"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
Today we have the siblings. The first is Melkor, who is clearly the baddie (you can tell by his tailor)…
…and we already met Manwë, the King of Arda:
Today we have another couple, Oromë and Vána…
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In 2008, Dr. Michael Ward released “Planet Narnia”, a book which caused a real stir in C.S. Lewis studies in which he offered a new lens through which to view “The Chronicles of Narnia”. On today’s show, in addition to his book, Dr. Ward discusses his friendship with the late Walter Hooper, as well as his involvement in honouring Lewis’ life and legacy. Oh yes, and he also explains how he came to give James Bond a pair of x-ray glasses…
S4E41: “After Hours” with Michael Ward (Download)
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Today’s “Wise Words on Wednesday” is a correction of a quotation I’ll periodically see people quote on the Internet:
The Church is a whore, but she’s also my mother
St. Augustine?
This is a poor paraphrase of something which St. Augustine wrote in Sermon 213:
“Let us honor the Catholic Church, our true Mother, the true Bride of her Husband, because she is the wife of so great a Lord. And what shall I say? How great is that Husband and of singular rank, that he discovered a prostitute and made her a virgin. Because she should not deny that she was a prostitute, lest she forget the mercy of her liberator. How can it be said that she was not a prostitute when she fornicated with demons and idols?”
Sermon 213 on the Creed
The ordering is really important here. The Bride of Christ was once unfaithful, but she was liberated by Him – the emphasis is on Christ’s ability to heal, save, and sanctify the lost.
Screwtape wants to play matchmaker and choose what he regards as a suitable romantic partner for the patient.
S4E40: “Matchmaker” (Download)
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I’m sure many of you out there are following along with Fr. Mike Schmitz’s Bible-in-a-year podcast.
One of the things which I’ve learnt from reading The Silmarillion this year (the Old Testament of Middle Earth!) is that it’s really helpful to periodically review the story so far and to remind yourself how you got here.
With this in mind, I’d like to direct you to some recent episodes from my friend Richaél from the Clumsy Theosis podcast who is currently working through the story of Salvation History at a high level, covering in five episodes the material covered in the last fifty episodes of Fr. Mike’s podcast…
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