The Polyphonic Style: The Catholic Church's Other Great Gift to Western Music
Today's episode is a presentation on Polyphony as a development from the tradition of Gregorian chant.Our guest presenter is Dr. Cynthia Nicolosi. Dr. Nicolosi has a PhD in philosophy from the Pontif...
24 Tammi 202357min
Gregorian Chant: The Summit of Sacred Music
Gregorian Chant has been called "one of the richest and most subtle art forms in music - indeed in the music of any culture." (Catholiceducation.org) Pope Francis has exhorted the People of God, "Tog...
18 Tammi 20231h 1min
Hospitality, Grace, and Thanksgiving: The Eucharistic Metaphor at the Heart of Babette's Feast
We will be breaking open the classic Academy Award-winning film, Babette's Feast. The National Catholic Register wrote that the film is "a quiet celebration of the divine grace that meets us at every...
12 Tammi 20231h 1min
"A Twitch Upon a Thread": The Movements of Grace in Brideshead Revisited
In this session, we continue our tour through Evelyn Waugh's stunning literary classic, Brideshead Revisited, making our way through the cast of characters by considering Julia, Cordelia, Bridey, and ...
8 Tammi 202347min
"That Catholic Thing" in Brideshead Revisited
We will be reading and discussing together the classic work that National Review called, "The greatest 20th century work on time and grace." Brideshead Revisited is that rare novel that marries style...
4 Tammi 20231h 12min
The Hound of Heaven (Part II)
We continue our consideration of the wonderful spiritual poem and testimony by Francis Thompson, "The Hound of Heaven." Here is a copy of the poem to read. Or, you may prefer listening to it in audio ...
18 Loka 20221h 1min
God as 'That Tremendous Lover' in The Hound of Heaven
We begin our fall series with the work that G.K. Chesterton called, "the greatest poem ever written in modern English," namely, Francis Thompson's devastating piece, "The Hound of Heaven." J.R.R. Tol...
11 Loka 20221h
The Conversion of St. Augustine: Books 8 & 9 of The Confessions
We examine the conversion of Saint Augustine as he describes it in Books 8 and 9 of his Confessions.You can find the text online by clicking here. The music in the introduction and close of this podca...
27 Elo 20221h
