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A discussion on beauty in art and culture and its place in the Catholic faith.
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Sunday Jan 13, 2019
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
Dracula, Frankenstein, Mr Hyde, the monsters of Romantic and Gothic novels have become important cultural touchstones. We take a look at how reading about these monsters can help you explore Catholicism and morality.
Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod
Hosts: Rachel Sherlock and Chloe Colla
Follow us on social media: @seekingwatson and @ChloeAMDG
Find out more at www.rachelsherlock.com
Books discussed:
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Monk by Matthew Lewis
Other Items referenced:
Reason’s Shadow: Romanticism’s Impact on Catholic Thought by Kristen Drahos
Robert Louis Stevenson by G.K. Chesterton, extract read can be found here
Fountains of Carrots Podcast, Episode 091: Delving into the Mind of a Catholic Novelist with Eleanor Bourg Nicholson
Dracula and Dominican Vampire Slayers: A Bloody Habit by Eleanor Bourg Nicholson Review by Karen Ullo
The Catholicity of Monsters by Karen Ullo
Anti-Catholicism in Matthew Lewis’ The Monk by Kate Adams
“This demon in the garb of a monk”: Shakespeare, the Gothic and the discourse of anti-Catholicism by David Salter
What We’re Enjoying at the Moment:
Chloe: You’ve Got Mail
Rachel: Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi, The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Sunday Dec 16, 2018
Sunday Dec 16, 2018
Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod
Titles mentioned: The Music of the Night in The Phantom of the Opera, Advent by Patrick Kavanagh, The Shadows by George MacDonald, Into the Dark with God by Hans Urs Von Balthasar.
Enjoying now: The Fall of Gondolin by J.R.R. Tolkien, Sherlock Holmes the ITV series, Over the Garden Wall, The Once and Future King by T.H.White.
Thursday Dec 06, 2018
Thursday Dec 06, 2018
Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod
R: Lord of the Rings, The Habit of Being, Brambly Hedge
P: Anne of Green Gables, Out of the Silent Planet, The World’s First Love
M: Narnia, The Happy Prince and Other Tales, 'When I Have Fears’
R:Mercy Street, All Colours of the Night, Winter
P: The Point of No Return
M: Mrs Dalloway