Born of Wonder

Interview any woman writer and odds are they will bring up Jo March. Everyone from Nora Ephron to J.K. Rowling to Susan Sontag to Simone de Beauvoir has claimed the bookish and bold heroine of Louisa May Alcott’s 150+ year old classic, Little Women, as a personal inspiration. What is it about Jo? In this episode, Katie discusses her personal relationship to this story and why it is the more 'mundane' aspects of Jo that make her a truly relatable and enduring heroine. 

 

"Why we all want to be Jo March"

https://www.bornofwonder.com/home/why-we-all-want-to-be-jo-march 

 

Recommendations --

Audio book Little Women - Barbara Caruso narrating

Little Women movies (1990s version and 2019 Greta Gerwig version)

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 

 

'dancing around your house music' - ABBA - "Mama Mia" 

 

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On this episode, Katie chats with her good friend and fellow Scotland-obsessed world traveler, Mariam Saoma. The two chat about their 2019 trip, share recommendations, and discuss what it is about Celtic culture and Scotland in particular that they find so compelling and inspiring. 

 

Instagram @bornofwonder

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"My heart is in the Highlands"

https://www.bornofwonder.com/home/my-heart-is-in-the-highlands 

 

Outlander Season 1 Soundtrack

https://open.spotify.com/album/7IACcKsPaMrCJjwsZLjoJ3 

 

Recommendations -

Edinburgh Castle

Arthur's Seat

Dalwhinnie Distilery 

Falkirk (Where Claire sees Jamie's 'ghost')

Midhope Castle ("Lallybroch") 

"Sligachan Old Bridge"  in Skye

 

Support the podcast on Patreon!

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On this first episode of Season 3, Katie celebrates the literary life - St. Jerome, the patron saint of librarians/readers, Rory from Gilmore Girls, Beauty and the Beast (and that epic library!), and how books can be portals to other worlds. Inspiration for a new year filled with books! 

 

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Instagram: @bornofwonder

 

Music: Blue Dot Sessions

 

www.goodreads.com/katiesonlinelibrary

 

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Recommendation:

 

1998 Thomas Newman Little Women Soundtrack 

https://open.spotify.com/album/0Ug5EnJH0wl1DFPC8HAtpK

 

"St. Jerome and the Literary Life"

https://www.bornofwonder.com/home/st-jerome-and-the-literary-life 

Bonus episode ! New Year's resolutions, getting outside and exploring Tolkien's concept of Eucatastrophe, ‘the sudden joyous turn, the mark of all fairy tales.’ We discuss Eucatastrophe in the context of other literary devices including perapatea, anagnorisis, and deux ex machina. Eucatastrophe is unique in the belief - the insistence - on a fundamentally just, ‘true,’ universe. We also explore Shakespeare’s beautiful play, “The Winter’s Tale,” and how the last scene (Queen Hermione coming back to life) epitomizes a ‘Eucatastrophic’ moment.

 

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@bornofwonder on instagram 

 

https://www.bornofwonder.com/home/eucatastrophe-tolkiens-joyous-turn

 

Audio from "On Fairy Stories" Podcast (2020)

 

1000 Hours Outside Movement

https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/ 

On this final episode of Season 2, Katie meditates on "wintering" and embracing the dark times in the year - and in life. Dark Night of the Soul, the turning of the year, a chance for reflection... And some recommendations (Icelandic Book Flood! When Harry Met Sally!) to get us ready for a new year. 

 

Thank you so much for following along this season - looking forward to Season 3!! 

 

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St. John of the Cross - Dark Night of the Soul

https://www.poetseers.org/spiritual-and-devotional-poets/christian/the-works-of-st-john-of-the-cross/dark-night-of-the-soul/ 

 

Wintering by Katherine May 

 

Interview with Katherine May on "On Being" 

https://onbeing.org/programs/katherine-may-how-wintering-replenishes/ 

 

Icelandic Book Flood Tradition

https://www.fatherly.com/play/icelandic-christmas-eve-tradition-jolabokaflod/ 

 

The Big Ponder Episode - "The Night"

 https://www.goethe.de/prj/tbp/en/eps/thn.html 

 

Music - Bluedotsessions

 

Final Scene of When Harry Met Sally 

On this episode, Katie chats with Rebecca Hamilton, a practicing Eastern Rite Catholic, exploring the unique, transcendent beauty of this liturgy. We'll learn about some of the practical differences between Eastern and Latin Rite, what family and community life is like as a Byzantine Catholic, and we'll also hear some BEAUTIFUL chant from the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. No matter what your religious (or non religious) background, this episode is a deep dive into Beauty as a Lived, Practiced, Reality. 

 

More at: www.bornofwonder.com 

 

"A Light that Shines in the Darkness"

https://www.bornofwonder.com/home/a-light-that-shines-in-the-darkness 

 

** I use the term "Latin" and "Roman" Rite when really there is only "Latin Rite" (this is the rite you are likely familiar with as a Roman Catholic) - a "Latin Mass" is the "Extraordinary Form of the Latin Rite" (It does not have to do with what language the Mass is said in) 

 

Liturgical Chant from The Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom chanted in English by the Mount Lebanon Choir of Byzantine Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8MUi27Ff2s&t=105s 

 

Evlogitaria of the dead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6je5axPodI&t=92s 

 

Find Rebecca on instagram @bairntenaya 

 

Rebecca's Spotify Playlist of Chant:

 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7Jzc6njWloo8sBZ0NWHYQj?si=fc24a0b854d14e1c 

 

 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1SBd0VfthcUMjjq0fgvbUz?si=9e34c9dc7b834eae 

 

"A Look at the Different Rites in the Catholic Church"

https://blessedisshe.net/blog/byzantine-catholic-liturgy/ 

 

Infant Communion in the West

https://preachersinstitute.com/2012/12/08/infant-communion-the-ancient-western-tradition/

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDVJH1xUTNY

Difference between Eastern Catholics and Orthodox beginning at 3:31

 

Recommendation --

Kontakion of the Nativity of Christ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSyC33rj0Xo 

On this episode, Katie explores the Advent traditions of the real life von Trapp family (inspiration for the famous "Sound of Music"), reading from Maria's autobiography - filled with beautiful Advent music and ideas for the coming season. Also - bonus - Julie Andrews and Maria Yodeling Together :) 

 

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Lord of the Rings Advent Guide

https://www.bornofwonder.com/home/journeying-through-advent-with-lord-of-the-rings  

 

The Story of the Trapp Family Singers: The Story that Inspired the Sound of Music

Maria Augusta Trapp 

 

Music:

 

Benedictine Sisters of Mary

 

Vivaldi: Gloria - Gloria in excelsis Deo · Monteverdi Choir · English Baroque Soloists · John Eliot Gardiner · Antonio Vivaldi

 

Wexford Carol - Violin Solos, YouTube

 

Recommendation -

 

Robin Bullock, Guitarist, "A Guitar for Christmas'

What does it mean to be a human being? When Jane Goodall discovered chimpanzees could effectively use tools and had complex social bonds she challenged the idea of human exceptionalism. But we are exceptional... aren't we? What does it mean to be a Human Person, a Human Animal? Imagination? Morality? And what does it mean to be made in the Image and Likeness of God? On this episode we celebrate and explore the  dignity of human person and our place in Creation.

 

Smithsonian Institute Human Origins Project

https://humanorigins.si.edu/about/become-involved/submit-your-response-what-does-it-mean-be-human 

 

"Jane" Documentary National Geographic

https://films.nationalgeographic.com/jane-the-movie 

 

"Reason for Hope" - Jane Goodall 

 

The Dignity of a Human Person: A Catholic Doctrine

by Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan

https://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/the-dignity-of-a-human-person-a-catholic-doctrine/ 

 

Language of God Podcast

https://biologos.org/podcast/language-of-god 

 

Morrison's Jig - Anthea Lawrence 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHS1gOQtJjw 

On this episode, Katie explores the history of astronomy and stargazing - with a dabbling of poetry and theology, we remember to look up and stay in awe of our place in the wide expanse of the universe. 

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App: Star Walk 2

Recommendation:

The Tallis Scholars - If Ye Love Me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI5Y9l2NHIo 

Lion King Stars Scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmDvpoVtXu4 

Music: Blue Dot Sessions 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy All Souls Day - the last day of Allhallowtide, the triduum of All Hallow's Eve, All Saint's Day, and All Soul's Day. Today on the podcast Katie plays us some stunning sacred music (courtesy of the Brompton Oratory and The Baltimore Basilica) and discusses the importance of sacred music in the liturgy (is it just a matter of taste? what's the difference between contemporary music and chant? etc.) 

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How Agatha Christie Saved the Latin Mass

https://www.bornofwonder.com/home/how-agatha-christie-saved-the-latin-mass 

 

Pope Benedict's Writings on Music

http://www.stjohncc.com/popeben.htm 

 

Christianity Gets Weird - New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/opinion/sunday/weird-christians.html 

Beethoven - GLORIA from the Missa Solemnis 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOjOCVzABZs