Five Books for Catholics

The books recommended in this episode are:

1. Christ the Educator by Clement of Alexandria
2. Catechism of the Catholic Church by John Paul II
3. Gospel, Catechesis, Catechism by Card. Joseph Ratzinger
4. The Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Craft of Catechesis by Pierre de Cointet, Barbara Morgan and Petroc Willey
5. Theology and Sanity by Frank Sheed

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The books recommended in this episode are:

1. Jesus of Nazareth, Volume 3: The Infancy Narratives by Benedict XVI
2. The Sermons of St. Francis de Sales: For Advent and Christmas by St. Francis de Sales
3. The True Meaning of Christmas: The Birth of Jesus and the Origins of the Season by Michael Barber
4. The Nativity Scene by Eduardo de Filippo
5. Illuminating Luke: The Infancy Narrative in Italian Renaissance Painting by Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons

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The books recommended in this episode are:

1. The Elements (alternative edition, Books I-VI with coloured diagrams) by Euclid
2. Almagest by Ptolemy
3. Timaeus by Plato
4. On order (De ordine) (alternative edition) by St. Augustine
5. To Save the Phenomena: An Essay on the Idea of Physical Theory from Plato to Galileo by Pierre Duhem

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Here is a selection of five books that can help us unpack the mystery of Christ’s kingship and live the solemnity more deeply.

1. Quas Primas: Encyclical on the Institution of the Feast of Christ the King by Pius XI
2. The Church Speaks to the Modern World: The Social Encyclicals of Leo XIII edited by Étienne Gilson
3. The Metamorphoses of the City of God by Étienne Gilson
4. Pro Rege (vol. 1) (vol. 2) (vol. 3) by Abraham Kuyper
5. Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World by Tom Holland

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This episode's recommended books are:

1. The Solzhenitsyn Reader: New and Essential Writings, 1947-2005 by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, edited by Edward E. Ericson Jr. and Daniel J. Mahoney
2. The Gulag Archipelago: An Experiment in Literary Criticism (Abridged) (Vintage Edition) (Complete 3 Volume Edition) by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
3. In the First Circle by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
4. Apricot Jam and Other Stories by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
5. Between Two Millstones, Book 1: Sketches of Exile, 1974–1978 and Between Two Millstones, Book 2: Exile in America, 1978-1994 by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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This episode's recommended books are:

1. Ignatius Catholic Study Bible (also available for Kindle) edited by Curtis Mitch and Scott Hahn
2. Kingship by Covenant: A Canonical Approach to God's Saving Promises by Scott Hahn
3. The Kingdom of God as Liturgical Empire: A Theological Commentary on 1-2 Chronicles (also available for Kindle) by Scott Hahn
4. Jesus of Nazareth (3 volumes) (also available for Kindle) by Benedict XVI...also recommended....
5. Holy Bible, English Standard Version Catholic Edition

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In this episode, Dr. Jeffrey L. Morrow will explain the Church’s principles of biblical interpretation and take us through some of the best books on them.

1. Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation Dei Verbum Second Vatican Council
2. Verbum Domini:Post-Synodal Exhortation on The Word of God in the Life and Ministry of the Church by Benedict XVI
3. Letter and Spirit: From Written Text to Living Word in the Liturgy (also availble for Kindle) edited by Scott Hahn
4. Bible Basics for Catholics: A New Picture of Salvation History(also availabe for Kindle) by John Bergsma
5. A Catholic Introduction to the Bible: The Old Testament(also available for Kindle) by John Bergsma and Brant Pitre

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The books recommended in this episode are:

1. Collected Poems: 1943-2004 by Richard Wilbur
2. A Journey of the Mind: Collected Poems of Helen Pinkerton, 1945-2016 by Helen Pinkerton
3. And after All: Poems by Rhina P. Espaillat
4. Deaths And Transfigurations: Poems by Robert Mariani
5. The Gods of Winter by Dana Gioia ...and as a supplementary recommendation...
6. All The Fun’s In How You Say A Thing: An Explanation of Meter and Versification by Timothy Steele

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In part one of this this interview, Aidan Hart discussed his top five books on icons. In this second part, he considers some further recommended readings.

1. Festal Icons History and Meaning by Aidan Hart
2. The Icon, Image of the Invisible: Elements of Theology, Aesthetics and Tecnique by Egon Sendler
3. The Meaning of Icons by Leonid Ouspenksy and Vladimir Lossky

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The books discussed in this episode are:

1. Thomas More: A Short Biography by James McConica
2. Thomas More: A Portrait in Courage by Gerard Wegemer
3. Thomas More (Classic Thinkers) by Joanne Paul
4. The Life and Illustrious History of Sir Thomas More by Thomas Stapleton
5. The Sadness of Christ by St. Thomas More

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