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Luke, Kiara and Victoria discuss Kate Chopin's Regret, touching on themes of vocation, motherhood, and the beauty that can be found in an abundance of life. The post Catholics Read Regret appeared first on Cradio.

Luke, Kiara and Victoria explore W.B. Yeats' Adam's Curse, discussing the unusual structure of the poem and its commentary on beauty, whether beauty will truly fade away with time, and if effort in human works is a result of the Fall. The post Catholics Read Adam’s Curse appeared first on Cradio.

Luke, Kiara and Victoria discuss The Princess and the Goblin; exploring the presentation of God's Grace in the lives of two children, and how a great-great grandmother teaches us about the Virgin Mary and true femininity. The post Catholics Read The Princess and the Goblin appeared first on Cradio.

Luke and Kiara "fly duo" with The Wife of Bath's Tale; discovering how the medievals were the opposite of prudish, how Chaucer may have satirised the philosophical view of women in his time, + more The post Catholics Read The Wife of Bath’s Tale appeared first on Cradio.

Luke, Kiara and Victoria dive in to The Communist Manifesto; exploring how the document fails in its understanding of the human person, whether having wealth is inherently evil, and whether trade unions can be a force for good. The post Catholics Read The Communist Manifesto appeared first on Cradio.

Luke, Kiara and Victoria discuss how Fitzgerald's narrative style highlights two complementary ways in which we can know people, how the Catholicism he rejected continued to influence his work + more... The post Catholics Read The Great Gatsby appeared first on Cradio.

Luke, Kiara and Victoria dive into The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; exploring the text's ubiquitousness in Western culture, Adams' mastery of British comedy, and even some hints of Theology... The post Catholics Read The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy appeared first on Cradio.

Luke, Kiara and Victoria look at Le Guin's short fiction providing commentary on the problem of viewing sin as benign suffering, and how Catholic teaching looks to a third way in many moral and ethical dilemmas. The post Catholics Read The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas appeared first on Cradio.

Luke, Kiara and Victoria explore Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; discussing the overtly Catholic culture of the poem, pondering the virtuous nature of the protagonist, and attempting to read Middle English on air - with questionable results. The post Catholics Read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight appeared first on Cradio.

Luke, Kiara and Victoria dive in to J.R.R. Tolkien's short story Leaf by Niggle, and discuss the creative process and its greater meaning, how beauty can emerge out of suffering, and what we can learn from Tolkien's refusal to compartmentalise the facets of his life. The post Catholics Read Leaf by Niggle appeared first on Cradio.

Luke, Kiara and Victoria explore this detective thriller to discuss Chesterton's ability to "paint with words", the poetry of order in the world, and why Catholicism provides the ultimate rebellion against the law of entropy. The post Catholics Read The Man Who Was Thursday appeared first on Cradio.

Luke, Kiara and Victoria dig in to the infamous story of witchcraft, hysteria, adultery, and vengeance to explore Arthur Miller's striking presentation of redemption and marriage. The post Catholics Read The Crucible appeared first on Cradio.

Luke, Kiara and Victoria tackle O'Connor's most well-known short story by looking at the notions of Grace & tragedy, "Golden Age" syndrome, and the tale's infamous ending. The post Catholics Read A Good Man is Hard to Find appeared first on Cradio.

Luke and Victoria discuss how people (and morality) survive without civilisation, the root evil of pride in all sin, and the Biblical origins of the name Lord of the Flies. The post Catholics Read Lord of the Flies appeared first on Cradio.

Luke, Kiara and Victoria explore why man-made ethical systems ultimately fail, how Orwell's cutting satire speaks about our own culture, and how a stirring revolutionary anthem can be set to the tune of La Cucaracha. The post Catholics Read Animal Farm appeared first on Cradio.

Luke, Kiara and Victoria discuss why faith is more than feelings, how The Trinity is like a dance which He created us to participate in, and why through Christ's Incarnation and Death we become part of God's Divine Life. The post Catholics Read Mere Christianity: Part IV appeared first on Cradio.

This time Luke, Kiara and Victoria delve in to the virtues which guide proper Christian behaviour, the difference between psychoanalysis and morality, and how attaining virtue can be a case of "fake it 'til you make it"... The post Catholics Read Mere Christianity: Part III appeared first on Cradio.

This week Luke, Kiara and Victoria look at C.S. Lewis' commentary on the competing concepts and caricatures of of God, how a good God is consistent with our human experience of evil, and why God became Man two thousand years ago... The post Catholics Read Mere Christianity: Part II appeared first on Cradio.

Three Catholics dive in to the first book of C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity by exploring the book's background, how human behaviour brings us to God, and how Lewis' criticism of "the march of progress" is relevant in our own day. The post Catholics Read Mere Christianity: Part I appeared first on Cradio.