraception by Fr. Brian HarrisonWe Hold These Truths and More: Further Catholic Reflections on the American Proposition : The Thought of Fr. John Courtney Murray, S.J. and Its Relevance Today by Donald J.

Episode 82: Purgatory and Prayer for the Deceased - Interview with Fr. Luke Wilgenbusch

Oct 31 2024 23 mins  
The books discussed in this episode are:Purgation and Purgatory by St. Catherine of GenoaLife Everlasting and the Immensity of the Soul by Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange OPOn Purgatory: The Members of the Church Suffering by St. Robert BellarmineThe Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriSaved in Hope (Spe salvi) by Benedict XVI...see also...Manual of Indulgences by Apostolic PenitentiaryFive

Episode 81: The Sacred Music of Anton Bruckner

Oct 24 2024 17 mins  
The works discussed in this episode are Bruckner's:Requiem, Psalms 114 and 112 Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, RIAS Kammerchor, directed by Łuckasz BorowiczThe Masses Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, directed by Eugen JochumMotets Tenebrae, directed by Nigel ShortTe Deum Chor des Bayrischen Rundunks, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, directed by Bernard HaitinkPsalm 150 Bach-Colle

Episode 80: Apologetics and Protestant Objections - Interview with Trent Horn

Oct 18 2024 17 mins  
The books discussed in this episode are:Catechism of the Catholic Church by John Paul IIThe Case for Catholicism: Answers to Classic and Contemporary Protestant Objections by Trent HornThe Apostolic FathersTeaching with Authority: How to Cut Through Doctrinal Confusion & Understand What the Church Really Says by Jimmy AkinPope Peter: Defending the Church's Most Distinctive Doct

Episode 79: Gregorian Chant - Interview with Jennifer Donelson-Nowicka

Oct 10 2024 34 mins  
The books discussed in this episode are:Leisure: The Basis of Culture by Josef PieperThe Musical Shape of the Liturgy by William Peter MahrtGraduale Romanum Medieval Music and the Art of Memory by Anna Maria Busse BergerThat All May Sing (vol. 1) (vol. 2) by Justine WardIn addition, the recordings of Gregorian chant by Dom Joseph Gajard, Mary Berry, and the Benedictine monks of Nor

Episode 78: The Council of Florence - Interview with Fr. Thomas Crean OP

Oct 03 2024 33 mins  
The books discussed in this episode are:The Council of Florence by Joseph GillPersonalities of the Council of Florence by Joseph GillThe Filioque: History of a Doctrinal Controversy by. A. Edward SiecienskiThe Orthodox Eastern Church by Adrian FortescueRome and the Eastern Churches: A Study in Schism by Aidan Nichols OPChristian Unity. The Council of Ferrara-Florence 1438/39 – 19

Episode 77: Angels

Sep 26 2024 20 mins  
The books discussed in this episode are:Celestial Hierarchy by Pseudo-DionysiusThe Angels and their Mission: According to the Fathers of the Church by Jean Daniélou SJAngels and Demons: A Catholic Introduction by Serge-Thomas Bonino OPWorld Invisible: The Catholic Doctrine of the Angels by Fr. John SawardAngels and Demons in Art by Rosa GiorgiFive Books for Catholics may receive a

Episode 76: St. John of Cross - Interview with Edward Howells

Sep 20 2024 29 mins  
The books discussed in this episode are: The poem "One dark night" (En una noche oscura) by St. John of the CrossThe Ascent of Mount Carmel (Prologue, Diagram, and Picture) by St. John of the CrossThe Spiritual Canticle by St. John of the CrossThe Living Flame of Love by St. John of the CrossThe Ascent of Mount Carmel and The Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the CrossThe Impac

Episode 75: Fatherhood - Interview with David Delaney

Sep 13 2024 28 mins  
The books discussed in this episode are: Love and Responsibility by Karol WojtyłaTaking Sex Differences Seriously by Steven E. RhoadsThe Great Mystery: Formation for Flourishing Marriages by David H. DelaneyJesus the Bridegroom: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Brant PitreSupernatural Fatherhood Through Priestly Celibacy: Fulfillment in Masculinity, A Thomistic Study by Carter