The Catholic Culture Podcast

Timothy and David Gordon join the show to discuss their new book Rules for Retrogrades: Forty Tactics to Defeat the Radical Left. It’s a reverse-Alinskyan playbook for conservatives and Christians who are sick of being outmaneuvered at every turn by the forces seeking the destruction of the Christian faith and the natural foundations of the social order. The Gordon brothers want us to stop falling for the left’s tactics, which take advantage of the timidity, and false humility of today’s conservative Christians, and start turning the radicals’ own tactics against them as much as possible within the bounds of Christian morality. https://www.tanbooks.com/rules-for-retrogrades-forty-tactics-to-defeat-the-radical-left.html Contents [1:21] Remarks on the beginning of a dialogue [6:11] Egalitarianism as the beating heart of radical leftism [9:17] What is a retrograde? [12:45] “No truth is ‘off-limits’”: Don’t censor your thoughts for fear of consequences or optics [21:05] Admission of sin’s wickedness a prerequisite for mercy [23:01] “Always be on offense”: why a defensive position leads to failure; it should fall to those who advocate wickedness to be on the defensive [28:21] “Risus est bellum”: The best response to an absurd or evil claim could be laughter or rebuke rather than dignifying it with an argument [30:38] Virtue-signaling Christians who try to curry favor with the left by throwing retrogrades under the bus; mod-cons vs. militant mods [33:32] Ways that leftist conditioning affects even staunch conservatives [37:50] “Be coarse but never crass”—have “thick skin and a weak stomach”; how the hierarchy of virtues gives us moral perspective in politics (civility is relatively low on the virtue totem pole) [45:23] The degree to which Alinsky’s tactics may be used against the left; the rules of swordsmanship vs. the ends for which you fight [50:57] Why prayer was not discussed in Rules for Retrogrades [55:38] “For radicals, the issue is never the real issue”: ex., pushing maternity leave is a pretext to normalize being a working mother [59:46] The importance of the order in which the rules were arranged [1:01:34] “The root of cultural decay is feminism: end feminism to end radicalism” [1:07:00] Follow-up comments by Thomas on the importance of prayer This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. If you like the show, please consider supporting us! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio

https://www.facebook.com/groups/CatholicPods/

This episode features two young Catholic publishers who are doing cutting-edge work to preserve and carry forward the Catholic literary legacy, building on the accomplishments of the great Catholic writers of the 20th century in particular. The first guest is Joshua Hren, founder and Editor-in-Chief of Wiseblood Books. Wiseblood's focus is on cultivating and publishing new works that maintain a high standard of literary quality and Catholic vision: featuring up-and-coming writers alongside established successes like Dana Gioia, Samuel Hazo, James Matthew Wilson, and Michael O’Brien. Besides introducing us to the Wiseblood catalogue, Joshua talks about his own fiction and non-fiction writing and his calling as an editor. He and Thomas discuss issues in Catholic fiction such the danger of a narrow preoccupation with modern neuroses, and flaunting the secular taboo of “cultural appropriation” (e.g., the idea that white authors cannot write black characters). The second guest is John Emmet Clarke, Editor-in-Chief of Cluny Media. This family business is preserving and reintroducing forgotten Catholic classics of the 20th century, bringing to the surface the submerged lineage of many of our favorite authors—republishing crucial writers like François Mauriac, Charles Peguy, and Romano Guardini. A recurring theme in both interviews is the influence of Flannery O’Connor. Wiseblood Books is, of course, named after her first novel, though that doesn’t stop Thomas and Joshua from throwing some slight, friendly shade at her dominance over the discussion of 20th-century Catholic “literary” fiction. Meanwhile, John Emmet Clarke says that if she described the South she portrayed as “Christ-haunted”, the Cluny catalogue could be said to be “Flannery-O’Connor-haunted” in a reverse sense, as they publish many authors who influenced her.   Contents Joshua Hren [4:11] The upcoming Colosseum Summer Institute, a workshop for poets and fiction writers given by Josh Hren and James Matthew Wilson [9:25] The necessity of “cultural appropriation” in fiction [12:59] The mission of Wiseblood Books: “Wide-eyed for continuities of beauty and truth” [15:55] Using short-form publications to generate interest in the Catholic literary heritage [18:10] Dana Gioia’s crucial support and encouragement [21:48] Michael O’Brien’s writings for Wiseblood about the Apocalypse and sexual abuse [24:59] Wiseblood’s newest novel: Samuel Hazo’s If Nobody Calls, I’m Not Home [27:20] Wiseblood’s residency program bringing promising works-in-progress to fruition [32:22] Apologia for the role of a fiction editor [42:43] Joshua's conversion and marriage story [50:41] Joshua’s fiction writing: Stream-of-consciousness, poetic prose, people under pressure [1:05:30] Examining “Christ-haunted fiction” in his How to Read and Write Like a Catholic [1:13:43] The dominance of Flannery O’Connor in our awareness of 20th-c. Catholic fiction and the need to rediscover other great writers like J.F. Powers [1:18:24] Is there a narrowness to O’Connor’s focus on uniquely modern neuroses? Contrasts with Tolkien and Manzoni   John Emmet Clarke [1:26:18] The mission of Cluny Media: promoting the 20th-century Catholic literary tradition [1:29:46] The process of republishing out-of-print works [1:32:39] Showing the hidden lineage of well-known Catholic authors; Mauriac’s fiction; writers who influenced O’Connor; Fulton Sheen [1:41:10] Scholarly works of Ven. Sheen [1:42:21] New works published by Cluny [1:44:09] Cluny's connections to the Dominican Order [1:46:18] A family business; looking to the past for directions for the future [1:49:06] Cluny's distribution partnerships with parishes   Links Cluny has made a discount offer available to Catholic Culture Podcast listeners. To receive the discount code, sign up to their mailing list at this link and include "Catholic Culture Podcast" in the Affiliation tab of the form. http://eepurl.com/gNrNq1 All of Wiseblood’s offerings are discounted if purchased directly from their website: http://www.wisebloodbooks.com Colosseum Summer Institute https://www.colosseuminstitute.com/summer-institute.html   Wiseblood Books mentioned in this episode: Ryan Wilson, How to Think Like a Poet https://www.wisebloodbooks.com/store/p97/How_to_Think_Like_a_Poet%2C_by_Ryan_Wilson.html Dana Gioia, The Catholic Writer Today and Other Essays https://www.wisebloodbooks.com/store/c4/Wiseblood_Essays_.html James Matthew Wilson, The River of the Immaculate Conception https://www.wisebloodbooks.com/store/p96/The_River_of_the_Immaculate_Conception.html Michael D. O’Brien (contributor), Abuse of Sexuality in the Catholic  Church https://www.divineprovidencepress.com/store/p10/Abuse_of_Sexuality_in_the_Catholic_Church_%28Shipping_Included%29.html Michael D. O’Brien, The Apocalypse: Warning, Hope & Consolation https://www.wisebloodbooks.com/store/p93/The_Apocalypse%3A_Warning%2C_Hope%2C_%26_Consolation.html Samuel Hazo, If Nobody Calls, I’m Not Home: The Open Letters of Bim Nakely https://www.wisebloodbooks.com/store/p98/IF_NOBODY_CALLS%2C_I%27M_NOT_HOME%3A_THE_OPEN_LETTERS_OF_BIM_NAKELY%2C_by_Samuel_Hazo.html Writings by Joshua Hren mentioned in this episode: “The First Commandment of Fiction” https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2020/03/the-first-commandment-of-fiction “A Crisis of Curiositas” https://www.crisismagazine.com/2019/a-crisis-of-curiositas Joshua Hren has two forthcoming books: In the Wine Press, his second collection of short stories, from Angelico Press, and How to Read and Write Like a Catholic, from TAN Books. His previously published books are: This Our Exile: Short Stories https://angelicopress.org/product/this-our-exile/ Middle-Earth and the Return to the Common Good: J.R.R. Tolkien and Political Philosophy https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07K81KLQ5/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 Cluny Media books mentioned: Lyra Martyrum: The Poetry of the English Martyrs, 1503-1681 https://www.clunymedia.com/product/lyra-martyrum/ François Mauriac https://www.clunymedia.com/?s=mauriac Caroline Gordon, The Malefactors https://www.clunymedia.com/product/the-malefactors/ Fulton Sheen https://www.clunymedia.com/?s=sheen Augustine Di Nioia, O.P., Grace in Season https://www.clunymedia.com/product/grace-in-season/ Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P., Philosophizing in Faith https://www.clunymedia.com/product/philosophizing-in-faith/ Humbert Clerissac, O.P., The Mystery of the Church https://www.clunymedia.com/product/the-mystery-of-the-church/ Past podcast interviews mentioned: Dana Gioia https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-44-catholics-need-poetry-but-do-we-want-it-dana-gioia/ Samuel Hazo https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-28-introduction-to-maritains-poetic-philosophy-samuel-hazo/ James Matthew Wilson https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-57-river-immaculate-conception-james-matthew-wilson/ Poetry of the English Martyrs https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/ep-69-poetry-english-martyrs-benedict-whalen/ Matthew Minerd on Garrigou-Lagrange https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-38-sacred-monster-matthew-k-minerd/ This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. If you like the show, please consider supporting us! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio

A look back through the Catholic Culture Podcast archive. This episode contains highlights from: Ep. 1 - A Working Actor's Working Faith - Tony Mockus, Sr. https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-1-working-actors-working-faith/ Ep. 2 - The Largest Civil Disobedience Movement in American History - Bill Cotter, Phil Lawler https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-2-largest-civil-disobedience-movement-in-us-history/ Ep. 3 - Native American Catholicism and the New Evangelization - Peter Jesserer Smith https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-3-native-american-catholicism-new-evangelization/ Ep. 4 - The Marian Option - Carrie Gress https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-4-marian-option-carrie-gress/ Ep. 5 - Hospital Dreams - Chris Baker https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-5-hospital-dreams-chris-baker/ Ep. 9 - How to Start an Institutional Apostolate, Pt. 1 - Jeff Mirus https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-9-how-to-start-institutional-apostolate-part-1-jeff-mirus/ This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. If you like the show, please consider supporting us! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio

In 1581, a young Englishman named Henry Walpole attended the execution of the Jesuit Edmund Campion. As Campion was hung, drawn and quartered, Walpole stood close enough to be spattered with his holy blood. Though Campion’s fame in England was already great, Walpole would amplify it further with a splendid, lengthy poem, which became enormously popular among English Catholics—so popular that the man who printed the book had his ears cut off as punishment. In his poem Walpole wrote: We cannot fear a mortal torment, we, This martyr’s blood hath moistened all our hearts, Whose parted quarters when we chance to see We learn to play the constant Christian’s parts. This was more than wordplay: Two years after Campion’s death, Walpole became a priest, and was himself hung for the faith in 1595. St. Henry Walpole was not the only martyr who wrote poems. The 16th and 17th centuries produced a number of men whose courageous faith was accompanied by prodigious learning and literary talent. St. Thomas More wrote poems while languishing in the Tower of London. Another Jesuit martyr, St. Robert Southwell, powerfully influenced the later movement of “metaphysical poetry”, including the greatest Protestant poets of succeeding centuries—such as George Herbert and John Donne. The poetry of the English martyrs has been collected in an anthology called Lyra Martyrum. Benedict Whalen, the editor of the second edition, joins Thomas to discuss these authors, with Catholic Culture Audiobooks’ James T. Majewski performing several of their works. Contents [2:08] The historical/literary/educational circumstances that gave us a period of martyr-poets [7:23] Their influence as poets in the succeeding centuries [10:26] St. Robert Southwell’s Prefatory Epistle on the purpose of poetry [12:58] All the poets in the first edition of the anthology have since been beatified or canonized [14:29] The martyrdoms of the Jesuit Saints Edmund Campion and Henry Walpole [17:43] St. Henry Walpole, “Upon the Martyrdom of M. Edmund Campion” [30:23] The tradition of meditating on the Four Last Things [33:08] St. Philip Howard, Earl of Arundel, “Meditation upon Heaven” [37:43] St. Thomas More's early poems written for courtly occasions [40:11] More’s poems written in the Tower of London: “Lewis the Lost Lover” and “Davy the Dicer” [44:17] The theme of Fortune in medieval and Renaissance philosophy and poetry [47:12] The influence of Latin classics on English verse [49:16] More’s influence on English prose [51:29] The life and work of St. Robert Southwell [54:36] St. Robert Southwell, “The Burning Babe” [59:39] “A Child My Choice” [1:05:27] Southwell’s conceptual and sonic density: excerpts from “The Nativity of Christ” and “Look Home” [1:09:13] “I Die Alive” [1:12:52] “Mary Magdalen’s Complaint at Christ’s Death” [1:16:30] The remarkable story of St. Robert Southwell’s martyrdom [1:26:10] The appendix of this edition of Lyra Martyrum    Links Lyra Martyrum https://www.clunymedia.com/product/lyra-martyrum/ Benedict Whalen https://www.hillsdale.edu/faculty/benedict-whalen/ Catholic Culture Audiobooks https://www.catholicculture.org/audiobooks This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. If you like the show, please consider supporting us! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio

Thomas recently had the privilege of playing piano on the latest album by Catholic composer Mark Christopher Brandt. The Butterfly consists of a suite for string quartet and piano, plus two solo piano pieces. The suite, which uses the butterfly’s transformation as an allegory of conversion, was described by the Catholic poet Dana Gioia as “fresh, inventive and alive”. In this episode you will hear the beautiful Butterfly suite in full, followed by a no less beautiful conversation in which Thomas shares what he learned from Mark during this project, and Mark (as always) shares much wisdom about music and the Christian life, peppered with examples from his journey in both. Central to the conversation about music is the continuum of artists throughout history, and the deeper continuum for Christian artists: that our work transcends history because our first audience is the heavenly court, regardless of what welcome our art finds in this world. Contents [2:51] Accompanying text to The Butterfly [4:38] The Butterfly suite [21:09] Why Mark wanted another pianist (Thomas) to play on this project [23:22] Granting the string players more room for individual creativity than is usual in the classical world [28:06] What Mark taught Thomas in the studio: making a mistake is not a sin [36:54] Benefits of documenting the results of one’s practice in order to move forward [41:59] The timeline of the album, spanning decades of Mark’s journey as a composer [47:09] The historical ‘continuum' of music and being a part of its progress [52:38] Mark’s counsel for those beginning to study composition [1:02:41] Contemporary pop has lost its connection to what came before it [1:07:17] Christians who are joyful are misunderstood as being naive [1:12:52] When Mark first became aware of how following Jesus was transforming him Links Purchase The Butterfly: Physical copies https://markchristopherbrandt.com/the-butterfly---store.html iTunes https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-butterfly/1488059624 Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Butterfly-Mark-Christopher-Brandt/dp/B081K8Y1C7 Purchase the score and/or parts https://markchristopherbrandt.com/the-butterfly-scores-and-parts.html   Previous interviews with Mark: Episode 33: Structure and Freedom in Music and in Christ https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-33-structure-and-freedom-in-music-and-in-christ-mark-christopher-brandt/ The Nightingale https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-0-nightingale-mark-christopher-brandt/  Other Resources Mark’s website https://www.markchristopherbrandt.com/ Manassas String Quartet https://www.manassasquartet.com/   This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. If you like the show, please consider supporting us! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio

After growing up immersed in feminism and a dissident parish that left her deeply unhappy, Melody Lyons found truth and healing in the fullness of Christ's teaching on man and woman. Yet after decades of no longer considering herself a feminist, she started describing herself as a "Catholic feminist" in order to find common ground with secular women. Melody has recently realized that this strategy is counterproductive. What's worse, today's "Catholic feminism", ostensibly designed to be compatible with the faith, is starting to look eerily similar the dissident old guard she grew up with. Melody joins the show to discuss her conversion, the deviant spirituality of feminism, and the renewed popularity of dissidents from decades past among young, female Catholic "influencers".  She also explains how she found freedom in Pope St. John Paul II's writings on women, and how his scant rhetorical references to "true feminism" have been misinterpreted to justify the creation of a movement more rooted in secular thinking than in Christ. Melody's core message: The Gospel is sufficient.  Contents [1:08] Melody's background and her work as a mother, blogger and speaker [2:11] The context out of which her blog post, ‘Why I am No Longer a Catholic Feminist’, arose [8:14] Melody's upbringing in a divorced, feminist household and dissident church [9:53] Feminism is not only political, it is inevitably spiritual [17:02] War of all against all vs. the claimed goal of equality [21:04] Melody's conversion to real Catholicism through her husband and St. John Paul II [29:23] Catholic feminists’ attempt to co-opt the pro-life movement [35:24] The dangers of certain social media influencers [38:25] The failed attempt to find common ground between Catholic and secular feminists [41:58] The gradual subordination of faith to worldly thinking after Catholic feminism is adopted [44:30] Melody's response to the belief that feminism is necessary in our historical context [48:53] The bullying nature of feminism and its pressure on men [50:36] How men can positively influence the women in their lives [55:44] The response to Melody's post Links Melody Lyons, “Why I am No Longer A Catholic Feminist” https://www.theessentialmother.com/blog-2/why-i-am-not-a-catholic-feminist Melody Lyons on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theessentialmother/ Melody Lyons on Twitter https://twitter.com/TheEssentialM This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. If you like the show, please consider supporting us! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio

This is a tribute to Christopher Tolkien, who passed away on Jan. 16, 2020. Without Christopher's decades of dedicated scholarship, most notably his editing and publication of The Silmarillion, our knowledge of J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world and very real genius would be considerably disadvantaged. Tolkien scholar John Garth, author of the acclaimed biography Tolkien and the Great War, joins the show to discuss a father-son collaboration unique in literary history. Contents [5:36] How Christopher Tolkien helped John in working on his book [13:40] The significance of the chronology of the composition of J.R.R. Tolkien's works [16:31] J.R.R. Tolkien's lifelong work on The Silmarillion and the editorial problems posed by the different drafts left at his death [23:37] Christopher’s childhood involvement with his father’s writing [29:19] The input Christopher had on the chapters of The Lord of the Rings written during WWII [34:40] Christopher's return from the war and his involvement with The Inklings [37:01] The initial response to The Silmarillion; impetus to edit History of Middle-Earth series   [43:17] J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis's forays into science fiction [47:47] What we learn from Tolkien’s early drafts presented in The History of Middle-Earth [55:15] Christopher's academic career, separate from his father's writing  [58:00] The Children of Hurin, Beren and Luthien, and The Fall of Gondolin [1:00:19] John and Thomas’s favorite posthumous publication from Tolkien, The Children of Húrin [1:03:10] Tolkien's exploration of his own creativity and flaws through his characters [1:06:01] Two recommendations for informed Tolkien fans looking to go deeper Links John Garth’s obituary of Christopher Tolkien https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jan/20/christopher-tolkien-obituary John Garth's website http://www.johngarth.co.uk/  John Garth, Tolkien and the Great War https://www.amazon.com/Tolkien-Great-War-John-Garth/dp/0007119534 John Garth, Tolkien at Exeter College http://www.johngarth.co.uk/php/tolkien_at_exeter_college.php If you haven't read it yet, The Silmarillion https://www.amazon.com/Silmarillion-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/0544338014/ John's recommendations for "advanced" Tolkien study: The Monsters and the Critics and other Essays https://www.amazon.com/Monsters-Critics-Essays-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/026110263X The Fall of Gondolin https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Gondolin-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/1328613046 Online Great Books discount link https://www.onlinegreatbooks.com/culture Episode 27: interview with OGB founder Scott Hambrick https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-27-always-wanted-to-study-great-books-heres-how-youll-actually-follow-through-scott-hambrick/ This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. If you like the show, please consider supporting us! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio

Modernity elevated pure, abstract reasoning as the only way to know about reality. Reason having disenchanted everything else, modernity then became disenchanted with reason. The ascendancy of reason over superstitious myths was viewed by the postmodernists as just another myth to be exposed. The postmodernists were right to see that the dictates of reason were not wholly separate from our lives, self-images and desires, but were colored by the stories we tell about ourselves. But they were wrong to conclude that reason is therefore inherently suspect. That’s because human life really is imbued with an intelligible, narrative form, and we are capable of telling true stories about ourselves that reflect the actual story-form of our lives and history as a whole. Reason can function as a gloss on the story of creation. The mistake was thinking that it could ever be sealed off in a laboratory to begin with. It’s time to go back to seeing our lives and history itself as the intelligible stories they really are: to set mythos alongside logos as an essential way of apprehending truth—and then to go beyond both as words dissolve in silent contemplation of the One who told the story before it began. This is the conclusion of a three-part interview with poet-philosopher James Matthew Wilson about his book The Vision of the Soul: Truth, Goodness and Beauty in the Western Tradition. Contents [2:52] Recovering the role of storytelling in the perception of truth; the modern attempt to isolate reason from narrative [12:33] How Plato used stories not just as examples but to advance his argument and get at a comprehensive truth that reason reaches only partially and inefficiently [20:55] Story as the form and meaning of a human life [24:47] Modern abandonment of story as a means to truth; logos is crippled without mythos [30:42] Descartes’ reduction of reason to a tool for the gaining of mastery over the world [33:45] The Jordan Peterson-Campbell-Jung archetypal approach as a “poor man’s metaphysics” [38:29] Logos as a gloss on mythos [41:45] Postmodernist suspicion of reason as conditioned by narrative [44:05] The highest form of the intellectual life is silent prayer, not scholarship or analysis [49:10] Philosophy as a way of life; the invention of the “intellectual” as a noun [53:10] Practical takeaways: pray, ponder and play Links The Vision of the Soul https://www.amazon.com/Vision-Soul Goodness-Western-Tradition/dp/0813229286 James Matthew Wilson https://www.jamesmatthewwilson.com/ JMW Twitter https://twitter.com/JMWSPT This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. If you like the show, please consider supporting us! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio

It’s Podcast Week here at CatholicCulture.org, as we want to make more people aware of our audio offerings, particularly the two new podcasts we launched last October: Catholic Culture Audiobooks and Way of the Fathers with Mike Aquilina. Both of these shows have broken new ground in Catholic podcasting, which has so far largely stayed in the realm of talk shows rather than scripted programming. As more and more people in the United States and globally adopt podcasts as a source of entertainment and education, it’s important that Christ be there to meet them. In this episode Thomas invites our other podcasters, voice actor James T. Majewski (Catholic Culture Audiobooks) and author Mike Aquilina (Way of the Fathers), to talk about how they make their shows and the effect reading and studying the Church Fathers has had on them personally. If you are a lector at Mass, you will find James’s comments on how he approaches reading the writings of the Saints inspiring and helpful. Contents [2:15] James's training in philosophy and acting as preparation for narrating the Fathers [7:00] How Mike meandered into a career writing about the Fathers [9:27] The original idea for audiobooks and podcasts at The Catholic Culture [15:33] How Mike distills scholarship into an accessible and edifying presentation of early Church history [21:20] The accessibility and affordability of creating a good-sounding podcast [24:16] James's process for preparing nuanced readings of the Fathers at a rapid pace [33:03] Mike’s and James’s recourse to the intercession of the holy authors they study [37:38] St. John Henry Newman and the early Fathers as masters of media [42:40] The mastery of the Fathers' work and its relevance today [45:55] The spiritual effects of narrating the writings of saints Links Support CatholicCulture.org’s podcasting efforts https://www.catholicculture.org/donate/audio Catholic Culture Audiobooks https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/category/audiobooks/ Way of the Fathers https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/category/way-fathers/ James T. Majewski https://www.jamestmajewski.com/ Mike Aquilina https://fathersofthechurch.com/ Episode 12 interview with Mike https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-12-career-in-poetry-prose-mike-aquilina/ This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. If you like the show, please consider supporting us! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio