Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were German academics and philologists and are famous for their collection of folk tales, which includes Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, and Snow White. Rev. G. Ronald Murphy, S. J. joins the show to these stories and his book, The Owl, The Raven, and the Dove: The Religious Meaning of the Grimm's Magic Fairy Tales. Fr. Murphy is the professor emeritus of German at Georgetown University.

His bio can be found here: https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/00336000014RkSzAAK/g-murphy

The Grimm brothers weaved Norse and Classical mythology with Christian symbolism to try to revive these stories to their original meaning. Fr. Murphy and I dive deep into these tales and even compare the different versions from Charles Perrault to Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Fr. Murphy's book is excellent and you can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/Owl-Raven-Dove-Religious-Meaning/dp/0195151690

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