Archive - Word & Song by Anthony Esolen

To be a human being is to have an interior life. And there are some things you will say only to the one person in the world you love best, or maybe only…

14 hrs ago •

6:05

"It Was a Very Good Year"

Sometimes it is a very good year for a very good song sung by a very good singer.

Jan 11 •

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Listen now to Poetry Aloud | Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1798)

Jan 10 •

23:53

The Country Girl (1954)

Directed by George Seaton

Jan 9 •

George Herbert’s “Matins” is really a kind of dramatic poem, because the poet isn’t the only one awake at dawning. God has anticipated him!

Jan 8 •

5:05

Songs of Thankfulness and Praise

Christopher Wordsworth, the poet and author of our hymn this week, wants us to think of several showings of Christ at once, several epiphanies.

Jan 7 •

Epiphany, from the Greek word epiphanes meaning to show oneself, to make oneself visible, to shine forth, is the feast day many Christians celebrate on…

Jan 6 •

5:14

Revisiting "September Song" in January

Enjoy with me today another listen to a great song about the passage of the years.

Jan 4 •

My New Year's Resolution

Anthony Esolen Speaks / Read or listen now.

Jan 3 •

9:21

I'll Be Seeing You (1944)

If you would like to see a drama about goodness hurt by life but still good, this is a film for you.

Jan 2 •

December 2024

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