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Back to Search166 - Poetry of St. John of the Cross w/ Carla Galdo
Episode 166
St. John of the Cross is not only one of the Church's greatest mystics, but also one of the most important figures in the Spanish poetic tradition. A…
2 years, 6 months ago
Gifts of the Holy Spirit w/ John of St. Thomas & Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.
Episode 165
Anyone who went through confirmation prep at some point learned the list of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. But most would struggle to define the…
2 years, 6 months ago
When "engaging the culture" means loving mediocrity - Joshua Gibbs
Episode 164
Today it's taken for granted that we as Christians are called to "engage the culture" in order to evangelize. Often "engaging the culture" means payi…
2 years, 7 months ago
Highlights: Cultural appropriation, ugly beauty, English poet-martyrs, Polish cinema
Looking back at highlights from past episodes of the Catholic Culture Podcast and Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast. Full episodes below:
CCP Ep. 6…
2 years, 7 months ago
163 - Reconciling Distributism and Economics - Alexander Salter
Episode 163
Distributism, the social-political-economic philosophy advanced by G.K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc under the influence of Catholic social teaching…
2 years, 7 months ago
162 - Saints Who Inspired Saints - Kimberly Begg
Episode 162
Kimberly Begg joins the podcast to discuss her new book, Unbreakable: Saints Who Inspired Saints to Moral Courage. The book tells the story of four s…
2 years, 8 months ago
161 - Making Gerard Manley Hopkins Accessible - Holly Ordway
Episode 161
Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J. (1844-1889) is one of the poets best loved by Catholics. Immediately accessible in its abundant musical qualities, Hopkin…
2 years, 8 months ago
Highlights: AI is boring; liberal anti-culture; misguided Catholic feminism
This episode features highlights from episodes 61 and 67 of the Catholic Culture Podcast, and from an early episode of Criteria: The Catholic Film Po…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Vocation of Thomas Aquinas - Matthew Minerd
Episode 160
Jean-Pierre Torrell, O.P.'s definitive scholarly biography of St. Thomas Aquinas has recently received its third edition. Translator Matthew Minerd r…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Catholic sobriety test w/ Phil Lawler and Jeff Mirus
In the last of the YouTube livestreams related to Catholic Culture's May fundraising campaign, Jeff Mirus and Phil Lawler discuss their approach to w…
2 years, 9 months ago