Catholics Read Regret
Luke, Kiara and Victoria discuss Kate Chopin’s Regret, touching on themes of vocation, motherhood, and the beauty that can be found in an abundance of life.
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Catholics Read Adam’s Curse
Luke, Kiara and Victoria explore W.B. Yeats’ Adam’s Curse, discussing the unusual structure of the poem and its commentary on beauty, whether beauty will truly fade away with time, and if effort in human works is a result of the Fall.
Catholics Read The Communist Manifesto
Luke, Kiara and Victoria dive in to The Communist Manifesto; exploring how the document fails in its understanding of the human person, whether having wealth is inherently evil, and whether trade unions can be a force for good.
Catholics Read The Great Gatsby
Luke, Kiara and Victoria discuss how Fitzgerald’s narrative style highlights two complementary ways in which we can know people, how the Catholicism he rejected continued to influence his work + more…
Catholics Read The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Luke, Kiara and Victoria dive into The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; exploring the text’s ubiquitousness in Western culture, Adams’ mastery of British comedy, and even some hints of Theology…
Catholics Read The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
Luke, Kiara and Victoria look at Le Guin’s short fiction providing commentary on the problem of viewing sin as benign suffering, and how Catholic teaching looks to a third way in many moral and ethical dilemmas.
Catholics Read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Luke, Kiara and Victoria explore Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; discussing the overtly Catholic culture of the poem, pondering the virtuous nature of the protagonist, and attempting to read Middle English on air – with questionable results.
Catholics Read Leaf by Niggle
Luke, Kiara and Victoria dive in to J.R.R. Tolkien’s short story Leaf by Niggle, and discuss the creative process and its greater meaning, how beauty can emerge out of suffering, and what we can learn from Tolkien’s refusal to compartmentalise the facets of his life.