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Join me in conversation with Melanie Kirkpatrick to talk about all things Thanksgiving!! Have a great Thanksgiving!

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What is purgatory? is it horrible? Does it lack joy? What is it suppose to achieve? Join me in conversation with first time author Michael Norton to discuss his book A Hitchhiker's Guide to Purgatory published by Ignatius Press.  This is a charming tale of the possible journey toward eternity. 

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To some it was a disaster and the ruin of the Roman Catholic Church to others a saving grace..Vatican II from its very inception until today has been the center of a storm of controversey.  Join me in conversation with none other than the leading Catholic intellectual in the world today--Mr. George Weigel as we talk about his book To Sanctify the World ; The Vital Legacy of Vatican II (Basic Books)

You can find George Weigel's writings at the Catholic Difference on https://eppc.org/  

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Because you can never get enough Dracula this time of year. This is a repeat performance!  Dracula..the Motherlode of all horror stories just  in time for all hallows eve and all souls day .
Join me in conversation with Dr Doug Mitchell, my friend with a PhD in literature, as we talk about Brahm Stoker"s 1897 classic Dracula.  Redemption. purity, bats and werewolves all rolled into this towering gothic novel.  We discuss the Catholic and literary themes that have long held a fascination for a classic Halloween tale

Ignatius Press Critical Edition of Dracula
https://www.ignatius.com/promotions/ignatiuscriticaleditions/stoker-dracula.htm

Eleanor Bourg Nicholson is the assistant executive editor for Dappled Things and assistant editor for the Saint Austin Review (StAR). She is editor of several Ignatius Critical Editions volumes, and has collaborated with other editors to provide footnotes for numerous others.

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The Sassoon family was one of the richest families in the world in the 19th century, From a Baghdadi Jewish community to the dizzying heights of British aristocracy the Sassoons were an economic success story  mirroring the fortunes of colonial Britian. Join me in conversation with Joseph Sassoon, author of The Sassoons: The Great Globbal Merchants and the Making of an Empire  published by Pantheon Books.  

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Want io understand why individualism does not work for human beings, familiies or communities?  Want to understand how our individualistic understanding of our selves is not the turth? Join in Conversation with Father Timothy Vivarek, author of as I have Loved You. published by Emmaus Road Publishing.  BE A RADICAL listen to this PODCAST!

You can read Father Timothy Vavarek's article on https://www.thecatholicthing.org/

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Casey Chalk is one of the premier Catholic voices in the US today.  Join me in conversation with Casey as we discuss his book, The Persecuted:  The Stories of Courageous Christians Living Their Faith in Muslim Lands published by Sophia Institute Press.   

You can find Casey at https://www.caseychalk.com/

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One of my most interesting conversations yet! Join me as we discuss Islam in view of Christianity , with Dr David Pinault, author of The Crucifix on Meccas Front Porch  (Ignatius Press)  This is not an apology for Islam but an analytical view of Islam in order to better understand Christianity.

Dr Pinault is also the author of Providence Blue, a fictional tale of kenotic theology.  Youn can listen  to my interview here:    https://www.buzzsprout.com/1677349/9414830-providence-blue.mp3?download=true

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Join me in conversation with Joesph Pearce, author of Faith of Our Fathers, A History of True England (Ignatius Press)   as we talk about St Albin, Edward the Confessor, the Glastonbury thron tree, middle English and Shakespeare as a Catholic.  

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The family of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth is an integral part of the history of Europe.  Join me in conversation as we talk about some of  the Queens 20 th century family desendants . Two young girls Alexandra and Ella, ( who were also Prince Phillip's great aunts)  of the royal Hesse family in Darmstadt Germany marry into the Russian royal family for love. They both come to a tragic end at the hands of Russian Bolsheviks. Authr Clare McHugh discusses her research on the lives and deaths  of these two young royal women. 

Clare McHugh is author of A Most English Princess, A novel of Queen Victoria's daughter.

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