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MELANCHOLY
Great characters in fiction are often prone to melancholy and need someone to brighten their days and keep them from indulging too much in sweet…
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"Isn't It Romantic?"
Once upon a time romance was popular, so popular, in fact, that people everywhere wanted to sing about it. Imagine that!
Feb 15
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Debra Esolen
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Saint Valentine's Day
Do you think that Valentine's Day is for the birds? Read or listen to today's podcast to find out if you are right. And don't miss our discount offer…
Feb 14
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The Talk of the Town (1942)
Our film this week is an unusual love story -- part romance, part whodunit, part screwball comedy, and also a gentle but serious meditation on the law.
Feb 13
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[When I Have Fears]
Our Word of the Week, romance, might lead our readers to expect a love poem today. And in a way, that’s what we have here, though in an indirect way.
Feb 12
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The Hundredfold: Songs for the Lord
“How does one describe a work as rare, as priceless, as this? Nourishment for the malnourished soul. Food for those hungry for beauty. Manna in the…
Mar 14, 2024
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The Lies of our Time
Anthony Esolen, Translation with Notes
Dec 10, 2023
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Debra Esolen
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Confessions (St. Augustine)
Anthony Esolen's Translation, with Notes
Dec 10, 2023
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Debra Esolen
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In the Beginning was the Word
“This book is more than biblical interpretation. It is poetry — and poetry about the greatest work of poetry ever generated: the Prologue to John’s…
Nov 30, 2023
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No Apologies
"With his customary wisdom and wit, Esolen draws on two millenia of historical thought, introducing his readers to giants such as Plato, Augustine…
Nov 29, 2023
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Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child
“Witty, provocative, and insightful. Parents will feel empowered and encouraged by Anthony Esolen’s uncommon sense.” — Michael Medved
Jan 21, 2023
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"Bridge over Troubled Water"
Apr 1, 2023
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Prayer for My Daughter
Oct 16, 2024
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What Wondrous Love Is This?
Aug 29, 2023
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My New Year's Resolution
Jan 3
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"Mama Tried"
Jun 15, 2024
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Debra Esolen
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reclaiming the good, the beautiful, and the true
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The Literate Farmer and the Planet Venus
Imagine that a city slicker shows up at a farm house in New Hampshire and asks the farmer about a bright "star" in the west, which the slicker doesn't…
Jan 24
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Rumpelstiltskin
A treat for kids -- and hey, for us too!
Jan 17
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Anthony Esolen
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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Listen now to Poetry Aloud | Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1798)
Jan 10
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The Poor Relation's Story
Another tale from Dickens' "Christmas Stories" is told by the Poor Relation, about whom people say, not thinking very deeply, that he is “his own worst…
Dec 13, 2024
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The Child's Story
Listen now | A Reading from Charles Dickens' Christmas Stories (1852)
Dec 6, 2024
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