POPULARITY
This lecture is entitled The Catholic Imagination in Modern American Poetry. It was presented by James Matthew Wilson of the University of St Thomas, Houston on May 11, 2022, at the Ruth Lake Country Club.
How should Catholics think about UFOs? How can the Church respond to evolving scientific discoveries? What are the boundaries for Catholic belief?These are the kinds of questions at the heart of a new documentary short film produced by The McGrath Institute for Church Life. "Edge of Belief: UFOs, Technology & The Catholic Imagination," explores the outer limits of belief.Today, the film's producer, who is also my friend and colleague, Professor Brett Robinson, joins me to talk about this project: its aims, its audience, and its intrigue. Follow-up Resources:"Edge of Belief: UFOs, Technology & The Catholic Imagination," “The Next Wave of Artificial Intelligence and Our Humanity, with Stephanie DePrez,” podcast episode via Church Life Today“A Very Short Introduction to the History of Catholic Debates about the Multiverse and Extraterrestrial Intelligence,” by Paul Thigpen, article at Church Life Journal“What Can Catholic Theology Say about Extraterrestrials,” by Chris Baglow, article at Church Life JournalChurch Life Today is a partnership between the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame and OSV Podcasts from Our Sunday Visitor. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.
Episode Topic: Four Poetas on Catholic ImaginationExperience a Letras Latinas reading and conversation featuring Adela Najarro, Natalia Treviño, Gina Franco, and Sarah Cortez at Notre Dame's de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture fall 2024 conference Ever Ancient, Ever New: On Catholic Imagination. These writers of faith continue to draw on the wisdom, wonder, and beauty of the evergreen Catholic tradition to inform a particular mode of understanding and engaging with the world around them.Featured Speakers:Francisco Aragon, Director of Letras Latinas, University of Notre DameAdela Najarro, Poet, President on the Board of Directors for Círculo de Poetas and WritersNatalia Trevino, Poet, Professor of English at Northwest Vista CollegeGina Franco, Poet, Professor at Knox CollegeSarah Cortez, Poet, Founder and President of Catholic Literary ArtsRead this episode's recap over on the University of Notre Dame's open online learning community platform, ThinkND: https://go.nd.edu/2f8e4eThis podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Letras Latinas.Thanks for listening! The ThinkND Podcast is brought to you by ThinkND, the University of Notre Dame's online learning community. We connect you with videos, podcasts, articles, courses, and other resources to inspire minds and spark conversations on topics that matter to you — everything from faith and politics, to science, technology, and your career. Learn more about ThinkND and register for upcoming live events at think.nd.edu. Join our LinkedIn community for updates, episode clips, and more.
Jennifer Newsome Martin is an associate professor in the Program of Liberal Studies with a joint appointment in the Department of Theology, and, as of July 2024, the director of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture. We chat about her first semester in the director's chair, our recently-concluded Fall Conference on the Catholic Imagination, and preview some exciting new initiatives at the de Nicola Center. Special Guest: Jenny Martin.
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by celebrated Catholic author and convert (or, revert) to the Catholic faith Emily Stimpson Chapman to talk about all things Catholic. We dig into her own conversion story as someone who was raised Catholic during the "Father Ted in leotards" era of post-Vatican II Catholicism, her rediscovering Christianity in Protestant denominations while working in Washington, DC, and her eventual wrestling and return to the Catholic faith. We also discuss the sacraments, the Catholic imagination, and becoming Catholic in a time of scandal. All of this and more this week on the show. Check out all of Emily Chapman and Scott Hahn's wonderful children's books here.For more from Emily Chapman visit her website and be sure to find her podcast The Visitation Sessions everywhere podcasts are found.Send your feedback to cordialcatholic@gmail.com. Sign up for our newsletter for my reflections on episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and exclusive contests.To watch this and other episodes please visit (and subscribe to!) our YouTube channel.Please consider financially supporting this show! For more information visit the Patreon page. All patrons receive access to exclusive content and if you can give $5/mo or more you'll also be entered into monthly draws for fantastic books hand-picked by me.If you'd like to give a one-time donation to The Cordial Catholic, you can visit the PayPal page.Thank you to those already supporting the show!Theme Music: "Splendor (Intro)" by Former Ruins. Learn more at formerruins.com or listen on Spotify, Apple Music, and Bandcamp.This show is brought to you in a special way by our Patreon Co-Producers. Thank you to Elli and Tom, Fr. Larry, Gina, Heather, James, Michelle, Noah, Robert, Shelby, Susanne and Victor, and William. Beyond The BeaconJoin Bishop Kevin Sweeney for inspired interviews with Christians living out their faith!Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showFind and follow The Cordial Catholic on social media:Instagram: @cordialcatholicTwitter: @cordialcatholicYouTube: /thecordialcatholicFacebook: The Cordial CatholicTikTok: @cordialcatholic
On this podcast episode Katie and Haley discuss her two new books, focusing in particular on the Catholic Imagination (what exactly is that?), the sacramental reality of the world, and how reading a good story can change your life. We also dive a little bit into some of the more unfortunate online discussions re. women that have been circulating lately and how limiting they are. Instead of boxing ourselves into narrow images of womanhood and motherhood, Haley and Katie discuss the ways we can open our minds and hearts to the many beautiful ways of being a woman in the world. Highly encourage you to check out Haley's books (they would make the perfect Christmas present!) and follow along with her work. Thanks again to Haley for coming on the podcast! ----- Instagram, X, and Substack. You can purchase: Women of the Catholic Imagination: Twelve Inspired Novelists You Should Know from Amazon, Word on Fire, or wherever you buy books. The Catholic Kids' Cookbook: Holy Days and Heavenly Food from Amazon, Word on Fire, or wherever you buy books. ---- www.bornofwonder.com www.mediamarqcreative.com Born of Wonder Substack
College students really love The End of the Affair by Graham Greene. Both Josh McManaway and I have taught this book in undergraduate courses, with great success. Josh has used this book in a theology course on “Conversion,” and I have used it in a course on “The Catholic Imagination.” Since Josh and I really enjoyed creating an episode earlier this year about C. S. Lewis's The Great Divorce, we wanted to create this episode about another book we both love, and our students love, too. So here's our discussion on The End of the Affair.Follow-up Resources:“C.S. Lewis's ‘The Great Divorce': a discussion with Josh McManaway,” podcast episode via Church Life Today“Quantity and the Politics of Prayer,” by Chase Padusniak, essay via Church Life Journal (dealing, in part, with The End of the Affair)The End of the Affair by Graham Greene (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition), which Josh and Lenny cite in this episode.Church Life Today is a partnership between the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame and OSV Podcasts from Our Sunday Visitor. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.
Old Books with Grace is baaaaack for a fifth season! Grace welcomes Haley Stewart for the first episode of this season, on women novelists of the Catholic imagination--including Rumer Godden, Sigrid Undset, and Toni Morrison. If you're like Grace, get ready to dramatically expand your fiction TBR list. Haley Stewart is the Editor of Word on Fire Votive and the host of The Votive Podcast. She is the award-winning author of The Grace of Enough, Jane Austen's Genius Guide to Life, and The Sister Seraphina Mysteries. She edited a collection of essays on Catholic women novelists titled Women of the Catholic Imagination. Haley lives in Florida with her four children and never has enough bookshelves. Don't forget to acquire a copy of Grace's book, freshly out in paperback: Jesus through Medieval Eyes: Beholding Christ through the Artists, Mystics, and Theologians of the Middle Ages (Zondervan Reflective).
There is a lot to unpack—literally and figuratively—in the Metropolitan Museum's Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” which closes on September 2. It's about nature and the cycle of life (and as it turns out, there is a lot about death). It also touches on chemistry, biology, mythology, and so much more, all told through the lens of fashion. Added to this litany of themes, the show also tells the story of The Met itself, and the goings-on behind the scenes. It's about how archived garments are preserved and how they are disintegrating. It's not just about clothes, but about how they were worn and who wore them. It tells the story of us. It's a visceral exhibition of over 400 years of fashion that engages the senses. It can be a heady experience. There are the sounds of waves crashing, and birds calling, and poems being read aloud. There is textured wallpaper you can touch—and courtesy of the German artist Sissel Tollas, wallpaper you can scratch and sniff and tubes you can snort. Frankly, this portion of the exhibit kicks like a mule and is unforgettable, with scent being such a powerfully triggering memory force. “Sleeping Beauties” was curated by this week's guest Andrew Bolton, the Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, who previously helmed such blockbusters as “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty,” “China Through the Looking Glass,” and “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,” which were some of the most visited exhibitions in the museum's entire history. Today's fashion-exhibit-heavy museum landscape has a lot to do with Bolton's successes, but with his trained anthropologist's eye, he never fails to zero in on the intellectual and human connotations in the garments.
There is a lot to unpack—literally and figuratively—in the Metropolitan Museum's Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” which closes on September 2. It's about nature and the cycle of life (and as it turns out, there is a lot about death). It also touches on chemistry, biology, mythology, and so much more, all told through the lens of fashion. Added to this litany of themes, the show also tells the story of The Met itself, and the goings-on behind the scenes. It's about how archived garments are preserved and how they are disintegrating. It's not just about clothes, but about how they were worn and who wore them. It tells the story of us. It's a visceral exhibition of over 400 years of fashion that engages the senses. It can be a heady experience. There are the sounds of waves crashing, and birds calling, and poems being read aloud. There is textured wallpaper you can touch—and courtesy of the German artist Sissel Tollas, wallpaper you can scratch and sniff and tubes you can snort. Frankly, this portion of the exhibit kicks like a mule and is unforgettable, with scent being such a powerfully triggering memory force. “Sleeping Beauties” was curated by this week's guest Andrew Bolton, the Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, who previously helmed such blockbusters as “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty,” “China Through the Looking Glass,” and “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,” which were some of the most visited exhibitions in the museum's entire history. Today's fashion-exhibit-heavy museum landscape has a lot to do with Bolton's successes, but with his trained anthropologist's eye, he never fails to zero in on the intellectual and human connotations in the garments.
Ken talks with Max Engel “On the 8th Day: A Catholic Theology of Sport” (Cascade Books) and Haley Stewart “Women of the Catholic Imagination: Twelve Inspired Novelists You Should Know” (Word on Fire). Max's book available at: https://www.amazon.com/Eighth-Day-Catholic-Theology-Sport-ebook/dp/B0B4FLTKK3?ref_=ast_author_mpb and Haley's book at: https://bookstore.wordonfire.org/products/women-of-the-catholic-imagination You can follow Haley at: https://haleystewart.substack.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/haleycarrots/ L'articolo Meet the Author with Ken Huck – July 18, 2024 -Max Engel “On the 8th Day: A Catholic Theology of Sport” and Haley Stewart “Women of the Catholic Imagination: Twelve Inspired Novelists You Should Know” proviene da Radio Maria.
We have arrived at the end of our journey with Dante. At the top of Mount Purgatory, Dante ascends the Paradiso and in the highest heaven, he beholds the divine glory of the beatific vision: God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Bishop Barron's course, “Dante's Catholic Imagination,” is timeless and ever-relevant. Watch it in its entirety in the Word on Fire Institute. NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a Word on Fire IGNITE member! Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners . . . like you! So become a part of this mission and join IGNITE today to become a Word on Fire insider and receive some special donor gifts for your generosity.
Our journey continues through Dante's poetic imagery of the seven deadly sins. As Bishop Barron describes them in order of their severity, we discover that in order to atone for each sin, those in purgatory are punished with the repetitive practice of a countervailing virtue. Bishop Barron's course, “Dante's Catholic Imagination,” is timeless and ever-relevant. Watch it in its entirety in the Word on Fire Institute. NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a Word on Fire IGNITE member! Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners . . . like you! So become a part of this mission and join IGNITE today to become a Word on Fire insider and receive some special donor gifts for your generosity.
Good morning! On today's show, we look ahead to Trinity Sunday this weekend and preview the readings with Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo and Fr. Jonathan Duncan. Haley Stewart discusses the new book, Women of the Catholic Imagination. And Dr. Scott Hahn discusses the book, "It is Right and Just.'
Continuing the journey in the fourth lecture of Bishop Barron's course, “Dante's Catholic Imagination,” we see notion that “we're damned alone, but we're only saved together” on full display as Dante climbs Mount Purgatory. While hell was a place of violence and self absorption, purgatory is a place of charity, hope, and faith. This timeless and ever-relevant course is available in its entirety in the Word on Fire Institute. NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a Word on Fire IGNITE member! Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners . . . like you! So become a part of this mission and join IGNITE today to become a Word on Fire insider and receive some special donor gifts for your generosity.
There is a lot to unpack—literally and figuratively—in the Metropolitan Museum's new Costume Institute show, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” which opens on Friday May 10. It's about nature and the cycle of life (and as it turns out, there is a lot about death). It also touches on chemistry, biology, mythology, and so much more, all told through the lens of fashion. Added to this litany of themes, the show also tells the story of The Met itself, and the goings-on behind the scenes. It's about how archived garments are preserved and how they are disintegrating. It's not just about clothes, but about how they were worn and who wore them. It tells the story of us. It's a visceral exhibition of over 400 years of fashion that engages the senses. It can be a heady experience. There are the sounds of waves crashing, and birds calling, and poems being read aloud. There is textured wallpaper you can touch—and courtesy of the German artist Sissel Tollas, wallpaper you can scratch and sniff and tubes you can snort. Frankly, this portion of the exhibit kicks like a mule and is unforgettable, with scent being such a powerfully triggering memory force. “Sleeping Beauties” was curated by this week's guest Andrew Bolton the head curator of the Anna Wintour Costume Center at the Met, who previously helmed such blockbusters as "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty," "China Through the Looking Glass," and "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination," which were some of the most visited exhibitions in the museum's entire history. Today's fashion-exhibit-heavy museum landscape has a lot to do with Bolton's successes, but with his trained anthropologist's eye, he never fails to zero in on the intellectual and human connotations in the garments.
There is a lot to unpack—literally and figuratively—in the Metropolitan Museum's new Costume Institute show, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” which opens on Friday May 10. It's about nature and the cycle of life (and as it turns out, there is a lot about death). It also touches on chemistry, biology, mythology, and so much more, all told through the lens of fashion. Added to this litany of themes, the show also tells the story of The Met itself, and the goings-on behind the scenes. It's about how archived garments are preserved and how they are disintegrating. It's not just about clothes, but about how they were worn and who wore them. It tells the story of us. It's a visceral exhibition of over 400 years of fashion that engages the senses. It can be a heady experience. There are the sounds of waves crashing, and birds calling, and poems being read aloud. There is textured wallpaper you can touch—and courtesy of the German artist Sissel Tollas, wallpaper you can scratch and sniff and tubes you can snort. Frankly, this portion of the exhibit kicks like a mule and is unforgettable, with scent being such a powerfully triggering memory force. “Sleeping Beauties” was curated by this week's guest Andrew Bolton, the Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, who previously helmed such blockbusters as "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty," "China Through the Looking Glass," and "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination," which were some of the most visited exhibitions in the museum's entire history. Today's fashion-exhibit-heavy museum landscape has a lot to do with Bolton's successes, but with his trained anthropologist's eye, he never fails to zero in on the intellectual and human connotations in the garments.
We continue with the third lecture of Bishop Barron's course, “Dante's Catholic Imagination.” We uncover the horrors of hell as Virgil takes Dante on a journey to see the three levels of sin and their corresponding punishments. This ever-relevant course is available in its entirety inside the Word on Fire Institute. NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a Word on Fire IGNITE member! Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners . . . like you! So become a part of this mission and join IGNITE today to become a Word on Fire insider and receive some special donor gifts for your generosity.
We continue now with the next lecture from Bishop Barron's popular course, “Dante's Catholic Imagination,” available in its entirety inside the Word on Fire Institute. We follow as Dante tries to go forward on his journey, but he is blocked by the beasts of sin. Enjoy this further glimpse into Dante's evergreen, always-relevant poetic, moral, and theological genius. NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a Word on Fire IGNITE member! Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners . . . like you! So become a part of this mission and join IGNITE today to become a Word on Fire insider and receive some special donor gifts for your g
Today we are excited to bring you the first lecture from Bishop Barron's popular course, “Dante's Catholic Imagination,” which is available in its entirety inside the Word on Fire Institute. We hope you enjoy this deep dive into Dante's evergreen, always-relevant poetic, moral, and theological genius. NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a Word on Fire IGNITE member! Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners . . . like you! So become a part of this mission and join IGNITE today to become a Word on Fire insider and receive some special donor gifts for your generosity.
SPECIAL GUEST Joseph Pearce Author of Further Up and Further In, Literary Converts, The Good The Bad and the Beautiful and many many more. We are all going to die, we will all be judged, the only thing that is not determined is if we go to Heaven or Hell. He can take young and old and we need to be alive and awake that the end of the world is whenever we die. We must not be gloomy about thinking about our death b/c we were meant to be in Heaven with Him. Would you add anyone to the book of Literary Catholics if you had to rewrite that book? HEADLINE: Unsung Heroes of Christendom by Joseph Pearce HEADLINE: The Unsung St. Nicholas by Joseph Pearce The unsung St. Nicholas is not the St. Nick who is sung about in countless Christmas-related popular songs but a lesser-known St. Nick who is hardly sung about at all. This is St. Nicholas Owen, one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales canonized in 1970 by Pope Paul VI. It is not for any of us to refrain from singing the praises of the St. Nicholas whom everyone knows (may he pray for us), but let's also lift our voices in praise and prayer to those who share his name and his heavenly reward but not his celebrity. Blessed Nicholas Postgate, priest and humble shepherd of the moors who served his far-flung flock with the humble diligence of Chaucer's holy Parson, pray for us. Dragons exist - that is to say that evil exists. We should see the way things are in the perspective the way it should be. Perfection is the goal and the perfection is the test by which we judge other things. Fairyland - We are called to be as much like Jesus Christ as possible. We have to know the different b/w good and evil and Fairy Tales are great for that. AUDIO/VIDEO: Carols from King's 2016 | #11 "The Holly and the Ivy" arr. Henry Walford Davies - King's College Looking at the world through dark glasses and not seeing the beauty. Above all shadows rides the sun. A Christian should never be cynical. We believe in truth. We need to be skeptical however, be wise enough to see the lies and nonsense. There is one that believes in truth and the other doesn't. The will to power - we no longer are subject to the truth these days. We are now in self-empowerment where whatever we believe and feels good is the ‘truth'. Jesus Christ said they persecuted Me so they will persecute you. History in 3 dimensions -
In observance of the spooky season we're posting our conversation with historian Matthew J. Cressler on the relationship between Catholicism and horror cinema. We explore the sub-genre of Catholic Horror through our analysis of two recent films centering on the Italian exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth (1925-2016): William Friedkin's (!) documentary The Devil and Father Amorth (2017) and Julius Avery's horror/dramedy/superhero film The Pope's Exorcist (2023). The conversation was enlightening and just a delight. Please be on the lookout for all of Matthew's great work on Catholicism and horror:“The Netflix Series That Should Make Religious People Uncomfortable” The Atlantic, 10/25/21 (on Midnight Mass)“Exorcists, Abusers, and When Catholic History is Horror” The Revealer, 05/10/22“You Can't Have a Catholic Imagination without Horror” U.S. Catholic, 10/28/22And the man's making comics about this at Bad Catholics / Good Trouble !
(0:01) Tom Doran, known to his fans and readers as mystery novelist T.M. Doran, reads a passage from his most popular fantasy novel, “Toward the Gleam.” Doran is a parishioner at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Plymouth, and a modern-day J.R.R. Tolkien — or at least an author in the same mold. (2:08) The narrator describes the plot of “Toward the Gleam,” a mystery novel that takes place between the two world wars. Professor John Hill discovers an ancient manuscript while taking refuge in a cave during a storm. Hill begins a quest to decipher the manuscript. (3:23) Doran describes his passion for writing, as well as his inspiration for “Toward the Gleam,” one of a trilogy. Doran talks about authors whom he admires, starting with Tolkien and his “Lord of the Rings” masterpiece. (5:49) Doran talks about “Toward the Gleam,” which he describes as a “mysterious story about truth and beauty and the consequences of rejecting truth and beauty.” He discusses how his novels are a way of revealing something about God. (9:08) While his novels are set in far-off lands and his plots carried out by fictional characters, Doran says the lessons contained in his books are relatable to everyone, from moral and ethical dilemmas to the mundane. (10:30) Doran reads another passage from “Toward the Gleam.” The author discusses his creative process, exploring the story from the vantage point of the main characters. (12:49) Doran talks about how his novels are a form of “pre-evangelization.” While his works aren't overtly religious, they lead readers to discover basic truths about God, humanity and creation. (16:02) The narrator discusses other Catholic “pre-evangelist” authors such as Tolkien, Flannery O'Connor, and Archbishop Fulton Sheen. Doran talks about challenge the pervasive ideas of the culture, battling relativism with a focus on the good, the true and the beautiful. (19:12) Like “The Lord of the Rings,” Doran hopes his books can help people see that life presents countless opportunities to choose good and to avoid evil. God is the ultimate author, but he leaves each of us to fashion our own stories, Doran says. Reporting by Daniel Meloy; script by Casey McCorry; narration and production by Ron Pangborn This episode is sponsored by G.A. Fuchs Company. Church supplies to take you from ashes to Easter, shop G.A. Fuchs Company for everything you need as you journey through Lent to Easter. Visit fuchschurchsupply.com. Listen to ‘Detroit Stories' on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or Fireside. Podcasts also will be posted biweekly on DetroitCatholic.com.
On this episode, Gloria speaks with Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson, author of several books including The Scandal of Holiness, Reading for the Love of God, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov, which received a 2018 Christianity Today Book of the Year Award in the Culture & the Arts. Gloria and Jessica dive deep into the Catholic imagination–exploring writers like Toni Morrison and the medieval mystic Julian of Norwich. She also believes in reclaiming the practice of reading, especially for children growing up today: “I try to tell this to parents: it's not really about making sure that your kid recites all the history or knows all the facts,” says Jessica, “ It's just recognizing that they're being shaped by a worldview in which the story began before them.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Catholic Culture Podcast Network sponsored a poetry reading session at the fourth biennial Catholic Imagination Conference, hosted by the University of Dallas. Thomas Mirus moderated this session on Sept. 30, 2022, introducing poets Paul Mariani, Frederick Turner, and James Matthew Wilson. Paul Mariani, University Professor Emeritus at Boston College, is the author of twenty-two books, including biographies of William Carlos Williams, John Berryman, Robert Lowell, Hart Crane, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and Wallace Stevens. He has published nine volumes of poetry, most recently All that Will be New, from Slant. He has also written two memoirs, Thirty Days and The Mystery of It All: The Vocation of Poetry in the Twilight of Modernism. His awards include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the NEA and NEH. He is the recipient of the John Ciardi Award for Lifetime Achievement in Poetry and the Flannery O'Connor Lifetime Achievement Award. His poetry has appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines, including Image, Poetry, Presence, The Agni Review, First Things, The New England Review, The Hudson Review, Tri-Quarterly, The Massachusetts Review, and The New Criterion. Frederick Turner, Founders Professor of Arts and Humanities (emeritus) at the University of Texas at Dallas, was educated at Oxford University. A poet, critic, translator, philosopher, and former editor of The Kenyon Review, he has authored over 40 books, including The Culture of Hope, Genesis: An Epic Poem, Shakespeare's Twenty-First Century Economics, Natural Religion, and most recently Latter Days, with Colosseum Books. He has co-published several volumes of Hungarian and German poetry in translation, including Goethe's Faust, Part One. He has been nominated internationally over 40 times for the Nobel Prize for Literature and translated into over a dozen languages. James Matthew Wilson is Cullen Foundation Chair of English Literature and Founding Director of the MFA program in Creative Writing at the University of Saint Thomas, in Houston. He serves also as Poet-in-Residence of the Benedict XVI Institute for Sacred Music and Divine Worship, as Editor of Colosseum Books, and Poetry Editor of Modern Age magazine. He is the author of twelve books, including The Strangeness of the Good. His work has won the Hiett Prize, the Parnassus Prize, the Lionel Basney Award (twice), and the Catholic Media Book Award for Poetry.
Co-hosts Claudia Herrera-Montero and Kevin Hill talk with Dr. Maria Del Socorro Castañeda (Soco) about faith, raising strong daughters, and her award-winning book Our Lady of Everyday Life: La Virgen de Guadalupe and the Catholic Imagination of Mexican Women in America (Oxford University Press: 2018), which examines the life trajectories and faith of three groups of Mexican origin women between the ages of 18 and 82 (single and in college; mothers; and older women). You can learn more at becomingmujeres.com and her YouTube channel, Becoming Mujeres.Episodes for season one are released every two weeks on Tuesdays. Bridging Theology is hosted by Drs. Beth Stovell, Candace Smith, Claudia Herrera-Montero, Kevin Hill, and Ryan Reed.
Today we share Lesson 1 from Bishop Barron's latest Word on Fire Institute course titled "Dante's Catholic Imagination." Listen as Bishop Barron leads us on a journey through the life of Dante and his major work, The Divine Comedy, the great literary treasure dedicated to the dynamics of the Christian spiritual life. In this first lesson from the course, Bishop Barron introduces us to Dante Alighieri, the thirteenth-century Italian poet who authored the epic poem. This seminal work captures the Catholic imagination of the dynamic afterlife in three distinct sections: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. Join the Word on Fire Institute today to get access to the rest of this great course! NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a patron and get some great perks for helping, like free books, bonus content, and more. Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners…like you! So be part of this mission, and join us today!
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by celebrated Catholic author, academic, and columnist Randy Boyagoda to talk about the Catholic imagination. How should Catholics uniquely see and interact with the world around them? How do Catholics truly live out their faith in the Public Square? What do authentic Catholics have to contribute to discussions within and outside of the Church? For more from Randy Boyagoda check out any of his fantastic books on Amazon or your local bookseller. His work includes the Scotiabank Giller Prize nominated Governor of the Northern Province; Beggar's Feast, named a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice and nominated for the International Dublin Literacy Award; Original Prin and its sequel Dante's Indiana. Dr. Boyagoda is Vice-Dean, Undergraduate, of the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto and a professor in the Department of English. He is past principal and vice-president of St. Michael's College in Toronto and writes for a number of publications including First Things, Wall Street Journal, and the Catholic Register.Send your feedback to cordialcatholic@gmail.com. Sign up for our newsletter for my reflections on episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and exclusive contests.To watch this and other episodes please visit (and subscribe to!) our YouTube channel.Please consider financially supporting this show! For more information visit the Patreon page. All patrons receive access to exclusive content and if you can give $5/mo or more you'll also be entered into monthly draws for fantastic books hand-picked by me.If you'd like to give a one-time donation to The Cordial Catholic, you can visit the PayPal page.Thank you to those already supporting the show!To try Hallow free for 30-days, please visit this website. Your support of Hallow also helps support this show! If you'd like to pray with me, please join our new Cordial Catholic Prayer Community (or use code: 9E45KD). Thanks to this week's co-producers, part of our Patreon Producers community: Stephen, Eli, Tom, Kelvin, Susan, Eyram, and Jon.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/cordialcatholic)
Andrew Bolton joined The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2002, as Associate Curator, was named Curator in 2006, and become Curator in Charge in January 2016 upon the retirement of his predecessor, Harold Koda. Mr. Bolton was named the Wendy Yu Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute in March 2018, when the position was endowed. Mr. Bolton worked alongside Mr. Koda on exhibitions including Dangerous Liaisons (2004), Chanel (2005), Poiret (2007), and Schiaparelli and Prada (2012). In addition, he has curated AngloMania (2006), Superheroes (2008), American Woman (2010), Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty (2011), Punk (2013), China: Through the Looking Glass (2015), Manus x Machina (2016), Rei Kawakubo /Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between (2017), Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination (2018), Camp: Notes on Fashion (2019), and About Time: Fashion and Duration (2020). Heavenly Bodies attracted more than 1.65 million visitors to The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters, making it The Met's most visited exhibition. Previous exhibitions Bolton curated are also among The Met's most attended, including China, which had 815,992 visitors; Manus x Machina, with 752,995 visitors; and Alexander McQueen with 661,509 visitors. Bolton has authored and co-authored more than 17 books. He lectures and contributes scholarly articles to various publications. Prior to joining the Metropolitan, Mr. Bolton worked at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London for nine years, as Senior Research Fellow in Contemporary Fashion, and prior to that as Curatorial Assistant in the Far Eastern Department. During this period, he also curated exhibitions at the London College of Fashion. Born in Great Britain, Mr. Bolton earned a B.A. in social anthropology and an M.A. in Non-Western Art from the University of East Anglia. He became a Visiting Professor at the University of the Arts in London in 2007 and received an Honorary Fellowship in 2016. In 2017, he received an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal College of Art. Mr. Bolton has received several awards, including the Fashion Group International Oracle Award in 2016, the Vilcek Prize in Fashion in 2015, the Best Monographic Exhibition from the Association of Art Museum Curators for Alexander McQueen in 2011, and the Richard Martin Award for Excellence from The Costume Society of America for American Woman in 2010 and also for Poiret (with Harold Koda) in 2007. Brought to you by the British Consulate General, New York. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.
Wilson is a poet and critic of contemporary poetry, whose work appears regularly in such magazines and journals as First Things, The Wall Street Journal, The Hudson Review, Modern Age, The New Criterion, Dappled Things, Measure, The Weekly Standard, Front Porch Republic, The Raintown Review, National Review, and The American Conservative.He has published ten books, including six books and chapbooks of poetry. Among his volumes are: The Vision of the Soul: Truth, Goodness, and Beauty in the Western Tradition (CUA, 2017); the major critical study, The Fortunes of Poetry in an Age of Unmaking (Wiseblood, 2015); and a monograph, The Catholic Imagination in Modern American Poetry (both Wiseblood Books, 2014). His most recent books are The Strangeness of the Good (Angelico, 2020) and the poetic sequence, The River of the Immaculate Conception (Wiseblood, 2019).-Bio via JamesMatthewWilson.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This episode discusses the beauty and romance of a life lived with eternity in mind. It considers this through the lenses of romantic love, fraternal love, and self-love.
The tendency of science to reduce all of the world and life in it to predictable laws of physics is not new. And poets since William Wordsworth two hundred years ago have insisted that life ought not to be reduced. Since the theme of this year's Wyoming School was “Beauty is Truth: Science and the Catholic Imagination,” we looked to poets to help us inform our imaginations as we look at world around us, the heavens, and our own human nature. The poetry we read and discussed is all available online for free. Henry Vaughn, “Water-fall” Gerard Manley Hopkins, “God's Grandeur,” “Pied Beauty,” “The Windhover” William Wordsworth, “The World is Too Much With Us,” “The Tables Turned” Robert Frost, “Never Again Would Bird's Song Be the Same” Edna St. Vincent Millay, “Euclid alone has looked on Beauty bare”
“Saint Thomas, who was as simple as he was wise,” wrote Jacques Maritain, “defined the beautiful as that which, being seen, pleases: id quod visum placet. These four words say all that is necessary: a vision, that is to say, an intuitive knowledge, and a delight.” At this summer's Wyoming School of Catholic Thought, we began by looking at the Medieval cosmos. It is a beautiful vision that, alas, turns out not to be true. Then we looked at the modern vision—the vision of scientism—in which the universe is nothing but a randomly constituted result of elementary particles bumping into each other. It is a universe without goodness, beauty, or truth—save the truth (maybe) of mathematics and physics. Yet the topic of our week together was, “Beauty is Truth: Science and the Catholic Imagination.” After we reduced the Medieval cosmos to “fermions and bosons,” Dr. Jeremy Holmes began putting the world back together arguing that beauty is a necessary part of the scientific endeavor. His lecture was over an hour long, but will, I think, be well worth your time and concentration. Hearing it again brought great delight so, using Thomas' definition, it can be called a beautiful lecture.
In the Epilogue to his book The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature, C. S. Lewis wrote, “I have made no serious effort to hide the fact that the old [Medieval] Model [of the universe] delights me as I believe it delighted our ancestors. Few constructions of the imagination seem to me to have combined splendour, sobriety, and coherence in the same degree. It is possible that some readers have long been itching to remind me that it had a serious defect; it was not true.” Last week the annual Wyoming School of Catholic Thought was held here in Lander. The topic was “Beauty is Truth: Science and the Catholic Imagination.” Our readings in science and in literature considered this question of how we see the world, how we image it even before we think about it. That began with a look at Medieval science and cosmology. The group read and discussed chapter 5 and the Epilogue from Lewis' The Discarded Image guided by Dr. Tiffany Schubert who offered this introduction to the topic.
This lecture was given at Queen's University on February 5, 2020. For more events and info please visit https://thomisticinstitute.org/events-1. Professor Raymond Hain is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Providence College and Associate Director of the Providence College Humanities Program. He received his BA in Philosophy from Christendom College and his MA and PhD in Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame, where he studied under Ralph McInerny and David Solomon. He works primarily in moral philosophy in the Thomistic tradition, as well as topics in applied ethics (especially bioethics and the ethics of architecture) and connections between philosophy and literature. As part of the Humanities Program, he directs the Providence College Humanities Forum and the Providence College Humanities Reading Seminars.
On this week's show, we meet Mark Bosco, S.J. and Elizabeth Coffman, the filmmakers behind the new documentary coming soon to virtual cinemas nationwide. About the Filmmakers: Elizabeth Coffman has produced and directed films about communities in crisis from Louisiana to Bosnia. Many of her films include or are about writers, such as Flannery, One More Mile with writer Aleksandar Hemon, Veins in the Gulf with Martha Serpas and Souls and Sonnets with Rita Dove. She works with Ted Hardin at Long Distance Productions. Mark Bosco, S.J. is a Jesuit priest and a professor. He is an authority on the works of Flannery O'Connor and Graham Greene. Mark’s most recent book is Graham Greene’s Catholic Imagination, published by Oxford University Press. He is the Vice President for Mission and Ministry at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Flannery is his first film. About Flannery: Winner of the first-ever Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, Flannery is the lyrical, intimate exploration of the life and work of author Flannery O’Connor, whose distinctive Southern Gothic style influenced a generation of artists and activists. With her family home at Andalusia (the Georgia farm where she grew up and later wrote her best-known work) as a backdrop, a picture of the woman behind her sharply aware, starkly redemptive style comes into focus. Including conversations with those who knew her and those inspired by her (Mary Karr, Tommy Lee Jones, Lucinda Williams, Hilton Als and more), Flannery employs never-before-seen archival footage, newly discovered personal letters and her own published words (read by Mary Steenburgen) alongside original animations and music to examine the life and legacy of an American literary icon. For More Information: Check out and find all of our book and movie suggestions at For Lisa's speaking schedule visit . Send your feedback to or connect with Lisa on social media @LisaHendey.
On this week's show, we meet Mark Bosco, S.J. and Elizabeth Coffman, the filmmakers behind the new documentary "Flannery" coming soon to virtual cinemas nationwide.About the Filmmakers:Elizabeth Coffman has produced and directed films about communities in crisis from Louisiana to Bosnia. Many of her films include or are about writers, such as Flannery, One More Mile with writer Aleksandar Hemon, Veins in the Gulf with Martha Serpas and Souls and Sonnets with Rita Dove. She works with Ted Hardin at Long Distance Productions.Mark Bosco, S.J. is a Jesuit priest and a professor. He is an authority on the works of Flannery O'Connor and Graham Greene. Mark’s most recent book is Graham Greene’s Catholic Imagination, published by Oxford University Press. He is the Vice President for Mission and Ministry at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Flannery is his first film. About Flannery: Winner of the first-ever Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, Flannery is the lyrical, intimate exploration of the life and work of author Flannery O’Connor, whose distinctive Southern Gothic style influenced a generation of artists and activists. With her family home at Andalusia (the Georgia farm where she grew up and later wrote her best-known work) as a backdrop, a picture of the woman behind her sharply aware, starkly redemptive style comes into focus. Including conversations with those who knew her and those inspired by her (Mary Karr, Tommy Lee Jones, Lucinda Williams, Hilton Als and more), Flannery employs never-before-seen archival footage, newly discovered personal letters and her own published words (read by Mary Steenburgen) alongside original animations and music to examine the life and legacy of an American literary icon. For More Information:www.FlanneryFilm.comCheck out books by Lisa Hendey at Amazon and find all of our book and movie suggestions at Lisa's Amazon Influencer list. For Lisa's speaking schedule visit www.LisaHendey.com. Send your feedback to lisahendey@gmail.com or connect with Lisa on social media @LisaHendey.
Dr Jacob Phillips of St Mary's University, Twickenham, about how technology is helping during the crisis and why virtual classrooms can't permanently replace real university communities. Fr David Palmer of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham tells of a harrowing visit to a COVID-19 ward in Nottingham. Christopher Lamb of The Tablet tells us about his book and trades views of the Vatican with host Chris Altieri. Fr Nicolas Steeves SJ of the Pontifical Gregorian University helps us think through some of the spiritual and intellectual challenges of these unusual times.
What is a Catholic person to do in the face of so much turmoil in public life? Should we retreat, or should we respond by entering more fully into the public square? St. Augustine of Hippo was perpetually preoccupied with such questions. This presentation will explore some of what he has to say, and some of what we can learn from him, about maintaining a spiritual life while becoming involved in matters of public concern. Renee Kohler-Ryan is trained in philosophy and is the Dean of the School of Philosophy and Theology, University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney. She has a forthcoming book on the thought of St. Augustine and contemporary philosopher, William Desmond, on moral and political philosophy. She teaches in areas of Catholic Thought including Philosophy of the Human Person, Moral Philosophy, and Philosophy of Art. She is writing a book on the Catholic Imagination, to be considered by Catholic University of America Press.
In the late-1920s, Edith Stein, having been Catholic for a handful of years, wrote a fictional dialogue between the philosophers Edmund Husserl and Thomas Aquinas. Stein had been a standout student of Husserl, even for a time serving as his assistant. Husserl was one of the most pivotal philosophers of the 20th-century, being credited as the founder of the school of philosophy known as phenomenology. Stein studied under Husserl during her period of youthful atheism, though she never remained closed to questions of God and religion. As her journey to and within Catholicism commenced and continued, the person and work of Thomas Aquinas took on real significance for Stein. So, it was with no small amount of personal interest that Stein fashioned this encounter between two of her teachers, Husserl and Aquinas. One of the more prominent topics Stein has these two thinkers wrestle with is that of the relationship between philosophy and theology, or natural and supernatural reason, as she phrases it. We might wonder, in this context, just how human reason relates to, receives, and ought to respond to that revealed by God. We might question whether or not God's revelation, accepted in faith, negates or runs contrary to the human exercise of reason. It might even be asked whether or not faith is an irrational phenomenon. In the course of the dialogue, and throughout that of this episode, it will be seen that Aquinas rejects this notion of faith and the relationship between the human and divine mind. What is present in Aquinas, and in the Catholic tradition in general, is a robust vision of reason and faith as being mutually beneficial, “two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth,” as John Paul II puts it. In today's episode, I speak with Richard Bernier, from Concordia University in Montreal. Richard teaches at Concordia, as well as McGill University, from which he earned his Ph.D. Richard is devoted to his work with young people as a catechist and trained spiritual director in the Ignatian tradition. Be sure to check out today's show notes, where you'll find a link to an essay of Richard's that focuses on this dialogue written by Stein.Related Links:Knowledge and Faith by Edith SteinFides et Ratio: On the Relationship between Faith and Reason by Pope John Paul IIRichard Bernier, Ph.D.Richard's paper on Stein's dialogue"Husserl and Aquinas at the After Party," by Matthew Chominski Support the show (http://patreon.com/curiouscatholicpodcast)
In this episode, we'll continue and bring to a close my conversation with Donald Wallenfang of Sacred Heart Major Seminary about Edith Stein's understanding of empathy and its central and essential place in human life. Before that, though, I want to take a quick bit of time to explain something of this podcast, what it's about and all. Essentially, I see each episode as part of a longer pilgrimage through the Catholic Imagination. That is, an exploration of the vision of reality, God, ourselves and others that has been shaped and developed over the centuries by that faith centered on the Incarnational revelation of the Triune God. I want this show to be part of that gradual movement toward greater fullness that is captured in the image of pilgrimage. As it is, then, I want to spend sustained time with the personalities and movements that have shaped this Catholic vision. So the idea of the show is to spend a couple episodes, spread over a number of weeks, with a particular person in the tradition. Of course, presently, we're focused on Edith Stein. In about two weeks we'll transition to St. Augustine. I want this show to, in its own small way, help unfurl the richness and depth found in the Church's past and present, this being done by focusing on the personalities that have given tangible expression to the joy and challenge of living in relationship with Christ and his Church. With that said, let's get to the final part of my discussion with Donald Wallenfang. I gave a more full bio. blurb last episode, but just as a short reminder, Donald is Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit and is a Secular Discalced Carmelite. I very much recommend his book Human and Divine Being: A Study on the Theological Anthropology of Edith Stein available from Cascade Books. Links:1. On the Problem of Empathy by Edith Stein2. Essays on Woman by Edith Stein3. Life in a Jewish Family by Edith Stein4. Human and Divine Being: A Study on the Theological Anthropology of Edith Stein by Donald Wallenfang5. Edith Stein: A Philosophical Prologue by Alasdair MacIntyre6. Donald Wallenfang, Ph.D., OCDSSupport the show (http://patreon.com/curiouscatholicpodcast)
When it came time to select a topic for her doctoral dissertation in philosophy, the young Edith Stein eventually settled on the topic of empathy. Today, this work of hers can be read in English under the title, On the Problem of Empathy.In German, the word Stein uses for empathy is einfühlung, and it gives a sense of “inward feeling.” More than just a sympathetic awareness of the feelings and thoughts of others, empathy is understood as the very experience within ourselves of the experience of other persons. In a way, we bear within ourselves the life of the other, thus opening up the very possibility of interpersonal life. My guest on today's episode is Donald Wallenfang, Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, Michigan. Donald is a Secular Discalced Carmelite and received his Ph.D. from Loyola University Chicago. Donald has written and edited numerous books, articles and essays, but today we discuss his work titled, Human and Divine Being: A Study on the Theological Anthropology of Edith Stein. Over the course of this interview, Wallenfang helps us see Edith Stein's understanding of empathy, how it contributes to our own selfhood, communal life, and our relationship with the completely Other, God. Links:1. On the Problem of Empathy by Edith Stein2. Human and Divine Being: A Study on the Theological Anthropology of Edith Stein by Donald Wallenfang3. Edith Stein: A Philosophical Prologue by Alasdair MacIntyre4. Donald Wallenfang, Ph.D., OCDSSupport the show (http://patreon.com/curiouscatholicpodcast)
My guest on today's episode is Sister Judith Parsons, IHM, Ph.D., a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Immaculata University. We begin by discussing the development of Sister's awareness of, and appreciation for, the life and work of Edith Stein. We then delve into Stein's work found in the collection, Essays on Woman. As you'll hear, Sister finds great richness in Stein's teaching on the human person's “ontic core,” that sphere of personal life that is completely private to the person and God alone. This core of the person unfolds and develops over the circumstances of life and the choices made by the person throughout a lifetime. Over the course of the interview, Sister emphasizes Stein's lifelong pursuit of truth--Truth, even--and how this aided Stein as she shaped her life into one of great integrity. Related Links:John Paul II's Apostolic Letter proclaiming Ss. Bridget of Sweden, Catherine of Siena, and Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Co-Patronesses of EuropeEdith Stein by Sarah BordenEssays on Woman by Edith SteinLife in a Jewish Family by Edith SteinSelf-Portrait in Letters, 1916-1942 by Edith SteinSister Judith Parsons, IHM, Ph.D.Support the show (http://patreon.com/curiouscatholicpodcast)
At least in regard to Catholic letters, new times call for new measures and new perspectives on Catholic literature. Song Used: Caracas by Tintamare
In a few short minutes I want to give you an idea of what the Curious Catholic Podcast is all about and what you can expect from it in the coming months. Really, what I want to do in this short episode is invite you to join me on a pilgrimage through the Catholic Imagination. On this pilgrimage, we will encounter the personalities, ideas, realities, and movements that have shaped the Catholic Vision. These would include people like Edith Stein and St. Augustine; John Henry Newman and Elizabeth Anscombe. Well-known figures like Galileo and lesser known ones such as Hildegard of Bingen.Because of their efforts, the Catholic vision, centered in the Incarnation, is one of beauty, truth, joy and depth of meaning. We find this vision expressed in meditations, poems, works of philosophy and theology, literature, and plays. We find this vision in ink and page, stone and glass, in all the manifold ways human ingenuity has conceived of expressing the deep joy of knowing Emmanuel, God-with-us. The plan of the Curious Catholic Podcast is to focus on certain personalities within the Church's past and present, and in focusing on these personalities, we'll take in aspects of their work and lives and witness. To be more specific, in January of 2020, right at the start of the New Year, we'll have a month devoted to the life and work of Edith Stein, also known as St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross; the great 20th-century philosopher, convert to Catholicism, and eventual martyr of Auschwitz. Support the show (http://patreon.com/curiouscatholicpodcast)
In 2018, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York hosted its annual MET Gala, the kick-off to an exhibit under the same theme. Oh...and the theme for the night? "Heavenly Bodies, and the Catholic Imagination." I mean, was there any chance I WOULDN'T do an episode on it? :) Featured Guests for the episode: Dr. Anne Carpenter, associate professor of theology at St. Mary's College Dr. Jennifer Frey, professor of philosophy at University of South Carolina Elizabeth Lev, art historian in Rome Music for today's episode: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent Words by Gerard Moultrie. © 2015 Sarah Kroger. As recorded on Origin (a beauty initiative within FOCUS). All rights reserved. Used by permission. https://focusoncampus.org/beauty/projects --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mystery-manners/support
Dana, Jasmine and Joy come together in this episode to talk about two exhibitions that are currently at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination is the Costume Institute’s annual blockbuster fashion exhibition, curated by Andrew Bolton on view until October 8th. Golden Kingdoms Luxury & Legacy in the Ancient Americas is an exhibition on pre-Colombian Central and South America Art, on view until May 28th. Robin Givhan, "‘Heavenly Bodies’ at the Met shows just how much fashion and Catholicism have in common," Washington Post Kristi Upson-Saia, "Early Christians Would Have Found the Met Gala Gaudy," Hyperallergic Image: Top: Detail of installation view of "Heavenly Bodies," bottom: Detail of Octopus Frontlet, A.D. 300–600. Peru, Moche (La Mina). Museo de la Nación, Lima, Ministerio de Cultura del Perú (MN-14602). Website: www.unravelpodcast.com Instagram: @unravelpodcast Twitter: @unravelpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/unravelpodcast/ Pinterest: Unravel: a fashion podcast www.pinterest.com/afashionpodcast/ Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/unravel-podcast Waller Gallery Website www.wallergallery.com/ Waller Gallery Instagram: @wallergallery In the mood for giving our GoFundMe is still open: www.gofundme.com/csaunravel2017 Help Jasmine get to the Progressive Connextions Conference in Palermo GoFundme: www.gofundme.com/nicadress
A lecture by Meghan Sullivan (University of Notre Dame) given as part of the day-long conference for high-school students "Science, Creation & the Catholic Imagination," held on February 23, 2019 at the University of Chicago. To watch the other lectures visit http://lumenchristi.org/event/2019/02/science-creation-catholic-imagination
A lecture by Fr. John Kartje (Mundelein Seminary/University of Saint Mary of the Lake) given as part of the day-long conference for high-school students "Science, Creation & the Catholic Imagination," held on February 23, 2019 at the University of Chicago. To watch the other lectures visit http://lumenchristi.org/event/2019/02/science-creation-catholic-imagination
A lecture by Michael Murphy (Loyola University of Chicago) given as part of the day-long conference for high-school students "Science, Creation & the Catholic Imagination," held on February 23, 2019 at the University of Chicago. To watch the other lectures visit http://lumenchristi.org/event/2019/02/science-creation-catholic-imagination
Each year the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute hosts a fundraising gala. Vogue's own Anna Wintour chairs the event, where a theme is selected and its corresponding exhibit is revealed. This year's theme, which comes to a close in early October, is "Fashion and the Catholic Imagination." We discuss how Catholicism, Catholic icons and iconography permeate in popular culture, as well as within the Filipino Identity and its undeniable impact. We revel and delight in the fashion of this past year's Gala red carpet (and yes, you can never be too late for the party). Finally, we unpack and take a deep personal dive into how the Catholic tradition of discernment is the key to understanding and incorporating diametric points of view within ourselves and the world around us. In the Mix this Week: Pandesal, The Cultural Impact of Kanye West | J. Bailey | Palgrave Macmillan, Met Gala 2018 Live Blog: See Every Red Carpet Arrival, Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination Gallery Views, Flores de Mayo, Flores de Mayo at Santacruzan, Discernment of Spirits, Catholic Cemetery Myths for Catholics
This week, we go behind the scenes of the exhibition Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination with Sarah Scaturro, head conservator at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Contemporary couture and Medieval art on view at “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” at The Met Come October, The Met will probably declare “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” exhibition their most visited ever. Those who have seen it in person, battled the phone-wielding crowds for that mandatory photograph will certainly agree that […] The post VIDEO: Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination at The Met appeared first on galleryIntell.
Come with me to the Metropolitan Museum of Art "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination" exhibition at the Met Cloisters where I will focus on the Virgin Mary, a Gothic statue and fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier's haute couture gown, "Lumiere." You can view the objects @Encounterswithartpodcast on Facebook, Instagram and now Twitter pages. Please go to metmuseum.org for more information about the exhibition on view until October, 2018.
Come with me to the Metropolitan Museum of Art "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination" exhibition at the Met Cloisters where I will focus on the Virgin Mary, a Gothic statue and fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier's haute couture gown, "Lumiere." You can view the objects @Encounterswithartpodcast on Facebook, Instagram and now Twitter pages. Please go to metmuseum.org for more information about the exhibition on view until October, 2018.
Dana, Jasmine and Joy come together in this episode to talk about two exhibitions that are currently at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination is the Costume Institute’s annual blockbuster fashion exhibition, curated by Andrew Bolton on view until October 8th. Golden Kingdoms Luxury & Legacy in the Ancient Americas is an exhibition on pre-Colombian Central and South America Art, on view until May 28th. Robin Givhan, "‘Heavenly Bodies’ at the Met shows just how much fashion and Catholicism have in common," Washington Post Kristi Upson-Saia, "Early Christians Would Have Found the Met Gala Gaudy," Hyperallergic Image: Top: Detail of installation view of "Heavenly Bodies," bottom: Detail of Octopus Frontlet, A.D. 300–600. Peru, Moche (La Mina). Museo de la Nación, Lima, Ministerio de Cultura del Perú (MN-14602). Website: www.unravelpodcast.com Instagram: @unravelpodcast Twitter: @unravelpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/unravelpodcast/ Pinterest: Unravel: a fashion podcast www.pinterest.com/afashionpodcast/ Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/unravel-podcast Waller Gallery Website www.wallergallery.com/ Waller Gallery Instagram: @wallergallery In the mood for giving our GoFundMe is still open: www.gofundme.com/csaunravel2017 Help Jasmine get to the Progressive Connextions Conference in Palermo GoFundme: www.gofundme.com/nicadress
Each year, The Met Gala which is formally called the Costume Institute Gala hosts an annual fundraiser which benefits the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City. It marks the grand opening of the Costume Institute's annual fashion exhibit. Each year's event, celebrates the theme of that year's Costume Institute exhibition, and the exhibition sets the tone for the formal dress of the night. The guests are expected to choose their fashion to match the theme of the exhibit. This year's theme was called “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” and featured vestments that were borrowed from the Vatican. Celebrities adorned garments that exploited sacramentals such as the Holy Rosary and distorted images such as the Seven Sorrows of The Blessed Virgin as well as vestments worn by religious during the celebration of the holy mass, etc. How should Catholics respond to this year's Met Gala and what message does this send to young Catholics? In this segment of The Discerning View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer talks to author, Mark Mallet about his opinion piece lambasting the participants of this event as well as the clergy involved. Stay tuned! ©2018 The Organic View Radio Show. All rights reserved. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials on these pages are copyrighted by the The Organic View Radio Show. Connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheOrganicView Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TheOrganicView Listen to previous shows: http://theorganicview.com/wiki Contests: http://www.theorganicview.com/contests
After our awful "New Moon" board game fiasco, we came up with this impromptu podcast. We hope it's not too late to give our review of this year's Met Gala outfit selections. The 2018 theme was "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion in the Catholic Imagination," and our lack of fashion knowledge really shines through. Hope you enjoy! Follow Us: https://twitter.com/courageanddoll Check out our website: couragedollpodcast.wordpress.com/
Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. -- Franklin Graham says Donald Trump’s affair with Stormy Daniels is “nobody’s business.” That's not what he said when Bill Clinton was in office. (3:14) -- The Natural History Museum in Jerusalem is covering up an evolution exhibit so they don't offend ultra-Orthodox Jews. (12:47) -- The 13-year-old "miracle boy" from Alabama, who survived brain trauma, isn't a miracle at all. (14:52) -- Southern Baptist leader Paige Patterson has apologized... kind of. Not really. (20:40) -- The Mormon Church says it'll cut all ties with the Boy Scouts. (34:12) -- Not everyone was happy with the Met Gala theme: "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination." (41:54) -- The rally for gay conversion drew tens of people. (51:45) -- Christian schools often censor student journalists, according to a new survey. (56:40) -- We answer listener mail! (1:03:11)
On this week's Dropcast, hosts Jeff Carvalho, Noah Thomas, and Jian DeLeon are joined by music artist Asukal, one of the under the radar musicians we've recently highlighted, and digital fashion editor Alec Leach. The big topics of the week include Virgil Abloh's OFF-WHITE x Converse Chuck Taylor, the last of "The Ten" pack to be released, Childish Gambino's tour de force of a music video: "This Is America," and a ton of discussion around the Met Gala. This year's theme was "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination," and in addition to talking about the best and worst dressed attendees, Asukal also shares her own opinion on the question we asked our audience: "What place does faith have in fashion?" Of course, you guys weighed in with some excellent commentary, and we also listen to a few voicemails weighing in on the topic. Another one of the hottest releases of the week is Supreme's collaboration with Fox Racing. The lookbook premiered on Monday and was shot by photographer Gogy Esparza, also the lens behind our recent Highsnobiety Japan tee collection lookbook. We talk about the significance of Fox Racing and the 12 O'Clock Boyz of Baltimore. As always, we welcome your comments, feedback, and perspectives on the Dropcast Hotline. So give us a ring at 833-HIGHSNOB. That's 833-444-4766. Call us now! Relevant Links: 10 Under the Radar Artists to Discover This Week https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/discover-new-artists-hana-vu-asukal/ Vans & Michelin Team Up to Give Away 100 Pairs of Collab Sneakers https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/vans-michelin-sneaker-collab-steve-van-doren/ Ignored Prayers Enter SS18 With Graphic-Filled Capsule https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/ignored-prayers-ss18/ Nike’s Sleek “Pink Foam” M2K Tekno Is Available Now https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/nike-m2k-tekno-pink-foam-release-date-price/ New Balance’s Brand New “GORE-TEX” MW880 Is Peak Stealth https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/new-balance-mw880-gore-tex-release-date-price/ Every Piece from Supreme & Fox Racing’s Motocross-Inspired Collab https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/supreme-fox-racing-collab/ Virgil Abloh Debuts New Louis Vuitton Suit and Jordans at the Met Gala https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/virgil-abloh-louis-vuitton-suit-met-gala-2018/ The Best, Worst & Most WTF Outfits from the 2018 Met Gala https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/met-gala-2018-best-worst-wtf-fits/ Childish Gambino Drops Powerful New Song & Video “This is America” https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/childish-gambino-this-is-america/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this week's Dropcast, hosts Jeff Carvalho, Noah Thomas, and Jian DeLeon are joined by music artist Asukal, one of the under the radar musicians we've recently highlighted, and digital fashion editor Alec Leach. The big topics of the week include Virgil Abloh's OFF-WHITE x Converse Chuck Taylor, the last of "The Ten" pack to be released, Childish Gambino's tour de force of a music video: "This Is America," and a ton of discussion around the Met Gala. This year's theme was "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination," and in addition to talking about the best and worst dressed attendees, Asukal also shares her own opinion on the question we asked our audience: "What place does faith have in fashion?" Of course, you guys weighed in with some excellent commentary, and we also listen to a few voicemails weighing in on the topic. Another one of the hottest releases of the week is Supreme's collaboration with Fox Racing. The lookbook premiered on Monday and was shot by photographer Gogy Esparza, also the lens behind our recent Highsnobiety Japan tee collection lookbook. We talk about the significance of Fox Racing and the 12 O'Clock Boyz of Baltimore. As always, we welcome your comments, feedback, and perspectives on the Dropcast Hotline. So give us a ring at 833-HIGHSNOB. That's 833-444-4766. Call us now! Relevant Links: 10 Under the Radar Artists to Discover This Week https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/discover-new-artists-hana-vu-asukal/ Vans & Michelin Team Up to Give Away 100 Pairs of Collab Sneakers https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/vans-michelin-sneaker-collab-steve-van-doren/ Ignored Prayers Enter SS18 With Graphic-Filled Capsule https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/ignored-prayers-ss18/ Nike’s Sleek “Pink Foam” M2K Tekno Is Available Now https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/nike-m2k-tekno-pink-foam-release-date-price/ New Balance’s Brand New “GORE-TEX” MW880 Is Peak Stealth https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/new-balance-mw880-gore-tex-release-date-price/ Every Piece from Supreme & Fox Racing’s Motocross-Inspired Collab https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/supreme-fox-racing-collab/ Virgil Abloh Debuts New Louis Vuitton Suit and Jordans at the Met Gala https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/virgil-abloh-louis-vuitton-suit-met-gala-2018/ The Best, Worst & Most WTF Outfits from the 2018 Met Gala https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/met-gala-2018-best-worst-wtf-fits/ Childish Gambino Drops Powerful New Song & Video “This is America” https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/childish-gambino-this-is-america/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this inaugural podcast, we examine the purpose of life. Commentary on Met Gala & the "Catholic Imagination".
The U.S. is withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, torching the sole foreign policy achievement of Barack Obama and relegating Mr. Obama's entire legacy to the dustbin of history. Then, Antipope Rihanna shows up in a bedazzled cassock and mitre to last night's Met Gala, “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” We'll discuss the danger this poses to the culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Southern Baptist women launch petition against Paige Patterson.Love and Truth: relative terms in today's society and church. - Pastor Handley.Loneliness as a Health Issue. - Milton Friesen.This weeks Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institutes Gala "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & the Catholic Imagination." Man Up Pittsburgh. - Pastor Craig GilesAfter College. - Erica Young Reitz.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Southern Baptist women launch petition against Paige Patterson.Love and Truth: relative terms in today's society and church. - Pastor Handley.Loneliness as a Health Issue. - Milton Friesen.This weeks Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institutes Gala "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & the Catholic Imagination." Man Up Pittsburgh. - Pastor Craig GilesAfter College. - Erica Young Reitz.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The U.S. is withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, torching the sole foreign policy achievement of Barack Obama and relegating Mr. Obama’s entire legacy to the dustbin of history. Then, Antipope Rihanna shows up in a bedazzled cassock and mitre to last night’s Met Gala, “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” We’ll discuss the danger this poses to the culture.
The supply of emergency food to people in the UK has hit record levels. Kevin Bocquet looks at new initiatives faith based organisations have set up to help those in need. The Met's highly anticipated exhibition Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination, opens in New York this week. Vatican vestments and accessories spanning 15 papacies alongside items from some of the biggest designers in the world will be on display. Professor of Art History, Anne Higonnet, talks to William Crawley about what to expect. Rev. Dr. James H. Cone, a central figure in the development of Black liberation theology will be buried in New York on Monday. Prof Robert Beckford of Canterbury Christchurch University talks to William about Cone's legacy. Cardinal George Pell, Australia's most well known religious figure is facing trials on historical sexual assault charges. He has strongly denied any wrong doing. Phil Mercer profiles this controversial Vatican priest. For the last two years the Church of England has thrown its weight behind Thy Kingdom Come , a global prayer movement, which invites Christians around the world to pray between Ascension and Pentecost for more people to come to know Jesus Christ. Canon Angela Tilby discusses with the Rev Barry Hill, an advisor to Thy Kingdom Come, how the Church should talk about the Christian faith. The US House of Representatives chaplain, Father Patrick Conroy, has rescinded his resignation after it's claimed the House Speaker Paul Ryan's asked him to step down. William talks to journalist, Sarah Posner about what's going on behind the scenes. And why are direct cremations at which no mourners are present becoming popular? PRODUCERS: Rajeev Gupta Louise Clarke-Rowbotham Series Producer: Amanda Hancox.
Dubbed "the Super Bowl of fashion," the Met Gala is a night when the world’s biggest celebrities, designers and models come together in some of the most OTT looks imaginable. In this – the final episode of series 1 and our last until June – we’re we're discussing what it is and who gets invited. We’re scrutinising the ecumenical matter of this year’s dress code – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination. And we’re revisiting some of the best and, shall we say, more challenging looks from Galas gone by. This week, i-D Arts and Culture Editor Matthew Whitehouse is joined by i-D Digital Director Hanna Hanra and i-D Junior Fashion Editor Bojana Kozarevic. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Met Gala is one of the biggest cultural events of the season, seeing the collision of art, celebrity and fashion. Ahead of the gala, we sit down with the ladies of Tabloid Art History to discuss the history of the event, which celebrities to watch out for, and this year’s theme of ‘Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination’. Why is Catholic imagery so inspirational for artists, and how can you decode some of the religious references in fashion and art? This episode's guests: Listen to our previous episode with Tabloid Art History discussing celebrity culture. Tabloid Art History was created by Elise Bell, Chloe Esslemont and Mayanne Soret in November 2016, and has built a community of over 40,000 followers over the last year. They’ve been featured in Vanity Fair, Dazed, Vogue, i-D and Vox. They also produce a zine looking at the intersection of pop culture and art history. Images: https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/adam-and-eve-207100/ https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/saint-jerome-as-cardinal-115159/
Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather: Part II (1974) are widely regarded as two of the greatest films of the twentieth century. The Godfather: Part III (1990) is often dismissed as a pale failure. This lecture explores how the trilogy as a whole reflects the work of a specifically Catholic imagination where the moral universe is viewed through the sacraments of the Church. A lecture given by Andrew Jones (Vicar of Grace Church Hackney, London) at English L'Abri on 9th March, 2018. For more information, visit labri.org/england and for more L'Abri lectures, visit the L'Abri Ideas Library.
Welcome to episode 11! Our latest podcast features Mike Avery’s conversation with Dr. Michael Murphy of Loyola University of Chicago. After taking in the breath taking views of Murphy’s office, the two ventured into such topics as literature and theology, the problem of poverty tourism, and the significance of the Catholic imagination. They also talked at length about Murphy’s journey through different parts of California, the life giving service of a high school teacher, and his love for Jesuit education. Michael Murphy is Director of Catholic Studies, an interdisciplinary program at Loyola University Chicago, and teaches courses in both Theology and English. Mike’s interest in the scholarly possibilities for interdisciplinarity began to take shape at the precise moment he finished “The Enduring Chill” by Flannery O’Connor as an undergraduate at the University of San Francisco. He recalls setting the text on his chest and then erupting out loud, “Behold the many threads we are asked to contemplate! This needs something more than what the homespun English major is prepared to supply”—or something to that effect. The subsequent issues interrogated in his Master’s thesis, Flannery O’Connor: From Paradox to Mystery, were also masonry for his first book, A Theology of Criticism: Balthasar, Postmodernism, and the Catholic Imagination (Oxford, 2008), a text that proposes a framework for reinvigorating the dynamic interplay among the literary content, theological interpretation, and critical theory/practices. He also writes on other aspects of theological aesthetics—how theology and spirituality are expressed in literature, poetry and film—and has interests in eco-theology, social ethics, and the socio-political cultures of Catholicism as well. Mike has just finished a theological introduction to a forthcoming reissue of Robert Hugh Benson’s 1907 dystopian classic Lord of the World (Ave Maria, 2016) and is at work on a longer monograph on the scope of Catholic realism in late modern literary fiction. He lives in the Chicago area with his wife, two daughters, and faithful black lab.
Does being Catholic affect the way we see and interpret the world and reality? Sister explored what the imagination is, how it is formed, and what are the effects of a hindered imagination or of the graced imagination. Sister Thomas More Stepnowski, O.P. is a member of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation and a graduate of University of Dallas, Belmont University, and Providence College. She is currently a doctoral student at Maryvale Institute, Birmingham, England. Sister has served as Academic Dean and Dean of the School of Education at Aquinas College. She has also taught in elementary and secondary schools in Tennessee, Virginia, Colorado, and Maryland. She has presented on the Catholic imagination and children’s literature in Nashville, Tennessee; Birmingham, Alabama; Columbia, South Carolina; Baltimore, Maryland, and Manhattan, New York as well as the University of Notre Dame and Providence College. She has also presented on Catholic identity at Edgewood College and Franciscan University, and has published essays in “The Chesterton Review” and “The Sower.”
Author Ian Morgan Cron joins the show to discuss what Protestants can learn from Catholics.