Charlie and Michel tackle this one, while David and Fr Brad take a break. This is an interview of David Cayley who recently republished Ivan Illich’s work and was a personal friend of his.
Episode 92: God, Man and Markets #7 Wrestling with the Common Good, part 3
Can the love of the common good be recovered when we live in countries whose culture and institutions seem at odds with it? Should we retreat in enclaves, join secession movements, or stay put in our local community, wherever it may be? Can a political common good ever be achieved given the political realities that we live in? What is the Christian called to do in such a situation?
Episode 90: God, Man and Markets #5 The Common Good - The Most Misunderstood Principle in Politics
Episode 89: God, Man and Markets #4, the Ideas of Ivan Illich with Charlie Deist, David Clayton, Michel Accad, Fr Brad Elliot.
In the last chapter of the book, Illich offers an apocalyptic view of industrial societies and the forced segregations that have been imposed on families and on people for the sake of efficiency. Is his a Marxian critique of capitalism or does he offer a third way that even supporters of the free market should give heed to?
Episode 88: Grace and Danger Series 2 #3 Ivan Illich and Hugh of St Victor: what's wrong with modern science?
Ivan Illic picks up on ideas of Hugh of St Victor who proposed that the purpose of scientific research was to aid mankind in contributing to the raising up and ultimate redemption of the natural world; in contrast the both the laissez faire attitude of modern environmentalists and the exploitative attitude of some, as first articulated by Francis Bacon.
Episode 86: Grace and Danger, Series 2, #1 Ivan Illich's insights on how government and large institutions impede beautiful spontaneous order in society
David Clayton, Fr Brad Elliot OP, Dr. Michel Accad, and Charlie Deist discuss the rediscovered ideas of Ivan Illich, who died 15 years ago, and in particular an essay from a collection called Shadow Work. His essay describes how the imposition of Castilian as the national language of Spain by Queen Isabella, became a tool of the state for control of the people. We also show how the development of communication through the printing press created a desire to control its use and has parallels today in how big institutions and governments are trying to control the flow of information through the internet.
Episode 85 - Interview of David Clayton by Stuart Squires of the Center for Faith and Culture, University of St Thomas, Houston
Episode 84 - Book Recommendation - Real Religion by Fr Jeffrey Kirby, a conversation with the author
Episode 83 - The Math of Beauty and Human Health
David Clayton and Charlie Deist discuss how the artist’s understanding of beauty can have an impact on human health. We were interviewed by Dr. Michel Accad. The link for the episode is here.
Episode 82 Grace and Danger: Season 1, #7 The March for Eternal Life
Episode 81 Charlie Deist and Dr Michel Accad Discuss Hormetics: Physical Fitness for Free People
Episode 80 Grace and Danger #6 Hormetics - Fad Diets or Fasting Discipline?
Episdoe 78 Grace and Danger #4 Can a Third Party in the US Copy Farage's Brexit Strategy to Gain Influence?
Episode 76 - Grace and Danger #2: Politics, Culture and Art Today
Episode 75 Fr Peter Stravinskas Talks About Pontifex University's Unique M.Ed. in Catholic School Administration
Here is a great interview. Dr Sebastian Mahfood, of Holy Apostles College and Seminary and a teacher on the new Masters of Education in Catholic School Administration talks to the Program Director, Fr Peter Stravinskas.
Fr Stravinskas is also the President of the Catholic Education Foundation.
Episode 72 - Hold Fast! The Harmonization of Nutrition and Spirituality in Traditional Christian Fasting and Feasting
Episode 71 - Mike Hennessey on the Holiness of Fr Vincent McNabb and his Influence on Belloc
Pontifex University Press publishing another collection of essays by Fr. Vincent McNabb. This volume is called The Wayside: A Priest’s Gleanings. Mike Hennessey, a lover of the writings of McNabb wrote the foreword to the book. He discusses how this collection of early essays reveals his great charity and holiness. Mike is the chair of the Belloc Society and he gives us fascinating insights into the influence that McNabb had on Hilaire Belloc.
The essays we refer to specifically from the list below are: The Riches of Ritual, Jane Seedcombe Woolweaver, and An Innocent (which is about the alcoholic prisoner).
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Episode 70 - Bill Donaghy of the Theology of the Body Institute
Episode 69 - Paul Jernberg: How Can a Composer be Creative and Follow Divine Inspiration?
I’m with composer Paul Jernberg once again. Our starting point is the following excerpt from Musicam Sacram and the following statement:
Musicians will enter on this new work with the desire to continue that tradition which has furnished the Church, in her divine worship, with a truly abundant heritage. Let them examine the works of the past, their types and characteristics, but let them also pay careful attention to the new laws and requirements of the liturgy, so that "new forms may in some way grow organically from forms that already exist, and the new work will form a new part in the musical heritage of the Church, not unworthy of its past.
How does a composer balance the new with the traditional, proscribed forms with invention? Paul gives us his approach.
