Five Books for Catholics

24/08/2025

Five Best Books on PredestinationTaylor Patrick O’Neill (Thomas Aquinas College) discusses the doctrine of predestination and some of the best books on it.

16/08/2025

Five Best Books on Catholic Teaching on the Right to MigrateDoes the Catholic Church teach that there is a natural right to migrate? Antônio Lemos, author of a study on the subject, explains its position.

Does the Catholic Church teach that there is a natural right to migrate? Antônio Lemos, author of a study on the subject, explains its position.

04/08/2025

Five Best Books on the Transfiguration of Jesus

Experts select and explain five outstanding books on some aspect of Catholic life, doctrine, or culture.

26/07/2025

Best Books on Early Christianity’s Evangelisation of CitiesMike Aquilina discusses how the early Church’s evangelised cities, what we can learn from it, and selects some of the best books on the subject.

Mike Aquilina discusses how the early Church’s evangelised cities, what we can learn from it, and selects some of the best books on the subject.

19/07/2025

Five Books by St. Bonaventure - Randall SmithRandall Smith, University of St. Thomas in Houston, discusses the great Franciscan saint and Church doctor, and how to start reading his works.

13/07/2025

The Stories of Enid DinnisJulia Meszaros discusses the life and work of Enid M. Dinnis (1873-1942), an early twentieth-century Catholic author of numerous fairy-stories.

Julia Meszaros discusses the life and work of Enid M. Dinnis (1873-1942), an early twentieth-century Catholic author of numerous fairy-stories.

29/06/2025

Five Books on Christian Maturity - Fr. John GavinChrist calls us to be perfect or mature. Fr. John Gavin SJ discusses Christian maturity and recommends five books on the subject.

Christ calls us to be perfect or mature. Fr. John Gavin SJ discusses Christian maturity and recommends five books on the subject.

21/06/2025

Five Best Books on the Sacrifice of the MassThe Eucharist makes present the one sacrifice of Christ. Fr. Reginald Lynch OP selects and discusses five books on the Sacrifice of the Mass.

The Eucharist makes present the one sacrifice of Christ. Fr. Reginald Lynch OP selects and discusses five books on the Sacrifice of the Mass.

14/06/2025

Five Books for Trinity Sunday - 2025 EditionFive works from last year's archive that can help us meditate more deeply on the central mystery of the Christian faith and life

Five works from last year's archive that can help us meditate more deeply on the central mystery of the Christian faith and life

07/06/2025

Best Books on the Catholic Charismatic Renewal - Part TwoDr. Alan Schreck, Franciscan University of Steubenville, explains the Catholic Charismatic Renewal Movement and recommends some books on it.

Dr. Alan Schreck, Franciscan University of Steubenville, explains the Catholic Charismatic Renewal Movement and recommends some books on it.

01/06/2025

Five Best Books of St. Basil the Great - Stephen HildebrandStephen M. Hildebrand, Franciscan University of Steubenville, discusses the life and work of St. Basil the Great.

Stephen M. Hildebrand, Franciscan University of Steubenville, discusses the life and work of St. Basil the Great.

25/05/2025

Five Best Books by Muriel Spark - Christopher J. ScaliaHow much did Muriel Spark's Catholic faith inform her fiction. Christopher J. Scalia discusses this question and some of Spark’s best books.

How much did Muriel Spark's Catholic faith inform her fiction. Christopher J. Scalia discusses this question and some of Spark’s best books.