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Wherein we go more deeply into the third pillar of apostolic formation, which is intellectual formation, and specifically talk about growing in our understanding of ethics, philosophy, and theology.

Joseph also addresses a few of the issues people brought up with the apologetics classes...

Works we reference:

C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man

Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, esp. the Hillsdale course on it: https://lp.hillsdale.edu/aristotle-enroll/

Steven J. Jensen, Living the Good Life: A Beginner's Thomistic Ethics

Servais Pinckaers, O.P., Morality: The Catholic View

Peter Kreeft, The Journey; and others as well...

Josef Pieper,Leisure: The Basis of Culture; Abuse of Language, Abuse of Power; Josef Pieper: An Anthology; The Cardinal Virtues; The Theological Virtues and whatever else you come across of his...

Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Introduction to Christianity; "Jesus of Nazareth*; and anything else you can get your hands on

Catechism of the Catholic Church; going through the footnotes and going deeper with the Catechism as the springboard

The Bible

As always,