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A discussion on beauty in art and culture and its place in the Catholic faith.
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Friday May 31, 2019
Friday May 31, 2019
"Have courage, and be kind" as we take a look at some examples of modern female protagonists, the pitfalls of their portrayals and what they could learn from the lives of the saints.
Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod
Hosts: Rachel Sherlock and Phoebe Watson
Follow me on social media: @seekingwatson
Follow the podcast on Instagram: @riskingenchantmentpodcast
Find out more at www.rachelsherlock.com
Works mentioned:
Barbara Nicolosi (Podcast: The Church of the Masses)
Wonder Woman
Captain Marvel
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi
Star Wars: Rogue One
Twilight
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Dumbo (2019)
A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
A Series of Unfortunate Events (Book series and film adaptation)
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Cinderella (2015)
Harry Potter (film series)
That Time Disney Remade Beauty and the Beast, Lindsay Ellis (YouTube video)
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
War and Peace (2016 TV series)
Anne of Green Gables
Anne with an E
Our Lady of Sorrows by Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson
Quote on Holiness by Pope Benedict XVI
Prayer of Discernment by Bl. John Henry Newman
The Life-Giving Will of the Father by Fr. Bonaventure Perquin, O.P.
Prayer of Abandonment by Thomas Merton
The Story of a Soul by St. Therese of Liseux
What We’re Enjoying at the Moment
Phoebe:
Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
The Club of Queer Trades by G.K. Chesterton
Rachel:
Eighth Grade
Friday May 17, 2019
Friday May 17, 2019
"Then whoever was born a poet became an architect... in the direction of architecture,—gushed forth through that art, and its Iliads assumed the form of cathedrals." - Victor Hugo
This week's episode comes from Rome, where we discuss the heritage and perspective that architecture gives to the Catholic faith. We discuss the recent fire at Notre Dame and look into Victor Hugo's famous novel on the cathedral to find out why these buildings hold a special place in our faith and history.
Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod
Hosts: Rachel Sherlock and Phoebe Watson
Follow me on social media: @seekingwatson
Follow the podcast on Instagram: @riskingenchantmentpodcast
Find out more at www.rachelsherlock.com
Works and Authors mentioned:
Built Form of Theology: The Natural Sympathies of Catholicism and Classicism
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (This Will Kill That)
To make Britain Richer, Make Britain Beautiful
The Neuroscience of Architecture: The Good, the Bad—and the Beautiful
What We're Enjoying at the Moment
Phoebe
TV: Erased
Book: The Wanderings of Clare Skymer by George MacDonald
Rachel
Film: The Sisters Brothers
Friday May 03, 2019
Friday May 03, 2019
"The romance of the police force is thus the whole romance of man. It is based on the fact that morality is the most dark and daring of conspiracies." - G.K. Chesterton
In this episode we discuss Detective Fiction and the Detection Club, and whether or not this genre has a uniquely Catholic lens.
Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod
Hosts: Rachel Sherlock and Chloe Chloe
Follow us on social media: @seekingwatson and @ChloeAMDG
Follow the podcast on Instagram: @riskingenchantmentpodcast
Find out more at www.rachelsherlock.com
Works and Authors mentioned:
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
“The Blue Cross,” The Innocence of Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton
"The Great Detectives: G.K. Chesterton – Father Brown" by John Peterson
The Club of Queer Trades by G.K. Chesterton
"Detective Fiction Reinvention and Didacticism in G. K. Chesterton’s Father Brown" by Clifford James Stumme
"Detective fiction and the religious imagination" by David A. King
"A Defence of Detective Stories" by G.K. Chesterton
Taken by the Flood by Agatha Christie (Poirot)
Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie (Poirot)
Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie (Poirot)
The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie (Miss Marple)
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
"The Christian World of Agatha Christie" by Nick Baldock
Creed or Chaos?: Why Christians Must Choose Either Dogma or Disaster (Or, Why It Really Does Matter What You Believe) by Dorothy L. Sayers
Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers
The Belief of Catholics by Ronald Knox
The Viaduct Murder by Ronald Knox
"Studies in Sherlock Holmes" Essays in Satire by Ronald Knox
Brighton Rock by Graham Greene
"The Catholic Novels of Graham Greene" by Edward Short
"What Makes Great Detective Fiction, According to T. S. Eliot" by Paul Grimstad
East Coker by T.S. Eliot
What We're Enjoying at the Moment
Chloe: Downton Abbey
Rachel: The Bookcase, Carlisle, G.K's Weekly: A Sampler
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Friday Apr 19, 2019
"Even when they explore the darkest depths of the soul or the most unsettling aspects of evil, artists give voice in a way to the universal desire for redemption"
In this episode we look at the approaches Catholics and Christians can have in encountering evil and violence in film.
Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod
Hosts: Rachel Sherlock and Phoebe Watson
Follow me on social media: @seekingwatson
Find out more at www.rachelsherlock.com
Works and Authors mentioned:
Christians and Movies: The Danger Within, Not Without - Patheos
"No Movies Please, We’re Catholic" - National Catholic Register
Why Do People like Violent Movies - Psychcentral
Faith and Film Criticism: The Challenge of the Catholic Critic - Decent Films
What is Wrong with Movie Violence? - LA Review of Books
Painfotainment - Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History
Experiencing Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find” - JStor
A Good Man is Hard to Find - Flannery O’Connor
Flannery O’Connor and the Violence of Christianity - Word on Fire
Christian Art and the Use of Violence - The Common Vision
The Scandal of Forgiveness in Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Movies Discussed:
The Passion of the Christ
Mad Max: Fury Road
Hacksaw Ridge
You Were Never Really Here
Requiem For a Dream
Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri
What We’re Enjoying at the Moment
Phoebe: Holy Week Liturgies
Rachel: Guys and Dolls, War Horse (Play)
Friday Apr 05, 2019
Friday Apr 05, 2019
“Our Lady, upon which all my own small perception of beauty both in majesty and simplicity is founded.” - J.R.R. Tolkien. In this episode of Risking Enchantment we discuss the female characters of The Lord of the Rings, and Middle Earth in general. We look at Tolkien's approach to women characters, the ideals and flaws they portray and how his Catholic faith informed his ideas of femininity.
Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod
Hosts: Rachel Sherlock and Maria Connolly
Follow me on social media: @seekingwatson
Follow the podcast on Instagram: @riskingenchantmentpodcast
Find out more at www.rachelsherlock.com
Works and Authors mentioned:
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien, ed. Humphrey Carpenter
The Gospel According to Tolkien by Ralph C. Wood
The Once and Future King by T.H White
Risking Enchantment Episode 6: The Fall of Chivalry in Arthurian Legend
Secret Fire: The Spiritual Vision of J R R Tolkien by Stratford Caldecott
YouTube: The History of Galadriel- Lord of the Rings Lore
YouTube: Shelob Lore - Lord of the Rings Lore
Beren and Luthien by J.R.R. Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien
What We’re Enjoying At the Moment
Rachel: Ronald Knox's Murder Mysteries
Friday Mar 22, 2019
Friday Mar 22, 2019
"There is no higher contemplation than that of the Passion of Jesus Christ" - St. John of God.
We discuss the place of the crucifix in the Catholic faith, and why it is considered an object of beauty.
Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod
Hosts: Rachel Sherlock and Phoebe Watson
Follow me on social media: @seekingwatson
Find out more at www.rachelsherlock.com
Works and Authors mentioned:
Why does the Cross Attract Us by Fr Hugh Barbour
Sermon 27 by St. Augustine of Hippo
A Song for the Suffering Body of Christ by Matthew Becklo
Only Love is Credible by Hans Urs Von Balthasar
‘The Scapegoat and the Trinity’, You Crown the Year with Your Goodness by Hans Urs Von Balthasar
The Cross Must be Deeply Ugly to be Beautiful by Nathaniel Peters
The Serious Sacrificial Body by Timothy O’Malley
The Isenheim Altarpiece by Matthias Grünewald
The Crucified Christ by Diego Velásquez
Christ on the Cross by Léon Bonnat
Via Crucis by Albert Servaes
The Habit of Being, by Flannery O’Connor
“Four Quartets”, Part II: East Coker by T.S. Eliot
The Cross and the Beatitudes: Lessons on Love and Forgiveness by Fulton Sheen
What We’re Enjoying At the Moment
Phoebe
Gutta Percha Willie by George MacDonald
Ranald Bannerman’s Boyhood by George MacDonald
Rachel
The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
Friday Mar 08, 2019
Friday Mar 08, 2019
"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 battleground
https://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)
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)
Friday Feb 22, 2019
Friday Feb 22, 2019
The Once and Future King is a retelling of the Arthurian legend by author T.H. White and provides a fascinating examination of the ideals and failings of chivalry.
Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod
Hosts: Rachel Sherlock and Phoebe Watson
Follow me on social media: @seekingwatson
Find out more at www.rachelsherlock.com
Works and Authors mentioned:
The Once and Future King by T.H. White
Le Morte D’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory
De Laude Novae Militiae by Bernard of Clairveaux
The Song of Roland
David Eddings
Tamora Pierce
The Letters of J.R.R Tolkien by Humphrey Carpenter
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
'The Necessity of Chivarly', On Present Concerns, by C.S. Lewis
Things we like
The works of Georgette Heyer
Friday Feb 08, 2019
Friday Feb 08, 2019
"For everything there is a season" Eccl 3:1. We discuss how and why we should bring the liturgical year into our homes and into our lives.
Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod
Hosts: Rachel Sherlock and Maria Connolly
Follow me on social media: @seekingwatson
Find out more at www.rachelsherlock.com
Titles Discussed:
The Catholic All Year Compendium: Liturgical Living for Real Life by Kendra Tierney
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
In Tune with the World: A Theory of Festivity by Josef Pieper
Quas Primas by Pope Pius XI
Things we're enjoying:
Maria: Fair Isle knitting
Rachel: Bedtime on iTunes Clock App and Screen Time App
Sunday Jan 27, 2019
Sunday Jan 27, 2019
"Simplicity is a virtue most worthy of love, because it leads us straight to the Kingdom of Heaven.” - Saint Vincent de Paul. We take a look at the stories and writings that encapsulate a love for a simple and small life.
Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod
Hosts: Rachel Sherlock and Phoebe Watson
Follow me on social media: @seekingwatson
Find out more at www.rachelsherlock.com
Titles Discussed:
The Brambly Hedge Series by Jill Barklem
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Small is Beautiful: A Study of Economics As If People Mattered by E.F. Schumacher
Leisure: The Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper
The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Goodnight Mr Tom by Michelle Magorian
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge
A Remaining Christmas by Hilaire Belloc
Studio Ghibli Films: Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away
The Wise Woman by George MacDonald
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
What We're Enjoying
Restoring British Landmarks (TV Series)
Baumgartner Restoration (YouTube Channel)