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Download Episode 13: Jane Austen on the Virtues of Social Life   In episode 13 of Sacred & Profane Love, “Jane Austen on the Virtues of Social Life, I speak with professor Karen Stohr of Georgetown University about how Austen brings into relief the social dimensions of virtue in her novels. We discuss the … Continue reading Sacred and Profane Love Episode 13: Jane Austen on the Virtues of Social Life →

Download Episode 12: Meaning, Murder, and Divine Madness In Episode 12 of Sacred & Profane Love, “Meaning, Murder, and Divine Madness,” I speak with the eminent moral theologian, Fr Michael Sherwin, O.P., about Donna Tartt’s breakout bestseller, The Secret History.  We discuss how the novel is best situated within both the Southern Gothic and the Southern Catholic Gothic … Continue reading Sacred and Profane Love Episode 12: Meaning, Murder, and Divine Madness →

Download Episode 11: The Contemplative Realism of Marilynne Robinson   In episode 11 of the Sacred and Profane Love Podcast, I speak with Scott Moringiello, assistant professor of Catholic Studies at DePaul University, in Chicago, Illinois, about Robinson’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Gilead.  Among other things, we discuss the connection between contemplation, love, grace, and the … Continue reading Sacred and Profane Love Episode 11: The Contemplative Realism of Marilynne Robinson →

Download Episode 10: A Twitch Upon the Thread   In episode 10 of the Sacred and Profane Love podcast, host Jennifer A. Frey has a  conversation with scholar Paul Mankowski, SJ, about Evelyn Waugh’s popular novel, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder. They discuss Charles Ryder’s experiences of love, freedom, grace, and … Continue reading Sacred and Profane Love Episode 10: A Twitch Upon The Thread →

Download Episode 9: “Revelations of Love in John Steinbeck”   In Episode 9 of Sacred & Profane Love “Revelations of Love in John Steinbeck,” Philosopher Jennifer A. Frey speaks with Thomist Theologian, Fr Michael Sherwin, OP, about John Steinbeck’s secular understanding of Christian caritas (charity) and how Steinbeck captures the beauty and power of love … Continue reading Podcast: “Revelations of Love in John Steinbeck” | Sacred & Profane Love, Episode 9 →

Download Episode 8: Sophocles and Tragic Love In episode 8 of Sacred & Profane Love, Jennifer Frey speaks with Dhananjay Jagannathan about Greek tragedy and the fragility of human loves and happiness, with a special focus on Sophocles’ play, The Women of Trachis. Dhananjay Jagannathan is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University.   He mainly works … Continue reading Podcast: “Sophocles and Tragic Love” | Sacred and Profane Love, Episode 8 →