Guardians of Beauty

Sonya Thelen Meldahl has a teenage son named Carson, who is battling a rare form of cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma. Her deep faith in God says that Carson will beat the disease. She talks about her faith in this episode of Guardians of Beauty.  Her testimony is a beautiful witness to how much she loves and trusts God. The episode also includes several short reflections by people who are praying for Carson and his family.  To learn more, and to pray for the family, go to the Facebook page Sonya has made for her son, called Carson Confronts Cancer:  https://m.facebook.com/groups/2657580497809380?view=announcements To share any comments about this episode, go to gobeautypodcast@gmail.com. Or for more information, go to https://gobeautypodcast.wordpress.com/ Thanks for praying for Carson and his family.  Here is the music used in the episode:  Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/brock-hewitt-stories-in-sound/remember-when-we-used-to-dance License code: MTJCTOW8RNQE6F8F Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/brock-hewitt-stories-in-sound/through-darkness License code: TQCPICIWPFCNGST0 Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/northwestern/some-skies License code: MW3YPGUTDTHI8TWJ Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/zoo/clarity License code: XKYJQKMS2IW6KG73      

In episode 2 of Guardians of Beauty, Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson — the Louise Cowan Scholar in Residence at the University of Dallas in the Classical Education and Humanities Graduate Program —talks about Dante Alighieri, widely regarded as one of Italy’s greatest poets, who wrote The Divine Comedy. She talks about how he and the poem inspires hope in her. To find out more about Dr. Wilson, go to her site at https://jessicahootenwilson.com/To find out more about Bishop Robert Barron's journal of the Word on Fire Institute, which Dr. Wilson wrote on the virtue of hope in the winter edition, go to the following site: https://wordonfire.institute/journal/Special thanks go to the actors who shared their voices in the episode: Sven Gazzara, who plays the part of Dante Alighieri, and Bethany Duckworth, who plays the part of Sister Lucia Dos Santos.Here are the credits for the music and sound effects in the episode:Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/giulio-fazio/reverie-deteLicense code: ML18EGTUMYJ3WSHSMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/paulo-kalazzi/do-not-forsakeLicense code: KO8MGDK3A0ZGDQVYMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/yeti-music/peaceful-morningLicense code: 2PQQH57VHF3WOMQ1Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/northwestern/some-skiesLicense code: MW3YPGUTDTHI8TWJMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/zoo/clarityLicense code: XKYJQKMS2IW6KG73Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/yeti-music/turn-awayLicense code: JWJGPR6ASOL5IBN4https://soundbible.com/1902-Fire-Burning.html#https://soundbible.com/1826-Hell.htmlhttps://soundbible.com/search.php?q=zombiehttps://soundbible.com/1822-Enraged-Zombies.html 

Episode 1 of Guardians of Beauty, a Catholic variety show, focuses on the virtue of hope.To read about why the episode was released on St. John Paul II's feast day, go to the following site: https://medium.com/guardians-of-beauty-podcast/episode-1-the-guardians-of-beauty-podcast-focuses-on-the-virtue-of-hope-9309c35142f9 To share any comments, go to gobeautypodcast@gmail.com. Or for more information, go to https://gobeautypodcast.wordpress.com/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

The first episode of a new Catholic variety show, called Guardians of Beauty, will soon be available. The show will focus on the virtue of hope.