
The editors discuss Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical Libertas praestantissimum, on the true nature of liberty—both natural and moral—and on the errors of the liberals.



Bibliography



* Pope Leo XIII, Libertas praestantissimum (1888).* Edmund Waldstein, O.Cist., “Contrasting Concepts of Freedom,” The Josias (2016).



Music: Gustav Mahler, Lied Des Verfolgten Im Turm, from Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Performed by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, and the London Symphony Orchestra under the direction of George Szell.



Header Image: Raphael Statt, O.Cist. Beflügelter Schritt.



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The Josias Podcast, Episode XXIII: Liberty: the Highest of Natural Endowments

Religion & Spirituality

Other

Spirituality

Christianity

Buddhism

Hinduism

Judaism

Islam


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.



Bibliography




* St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, II-II Q.80-81



* Fr. Franck Quoex, Liturgical Theology in Thomas Aquinas (transl. Zachary Thomas)



* R. Jared Staudt, The Primacy of God: The Virtue of Religion in Catholic Theology



* The Josias Podcast Episode XIX: Justice




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



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The Josias Podcast Episode XLII: The Virtue of Religion


Fr. Jon Tveit and Amanda are joined by Deacon Harrison Garlick and Chris Ruckdeschel for a discussion on education, avoiding the pitfalls of the “Great Books,” and recovering the classical liberal arts. 



Bibliography




* Alcuin Institute for Catholic Culture



* Septem Artes Liberales



* Ascend – The Great Books Podcast



* Christopher Ruckdeschel, On the Nature of the Classical Liberal Arts



* Dcn. Harrison Garlick, “Avoiding the Unreal: How to Read the Great Books Well”



* Jeffrey Bond, “On the Modes of Teaching” (Part I; Part II; Part III) (The Josias)




Header Image: Francesco Pesellino, Seven Liberal Arts (c. 1450)



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The Josias Podcast Episode XLI: Education


Fr. Jon Tveit and Amanda are joined by Gideon Lazar for a conversation on Pope Francis’ Laudate Deum and a Catholic approach to environmentalism. 



You may follow Gideon on (the website formerly known as) Twitter, @ByzCat. 



Bibliography




* Pope Francis, Laudate Deum 



* Pope Francis, Laudato si’ 



* USCCB, “Global Climate Change” (January 2016)



* Gideon Lazar, “Ecology and the Theology of Creation” (The Josias)



* Br. Anthony Maria Akerman, O.P., “Reading Laudate Deum in Context” (The Josias)



* Pater Edmund Waldstein, “A Magnificent, a Wonderful Encyclical”




Header Image: George Inness, The Old Mill (1849)



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The Josias Podcast Episode XL: Laudate Deum


In his final episode (pre-recorded prior to entering seminary), Urban Hannon is joined by Nathaniel Gotcher and special guest Prof. Philip Bess, for a discussion about the theological and philosophical foundations of urbanism—and how we should think about urban form.



Prof. Philip Bess is a Professor at the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture. You may read Prof. Bess’s full academic profile here. 



Bibliography




* Philip Bess, Till We Have Built Jerusalem: Architecture, Urbanism, and the Sacred (2006)



* Professor Bess’s “Notre Dame Plan of Chicago”: https://afterburnham.com/



* Daniel Burnham’s Plan of Chicago

* Supplemental information about the Burnham Plan





* Nolli Map of Rome



* Nathaniel Gotcher, “Urbanism and the Common Good” (The Josias)




Header Image: Gentile Bellini, Procession in Piazza San Marco (1496)



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The Josias Podcast Episode XXXIX: Urbanism






Urban Hannon is joined by Lauren Onak for a conversation about the American Solidarity Party, third-party politics, and harmonizing political with spiritual. Lauren is the American Solidarity Party’s Vice Presidential candidate in the 2024 election. 



Bibliography




* Lauren Onak’s Acceptance Speech for ASP VP Nominee, 2023 ASP National Convention.




Header Image: A Pelican Feeding her Young, Ms. Ludwig XV 3 (83.MR.173), fol. 72 (c. 1270).



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The Josias Podcast, Episode XXIII: Liberty: the Highest of Natural Endowments

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