I talk about the importance of memory throughout the Brothers Karamazov. I also talk about the power of the Good to bring good out of all things, even trama, sin, and brokenness.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/po

78. The Brothers Karamazov - Book 12, 9-14, Call No Man Father

Nov 29th, 2023 45m 58s

We talk about fatherhood, and why Dimitri is a Job figure.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-retrieval/message

77. The Brothers Karamazov - Book 12, 1-8

Nov 29th, 2023 30m 48s

We talk about the trial of Mitya.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-retrieval/message

76. The Brothers Karamazov - Book 11, 1-5, "Hymns from Underground"

Nov 21st, 2023 42m 28s

We talk about the first part of book 11, and especially Dimitri's discussion on the Hymns he will sing underground in Siberia.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-retrieval/message

75. The Brothers Karamazov - Book 10, "School Boys"

Nov 21st, 2023 41m 23s

We talk about Kolya, Illusha, and the roll of children in the Brothers Karamazov.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-retrieval/message

74. The Brothers Karamazov - Book 9, "Why are the Wee One's Weeping?!"

Nov 13th, 2023 46m 45s

In this lecture, I talk about Dimitri's dream about the suffering of the "wee ones" and link it up with Ivan's suffering children, and Smerdyakov's hatred of the 'wee ones.'--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho

73. The Brothers Karamazov - Book 8, 6-8 - the gift of conscience

Nov 11th, 2023 18m 25s

We talk about Dimitri and the comparison with Zosima, and conscience as our ability to condemn ourselves as guilty so that we don't rebel against God's judgement.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-

72. The Brothers Karamazov - Book 8, 1-5 - "Mitya"

Nov 8th, 2023 41m 6s

We talk about Dimitri as the incarnation of a man who is either hot or cold NEVER lukewarm. We also talk about his sudden decision to let go of his life.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-retrieval

71. The Brothers Karamazov - Book 7 - "Alyosha"

Nov 8th, 2023 27m 7s

We talk about Alyosha's rebellion, the onion, and the wedding of Cana.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-retrieval/message

70. The Brothers Karamazov - Book 6.3 - "Talks and Homilies of Fr. Zossima

Nov 3rd, 2023 25m 35s

This lecture is about Zossima's homilies/talks, sin, death, alcoholics anonymous, and St. Mary of Egypt.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-retrieval/message

69. The Brothers Karamazov - Book 6.1-2, "The Life of Zossima"

Nov 1st, 2023 47m 21s

I talk about the life of Zossima.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-retrieval/message

68. The Brothers Karamazov - Book 5.5, "The Grand Inquisitor"

Oct 30th, 2023 37m 21s

I talk about the Grand Inquisitor, the weight of freedom and conscience, and ideology.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-retrieval/message

67. The Brothers Karamazov - Book 5, ch. 1-4

Oct 27th, 2023 45m 34s

We talk about the need for a love that isn't contempt, the need for loving life with one's guts, and Rebellion.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-retrieval/message

66. The Brothers Karamazov - Book 4

Oct 25th, 2023 48m 44s

We talk about Zossima's claim he is guilty before all and for all, and worse than all.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-retrieval/message

65. The Brothers Karamazov - Book 3

Oct 23rd, 2023 41m 24s

I talk about "the sensualists."--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-retrieval/message

64. The Brothers Karamazov - Book 2, 5-8

Oct 20th, 2023 34m 53s

We discuss why it is only active love that can convince one of God and immortality, why I think Ivan is NOT an atheist, etc.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-retrieval/message

63. The Brothers Karamazov - Book 2, 1-4

Oct 18th, 2023 39m 39s

I discuss Book 2, chapters 1-4 of the Brothers Karamazov.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-retrieval/message

62. The Brothers Karamazov - Book 1, "A Nice Little Family"

Oct 16th, 2023 35m 28s

An introduction to "A Nice Little Family " which is the title of book 1.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-retrieval/message

61. Balthasar, Theo-Logic, v.1 - Truth of the World (ch. 3, pt. 2)

Apr 18th, 2023 1h 13m

Hans Urs von Balthasar, Theo-Logic, v.1 - Truth of the World (ch. 3, pt. 2)--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-retrieval/message

60. Balthasar, Theo-Logic, v.1 - Truth of the World (ch. 3, pt. 1)

Apr 11th, 2023 1h 3m

Balthasar, Theo-Logic, v.1 - Truth of the World (ch. 3, pt. 1)--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-retrieval/message

59. Balthasar, Theo-Logic, v.1 - Truth of the World (ch. 2, pt. 2)

Apr 5th, 2023 1h 10m

This finishes up chapter two - "Truth as Freedom" of Balthasar's The-logic, v.1: Truth of the World.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-retrieval/message

58. Balthasar, Theo-Logic, v.1 - Truth of the World (ch. 2, pt. 1)

Mar 30th, 2023 1h 10m

Ch. 2 of Theo-Logic; "Truth as Freedom"--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-retrieval/message

57. Balthasar, Theo-Logic, v.1 - Truth of the World (ch. 1, pt. 2)

Mar 28th, 2023 1h 6m

In this lecture I discuss the second half of the first chapter of Balthasar's Theo-Logic. I talk about the relationship of knowledge to creation, and how knowledge requires a knowing of another as other even in its receiving of the other into i

56. Balthasar, Theo-Logic, v.1 - Truth of the World (ch. 1, pt. 1)

Mar 23rd, 2023 47m 12s

I discuss the first half of chapter 1 ("Truth as Nature") of Hans Urs von Balthasar's book Theo-Logic, v.1: Truth of the World. In this lecture I focus on the first two sections ("A. The Preliminary Concept of Truth" and "B. The Subject"). I co

55. Person and Being, part 3 (Norris Clarke's St. Thomas Aquinas Lecture)

Feb 24th, 2023 1h 3m

Sienkiewicz and Jaeger talk about the dynamism of intellect and will towards the Infinite as found in the metaphysical thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. We talk about how man is self-determining in virtue of those capacities and how his mystery i