The Josias Podcast

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The Josias Podcast Episode XLIV: St. Thomas More Jun 23, 2024

Show notes

For the feast of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher, Fr. Jon Tveit and Amanda are joined on the podcast by James Monti, author and historian, for a conversation on the life and example of St. Thomas More.

Bibliography

James Monti, The King’s Good Servant but God’s First : The Life and Writings of Saint Thomas More (Ignatius Press, 1998)
St. Thomas More, The Sadness of Christ [De tristitia Christi] (1997)
St. Thomas More, Four Last Things / A Supplication of Souls / A Dialogue on Conscience (2002)
St. Thomas More, A Response to Luther [Reponsio ad Lutheram] – Book 1 and Book 2
St. Thomas More, The Confutation of Tyndale’s Answer – Books 1-4 and Books 5-9

Header Image: A follower of Hans Holbein the Younger, Sir Thomas More (1600s)

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The Josias Podcast Episode XLIII: St. John Henry Newman on the Blessed Virgin Mary May 30, 2024

Show notes

As May—the month of Our Lady—comes to a close, Matthew Walther, editor of The Lamp Magazine, joins Amanda and Fr. Jon Tveit for a conversation on St. John Henry Newman and Our Blessed Mother.

Bibliography

St. John Henry Newman, Mary: The Virgin Mary in the life and writings of John Henry Newman (ed. Philip Boyce)

Header Image: Sir John Everett Millais, John Henry Newman (1881)

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The Josias Podcast Episode XLII: The Virtue of Religion Apr 26, 2024

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Urban Hannon returns to the podcast to join Fr. Jon Tveit and Amanda for a conversation about the virtue of religion—what it is theologically, and what it demands practically of us and our society.

Bibliography

St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, II-II Q.80-81
Fr. Franck Quoex, Liturgical Theology in Thomas Aquinas (transl. Zachary Thomas)
R. Jared Staudt, The Primacy of God: The Virtue of Religion in Catholic Theology
The Josias Podcast Episode XIX: Justice

Header Image: Jules Breton, The Blessing of the wheat in Artois (1857)

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The Josias Podcast Episode XLI: Education Feb 28, 2024

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Fr. Jon Tveit and Amanda are joined by Deacon Harrison Garlick and Chris Ruckdeschel for a discussion on education, avoiding the pitfalls of the “Great Books,” and recovering the classical liberal arts.

Bibliography

Alcuin Institute for Catholic Culture
Septem Artes Liberales
Ascend – The Great Books Podcast
Christopher Ruckdeschel, On the Nature of the Classical Liberal Arts
Dcn. Harrison Garlick, “Avoiding the Unreal: How to Read the Great Books Well”
Jeffrey Bond, “On the Modes of Teaching” (Part I; Part II; Part III) (The Josias)

Header Image: Francesco Pesellino, Seven Liberal Arts (c. 1450)

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The Josias Podcast Episode XL: Laudate Deum Dec 23, 2023

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Fr. Jon Tveit and Amanda are joined by Gideon Lazar for a conversation on Pope Francis’ Laudate Deum and a Catholic approach to environmentalism.

You may follow Gideon on (the website formerly known as) Twitter, @ByzCat.

Bibliography

Pope Francis, Laudate Deum
Pope Francis, Laudato si’
USCCB, “Global Climate Change” (January 2016)
Gideon Lazar, “Ecology and the Theology of Creation” (The Josias)
Br. Anthony Maria Akerman, O.P., “Reading Laudate Deum in Context” (The Josias)
Pater Edmund Waldstein, “A Magnificent, a Wonderful Encyclical”

Header Image: George Inness, The Old Mill (1849)

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The Josias Podcast Episode XXXIX: Urbanism Nov 15, 2023

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In his final episode (pre-recorded prior to entering seminary), Urban Hannon is joined by Nathaniel Gotcher and special guest Prof. Philip Bess, for a discussion about the theological and philosophical foundations of urbanism—and how we should think about urban form.

Prof. Philip Bess is a Professor at the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture. You may read Prof. Bess’s full academic profile here.

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