Restoring Catholic Weirdness
Risking Enchantment
"The truth shall make you odd." Flannery O'Connor. With Ash Wednesday only just gone, it's easy to recall why Catholicism is often criticised for being strange and set apart. In this week's episode we discuss why that is no bad thing. Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod Hosts: Rachel Sherlock and Matthias Conroy Follow me on social media: @seekingwatson Find out more at www.rachelsherlock.com Works and Authors mentioned: Catholicism: The Pivotal Players Series, Episode 5 G.K. Chesterton "Met Gala: The Charge of Blasphemy and Pope Rihanna" written by Natalie Carnes "How Agatha Christie helped to save the Latin Mass" by Joseph Shaw Paradise Lost, Preface by C.S. Lewis Institute of Christ the King: Church Restoration Video "This is your brain on 'contemplative architecture'" by Daniel Esparza Summa Theologiae: The power of sensuality (Prima Pars, Q. 81), St. Thomas Aquinas Benedictine Monks, Ireland - Documentary Nigerian soldiers fighting Boko Haram, seen holding Mass on the battlegroundhttps://twitter.com/ConnectCatholic/status/1098645369297219584 The Habit of Being by Flannery O’Connor The Medium and the Light: Reflections on Religion and Media Marshall McLuhan "The new Sisterhood: Traditional Orders are Booming" by Joanna Bogle "Thanks to Salvador Dalí" by Frank Weathers God in the Gallery by Matthew Milliner 5 People its Easy to Forget are Catholic I Confess, The Wrong Man, Vertigo (dir. Alfred Hitchcock) Dappled Things Giovanni Gasparro The Mocking of Christ by Fra Angelico What We're Enjoying at the Moment: Matthias: “Convertere, Israël, ad Dominum Deum Tuum!” by Br. Evagrius Bleachers MTV Unplugged Concert Rachel: You Were Never Really Here (film)