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The Glory and the Joy of the Martyrs
Anthony Esolen Speaks
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The Power and the Glory (1961)
Graham Greene's greatest novel, brought to television.
Apr 9
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From the field of final battle
A hymn-poem of victory -- from The Hundredfold.
Apr 8
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The Strife is O'er
A mighty Easter hymn -- from humble roots.
Apr 7
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GLORY
Weight, praise, strength, splendor -- and the face of God.
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Books
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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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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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How the Church Has Changed The World
Collected Series of Magnificat Essays in Three Volumes
May 18, 2022
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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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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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"Bridge over Troubled Water"
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Prayer for My Daughter
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PATRICK
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What Wondrous Love Is This?
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A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
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Word & Song by Anthony Esolen
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A Hymn of Heavenly Beauty
The poet's poet meditates on the death of Christ.
Apr 1
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Feeling the music of a poem
How does this poem strike your ear and your heart?
Mar 11
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"Tears of the widower" and "The lesser griefs"
Tennyson, on expressions of grief -- for all of our readers who have known a dear loss.
Mar 4
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Church Monuments
Here is the perfect poem for Ash Wednesday -- by the incomparable George Herbert.
Feb 18
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"I grieved for Buonaparte"
What made Napoleon great? Or was he? Let's listen to Wordsworth consider it.
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