Hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips, The Commons contemplates the lives and times of people worth imitating. 

In episode seven Brian chats with Jonathan Rogers, author of The Terrible Speed of Mercy: A Spiritual Biography of Flannery O'Connor (among other biographies), about the remarkable faith and challenging work of Flannery O'Connor. 

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The Mason Jar is a new podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network in which acclaimed speaker/blogger Cindy Rollins joins host David Kern for a monthly exploration of the ideas, works, and influence of Charlotte Mason.

In this episode Cindy answers more listener questions.

To send in a question for a future episode please email David  or Cindy.

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This podcast is brought to you by Noet Scholarly Tools.

Noet connects you to the Western tradition—the great books and their timeless wisdom. Noet applies modern research tools to these classic works—smart searches, original-language tools, and more—helping you join the great conversation like never before. Plus, with the free Noet app, you can take the works of the ages with you, wherever you go. Click here to learn more. Use code CIRCE20 at checkout to save 20%!

Welcome to Quiddity, the original podcast from the CiRCE Institute, featuring interviews and ideas that are important to Christian classical education. 

In this advent-themed episode, Christine Perrin and Matt Bianco join David to discuss T.S. Eliot's poem, The Journey of the Magi. 

• As promised here is the ancient church hymn Christine reads during the show: http://oca.org/saints/troparia/2013/12/25/103638-the-nativity-of-our-lord-god-and-savior-jesus-christ
• And here is the painting she refers to: http://m1.i.pbase.com/g2/48/619748/2/146773021.ZW4GpVUs.jpg

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Close Reads is a book club podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network featuring Angelina Stanford and Tim McIntosh, who join host, David Kern, to discuss Great Books and the authors who create them. 

Here in episode 12 they discuss chapters 19-22 of Wendell Berry's novel, Jayber Crow. 

As promised, here is the link to our reading and recording schedule for our Jayber Crow discussions. We hope you'll read along with us!

Welcome to episode one of A Perpetual Feast, where Andrew Kern and Wes Callihan will talk about Homer. That's it. Just Homer. In episode one they discuss why they chose this name for their show and why  they love Homer so much. 

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This podcast is brought to you by Noet Scholarly Tools.

Noet offers a suite of tools and texts for scholarly work in the classics. It serves disciplines that involve original-language research and text comparison—classical studies, philosophy, intellectual history, and more. Noet Research Libraries give professors, students, and scholars advanced academic resources: original-language tools, fast searches, and side-by-side study of related texts. Plus, with the free Noet mobile app, you can take the works of the ages with you, wherever you go.

Welcome to Quiddity, the original podcast from the CiRCE Institute, featuring interviews and ideas that are important to Christian classical education. 

In this episode, David Kern chats on the phone with Gregory Wolfe, editor of IMAGE Journal and author of the new book The Operation of Grace: Further Essays on Art, Faith, and Mystery. Topics of conversation include what it means to be a Christian artist, cultivating the next great Flannery O'Connors, and why IMAGE changed its subtitle. 

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Noet offers a suite of tools and texts for scholarly work in the classics. It serves disciplines that involve original-language research and text comparison—classical studies, philosophy, intellectual history, and more. Noet Research Libraries give professors, students, and scholars advanced academic resources: original-language tools, fast searches, and side-by-side study of related texts. Plus, with the free Noet mobile app, you can take the works of the ages with you, wherever you go.

Hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips, The Commons contemplates the lives and times of people worth imitating. 

In episode six Brian chats with Stephen Mansfield, author of The Search for God and Guinness (among other biographies), about the remarkable legacy of the famous Guinness family, of Guinness beer fame. The Guinness story is a remarkable story of faith, generosity, and compassion you won't want to miss. 

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This podcast is brought to you by:

Noet connects you to the Western tradition—the great books and their timeless wisdom. Noet applies modern research tools to these classic works—smart searches, original-language tools, and more—helping you join the great conversation like never before. Plus, with the free Noet app, you can take the works of the ages with you, wherever you go. Click here to learn more. Use code CIRCE20 at checkout to save 20%!