La Trappe monastery and the Economy of Salvation; Christian Deaths in Lebanon

Show Notes: Bishop Robert Barron on the potential closing of La Trappe Archived version of “I Regret Having Children” Pope Pius XII on Large Families Massive funeral in Lebanon for the Maronite priest Pierre El-Raii “This is our home”: Christians from southern Lebanon resist evacuating the area after the death of Father Pierre el-Raï Lebanese Foreign Minister requests Holy See’s help for Christians in South (Vatican News) Cardinal of Tehran evacuates to Rome What a Session looks like at MacMaster-Leahy house (and it’s very much like the concert!) Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil: What to listen for. Lawler Family Book Club - 2026 (here’s our Amazon affiliate link — anything you buy when you open this tab, for 24 hours, sends a little change our way at no cost to you — thank you!) February: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann April: Big Rock Candy Mountain by Wallace Stegner June/July: Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe August: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole October: All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy December: City of Bells by Elizabeth Goudge Your paid subscription means a lot to us and helps us continue our work, but we are happy for you to receive our podcast for free! Want to tell a friend? Please do! It’s a great way to help us! How about this, if you enjoyed listening to this one episode: Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe