Magnus Podcast: Conversations from the Catacombs of Liberal Education

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Zena Hitz; tutor at St. John’s College, author of Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life, and Co-founder and President of the Catherine Pro...

4 Maj 202359min

“The gates of hell are open night and day; Smooth the descent, and easy is the way: But to return, and view the cheerful skies, In this the task and mighty labor lies.” - from The Aeneid of Virgil The...

27 Apr 20231h 10min

We now bring you Spy Wednesday Bonus Episode 2, continuing in the theme of Holy Week. This is an excerpt from our own John Johnson’s course in the Magnus Fellowship: In the end was the word: Eschatolo...

5 Apr 20231h 28min

In honor of Spy Wednesday, we are bringing you two back to back episodes today, both lectures by your favorite podcast host, the Founder and  Executive Director of our own institute, John Johnson. The...

5 Apr 20231h 24min

"Wherever he can find any possibility of doubt, he is going to call it downright false." Up now: Descartes and The Search for Certainty with Fr. Owen Carroll.  Enjoy these lectures given by Fr. Owen C...

4 Apr 202356min

"We see that Abraham is chosen, Abraham this one man with his clan around him... it’s promised to him that in him all nations, that is, all the rest of humanity... will find their blessedness in him."...

30 Mars 202357min

“The Amaryllis has been doing many living acts within itself. Nourishing, growing, flowering itself, in the same way that when I take a sip of water,  am I not very much like the plant nourishing itse...

23 Mars 202358min

As Great Lent continues… so do podcasts with Fr. Owen Carroll.  Today’s being “Liturgy, Authority, and Living Scripture.” Lecturer Fr. Owen Carroll is one of the foremost experts on Thomas Aquinas and...

8 Mars 202354min