Episodes
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Episode 4: On Reading Imaginative Literature
In this episode, I wanted to share an essay I recently presented at a Great Books group on reading imaginative literature. Mortimer Adler and Charles van Doren describe a paradox regarding the reading of imaginative literature: it is the most difficult kind of reading and yet it is also the most...
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Episode 3: Chapter One of Fides et Ratio
Description In this episode, we welcome back as our guest Pope St. John Paul II as we continue reading through his encyclical letter, Fides et Ratio. This episode features chapter one followed by my commentary and a few points of reflection as we look at this text through the lens of festina…
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Episode 2: Intro to Fides et Ratio
In this episode, we welcome as our guest Pope St. John Paul II as we begin reading through his encyclical letter, Fides et Ratio. This episode features the opening address and introduction followed by a few points of reflection as we look at this text through the lens of festina lente. Show Notes...
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Episode 1: Festina Lente
In the first episode of the Festina Lente Podcast, we spend some time exploring the idea of festina lente. Topics include a brief overview of the history of festina lente, ideas in the life of the minds, festina lente as a life principle, festina lente and virtue, and the future of this podcast....