This episode is a discussion of the three temptations of Christ through the lens of the Grand Inquisitor in The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Series II – Catholic Legacy: Art, Story, Music and Poetry
In this second series, we will be breaking open together some of the most beautiful works of art, story, music and poetry that have come down to us through the ages in the Church.
The Polyphonic Style: The Catholic Church’s Other Great Gift to Western Music
This next Mystagogy session on November 7th will provide an in-depth consideration of the history and nature of this ancient but defining aspect of our tradition as Catholics.
Brilliant, Perilous, and Exciting Orthodoxy: G.K. Chesterton’s Answer to Modern Insanity
On Monday, December 5th, we will break open the work that many pastors and scholars consider the greatest work of modern apologetics, GK Chesterton’s Orthodoxy.
Hospitality, Grace and Thanksgiving: The Eucharistic Metaphor at the Heart of Babette’s Feast
On November 21st, just in time for Thanksgiving, we will be breaking open the classic Academy Award-winning film, Babette’s Feast.
He Leadeth Me: A Testimony of Divine Providence from the Horrors of the Gulag
On November 14th, we will be considering He Leadeth Me, one of the most vital and powerful Catholic testimonies of the 20th century.
Gregorian Chant: The Summit of Sacred Music
This next Mystagogy session on November 7th will provide an in-depth consideration of the history and nature of this ancient but defining aspect of our tradition as Catholics.
“A Twitch Upon a Thread:” The Movements of Grace in Brideshead Revisited, Part II
On Monday, October 31st, we will continue our tour through Evelyn Waugh’s stunning literary classic, Brideshead Revisited.
“That Catholic Thing” in Brideshead Revisited
On October 24th and 31st, we will be reading and discussing together the classic work that National Review called, “The greatest 20th century work on time and grace.”
The Hound of Heaven (Part II)
We continue our consideration of the wonderful spiritual poem and testimony by Francis Thompson, “The Hound of Heaven.”
God as ‘That Tremendous Lover’ in The Hound of Heaven
We begin our fall series with the work that G.K. Chesterton called, “the greatest poem ever written in modern English,” namely, Francis Thompson’s devastating piece, “The Hound of Heaven.”
SERIES II (October-December 2022) – Catholic Legacy: Art, Story, Music and Poetry
We will begin the second series of our St. Stephen Martyr parish Mystagogy Program on October 10th and continue every Monday thereafter, concluding with an Advent Day of Recollection on December 10th. This second series is titled, “Catholic Legacy: Art, Story, Music and Poetry,” and we will be breaking open together some of the most beautiful works that…