5.39 St. Robert Bellarmine: Father of the Poor
By Dr. James Papandrea ( bio - articles - email ) | Jul 22, 2026 | In Way of the Fathers (Podcast)
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St. Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621) was a man known for his generosity. He was also well known for his writings on topics of spirituality, which were widely popular and were read by both Catholics and Protestants.
Links
Article “St. Robert Bellarmine’s Influence on the Writing of the Declaration of Independence”: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=6607&repos=1&subrepos=0&searchid=2664905
Article: “St. Robert Bellarmine, Galileo and Heliocentricity”: https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/st-robert-bellarmine-galileo-and-heliocentricity/?repos=6&subrepos=0&searchid=2664905
Pope Benedict XVI General Address on St. Robert Bellarmine (2011): https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=9554&repos=1&subrepos=0&searchid=2663992
Robert Bellarmine: Spiritual Writings—https://www.paulistpress.com/Products/2875-6/robert-bellarmine.aspx
Way of the Fathers Podcast episode 4.13—“Pelagianism and the Seeds of Calvinism”—https://youtu.be/V0EGaQ-xleQ?si=pXP32Yi7MmsUaRrE
Dr. Papandrea’s Homepage: https://jimpapandrea.wordpress.com/
Dr. Papandrea’s latest book—Praying the Wisdom: Inspired Prayers for Lectio Divina and Contemplative Prayer: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/praying-the-wisdom/
Dr. Papandrea’s YouTube channel, The Original Church: https://www.youtube.com/@TheOriginalChurch
Theme Music: Gaudeamus (Introit for the Feast of All Saints), sung by Jeff Ostrowski. Courtesy of Corpus Christi Watershed: https://www.ccwatershed.org/
Dr. James Papandrea is a senior fellow of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology and a Catholic member of the faculty at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary. A theological consultant for EWTN’s series The Heresies, he is also the writer and presenter for The Original Church series on YouTube. See full bio.
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