

Lily: The Voice of Alice von Hildebrand
Hildebrand Project
Join Alice von Hildebrand—Lily to her friends—as she brings her timeless wit and winsome charm to bear on topics both timely and eternal, from faith to femininity, from marriage to death, and many things in-between.Drawn from her hundreds of appearances on television and radio, and fully remastered for this archival podcast, Lily: The Voice of Alice von Hildebrand will introduce listeners to this great lady who, despite her many esteemed publications, was most expressive in the spoken word.Respected by popes, loved by students, and an inspiration to generations, Lily lived an amazing, faithful life. Listen here as we continue her legacy.
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May 7, 2024 • 26min
Soul of a Lion - Alice von Hildebrand
Welcome to Lily: The Voice of Alice von Hildebrand. In this episode, Lily discusses her book, The Soul of a Lion, a marvelous telling of her husband Dietrich von Hildebrand’s life, including his intellectual development under Adolf Reinach, Edmund Husserl, and Max Scheler, as well as his Catholic conversion, and public anti-Nazi resistance.To purchase a copy of The Soul of a Lion, click here: https://amzn.to/2VOfJUg.Get our newsletter and other important updates: https://hildebrandproject.org/#newsletterBecome a monthly donor! Visit hildebrandproject.org/givingFollow us on Social MediaInstagram: instagram.com/hildebrand_projectYouTube: youtube.com/@HildebrandProjectTwitter: twitter.com/HildebrandPrjFacebook: facebook.com/Hildebrandproject#DietrichVonHildebrand #Phenomenology #Personalism #Philosophy #EdmundHusserl #MaxScheler #AdolfReinach #AntiNazism #AntiNationalism

Apr 27, 2024 • 26min
By Grief Refined: Letters to a Widow
Welcome to Lily: The Voice of Alice von Hildebrand. In this episode, Lily discusses her book By Grief Refined: Letters to a Widow. She explores the experience of suffering and the growth that occurs when we discover its meaning, with special reference to the loss of her husband, Dietrich von Hildebrand. Get our newsletter and other important updates: https://hildebrandproject.org/#newsletterBecome a monthly donor! Visit hildebrandproject.org/givingFollow us on Social MediaInstagram: instagram.com/hildebrand_projectYouTube: youtube.com/@HildebrandProjectTwitter: twitter.com/HildebrandPrjFacebook: facebook.com/Hildebrandproject#DietrichVonHildebrand #Phenomenology #Personalism #Philosophy #Grief #Suffering

Apr 15, 2024 • 27min
Memoirs of a Happy Failure - Alice von Hildebrand
Welcome to Lily: The Voice of Alice von Hildebrand. In this episode, Lily speaks about her book, Memoirs of a Happy Failure, a vivid account of her life, with a particular focus on the nearly forty years she spent as a philosophy professor in service of her students, despite a climate of misogyny and anti-Catholicism. To purchase a copy of Man & Woman: A Divine Invention, click here: https://amzn.to/2XOlIdC.Get our newsletter and other important updates: https://hildebrandproject.org/#newsletterBecome a monthly donor! Visit hildebrandproject.org/givingFollow us on Social MediaInstagram: instagram.com/hildebrand_projectYouTube: youtube.com/@HildebrandProjectTwitter: twitter.com/HildebrandPrjFacebook: facebook.com/Hildebrandproject#DietrichVonHildebrand #Phenomenology #Personalism #Philosophy

Apr 6, 2024 • 27min
My Battle Against Hitler - Alice von Hildebrand and John Henry Crosby
Welcome to Lily: The Voice of Alice von Hildebrand. In this episode, Lily and I discuss Dietrich von Hildebrand’s book, My Battle Against Hitler, in which he recounts his resistance to Nazism, rooted in his deep understanding of the dignity of the human person.To purchase a copy of My Battle Against Hitler, click here: https://amzn.to/2tY8L3d.Become a monthly donor! Visit hildebrandproject.org/givingFollow us on Social MediaInstagram: instagram.com/hildebrand_projectYouTube: youtube.com/@HildebrandProjectTwitter: twitter.com/HildebrandPrjFacebook: facebook.com/Hildebrandproject#DietrichVonHildebrand #Phenomenology #Personalism #Philosophy #AntiNazi

Mar 21, 2024 • 26min
Man & Woman: A Divine Invention
Alice von Hildebrand discusses the reciprocity and communal character of masculinity and femininity, emphasizing mutual understanding of oneself and the other sex. The episode delves into the profound dynamics of the male-female relationship, exploring their complementarity beyond biology and the importance of fulfilling each other's roles. Additionally, it touches on embracing femininity and masculinity as divine gifts, promoting mutual respect, and understanding between genders.

Mar 15, 2024 • 26min
The Nature of Love - Alice von Hildebrand
Welcome to Lily: The Voice of Alice von Hildebrand. In this episode on Dietrich von Hildebrand’s book, The Nature of Love, Lily discusses the human person’s innate desire for love and its importance in human life.To purchase a copy of The Nature of Love, click here: https://amzn.to/2Tqlivb.To learn more about Dietrich von Hildebrand's philosophy of love, including corresponding lectures on shame, affectivity, and Karol Wojtyla, watch the videos from our 2013 Summer Seminar: https://hildebrandproject.org/love-and-marriage-summer-seminar/Become a monthly donor! Visit hildebrandproject.org/givingFollow us on Social MediaInstagram: instagram.com/hildebrand_projectYouTube: youtube.com/@HildebrandProjectTwitter: twitter.com/HildebrandPrjFacebook: facebook.com/Hildebrandproject#DietrichVonHildebrand #Phenomenology #Personalism #Philosophy

Mar 7, 2024 • 27min
Alice von Hildebrand on The Heart – Dietrich von Hildebrand's Phenomenology of Affectivity
Welcome to Lily: The Voice of Alice von Hildebrand. In this episode, Lily discusses Dietrich von Hildebrand's book The Heart with Doug Keck on EWTN Bookmark. In The Heart, Dietrich makes one of his most significant contributions to philosophy via phenomenology: a thorough look at human and divine affectivity. Lily discusses the spiritual emotions in the context of Dietrich's personalism, showing how the heart—the center of affective life—is the most revelatory, truest part of the human person.To purchase a copy of The Heart, click here: amzn.to/2u6k89n (available in Paperback or Kindle)To learn more about Dietrich von Hildebrand's philosophy of affectivity, including corresponding lectures on Max Scheler, John Henry Newman, and Thomas Aquinas, watch the videos from our 2020 Summer Seminar: https://hildebrandproject.org/the-heart-summer-seminar/Become a monthly donor! Visit hildebrandproject.org/givingFollow us on Social MediaInstagram: instagram.com/hildebrand_projectYouTube: youtube.com/@HildebrandProjectTwitter: twitter.com/HildebrandPrjFacebook: facebook.com/Hildebrandproject#Affectivity #AffectiveTheory #Phenomenology #Personalism #Philosophy

Feb 26, 2024 • 17min
The Art of Living, Episode 10: Gratitude (Part II)
Welcome to Lily: The Voice of Alice von Hildebrand. In this first series, Lily guides us through a chapter-by-chapter reflection of Dietrich von Hildebrand's book The Art of Living, which began as a series of radio lectures in 1930s Germany. In this final episode of the series, Lily discusses gratitude as the “Christian virtue par excellence.” Gratitude is viewed in contrast with pride, justice, and entitlement.Our next series is on Dietrich von Hildebrand's Transformation in Christ. We hope you will be able to join us.Gratitude by Dietrich von Hildebrand, bolstered by essays by Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), Balduin V. Schwarz, and Romano Guardini, can be purchased here: amzn.to/47zP2I5To purchase a copy of The Art of Living, click here: amzn.to/2VLMykD (available as Paperback, Kindle, and Audible editions)To learn more about The Art of Living and listen to the full chapter on "Reverence," click here: hildebrandproject.org/the-art-of-living/Become a monthly donor! Visit hildebrandproject.org/givingFollow us on Social MediaInstagram: instagram.com/hildebrand_projectYouTube: youtube.com/@TheHildebrandLegacyTwitter: youtube.com/@HildebrandProjectFacebook: facebook.com/Hildebrandproject#ValueTheory #Phenomenology #Personalism #Hope #Philosophy

Feb 19, 2024 • 13min
The Art of Living, Episode 9: Gratitude (Part I)
Welcome to Lily: The Voice of Alice von Hildebrand. In this first series, Lily guides us through a chapter-by-chapter reflection of Dietrich von Hildebrand's book The Art of Living, which began as a series of radio lectures in 1930s Germany. In this episode, Lily reflects on gratitude. Written as a separate essay in the last year of Dietrich von Hildebrand’s life, gratitude is seen as a crucial virtue. Lily discusses how gratitude is crucial in finding happiness, that one must be grateful for the great gifts of life, being, faith, and everything in between.Gratitude by Dietrich von Hildebrand, bolstered by essays by Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), Balduin V. Schwarz, and Romano Guardini, can be purchased here: amzn.to/47zP2I5To purchase a copy of The Art of Living, click here: amzn.to/2VLMykD (available as Paperback, Kindle, and Audible editions)To learn more about The Art of Living and listen to the full chapter on "Reverence," click here: hildebrandproject.org/the-art-of-living/Become a monthly donor! Visit hildebrandproject.org/givingFollow us on Social MediaInstagram: instagram.com/hildebrand_projectYouTube: youtube.com/@HildebrandProjectTwitter: twitter.com/HildebrandPrjFacebook: facebook.com/Hildebrandproject#ValueTheory #Phenomenology #Personalism #Hope #Philosophy

Feb 12, 2024 • 16min
The Art of Living, Episode 8: Hope (Part II)
Welcome to Lily: The Voice of Alice von Hildebrand. In this first series, Lily guides us through a chapter-by-chapter reflection of Dietrich von Hildebrand's book The Art of Living, which began as a series of radio lectures in 1930s Germany. Continuing from the previous episode, Lily reflects on hope in the context of communion, particularly communion with God. Lily contrasts hope with optimism, showing it to be something truer and deeper than a simple belief that everything is going to be okay.Content warning: Discussion of death and suicide.Aspects of this discussion are also found in Remnant of Paradise, which can be purchased here: amzn.to/3sCaUDwTo purchase a copy of The Art of Living, click here: amzn.to/2VLMykD (available as Paperback, Kindle, and Audible editions)To learn more about The Art of Living and listen to the full chapter on "Reverence," click here: hildebrandproject.org/the-art-of-living/Become a monthly donor! Visit hildebrandproject.org/givingFollow us on Social MediaInstagram: instagram.com/hildebrand_projectYouTube: youtube.com/@HildebrandProjectTwitter: twitter.com/HildebrandPrjFacebook: facebook.com/Hildebrandproject#ValueTheory #Phenomenology #Personalism #Hope #Philosophy