The Ball and the Cross is G. K. Chesterton's third novel. In the introduction Martin Gardner notes that it is a "mixture of fantasy, farce and theology." Gardner continues: "Evan MacIan is a tall, dark-haired, blue-eyed Scottish Highlander and a devout Roman Catholic.... James Turnbull is a short, red-haired, gray-eyed Scottish Lowlander and a devout but naive atheist.... The two meet when MacIan smashes the window of the street office where Turnbull publishes an atheist journal. This act of rage occurs when MacIan sees posted on the shop's window a sheet that blasphemes the Virgin Mary, presumably implying she was an adulteress who gave birth to an illegitimate Jesus. When MacIan challenges Turnbull to a duel to the death, Turnbull is overjoyed. For twenty years no one had paid the slightest attention to his Bible bashing. Now at last someone is taking him seriously! Most of the rest of the story is a series of comic events in which the two enemies wander about seeking a spot for their duel." MacIan and Turnbull become friends as they protect each other from interference from the modern world, which has trivialized their views over life's most important question (the existence of God) and outlawed their honorable duel. The irony is heightened when they both fall in love with ladies who happen to hold to their opponent's deepest convictions. Professor Lucifer and a Bulgarian monk also play important roles in this perennially relevant story. (Summary by Matthew Heckel) 

The Ave Maria Hour Podcast - The Story of Saint Martha

A Wellesian smorgasbord of comedy, trivia, music and drama, with Agnes  Moorehead as president of the Orson Welles Swoon Club.  Musical guests  include Nat King Cole and Kid Ory.

Orson Welles Almanac (CBS)

Series cast and guest stars include: Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, Hans  Conried, Keenan Wynn, Groucho Marx, Lionel Barrymore, Hedda Hopper,  Victor Moore, Lucille Ball, Charles Laughton, Betty Hutton, Mary Boland,  Dennis Day, Aurora Miranda, Ann Southern, the Wilde Twins, Marjorie  Reynolds, Martha O'Driscoll, Lynn Bari, Lana Turner, Susan Hayward, Ruth  Terry 

 +Program #5 of 17. "Crisis In Christendom" "The Christian Order". The program is produced in co-operation with The National Council Of Catholic Men. The first hymn is, "The Legend" (Tchaikovski). Monsignor Sheen says, "Our souls are like a radio that is tuned into two different stations...heaven and hell." 

Key Largo - Edward G. Robinson - Claire Trevor - Debbie Reynolds - All Star Radio Dramas of Classic Films - Lux Radio Theater

Wit and Wisdom With Jack Benny and G.K. Chesterton

 Everyone stops by to welcome the McGees back home from vacationing in the High Sierras. 

 It's a hectic time at the Andersons while they prepare to go on vacation at Round Lake. 

Fulton Sheen - The Catholic Hour - Miracles - Good and Evil

The Good Samaritan - The Greatest Story Ever Told - Radio Dramas of the Life of Christ - Armed Forces Radio Service