EPISODE · Sep 21, 2018 · 56 MIN
Breaker of The Present's Tyranny -- Dr. Patrick Callahan -- 09/19/18
from The UnCommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr · host Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr
An Interview with Dr. Patrick Callahan, Director of Humanitas and Chair of Catholic Thought at the St. Lawrence Institute for Faith and Culture. Great Books have become a buzz phrase in Catholic education, but is it only one more fad intended as a class marker or another consumer choice for our children? Dr. Callahan shatters the notion of the Great Books as a boutique education option, and shows it as that which "breaks the tyranny of the present" by lending us the voices from the past through relationship with present teachers. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows:Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce RiebeBe Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian MoncadaCatholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie NelsonMaking It Personal with Bishop William JoensenMan Up! with Joe StopulosSunday Dive with Katie PatrizioThe Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo BonnerThe Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick SmithThe Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud MarrFaith and Family Finance with Gregory WaddleWant to support your favorite show? Click Here Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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An Interview with Dr. Patrick Callahan, Director of Humanitas and Chair of Catholic Thought at the St. Lawrence Institute for Faith and Culture. Great Books have become a buzz phrase in Catholic education, but is it only one more fad intended as a class marker or another consumer choice for our children? Dr. Callahan shatters the notion of the Great Books as a boutique education option, and shows it as that which "breaks the tyranny of the present" by lending us the voices from the past through relationship with present teachers.
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