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"My Funny Valentine"
How can a love song make you happy and sad at the same time? Give a listen.
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The Person as Gift
Anthony Esolen Speaks ... about a particular sort of humility.
Feb 13
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Lady for a Day (1933)
Our film this week is a fairy tale, and that means it tells a truth that comes from man's deepest heart...
Feb 12
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"I grieved for Buonaparte"
What made Napoleon great? Or was he? Let's listen to Wordsworth consider it.
Feb 11
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When Jesus Left His Father's Throne
Humility -- the best-kept secret of greatness, and the only way to enter the Kingdom of God.
Feb 10
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Books
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The Hundredfold: Songs for the Lord
“How does one describe a work as rare, as priceless, as this? Nourishment for the malnourished soul. Food for those hungry for beauty. Manna in the…
Mar 14, 2024
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The Lies of our Time
Anthony Esolen, Translation with Notes
Dec 10, 2023
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Debra Esolen
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Confessions (St. Augustine)
Anthony Esolen's Translation, with Notes
Dec 10, 2023
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In the Beginning was the Word
“This book is more than biblical interpretation. It is poetry — and poetry about the greatest work of poetry ever generated: the Prologue to John’s…
Nov 30, 2023
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No Apologies
"With his customary wisdom and wit, Esolen draws on two millenia of historical thought, introducing his readers to giants such as Plato, Augustine…
Nov 29, 2023
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Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child
“Witty, provocative, and insightful. Parents will feel empowered and encouraged by Anthony Esolen’s uncommon sense.” — Michael Medved
Jan 21, 2023
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Nostalgia
"A true master of the moral imagination, Esolen breaks through the sentimental surface of nostalgia to reveal its hidden metaphysical depths in the…
Jan 20, 2023
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Out of the Ashes: Rebuilding American Culture
"Out of the Ashes is an astonishing combination of energy, humor, insight, and exceptional erudition, topped off by a vivid personal style and a special…
Jan 20, 2023
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Sex and the Unreal City
The Unreal City is a zany cartoon megalopolis where towers are built of cotton candy, facts scatter like pixie dust, and the truth is whatever you feel…
May 18, 2022
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How the Church Has Changed The World
Collected Series of Magnificat Essays in Three Volumes
May 18, 2022
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Defendng Boyhood
Drawing on his own in many ways all-American boyhood, Esolen --at times wistfully, at times, playfully, at times prophetically, and with the thunder of…
May 18, 2022
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Real Music: A Guide to the Timeless Hymns of the Church
Real Music by Anthony Esolen (with accompanying CD of 18 hymns recorded by the St.
May 18, 2022
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"Bridge over Troubled Water"
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Prayer for My Daughter
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PATRICK
Mar 17, 2025
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What Wondrous Love Is This?
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Tony Esolen reads "Saint Peter"
Apr 18, 2025
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Word & Song by Anthony Esolen
reclaiming the good, the beautiful, and the true
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Rasselas
Here is the beginning of one of the wisest fables I've ever read -- set in the Happy Valley, far away.
Feb 6
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"Snow-Bound"
Whittier reminisces about a great storm that banked his home with snow for many days.
Jan 30
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Some good cheer for everyone today!
Here's a merry and devout poem full of singing and shining and ending with a humble prayer.
Dec 31, 2025
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Christmas at Sea
Today our poet recalls a Christmas when he was at sea both literally and figuratively.
Dec 19, 2025
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An Advent Poem & Hymn
For Poetry Aloud, here's new hymn -- my own work -- in an ancient meter, about the central event in human history.
Dec 12, 2025
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