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A Little Gift for the 4th Day of Christmas
If you are worn out from the Christmas festivities, here's a dose of old-time fun for you!
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Christmas Waltz
Here's the B-side from Sinatra's "White Christmas," the delightful "Christmas Waltz."
Dec 27
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A Gift for All Our Subscribers: Tony's Reading of "A Christmas Carol"
Watch now | From Dickens' Own Lecture Version of His Story
Dec 28, 2024
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The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Dec 25
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"Christmas," Part Two
For Christmas Eve, the triumphant second half of George Herbert's surprising Christmas poem.
Dec 24
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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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Confessions (St. Augustine)
Anthony Esolen's Translation, with Notes
Dec 10, 2023
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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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Nostalgia
"A true master of the moral imagination, Esolen breaks through the sentimental surface of nostalgia to reveal its hidden metaphysical depths in the…
Jan 20, 2023
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Out of the Ashes: Rebuilding American Culture
"Out of the Ashes is an astonishing combination of energy, humor, insight, and exceptional erudition, topped off by a vivid personal style and a special…
Jan 20, 2023
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Anthony Esolen
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Sex and the Unreal City
The Unreal City is a zany cartoon megalopolis where towers are built of cotton candy, facts scatter like pixie dust, and the truth is whatever you feel…
May 18, 2022
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Anthony Esolen
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How the Church Has Changed The World
Collected Series of Magnificat Essays in Three Volumes
May 18, 2022
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Anthony Esolen
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Defendng Boyhood
Drawing on his own in many ways all-American boyhood, Esolen --at times wistfully, at times, playfully, at times prophetically, and with the thunder of…
May 18, 2022
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Anthony Esolen
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Real Music: A Guide to the Timeless Hymns of the Church
Real Music by Anthony Esolen (with accompanying CD of 18 hymns recorded by the St.
May 18, 2022
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Tony Esolen reads "Saint Peter"
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Christmas at Sea
Today our poet recalls a Christmas when he was at sea both literally and figuratively.
Dec 19
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An Advent Poem & Hymn
For Poetry Aloud, here's new hymn -- my own work -- in an ancient meter, about the central event in human history.
Dec 12
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A Little Nonsense is Good for Us All
Let us know if you agree.
Sep 26
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The head rules the belly through the chest
What Lewis says in this single chapter about reason and right sentiments is as urgent now as it was in his time. Listen in.
Sep 19
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Dr. Johnson and Mr. Boswell go to Iona
Have you ever said you'd like to have been a fly on the wall when...? Here you can be a fly in the haystacks, with Johnson and Boswell in Scotland.
Aug 22
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