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Eternal Father, Strong to Save
We are all at sea sometimes, and looking for a safe harbor. Where is it to be found?
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Anthony Esolen
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HARBOR
Landlubbers may suppose that most shipwrecks happen at sea; but most happen when a ship is tossed too close to land where there’s no harbor.
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Anthony Esolen
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"Try to Remember"
Sometimes a Song comes from the longest-running musical in the entire world, an off-Broadway production called “The Fantasticks.”
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Debra Esolen
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Huckleberry Finn (Aloud)
Jim tells us his opinion on King Solomon -- and also on the trick Huck plays on him; these are two of the best chapters in the novel! Chapters 14-15
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
What if the head of the household is pleasant, is loved by everybody, is without any malice, but is also a dreamer who doesn’t provide a living for his…
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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…
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Anthony Esolen
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The Lies of our Time
Anthony Esolen, Translation with Notes
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Debra Esolen
5
Confessions (St. Augustine)
Anthony Esolen's Translation, with Notes
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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…
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Anthony Esolen
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…
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Anthony Esolen
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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
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Anthony Esolen
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Illness in the family
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"Mama Tried"
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Leader of the Band
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Word & Song by Anthony Esolen
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Poetry Aloud

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Huckleberry Finn (Aloud)
Jim tells us his opinion on King Solomon -- and also on the trick Huck plays on him; these are two of the best chapters in the novel! Chapters 14-15
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Anthony Esolen
1
Huckleberry Finn (Aloud)
This week, Huck and Jim come upon some no-good men in a wrecked ship on the river, robbers, two of whom want to get rid of the third! Listen in!
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Anthony Esolen
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26:30
Huckleberry Finn (Aloud)
Chapter Eleven
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Anthony Esolen
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Huckleberry Finn (Aloud)
Chapters Nine and Ten
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Anthony Esolen
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Huckleberry Finn Chapters Seven & Eight
A Message from Tony and Word & Song
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Anthony Esolen
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