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The Catholic Culture Podcast
In-depth discussions of all things Catholic - theology, art, history and more - featuring Thomas Mirus with a variety of notable guests. A production of CatholicCulture.org.
Episodes
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The Heresies—Judaizers and Ebionites: Denying Christ's Divinity
Is Jesus Christ God? Is he a man? Is he both? Spoiler alert: the mainstream Church answered with the both/and, but the factions on the fringes tended to choose…
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Highlights: Jonathan Roumie, classical Christian education, Nouvelle théologie
This episode collects highlights from episodes 74-76 of the Catholic Culture Podcast. Links to full episodes: Ep. 74—What Is Classical Christian…
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171 - St. Jerome's Letters to Friends in Mourning - David G. Bonagura, Jr.
A new collection of letters shows the tender side of St. Jerome, as he writes to console various friends on the death of their loved ones. Translator and…
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170 - Art Participates in God's Governance - Bradley Elliott, O.P.
Fr. Bradley Elliott, a professional drummer turned Dominican friar, joins the podcast to discuss his book, The Shape of the Artistic Mind: A Search for the…
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169 - The Good Death of Kate Montclair - Daniel McInerny
Daniel McInerny joins the podcast to discuss his novel, The Good Death of Kate Montclair, the modern cult of authenticity, the desire for control that tempts…
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The Catholic Culture Podcast Soundtrack
6:51 Franciscan Eyes 14:33 Forbearance 15:52 The Mourners 20:19 Spiritual Combat 25:56 Passage Compositions and piano by Thomas Mirus; recorded spring 2018…
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168 - Tolkien's Hard-Won Faith - Holly Ordway
Holly Ordway continues to break new ground in Tolkien scholarship with her latest book, Tolkien's Faith: A Spiritual Biography. This work sheds important light…
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Highlights: Esolen in the Wild West, Thomas More's conscience, and more
Looking back at highlights from past episodes of the Catholic Culture Podcast and Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast. Full episodes below: Catholic Culture…
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167 - Early Feminism Was Worse Than You Think - Carrie Gress
Catholic critics of feminism often start with the assumption that the "first wave" of feminism, led by 19th-century figures such as Susan B. Anthony and…
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166 - Poetry of St. John of the Cross w/ Carla Galdo
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 new book…
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165 - Gifts of the Holy Spirit w/ John of St. Thomas & Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.
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 gifts…
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164 - When "engaging the culture" means loving mediocrity - Joshua Gibbs
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 paying an…
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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. 63—Beauty…
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163 - Reconciling Distributism and Economics - Alexander W. Salter
Distributism, the social-political-economic philosophy advanced by G.K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc under the influence of Catholic social teaching, offers…
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162 - Saints Who Inspired Saints - Kimberly Begg
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 saints -…
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161 - Making Gerard Manley Hopkins Accessible - Holly Ordway
Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J. (1844-1889) is one of the poets best loved by Catholics. Immediately accessible in its abundant musical qualities, Hopkins's poetry…
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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 Podcast. Ep…
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160 - The Vocation of Thomas Aquinas - Matthew Minerd
Jean-Pierre Torrell, O.P.'s definitive scholarly biography of St. Thomas Aquinas has recently received its third edition. Translator Matthew Minerd returns to…
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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 writing…
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When artists feel lonely in the Church (Livestream)
In this livestream, James Majewski and Thomas Mirus we discussed errors artists can fall into in pushing back against a moralistic approach to art found within…
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Mike Aquilina Q&A on early Christianity
For those who missed the YouTube livestream Q&A with Mike Aquilina on May 8th, 2023, here is the audio. It was a lively conversation where Mike fielded viewer…
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159 - Person and Act: John Paul II's Philosophy w/ Timothy Flanders
Catholic University of America Press recently launched a major new series: the English Critical Edition of the Works of Karol Wojtyła/John Paul II. The first…
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Livestream announcement
We'll be doing YouTube livestreams on the next 3 Monday evenings, as part of CatholicCulture.org's May fundraising campaign. In these freewheeling…
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Highlights: Christopher Tolkien, William Byrd, A Hidden Life, poetry-painting collaboration
This episode features highlight clips from episodes 50, 58, 60, and 66 of the Catholic Culture Podcast. 50: A Catholic Composer in Queen Elizabeth's Court, Pt…
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158 - City of God vs. City of Man - Timothy Flanders
It's time for a big-picture look at Church history! Timothy S. Flanders joins the podcast to discuss his book City of God vs. City of Man: The Battles of the…
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157 - A New Faerie Tale in Verse - Marly Youmans
Marly Youmans joins the podcast to talk about her new verse tale, Seren of the Wildwood, the story's relation to the biblical giants or Nephilim, and the…
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156 - Can music be sad?
It's universally acknowledged that music effects our emotions. But does it actually make sense to talk about music "expressing", emotions in any intrinsic…
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155 - Pilgrimage to the Museum - Stephen Auth
For decades, Steve and Evelyn Auth have been giving tours of NYC's Metropolitan Museum of Art. When Steve (who last appeared on this show talking about his…
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154 - To Muck We Shall Return - Jane Clark Scharl
Jane Clark Scharl discusses her play Sonnez les Matines, in which a young Ignatius of Loyola, Jean Calvin, and Francois Rabelais, together in 1520s Paris, find…
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153 - The Lost Radical History of the Pro-Life Movement - Randall Terry
One might assume abortion has always been a hot-button topic in American politics since the Supreme Court ruling legalizing it in 1973. But that is not the…
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152 - The most Catholic opera: Dialogues of the Carmelites w/ Robert Reilly
Author and music critic Robert Reilly joins the podcast to discuss one of the greatest operas ever composed, Francis Poulenc's 1957 Dialogues des Carmélites…
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151 - Liberal Women & Drag Queens - Darel Paul
What's behind the increasing popularity of drag queens and drag shows in America? Why is half the audience of RuPaul's Drag Race now composed of young liberal…
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150 - Solemnities and How to Celebrate Them - McNamara & Carstens
Denis McNamara and Christopher Carstens, co-authors of the new book Solemnities: Celebrating a Tapestry of Divine Beauty, join the podcast to talk about the…
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149 - Duns Scotus, Minstrel of the Incarnation - Thomas Ward
Blessed John Duns Scotus (1265-1308), the Franciscan friar known as the "Subtle Doctor", is one of the most important theologians and philosophers of the…
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148—Being Is Better Than Not Being—Christopher Mirus
Christopher V. Mirus, your host's older brother, is a philosophy professor at the University of Dallas, and author of the new book Being Is Better Than Not…
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147 - The World Is Falling Away - Jane Greer
Catholic poet Jane Greer joins the podcast to read from her third collection, The World As We Know It Is Falling Away. She discusses the spiritual challenges…
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Highlights: music & spirituality, the common good, Mary's river
This episode contains clips of highlights from episodes 33, 56, and 57 of the Catholic Culture Podcast. Links 33: Structure and Freedom in Music and in Christ…
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146 - 40 Days for Life Co-Founder Shawn Carney
Though prayer, fasting, and public presence, 40 Days for Life has been very successful in reducing abortions, closing down abortion clinics, and even saving…
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145 - Catholic Imagination Conference poetry reading
The Catholic Culture Podcast Network sponsored a poetry reading session at the fourth biennial Catholic Imagination Conference, hosted by the University of…
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144 - The Obedience Paradox in Marriage - Mary Stanford
St. Paul's admonition for wives to submit to their husbands as the Church submits to Christ (Ephesians 5) is one of the most uncomfortable teachings for modern…
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143 - The Sacrament of Church Architecture - Denis McNamara
"Architecture is the built form of ideas, and church architecture is the built form of theology." Denis McNamara joins the show to give a crash course in the…
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142 - The Genesis of Gender - Abigail Favale
Abigail Favale returns to the show to discuss her new book, The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory. Topics include: Understanding "lived experience" in…
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141 - Libertarianism, Jazz & Critical Race Theory - Edward Feser
Catholic philosopher Edward Feser joins the podcast to discuss his new book, All One in Christ: A Catholic Critique of Racism and Critical Race Theory. But…
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140 - Let's Get Real - Joshua Hren
Joshua Hren, author of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, editor-in-chief of Wiseblood Books, and co-founder of a new Master of Fine Arts program in creative…
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139 - Response to Fr. Gregory Pine: Movies, Music & Contemplation
In a recent video on the Pints with Aquinas channel, Gregory Pine, O.P. voiced his concern that mass entertainment, particularly music and movies, is often an…
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138 - Drawing in Clay - Christopher Alles
Catholic sculptor Christopher Alles joins the podcast for an introduction to the art of sculpture, especially in its formal qualities. Alles mostly does…
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137 - The Poetics of John the Evangelist - Anthony Esolen
Poet, translator and cultural critic Anthony Esolen joins the podcast to discuss his book, In the Beginning Was the Word: An Annotated Reading of the Prologue…
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136 - The Novel Against Self-Destruction - Joshua Hren
Joshua Hren returns to discuss his debut novel, Infinite Regress. "In the years since his graduation from St. Marquis University, Blake Yourrick has fled his…
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135 - The Cardinal vs. the Communists - Arpad von Klimo
Historian Árpád von Klimó joins the podcast to give an introduction to József Cardinal Mindszenty (1892-1975), prince primate of Hungary. Mindszenty was not…
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134 - The Political Form of Evil - D. C. Schindler
D. C. Schindler's book The Politics of the Real: The Church between Liberalism and Integralism is one of the richest entries in the ongoing Catholic debate…
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133 - Think Like a Poet - Ryan Wilson
In a wide-ranging and erudite interview, poet and translator Ryan Wilson joins the podcast to discuss how the poet makes use of the classical virtue of xenia…
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132 - Technology and the Artist: Glenn Gould in the Studio
"The justification of art is the internal combustion it ignites in the hearts of men and not its shallow, externalized, public manifestations. The purpose of…
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Highlights: Indie rock, postliberalism, Mary and the Holy Spirit
This episode contains clips of highlights from episodes 51 and 53-55 of the Catholic Culture Podcast. Links (in order of clips) The Hundredfold - Anthony…
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131 - Virtue Is Not Enough - J. Budziszewski
One of the best contemporary natural law philosophers, J. Budszizewski, joins the show to discuss his new book, How (and How Not) to Be Happy, spiritual…
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130 - John Paul II's Retreat for Artists - Christopher West
In Holy Week of 1962, Bishop Karol Wojtyla gave a retreat to a group of Polish artists. The text of that retreat has now been published in English, along with…
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129 - Fatima Today: In Defense of Private Revelation
Thomas Mirus reads his article "Fatima Today: In Defense of Private Revelation". The first part of this article is a reminder of the essential importance of…
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128 - As Earth Without Water - Katy Carl
Katy Carl, author of the excellent new novel As Earth Without Water and editor-in-chief of the Catholic arts journal Dappled Things, joins the show to discuss…
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127 - Gregory the Great - Chase Faucheux
Today's guest is Chase Faucheux, translator of a recent biography of Pope St. Gregory the Great. Topics include: The very low point in Rome's history in which…
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126 - How Charlie Parker's Music Changed My Life
This is a significantly truncated version of the original episode. Listen to the full episode here…
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125 - St. Joseph in Art History - Elizabeth Lev
Art historian Elizabeth Lev joins the show to discuss her new book, The Silent Knight: A History of St. Joseph as Depicted in Art. The book offers not only a…