Chris and Casey are back in the classroom, and everyone’s summer vacation is coming to an end, so the Chapmans and Stapletons are officially kicking off the second season of Visitation Sessions by looking back on a summer that was anything but restful and talking about the quest for rest, the purpose of recreation, and the glory of routines.

Related to this episode:

Leisure as the Basis of Culture by Joseph Pieper

Reasonable Pleasures: The Strange Coherence of Catholicism, Father James Schall

“The Forgotten Virtue of Eutrepelia,” Father Jean-Francois Thomas

“The English Game” on Netflix

Beaver Island

“We Need to Talk About Over-Tourism, Part 1: The Cinque Terre,” Chandi Wyant

“We Need to Talk About Over-Tourism Part 2: Over-Tourism in Florence, Venice, and Rome,” Chandi Wyant

“Is Over-Tourism Killing Florence’s Dining Scene,” Emiko Davies

The Affordable Floors

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