Our hosts, Fr. Jon Tveit and Amanda, are joined by Dr. Daniel Lendman, Assistant Professor of Catholic Theology at Ave Maria University, for a conversation about Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical on the restoration of Christian philosophy, Aeterni Patris (1879).

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Header Image: Andrea da Firenze, The Triumph of St Thomas Aquinas (fresco detail) (c. 1366)

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Our hosts, Fr. Jon Tveit and Amanda, are joined by Gideon Lazar for a conversation about Pope Leo XIII, his pontificate, writings, and whether there will be a Leonine revival under our newly elected pontiff, Leo XIV.

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Header Image: Biagio Barzotti, Pope Leo XIII with Cardinals: Rampolla, Parochi, Bonaparte and Sacconi (c. 1890).

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This week, we at The Josias were saddened by the death of Alasdair MacIntyre, whose contributions to moral and political philosophy cannot be overstated. He was profoundly influential in the intellectual lives of many of us here at The Josias. In his memory, we are re-releasing our September 2018 Podcast episode on his book, After Virtue (1981).

Requiescat in pace.

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Our hosts, Fr. Jon Tveit and Amanda, are joined by Pater Edmund and Fr. Joseph Hudson, OSB for a conversation about the role of the ordo amoris in Catholic intellectual tradition.

Fr. Joseph Hudson, a Benedictine priest of Clear Creek Abbey, studied philosophy before entering the cloister in 2008. In 2019 he went to Rome to earn a Licentiate in Sacred Theology at the Angelicum, later teaching at Clear Creek. In 2023, he returned to Rome to pursue a doctorate.

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Header Image: Dirk Jacobsz Vellert, The Vision of St. Bernard (1524)

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Our hosts, Fr. Jon Tveit and Amanda, are joined by Fr. Justin Cinnante, O.Carm., for a conversation about relics, their power and significance, and the full story of how Fr. Justin came to bless and present President Donald Trump with a relic of the True Cross.

Fr. Justin is a Carmelite priest and serves as the Chaplain at Iona Preparatory High School.

Header Image: Titian, The Vendramin Family Venerating a Relic of the True Cross (1540s)

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In this month of November, dedicated to the holy souls in Purgatory, our hosts, Amanda and Fr. Jon Tveit, are joined by Fr. Michael Barone, for a conversation about death, the importance of the funeral rite, cremation, and how today’s culture seeks to keep distant our own mortality. Fr. Barone serves as a Cemetery Chaplain in the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey.

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Header Image: Henryk Pillati, Funeral of the Five Victims of the Manifestation of 1861 in Warsaw (1865)

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Our Editor, Fr. Jon Tveit, is joined on the podcast by Michael Thomas—the motivating force behind the new Catholic Land Movement—for a conversation about the Catholic Land Movement’s inspiration, purpose, and how puts that into practice.

You may follow Michael Thomas on (the website formerly known as) Twitter, @MichaelTG09.

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Header Image: Eastman Johnson, Husking Bee, Island of Nantucket (1876)

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For the feast of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher, Fr. Jon Tveit and Amanda are joined on the podcast by James Monti, author and historian, for a conversation on the life and example of St. Thomas More.

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Header Image: A follower of Hans Holbein the Younger, Sir Thomas More (1600s)

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As May—the month of Our Lady—comes to a close, Matthew Walther, editor of The Lamp Magazine, joins Amanda and Fr. Jon Tveit for a conversation on St. John Henry Newman and Our Blessed Mother.

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Header Image: Sir John Everett Millais, John Henry Newman (1881)

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Urban Hannon returns to the podcast to join Fr. Jon Tveit and Amanda for a conversation about the virtue of religion—what it is theologically, and what it demands practically of us and our society.

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Header Image: Jules Breton, The Blessing of the wheat in Artois (1857)

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