This podcast join us with mishapen socerers, tar-sunken grafters, and a rowdy gang of demons as Fr. Branson and Donovan discuss the nature of these sources of fraud and their relevance today.

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Panders, Seducers, Simoniacs, oh my! Fr. Branson and Donovan follow Dante and Virgil through the beginning of the Malebolge, the 8th circle of Hell, that of fraud. As always we will discuss how Dante unveils the nature of these sins and tie it back in to our current culture and lives. We will talk about organized crime, corruption in the Church, and the effect of fraud.

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Fr. Branson and Donovan discuss Geryon, the next beast Dante and Virgil encounter, along with the nature of fraud as a whole. Also, we encounter the last of those who do violence against God, the usurers. Congratulations on getting halfway through the Inferno!

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In the next section of the circle of violence, a large flaming desert, Dante and Virgil encounter those who have done violence against God. In this podcast, Fr. Branson and Donovan discuss what "violence against God" means in addition to reflecting on Dante's encounters with the denizens of this desert. We finally talk politics in this one.

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Next in the circle of violence we encounter those who did violence to themselves. Fr. Branson and Donovan look at the nuance Dante uses to address the tragedy of suicide in this deeply saddening canto.

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Today's podcast follows Dante and Virgil into the 7th circle of hell, that of the violent. In talking on the sin of violence to others, Fr. Branson and Donovan discuss the lie that violence attempts to hold over us.

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Into the City of Dis! Fr. Branson and Donovan discuss the Epicurean heretics that Virgil and Dante meet in the 6th circle. We meet the proud Farinata who gives Dante a prophecy of his future. Finally, after passing the last of the heretics, we'll cover the discussion on the landscape of hell.

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With Dante and Virgil stuck at the entrance to the city of Dis, Donovan and Fr. Branson discuss the nature of hope and discernment while also keying into a key line from Dante. This line forms the basis for our entire examination of the Comedy.

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Picking up with the Greedy (3rd circle) and the Wrathful and Slothful (4th Circle), Fr. Branson and Donovan finish the discussion on the upper circles of hell. Join in as we discuss the nature of these sins and their relationship to our modern world.

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Picking up with the Greedy (3rd circle) and the Wrathful and Slothful (4th Circle), Fr. Branson and Donovan finish the discussion on the upper circles of hell. Join in as we discuss the nature of these sins and their relationship to our modern world.

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