Catholics Read Humanae Vitae
Luke and Victoria discuss Humanae Vitae, and how the document – along with the acceptance and rejection of it – has affected their lives.
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Catholics Read SPQR
Kiara and Luke discuss Mary Beard’s SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, exploring the crisis of identity in both the ancient Roman and modern worlds.
Catholics Read Brideshead Revisited (Part Two)
Victoria and Luke continue to look at Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited, discussing the grace woven through the book, and the power of Julia’s choice.
Catholics Read Brideshead Revisited (Part One)
Luke & Victoria explore Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited, discussing the book’s strange hope amidst a series of disasters and its demonstration of “gritty grace”.
Catholics Read Story of a Soul
Luke & Kiara discuss St Thérèse of Lisieux’s Story of a Soul, the beauty of the Communion of Saints, and the heresy of Jansenism.
Catholics Read Silence
Kiara & Luke explore Shusaku Endo’s Silence: the Jesuit spirituality of the novel, and how it can shine a light on our own need for redemption.
Catholics Read Mr. Truman’s Degree
Luke & Kiara discuss Elizabeth Anscombe’s Mr. Truman’s Degree, political realism in World War II and the analogy of pacifism and celibacy.
Catholics Read Equal Rites
Kiara, Victoria & Luke discuss Terry Pratchett’s Equal Rites, as well as gender roles and sexual difference in fantasy literature and Western history.