The Well-Read Catholic

Jacob Terneus, PhD student in ancient and medieval philosophy at Marquette University, talks with Patrick about his recent article in the Imaginative Conservative: Motion, Moments, & Sculptural Art: The Time and Imagination.

He references to sculptural works in his essay and in our discussion: Bernini's Apollo and Daphne and Ghiberti's Baptistry Doors.

Dr. Michael West, affiliate assistant professor of English and Director of Studies in Catholic Faith & Culture at the University of Dallas, joins the show to discuss the distance learning program he directs. Recently, Studies in Catholic Faith & Culture began releasing some of its courses and talks on YouTube for free. We focused on Dr. Gerard Wegemer's reflections on St. Thomas More's A Dialogue of Comfort against Tribulation.

Dante Purgatorio

Dicken Pickwick Papers

Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451, Golden Apples of the Sun

Christopher Alexander A Pattern Language

Patrick discusses the Roman poet Ausonius (4th cent. A.D.) with Dr. Lionel Yaceczko, teach of Latin and Greek at the Heights School in Potomac, MD.

For those looking to read this brief poem, the Loeb edition is out of copyright and can be found here. It begins on p.310.

Patrick speaks with Bo Bonner about a multitude of books and how they speak to life with the suspension of public Masses around Holy Week. Bo is executive vice president of the Newman Idea and director of mission and ministry at Mercy College in Iowa. He also co-hosts a weekly broadcast on Iowa Catholic Radio, the Uncommon Good.

Works discussed in this episode:

Bo has also written for Church Life Journal on Pieper's most famous work, Liesure : the Basis of Culture.

Patrick interviews Gerald Russello, editor of The University Bookman, about his recent article in the Intercollegiate Review: It's Time for Conservatives to Stop Being Content with J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.

Show Links:

The Novels Charles Williams

10 Blatantly Obvious Christ Figures in the 'Star Wars' Universe via the Babylon Bee

Nick Ripatrazone's Longing for an Absent God: Faith and Doubt in Great American Fiction

And also the writings of Stratford Caldecott on the cultural imagination of comics.

Patrick is joined by Katy Lemieux, the brains behind Actors Reading Outloud.

We share a couple poems: Wordsworth's My Heart Leaps and Marie Howe's What the Living Do.

We talk Steinbeck for a spell, especially The Red Pony (which I'm happy to see has a better cover in new editions.)

Annie and Patrick reconnect after our February hiatus.

Patrick recites Ben Jonson's To Celia, a favorite of the IHP. And Annie recalls the perils of what we try to memorize late in the semester.

A conversation with David Arth where we recite some poetry and discuss the finer things.

For those interested...

The text of A.E. Housman's "Terence, this is stupid stuff" can be found here.

The Auden poem on A.E. Housman is still under copyright but some sleuthing will soon deliver it to you.

The text of William Wordsworths' "Composed Upon Westminster Bridge" can be found here.

If you're looking for a copy of The Shepherd Boy look now further.

An interview with Dr. Michael Boler, associate professor of Classics and director of the Honors Program at the University of St. Thomas, on his new book: Introduction to Classical and New Testament Greek: A Unified Approach.

Patrick and Annie sit down to talk about what they're reading, reflect on John Keats' "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer", and talk about Book 24 of the Iliad and friendship.