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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 Apr 19, 2022
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
In this episode, Katie shares how horses taught her a lot about bravery. "Kick on, Jump the Fence!" A meditation on how the Christian life is intimately tied up with suffering and love. Remember no day was as dark as Good Friday, no morning as bright as Easter Sunday. The most often repeated phrase in the Bible is "Do not be afraid." What are we so afraid of? Do we risk loving, losing, hurting? Encouragement to live out the courage of our convictions - to risk our hearts for the things that really matter in life.
Plus - TOLKIEN himself shares his thoughts on the infamous question - "why didn't the golden eagles just fly the hobbits to Mordor?" - Katie gives up social media for good (sort of) - and Love and Mercy from Brian Wilson in honor of Divine Mercy Sunday.
"Fortune Favors the Brave"
https://www.bornofwonder.com/home/fortune-favors-the-brave
"Why it Matters that Jesus Really Did Rise from the Dead" (NYT)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/17/opinion/easter-resurrection-jesus.html
Love and Mercy, Brian Wilson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PISkFEzC5XE
Tolkien on the Eagles flying to Mordor
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Celebrating Holy Week and the Paschal Triduum with the Lord of the Rings - exploring Aragorn's Christ-like role as Healer, Priest, and King. We'll also talk about the Lord's Descent into Hell, the beauty of Holy Week Services (and what they entail), and the Hope that comes from a Returning King. Happy Holy Week, Happy Easter!
“For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
“Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Murder mysteries don’t shirk from the violence of real-life. Sometimes the worst happens. But a murder-mystery also promises us answers. It promises us a good and thorough investigation that ends with the bad guy getting caught. Can you rectify the initial injustice? Of course not. But it can provide closure, release, and the smallest sense of restoration. Today on the podcast, a deep dive into 'cozy mysteries' - plenty of recommendations - from Agatha Christie to Hitchcock - and a meditative chance to wonder 'why' a good murder mystery can soothe something deep in the human soul.
Restoring Meaning: Cups of Tea and Murder Mysteries
Doctor Who Agatha Christie Episode
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
What does it mean to have a sacramental worldview, to believe in the sacramental imagination? We'll explore the convergence of the physical and the spiritual, how our lives can gain deep meaning by marking time with an understanding of eternity. Katie shares a story of her own personal experience with the sacramental imagination, during a difficult start to Lent. We'll discuss Flannery O'Connor, the Secret Garden, Tolkien, Kristin Lavransdatter... 'Rebel against the dying of the light!' An encouraging episode, helping us to see the magic in the mundane, the wonder in the everyday - a chance to 'lift the veil' and see beyond.
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
A throwback episode - mischievous fairies in the Hills, fiddle music, Yeats, places where a 100 years can pass in one night, where 'what is lost can be restored.' Ever wonder what's beyond the hills of heather? On this episode, Katie leads us into some magical realms, the land of Faeirie and Myth.
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Today on the podcast, poet and priest, R.S. Thomas - a singular artistic voice that speaks to mankind's essential loneliness and how the absence of God (in the Augustinian sense) is often the most profound proof of His presence. A wonderful Lenten meditation as we journey through the desert. Journey out to a wild Welsh cliffside and listen to some poetry.
R.S. Thomas Profile, 1995
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8v-uc-DI7g
R.S. Thomas Spotify Album
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0eXCvh1KJB9JxJ7ZZsR43E
"The Word" by R.S. Thomas
"Bright Field" by R.S. Thomas
"Kneeling" by R.S. Thomas
"Children's Song" by R.S. Thomas
"Absence" by R.S. Thomas
"The Other" by R.S. Thomas
"Alive" by R.S. Thomas
"Meditations" by R.S. Thomas
Collected Poems: R.S. Thomas
Recommendation:
Jacqueline du Pré, Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor op.104
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llB7NaWLUc4
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
The epitome of class and elegance, Audrey Hepburn also embodied many virtues when it came to 'the simple life' - she loved children, gardens, animals, good food, and good company. A heartwarming episode with lots of great audio from interviews and films - the inspiring and timeless wisdom of Audrey Hepburn.
The Quiet Wisdom of Audrey Hepburn
Audrey at Home: Memories of My Mother's Kitchen
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
In the midst of so much confusion, sadness, and violence in the world, how do we find wonder? How do we balance our need to be informed with our need to guard our emotions? What about music, art, stories - where do these fit in when the world is consumed by overwhelming events? We'll unite to Ukraine through music, stories, shared humanity... Hymns, chants, folk music... 'Look for the helpers.' There is always courage and compassion, even in (especially in), dark times. An episode to help you feel grounded and at peace in the midst of so much unrest.
B. Lyatoshynsky (1895-1968) Suite on Ukrainian folk themes
Rachmaninoff vespers: Bless the Lord o My Soul by Kyiv Chamber Choir.
The Sorrowful Mother, Страдальна Мати – Ukrainian Lenten Hymn
Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
On this episode, Katie discusses the fascinating philosophical contributions of four women philosophers: one a zealous Catholic convert, one a bohemian artist, one an upperclass academic, and one a 'jack of all trades' with a special interest in biology and animals. What did they all have in common? A shared desire for Truth in an age of dogmatic relativism. As they discussed and debated the huge ethical questions of the day (the Holocaust, etc.) they each reached toward a comprehensive understanding of the human person as ethically whole - able to be discussed and understood. Katie has a conversation with Benjamin Lipscomb, the author of the new book, "The Women are Up to Something: How Elizabeth Anscombe, Phillippa Foot, Mary Midgley, and Irish Murdoch Revolutionized Ethics." Stay tuned to the end for some beautiful poetry and music recommendations.
The Women Are Up to Something: How Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley, and Iris Murdoch Revolutionized Ethics
Beannacht: A Poem
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
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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