The Literary Catholic

Word & Song - One Life, One Love

International pianist Sue Song and reader Douglas Dewey present works from Chopin, Debussy, and Morricone and readings from Scripture, the Saints, and Poets. Word and Song is a program of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Guilty and Set Free - Pär Lagerkvist’s book Barabbas

Pär Lagerkvist, Nobel laureate, little known to American readers, imagines Barabbas, drawn to the believers, struggling to understand and believe. June-Ann Greeley, Ph.D., With a focus on Classical languages and literature and Medieval Studies, especially medieval literature and medieval spirituality, Dr. Greeley's scholarship includes late antique and medieval theology, literature, and religious history, as well as the study of women's voices in early Christian and medieval spirituality.  Dr. Greeley has presented at numerous conferences, and her research has been published widely. She teaches in the Department of Languages and Literatures and the Department of Catholic Studies at Sacred Heart University and advises various student organizations. William Baker, Program Host, Dr. Baker directs the Bernard L. Schwartz Center for Media, Public Policy & Education at Fordham University. He is a Distinguished Professor of media & entertainment at IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain, and President Emeritus of WNET-Thirteen, New York's public television station. Baker has received 7 Emmy Awards and 2 Columbia DuPont Journalism Awards, and he was honored in 2016 by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center for his work in the performing arts. He is the executive producer of theatrical films and PBS documentaries, including The Face: Jesus in Art and Picturing Mary, and co-author of seven books.

Thomas Merton- a restless life with Author Michael Higgins

Author Michael Higgins and Host Rafael Pi Roman discuss Thomas Merton. Michael Higgins, Ph.D., President and Vice-Chancellor Emeritus, St. Jerome’s University in the University of Waterloo; Basilian Distinguished Fellow in Contemporary Catholic Thought, St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto; and Distinguished Professor of Catholic Thought Emeritus, Sacred Heart University, Connecticut. He writes on Vatican affairs for the Globe and Mail, served as chief consultant of Sir Peter Ustinov’s Inside the Vatican television series, and was co-author of the best-selling Power and Peril: The Catholic Church at the Crossroads. He lives in Guelph, Ontario.

Rev. Damian Ference with Host Rafael Pi Roman

A conversation about Walker Percy.

The Road with Dr. Michelle Loris and host William Baker

Dr. Michelle Loris and Host William Baker discuss The Road by Cormac McCarthy.