FORMED Book Club Podcast
1) G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 17)
Fr. Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce wrap up Chesterton’s Orthodoxy as well as the Formed Book Club! In two weeks, this iconic trio will join once again to launch the new podcast, Ignatius Pres...Show More
2) G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 16)
Monism, pantheism, Arianism, and determinism are often considered the hallmarks of free thought, but Chesterton argues that they are actually not liberal at all. In fact, these ideologies lead to tyra...Show More
3) G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 15)
Join Fr. Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce as they discuss why happiness on this earth requires a fixed standard, a composite design, and a state of watchfulness. For Chesterton, the nature of t...Show More
4) G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 14)
In this episode, Fr. Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce begin chapter seven and reflect on Chesterton’s description of chronological snobbery or the modernist belief that progress and evolution a...Show More
5) G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 13)
Is Christianity too bland, too elaborate, somewhere right in the middle, or both extremes? In this episode, Fr. Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce dive into the Chesterton’s paradoxes of Christia...Show More
6) G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 12)
Wrapping up chapter five and beginning chapter six, Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Christian optimism, which sees the good in this world but recognizes that Heaven alone is our...Show More
7) G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 11)
Wrapping up chapter five and beginning chapter six, Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Christian optimism, which sees the good in this world but recognizes that Heaven alone is our...Show More
8) G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 10)
What is real patriotism? Can you love your homeland too much? For G.K. Chesterton, it depends on what we mean by love. Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro read the chapter "The Flag of the ...Show More
9) G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 9)
Escapism is bad, but escape can be very good. Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro parse the “Ethics of Faerieland” in G.K. Chesterton’s Orthodoxy.Support the show
10) G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 8)
This third episode on the book’s central chapter about fairytales draws on several of its inherent themes: memory, trust, and joy. Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue discussion of...Show More