The Josias Podcast

Fr. Jon Tveit and Amanda are joined by Gideon Lazar for a conversation on Pope Francis’ Laudate Deum and a Catholic approach to environmentalism. You may follow Gideon on (the website formerly known as) Twitter, @ByzCat. Bibliography Pope Francis, Laudate Deum Pope Francis, Laudato si’ USCCB, “Global Climate Change” (January 2016) Gideon Lazar, “Ecology and the Theology of Creation” (The Josias) Br. Anthony Maria Akerman, O.P., “Reading Laudate Deum in Context” (The Josias) Pater Edmund Waldstein, “A Magnificent, a Wonderful Encyclical” Header Image: George Inness, The Old Mill (1849) If you have questions or comments, please send them to editors(at)thejosias.com. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Many thanks to our generous supporters on Patreon, who enable us to pay for podcast hosting. If you have not yet joined them, please do so. You can set up a one-time or recurring donation in any amount. Even $1 a month would be splendid.

In his final episode (pre-recorded prior to entering seminary), Urban Hannon is joined by Nathaniel Gotcher and special guest Prof. Philip Bess, for a discussion about the theological and philosophical foundations of urbanism—and how we should think about urban form. Prof. Philip Bess is a Professor at the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture. You may read Prof. Bess’s full academic profile here. Bibliography Philip Bess, Till We Have Built Jerusalem: Architecture, Urbanism, and the Sacred (2006) Professor Bess’s “Notre Dame Plan of Chicago”: https://afterburnham.com/ Daniel Burnham’s Plan of Chicago Supplemental information about the Burnham Plan Nolli Map of Rome Nathaniel Gotcher, “Urbanism and the Common Good” (The Josias) Header Image: Gentile Bellini, Procession in Piazza San Marco (1496) If you have questions or comments, please send them to editors(at)thejosias.com. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Many thanks to our generous supporters on Patreon, who enable us to pay for podcast hosting. If you have not yet joined them, please do so. You can set up a one-time or recurring donation in any amount. Even $1 a month would be splendid.

Urban Hannon is joined by Lauren Onak for a conversation about the American Solidarity Party, third-party politics, and harmonizing political with spiritual. Lauren is the American Solidarity Party’s Vice Presidential candidate in the 2024 election. Bibliography Lauren Onak’s Acceptance Speech for ASP VP Nominee, 2023 ASP National Convention. Header Image: A Pelican Feeding her Young, Ms. Ludwig XV 3 (83.MR.173), fol. 72 (c. 1270). If you have questions or comments, please send them to editors(at)thejosias.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Many thanks to our generous supporters on Patreon, who enable us to pay for podcast hosting. If you have not yet joined them, please do so. You can set up a one-time or recurring donation in any amount. Even $1 a month would be splendid.

Urban Hannon is joined by Zac Mabry and Amanda for a conversation about the most memed and screened double feature of the year. Bibliography Helen Andrews, “Barbie: A Millennial Mom Movie” (The American Conservative). Nina Power, “Socialism or Barbie-ism” (Compact). If you have questions or comments, please send them to editors(at)thejosias.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Many thanks to our generous supporters on Patreon, who enable us to pay for podcast hosting. If you have not yet joined them, please do so. You can set up a one-time or recurring donation in any amount. Even $1 a month would be splendid.

Archduke Eduard of Austria, of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, Hungarian Ambassador to the Holy See and the Sovereign Order of Malta, joins Urban Hannon for a conversation on Bl. Karl of Austria, his family, and his most recent book: The Habsburg Way.  Eduard Habsburg’s book, The Habsburg Way: 7 Rules for Turbulent Times, is available for purchase here.  Bibliography Charles A. Coulombe, Blessed Charles of Austria: A Holy Emperor and His Legacy. Death of an Emperor  Click here to listen to a video interview with Empress Zita.  Talk by Eduard Habsburg, “When Blessed Karl returned to Hungary.“ Header Image: Karl and Zita’s wedding, 21 October 1911.  If you have questions or comments, please send them to editors(at)thejosias.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Many thanks to our generous supporters on Patreon, who enable us to pay for podcast hosting. If you have not yet joined them, please do so. You can set up a one-time or recurring donation in any amount. Even $1 a month would be splendid.

Thomistic theology is rarely associated with liturgical prayer. So, in this episode, Urban Hannon turns the conversation toward St Thomas Aquinas’ mystagogy of the Mass—that is, his theological teaching on the meaning and purpose of its various rites. The handout mentioned in the episode may be found here. Bibliography St Thomas Aquinas, In IV Sent., d. 8, ex. In IV Sent., d. 12, ex. ST IIIa, Q. 83, a. 4. ST IIIa, Q. 83, a. 5. Header Image: Detail from ‘Mass of the 5 wounds of Our Lord,’ in the Da Costa Hours, Morgan Library MS M.399 (fol. 36v), c. 1515. Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria. If you have questions or comments, please send them to editors(at)thejosias.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Many thanks to our generous supporters on Patreon, who enable us to pay for podcast hosting. If you have not yet joined them, please do so. You can set up a one-time or recurring donation in any amount. Even $1 a month would be splendid.

Urban Hannon is joined by Ed and Pat Smith for a conversation about Charles De Koninck’s unpublished course notes on the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche.  Bibliography Charles De Koninck’s Course Notes on Nietzsche, which we have made available here. Header Image: Frans Francken the Younger, Mankind’s Eternal Dilemma – The Choice Between Virtue and Vice (1633). If you have questions or comments, please send them to editors(at)thejosias.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Many thanks to our generous supporters on Patreon, who enable us to pay for podcast hosting. If you have not yet joined them, please do so. You can set up a one-time or recurring donation in any amount. Even $1 a month would be splendid.

Urban Hannon is joined by Fr. Hugh Barbour, O.Praem., of St. Michael’s Abbey, and Fr. Jon Tveit for a conversation on Charles De Koninck’s work, Ego Sapientia: The Wisdom That Is Mary. Bibliography Charles De Koninck, “Ego Sapientia: The Wisdom That Is Mary” in The Writings of Charles De Koninck: Volume 2, pg. 1-62. Translated by Ralph McInerny. For those without access to the McInerny volume, a publicly available translation by Ronald McArthur, a former graduate student of De Koninck’s, may be accessed here.  Header Image: Nicholas of Verdun, The Annunciation panel, Klosterneuburg (Verduner) Altar (1181), Stift Klosterneuburg. If you have questions or comments, please send them to editors(at)thejosias.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Many thanks to our generous supporters on Patreon, who enable us to pay for podcast hosting. If you have not yet joined them, please do so. You can set up a one-time or recurring donation in any amount. Even $1 a month would be splendid.

In his inaugural episode as Editor, Urban Hannon is joined by Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. and Pater Edmund Waldstein, O.Cist. for a conversation about our Blessed Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Bibliography St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Ia q. 3 a. 8; IIIa q. 19; IIIa q. 45; IIIa q. 48; IIIa q. 50 a. 6. Bl. Columba Marmion, Christ in His Mysteries. Header Image: Fra Angelico, Mocking of Christ (Cell 7) (1440-42). If you have questions or comments, please send them to editors(at)thejosias.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Many thanks to our generous supporters on Patreon, who enable us to pay for podcast hosting. If you have not yet joined them, please do so. You can set up a one-time or recurring donation in any amount. Even $1 a month would be splendid.

Urban Hannon, Matthew Walther, and the Rev. Jon Tveit join Pater Edmund to discuss the life, death, and writings of Pope Benedict XVI. Bibliography Jon Tveit, “The Liturgy and Society” The Josias. Jonathan Culbreath, “Her Sacred Enterprise: Liturgy and the Common Good” Peregrine Magazine”. Joseph Ratzinger, The Yes of Jesus Christ: Exercises in Faith, Hope, and Love. New York: Crossroad, 2005. Music: Mozart, Krönungsmesse, KV 317, Benedictus, Regensburger Domspatzen under the direction of Georg Ratzinger. Image: Stift Heiligenkreuz If you have questions or comments, please send them to editors(at)thejosias.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Many thanks to our generous supporters on Patreon, who enable us to pay for podcast hosting. If you have not yet joined them, please do so. You can set up a one-time or recurring donation in any amount. Even $1 a month would be splendid.