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"We make idols of our concepts but wisdom is born of wonder." Host Katie Marquette takes listeners on a sound-rich, audio adventure for your ears, exploring beauty, aesthetics, theology, literature, and art. www.bornofwonder.com
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Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Welcome back! We're starting Season 5 in a truly adventurous spirit, joining St. Brendan the Navigator on his strange, miraculous journey to the "Land of the Blessed" - Avalon, Tir Na Nog, the Land of the Saints, Eden - it has had many names. We'll learn about some of the more beautiful and otherworldly parts of Brendan's journey, hear some Yeats poetry, and yearn for that 'other world' beyond the hills of heather. Plus, what kind of fairy are you? Traipsing or Solitary? Important questions and lots of immersive sound to celebrate St. Patrick's Day Week and the wonder of Irish storytelling traditions.
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"He Wishes for the Clothes of Heaven"
S3 - EP 34Into the Land of Fairy
https://bornofwonder.podbean.com/e/s3-ep34-into-the-land-of-fav erie/
S1 - Ep9
Celtic Otherworlds, St. Patrick, and Selkies!
https://bornofwonder.podbean.com/e/celtic-otherworlds-st-patrick-and-selkies-slainte/
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Happy 2023! In this episode Katie shares the top ten things she learned this year. She also shares a great strategy for how to approach new years resolutions (and not get discouraged). We'll also hear a beautiful New Years blessing from John O'Donohue, lovely Irish fiddle, some quotes from the late, great Pope Benedict XVI, a beautiful rendition of In the Bleak Midwinter, and Dvorak's triumphant New World Symphony. This is an episode of solidarity, openness, new beginnings, hope, and fresh starts. Wishing you nothing but good things in 2023 - cheers!
THANK YOU to everyone for listening and making Season 4 of Born of Wonder such a success!
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Alice Oswald on Ted Hughes
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Maybe you feel a sense of dread anytime you scroll through your social media feeds or turn on the news. Maybe you're stressing about the holidays because you know there are going to be some inevitably uncomfortable discussions surrounding politics, hot button issues, and religion. If any of this sounds familiar, this episode is going to lower your blood pressure and reassure you that while these discussions are undeniably difficult, they don't have to cost you your peace or your relationships.
Julie Walsh served for three years in the Inspector General’s office of the U.S. General Services Administration and for five years as Associate Director, Social Concerns of the Maryland Catholic Conference. For the past twelve years, Julie has been a stay-at-home mother to (now) five young children. She is a podcaster and writer advocating for respectful dialogue over political tribalism. Julie and Katie have a candid discussion about their own changing views over the years, in the areas of faith, politics, friendships, relationships, etc. and how this has complicated their approach to what are often presented as one-dimensional issues.
As we near the end of Advent and celebrate the Incarnation in Christmas, let's remember to always put the dignity of the human person first. An encouraging, thought-provoking episode for you.
Have a very Merry Christmas!
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Julie Walsh’s life has always centered around politics and her Catholic faith, and that has made for some strange combinations. Raised Republican, she worked mostly with Democrats when she was a lobbyist for the Catholic Church on poverty, immigration, and health care matters. Today she finds herself politically homeless, but not politically aimless. Julie has found purpose in encouraging people to look beyond labels, to focus more on the moral implications of politics than the partisan horse race.
You can follow Julie on Instagram @julievwalsh and you can get to know her better on her podcast, More Than Politics, and her blog, These Walls.
https://www.instagram.com/julievwalsh/?hl=en
https://morethanpolitics.buzzsprout.com/
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Many thanks to Chris Marquette for the Christmas carols at the end, played on the guitar.
Background music courtesy of Blue Dot Sessions.
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
All our favorite Christmas stories are about Second Chances - From Scrooge to the Grinch, from Charlie Brown to George Bailey, Christmas is all about 'waking up' to the reality of Life - the Joy, the Love, that really, truly has entered into the world... The Ultimate Second Chance: The Incarnation. We'll celebrate these beautiful stories of second chances, helping us all realize we really DO have 'a wonderful life.'
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"Christmas is All about Second Chances"
https://www.bornofwonder.com/home/christmas-is-all-about-second-chances
“A Light that Shines in the Darkness”
https://www.bornofwonder.com/home/a-light-that-shines-in-the-darkness
St. Alphonsus Baltimore - https://www.stalphonsusbalt.org
Music: Blue Dot Sessions
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Like the Riders of Rohan, we're fighting the good fight, we're waiting in the dark, hoping against hope, for a Victory that seems incredibly far off and unlikely. Dietrich Bonhoeffer described Advent as a 'prison cell' and said only those who were poor in spirit, truly in need of help, could know what it is to wait. St. Lucy's Day is next week - a celebration of light in darkness - the Winter Solstice, the darkest, longest night of the year, is just two weeks away. These are Dark Times. This is an episode for hoping against hope, fighting when it seems like all is lost, and knowing that Faith, Goodness, and Love win out in the end.
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“God is in the Manger” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer Advent Book
“Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy” by Eric Metaxas
“Journeying through Advent with Lord of the Rings”
https://www.bornofwonder.com/home/journeying-through-advent-with-lord-of-the-rings
“A Light that Shines in the Darkness”
https://www.bornofwonder.com/home/a-light-that-shines-in-the-darkness
St. Alphonsus Baltimore - https://www.stalphonsusbalt.org
Music: Blue Dot Sessions
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Today on the podcast Katie interviews Gracy Olmstead, a journalist and author who speaks to our human longings for community, tradition, and home. She is the author of Uprooted: Recovering the Legacy of the Places We’ve Left Behind and frequently hosts discussions and book clubs surrounding topics of sustainability and slow-living. Katie and Gracy discuss how to embrace a spirit of permanence and continuity in an age of such constant change and movement. A thought-provoking chat sure to inspire you to invest in your family, homes, and community!
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Sting - Snow it Melts the Soonest
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
If in the midst of all the hustle and bustle of the holidays you feel yourself craving stillness, quiet, and introspection this is NORMAL - Winter is a time of hibernation and darkness. How can we stop fighting the cold, the dark, in body and soul, and embrace this season of Quiet Waiting?
*originally aired December 2021*
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Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Today on the podcast we learn about two incredible women - mothers, queens... and saints! Saint Elizabeth of Hungary and Saint Margaret of Scotland have fascinating stories and a lot to teach us about compassion, leadership, and strength. We'll also hear a bit about how one of these women became Katie's confirmation saint (much to her surprise!). Also a discussion on the beauty of repetition (this is for you parents) and what this teaches us about the nature of God.
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Music:
blue dot sessions
Comin Thro' the Rye - Bear Mcreery
Two Noblewomen, Two Saints
Jen Fulwiler's Saint Name Generator
https://saintsnamegenerator.com
Recommendation - Bela Bartok's Piano Concerto in E major
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7J7L53b8U0
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Katie recently traveled to Concord, MA where she visited Louisa May Alcott's house and grave. She shares some other important literary 'pilgrimages' she's taken (and tells all about the legend of the 'Poe Toaster!'), offers some encouragement to travel with little ones, and how pilgrimages, artistic and religious, can be important rituals to incorporate into our lives.
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Louisa May Alcott Orchard House
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and Author's Ridge
https://newenglandtravelplanner.com/go/ma/boston_west/concord/sights/authors_ridge.html
The Poe Toaster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe_Toaster
"End Titles" - the Duchess - Rachel Portman
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
In this episode, we explore the haunting, rich, complex poetry of Sylvia Plath. Katie shares some of her personal history with Plath and why she continues to be a source of inspiration and fascination. Also discussions of memento mori, shared mortality, and how to remember and pray for the Dead during the month of October.
*originally aired October 2021*
Instagram: @born.of.wonder
"Of Life After Death:" At Last, a Plath Biography Worthy of its Subject
https://www.bornofwonder.com/home/of-life-after-death-sylvia-plath-biography
Offering Mass for Sylvia Plath and The Beauty of Allhallowtide
https://www.bornofwonder.com/home/mass-for-sylvia-plath-and-allhallowtide
Plath Reading Lady Lazarus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq2LOhaf97o&t=3s
Plath Reading Daddy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hHjctqSBwM&t=85s
Plath Reading Tulips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLNXOA9CzAQ
Plath Reading Nick and the Candlestick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHJsJBm413U
Also referenced -
"Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath" by Heather Clark
"Birthday Letters" by Ted Hughes
Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyknBTm_YyM