You always remember your first. ...Get your mind out of the gutter, we're talking about first BOOK loves — you know, the stories that captured us and wouldn't let us go. In this episode, Seth and Tsh talk about the books that first drew them to the magic of good storytelling and word-weaving — beyond childish trinket stories, these were the books that first taught them the sacramental beauty of telling a story well. What about you? What were your first story loves? They go beyond books — these stories tell us more about ourselves as co-creators, made by God to bring beauty into the world.

* Seth: Newsletter | Website

* Tsh: Newsletter | Website

* Pick up a round of drinks

* Our recommended reads

* Join Tsh in Ireland!

* A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle

* The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway

* The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding

* The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald

* Catholic Lofi on Spotify

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