“In almost all of [Seneca’s] tragedies,” sixteenth century playwright Giambattisa Giraldi Cinthio confessed, “he surpassed . . . all the Greeks who ever wrote—in wisdom, in gravity, in decorum, in majesty, and in memorable aphorism.” And yet no one seems to remember him. Who was this ingenious ancient Roman thinker and writer?   Join me and celebrated poet Dana Gioia as we discuss Seneca’s The Madness of Hercules and why Seneca is still supremely relevant today.        Stay up-to-date with the latest episodes of the Evangelization & Culture Podcast biweekly on WordOnFire.org, on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.    You can get more content like this in the quarterly print journal of the Word on Fire Institute, Evangelization & Culture. 

Seneca & The Madness of Hercules w/ Dana Gioia

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Common Sense in a World of Health Fads w/ Sal Di Stefano

The year was 1984 when a sixteen-year-old Mike Piazza had a visitor come to watch him hit baseballs in the batting cage his father crafted at their Phoenixville, PA home. The keen-eyed and deeply impressed visitor was none other than Ted Williams, the greatest baseball hitter of all time. Join me and Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza as we explore his life in baseball and his Catholic faith.        Stay up-to-date with the latest episodes of the Evangelization & Culture Podcast biweekly on  WordOnFire.org, on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.    You can get more content like this in the quarterly print journal of the Word on Fire Institute, Evangelization & Culture.   

The Catcher & the Catholic Faith w/ Mike Piazza

To explore the history of the Catholic Church is to encounter soaring heights and catastrophic depths, the grace of the Divine and the grit of our sin. At the center of this two-millennia spiritual odyssey has been the goodness of the saints, the beauty of the arts, and the pride of fallen man. How do we begin to comprehend the seismic sweep and enduring impact of our Catholic history? Join me and Joseph Pearce as we pore over his new book, The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful.           Stay up-to-date with the latest episodes of the Evangelization & Culture Podcast biweekly on WordOnFire.org, on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.    You can get more content like this in the quarterly print journal of the Word on Fire Institute, Evangelization & Culture. 

The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful w/ Joseph Pearce

  When we pray the Liturgy of the Hours, we are transformed by our encounter with the Divine. When we sing the Liturgy of the Hours, we encounter the Divine in a new and sublime light. How does singing center our worship? Join me and Paul Rose of SingTheHours.org as we explore how our prayer lives can deepen as we enflesh the bones of sacred prayer with sublime music.         Stay up-to-date with the latest episodes of the Evangelization & Culture Podcast biweekly here, on  WordOnFire.org, on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.    You can get more content like this in the quarterly print journal of the Word on Fire Institute, Evangelization & Culture. 

Paul Rose Sings the Hours

  What does it take to be named Adolf Hitler’s “Enemy Number One”? According to the life of Catholic philosopher Dietrich von Hildebrand—the man the Nazis hated—it takes uncommon courage, conviction, and clarity. Join me and John Henry Crosby, the president and founder of The Hildebrand Project, as we discuss Hildebrand’s gripping memoirs, My Battle Against Hitler.         Stay up-to-date with the latest episodes of the Evangelization & Culture Podcast biweekly on WordOnFire.org, on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.    You can get more content like this in the quarterly print journal of the Word on Fire Institute, Evangelization & Culture. 

Seneca & The Madness of Hercules w/ Dana Gioia

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