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The Latin Lover
The Latin Lover is a weekly radio program on Vatican Radio, in which Veronica Scarisbrick interviews Fr. Reginald Foster, the "Pope's Latininst". It's an adventure into discovering the Latin Language.
Episodes
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Of Pascal Candles
For Easter, speaking of all things "light" with our popular 'Latin Lover'.
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Con clave: closed with a key
Carmelite Father Reginald Foster shines the spotlight on Latin terminology relating to conclaves. Including the word conclave, language used on ballot papers and smoke signals from the Sistine Chapel!
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Gravisssimum Educationis
On October 28th 1965 Pope Paul VI issued a declaration of Catholic Education by the title of 'Gravisssimum Educationis'. Father Foster believes it is a shame this document has so far largely been ignored. In a special way as the Council Fathers considered with care the role of education and how…
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Pontifex breviloquens : a tweeting pope!
As Pope Benedict XVI launches his first tweets in Latin on Sunday, January 20 thousands of people will have signed up to his Twitter account: “@Pontifex_ln” . Latin, the universal language of the Catholic Church, becomes the ninth language used for the Pope's tweets. This event provides Veronica...
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Pax Romana
Our popular 'Latin Lover' Father Foster picks up on a passage in 'Jesus of Nazareth: The infancy Narratives' in which Pope Benedict touches on the message of peace relating to the Roman Emperor Augustus.
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The Latin Lover: the council years
Father Reginald Foster was a seminarian studying in Rome at the time of the Second Vatican Council. In Part 1 of this new series to mark 50 years since that council began he shares memories of those days, as well as his linguistic expertise regarding the council documents. In this first programme...
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@Pontifex: Would the Romans have tweeted?
Father Foster explains a Ciceronian translation of all things 'twitter' is possible. He claims in fact that he almost jumped out of his skin when he realised that in his letter to Atticus Cicero writes: 'Breviloquentem iam me tempus ipsum facit'.
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The Bach Brothers
Our popular 'Latin Lover' shares with us his taste in music and raves about the Bach brothers' education at a Lutheran school.
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Germany and Rome's eagles
You just did not steal Roman flags, says our popular 'Latin Lover', as he piles the blame for the Roman's defeat in battle on General Quintilius Varus. (Repeat of 4/27/06)
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Sacred Music
The founder of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, Pius X once wrote an Instruction on Sacred Music. (Repeat of 3/30/07)
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Roman numerals to build the Colosseum
Just think the Romans built the Colosseum in ten years on plans and blueprints with Roman numerals! (repeat of 1/28/11)
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Emperor Tiberius
When Jesus said: "Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's", he was referring to the Emperor Tiberius. (repeat of 7/27/07)
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All Things Carmelite
Father Reginald Foster explains all things Carmelite. (repeat of 3/14/08
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Fisher and More
Join our popular Latin Lover in an effort to mark the day the Church this past week, precisely on June 22nd, celebrated the Feast Day of Saints John Fisher and Thomas More. (repeat of 4/29/06)
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Abandoning Pius II for Jules Verne
Did you know that in 1867 Jules Verne travelled to Rome and was received in audience by Pius IX and that in 2005 the Vatican once mentioned this famous Frenchman in a letter? But could this author have written in Latin?
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Pugilatus certamen
In this entertaining programme our popular "Latin Lover" recounts how many years ago he took part in two Latin contests, one within Vatican walls and the other without.
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Bede: what kind of Latinist?
Our popular 'Latin Lover' shares with us his linguistic expertise. (repeat of 1/12/08)
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Victimae Paschali Laudes
Join our popular 'Latin Lover' as he bursts into a hymn maybe a thousand years old and puts Easter into the picture. (repeat of 4/6/07)
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Ad recessum ire
Spiritual exercises in the Vatican began in 1929, the year of the Lateran Pacts. Our popular 'Latin Lover' speaks to us about the Latin of the Apostolic Constitution: 'Summorum Pontificum' in which Saint Ignatius was proclaimed Patron of Spiritual Exercises. Father Foster claims his students…
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Arch of Constantine
Learn all about this Archway with our popular "Latin Lover".
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Around the world in 80 years
Vatican Radio was officially inaugurated by Pope Pius XI exactly 80 years ago with a radio message spoken in Latin. That momentous day on February 12th, 1931 marked the first time in the long history of the Church that pope had sent his voice throughout the world. Revisit that historic day with…
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Of lynxes, academies and councils
Our "Latin Lover" explains how the Pontifical Academy of Sciences could possibly be connected to lynxes! All this and more. (repeat of 1/21/06)
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Colosseum
The Colosseum is to be restored by the founder of Tod's luxury shoe brand Diego della Valle. Good news then as this businessman is set to rescue a monument that represents Italy in the world. A restoration which will certainly no longer use Roman numerals in the calculation process but presumably...
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Unitatis Redintegratio and all that
Recordings of Latin from the Second Vatican Council. The date is the 21st of November 1964 when with the Latin words "finem imponimus" Pope Paul VI puts an end to the penultimate sesssion of that landmark Ecumenical Council. On this occasion a number of documents were up for approval, among them...
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Extra orbem
Leo the Great, considered to be the most glorious Latinist among the Church Fathers who lived 1600 years ago may now be buried in St Peter's but he has left us a great written legacy. Our "Latin Lover" reads to us from a big fat tome containing some of these writings and upon request reads…
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