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Episode 124: Prudence

Episode 124: Prudence

2025-09-1523:25

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 Aquinasa...
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...a...
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.com⁠a...
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 (a...
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
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 a...
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...
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.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.
The books discussed in this episode are:History of the Council of Trent (vol. 1) (vol. 2) (German Edition) by Hubert JedinTrent: What Happened at the Council by John W. O’Malley SJa...
The books discussed in this episode are:On the Apostolic Preaching by St. Irenaeus of LyonThe Mystery Hidden for Ages in God by Fr. Paul Quay SJInstructing Beginners in Faith by St. AugustineOn Perfection by St. Gregory of NyssaThe Ascetic Life by St. Maximus the ConfessorFive 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 by Charles Journet Cajetan Responds: A Reader in Reformation Controversy by Jared Wicks SJAquinas on Transubstantiation: The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist by Reinhard HütterFrancisco de Vitoria: Political Writings translated and edited by Anthony PadgenAquinas's Summa Theologiae and Eucharistic Sacrifice a...
The works discussed in this episode are: On the Holy Spirit by St. Basil the GreatVindicating the Filioque: The Church Fathers at the Council of Florence by Fr. Thomas Crean OPAscetic Pneumatology from John Cassian to Gregory the Great by Thomas L. Humphries Jr.On The Trinity (De Trinitate), Book 11 by St. AugustineThe Masses by Anton Bruckner, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, directed by Eugen JochumFive Books for Catholics may receive a commission from qualifying purchases made using the affiliate links to the books...
The books discussed in this episode areEnthusiasm: A Chapter in the History of Religion by Mons. Ronald KnoxAn Invitation to the Spirit Filled Life: The Promise, the Power, Gifts, the Fruit by Charles WhiteheadA Key to Charismatic Renewal in the Catholic Church by Vincent WalshRiding the Wind: Learning the Ways of the Spirit and Still Riding the Wind: Learning the Ways of the Spirit by Fr. George T. Montague S.M.In the School of the Holy Spirit by Fr. Jacques PhilippeFive Books for Catholics may receive a commission from qualifying purchases made using the affiliate links to the books listed.Read the interview at a...
The books discussed in this episode are:On the Holy Spirit by St. BasilHomilies on the Six Days of Creation [Hexameron] by St. BasilOn Christian Ethics by St. BasilThe Long Rules by St. BasilLetters (a...
The books discussed in this episode are:The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel SparkThe Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark'Loitering with Intent by Muriel SparkAll the Stories of Muriel Spark by Muriel SparkMuriel Spark: The Biography by Martin StannardFive 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 by Michael GormanThe One and the Many: A Contemporary Thomistic Metaphysics by Norris W. ClarkeScholastic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction by Edward FeserAquinas on Being and Essence: A Translation and Interpretation (De ente et essentia) by Joseph Bobik Metaphysics by Aristotle, translated with introduction and notes by C.D.C. ReeveFive 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 by Leo XIII, compiled and with an introduction by Leo L. ClarkeThe Great Encyclicals: Volume Two, The Spiritual Letters by Leo XIII, compiled and with an introduction by Leo L. ClarkeThe Church Speaks to the Modern World: The Social Teachings of Leo XIII edited by Étienne GilsonCatholic Social Teaching: A Volume of Scholarly Essays edited by Gerard V. Bradley and E. Christian BruggerOn the Dignity of Society: Catholic Social Teaching and Natural Law by F. Russell Hittinger, edited by Scott RoningerFive 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.com⁠a...
The books discussed in this episode are:For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy by Fr. Alexander SchmemannO Death, Where Is Thy Sting? by Fr. Alexander SchmemannGreat Lent: Journey to Pascha by Fr. Alexander SchmemannThe Journals of Father Alexander Schmemann, 1973-1983 by Fr. Alexander Schmemanna...
The books discussed in this episode are:Dilexit Nos: On the Human and Divine Love of the Heart of Jesus Christ by Pope FrancisEvangelii Gaudium by Pope FrancisMisericordiae vultus and Misericordia et misera by Pope FrancisLaudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home by Pope Francisa...
The book recommended in this episode is:Duccio di Buoninsegna by Cecilia JannellaFive 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.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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