17: Jason West

The Sprawl is like no other paper I have read in recent years. It is deeply local. It explores in depth the sense of place, what has made Calgary what it is today. Jeremy often writes about its variou...

29 Sep 1h 9min

I met Glen Argan many years ago when he was editor of The Western Catholic Reporter, work that he did in a stellar way for 29 years. I admired the courage and care he showed as editor. He addressed ma...

21 Sep 1h 8min

I am joined by Victor Carpay in this podcast. I never had the pleasure of having Victor in one of the classes I was privileged to teach. We talked periodically in the atrium of Newman, and I glimpsed ...

19 Aug 20251h 28min

I am joined by Jacqueline Richard in this podcast. I had a lovely afternoon several years ago reading T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets with Jacqueline and her now husband Reid. On that occasion she talked a...

21 Juli 20251h 8min

I am joined by Anna Sidloski in this podcast. Anna grew up in Saskatchewan, was largely home school within an intentional community that formed the love of learning and the desire for God. How this co...

19 Juni 20251h 15min

I am joined by Andre Boudreau in this podcast. Andre grew up in Calgary and attended the junior seminary of Christ the King for grades 9 through 12.  This junior seminary is part of Westminster Abby i...

30 Maj 20251h 30min

Every day I met with these students and their collogues was a delight. Every day as I left the campus, I marveled at what seemed to be unfolding. Students were dwelling in and with great literature. T...

2 Maj 202511min

Our conversation begins with the history that led to the commissioning of the icon. We then explore the landscape of meaning associated with such icons in the ancient world, their invocation for the p...

11 Apr 202551min