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Henri de Lubac on Vatican II’s Dei Verbum w/ Dr. David Grumett
Dei Verbum is one of the most famous and pivotal works of Vatican II and thanks to the newly translated Divine Revelation, English speakers can now read Henri de Lubac’s commentary on this Constitution on Divine Revelation.
Nature in Crisis: ‘The Rise of Ecofascism: Climate Change and the Far Right’ by Alex Roberts and Sam Moore
‘The Rise of Ecofascism: Climate Change and the Far Right’ is a different kind of book from the others Meehan and Peter have discussed so far in their series, even as their focus has shifted from biology to society. Its authors, Sam Moore and Alex Roberts, are both anti-fascist researchers writing explicitly from the activist left. Unlike commentators such as Mark Lilla, who worry about ‘vilification inflation’, Moore and Roberts make the case for the continuing salience of the word fascism.
John Sellars: Stoicism Is Not What You Think
Listen to John Sellars: Stoicism Is Not What You Think from The Book Club.
Bartleby, the Scrivener by Melville
Today on Ascend: The Great Books Podcast, we end Short Story September with “Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street” by Melville – a seemingly simple tale about men in a law office that becomes a puzzling, existential tale. Dcn. Garlick is joined by two excellent guests: Mr. Joey Bremer, a teacher at Holy
Episode 347: "Lilith" by George MacDonald, Intro and Ch. 1-5
On The Literary Life Podcast this week, Angelina and Thomas are joined by Addison Hornstra as they open a new book discussion series covering George MacDonald’s . This introductory conversation on the book opens with some thoughts on both the book’s title and the epigraph. Addison shares some background on the story from MacDonald’s own son and how this book was written and sent out into the world.
33. Jane Eyre: Bronte's Best Novel?
Why is Jane Eyre a romantic classic? Who was Charlotte Bronte? And, what social critiques lie in the heart of the novel?
Blessed Fulton Sheen: Who Was the Man Behind the TV Screen? w/ Dr. Cheryl Hughes
This Thursday, Archbishop Fulton Sheen will be beatified so we are joined by Dr. Cheryl Hughes, a Sheen scholar, to talk about his life and work. Get Your Copy of Fulton J. Sheen: God’s Great Communicator: https://ignatius.com/fulton-j-sheen-fjslip/?searchid=0&search_query=fulton Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen: Conver Maker: https://ignatius.com/archbishop-fulton-j-sheen-afsp/?searchid=0&search_query=fulton Blessed Fulton Sheen was beloved by Catholics and non-Catholics alike, and his teachings and lectures were widely viewed on both ratio and TV.
Jeb Bush: Policy, Politics, Life
Over the years, I have done several podcasts with Jeb Bush. They are always interesting and refreshing. For two terms, 1999 to 2007, he was the governor of Florida. Other governors looked to him for inspiration and advice. (I heard several of them say so, on the record and off.)
Locked up with a Nazi
We’re back — and starting with a book that genuinely floored us.In 1949, Polish resistance fighter and journalist Kazimierz Moczarski was thrown into a Warsaw prison cell with Jürgen Stroop, the SS general responsible for the destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto. They lived together for 255 days.The result was Conversations with an Executioner: Moczarski’s extraordinary attempt to understand the man beside him.
Anand Gopal: Days of Love and Rage
Listen to Anand Gopal: Days of Love and Rage from The Book Club. In this week’s Book Club podcast, Sam Leith is joined by The New Yorker writer Anand Gopal, whose new book, long-listed for the Baillie Gifford Prize, is Days of Love and Rage: A Story of Revolution.What does freedom mean once the dictator has gone? Anand explains why he spent eight years reporting on Manbij, a city of 150,000 that pushed out the Assad regime and set about building a democracy from scratch – and how the argument over what came next split the revolution in two.
Book Club Recap: City of God (Augustine)
Session 1 of 2 (Books 11, 12 & 14)
Who’s afraid of realism?: ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’ by Muriel Spark
When Muriel Spark describes the art teacher, Mr Lloyd, in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, she writes that ‘most wonderful of all, he had only one arm, the right, with which he painted’. The loss of an arm was hardly wonderful for Mr Lloyd, but for the girls at the centre of the novel it is a rich source of fascination, and Spark’s description exemplifies her use of one of the classic realist tools, free indirect style, to fill her short book with the life and character of adolescent girlhood at an Edinburgh school in the 1930s.
NEW BOOK CLUB and Neil Gaiman’s “Chivalry” with H.E. Eduard Habsburg
We have BIG NEWS! We have launched the new Ascend Book Club! Ascend: The Great Books Podcast has partnered with “The Ascent” here on Substack to transform it into the new Ascend Book Club to offer you the most comprehensive online book club focused on reading the great books and living a beautiful, virtuous life. You’ll receive the same great content as before but with much more—which now includes: Weekly podcast and videos on the great books Weekly articles on the great books In-depth, detailed pdf guides on the great books
Episode 346: Finding the Education for Your Vocation with the Hornstra Sisters
This week on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina and Thomas sit down for another chat with Addison and Ella Hornstra to bring us an update on their literary lives and educational journeys. They open the conversation with some thoughts on how and why Addison and Ella changed their educational paths and goals. They discuss how the girls went about the search to find their vocations and how that affected their decisions on pursuing their education as adults.
32. A Month in the Country: Is This the Greatest Novella Ever Written?
How did the First World War affect the British soldier survivors? Is this pastoral novella one of the UK's best books? How did J L Carr's Yorkshire upbringing impact the setting and tone of the story?
A Personal Account of Meeting Blessed Fulton Sheen w/ Fr. Dennis Brown
Fr. Dennis Brown was just a young man when he reached out to Blessed Fulton Sheen, and instead of ignoring him, the archbishop invited the future priest into his apartment to pray with him and offer words of advice. Get Your Copy of “The Power of Love” Here: https://ignatius.com/the-power-of-love-plp/ Ben Eriksen sits down with his friend Fr. Dennis Brown to talk about his personal correspondence Blessed Fulton Sheen. Fr.
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