Podcast #048 - A Summer Pilgrimage

"A Summer Pilgrimage and Popery Potpourri"

Alan and Em talk about the Dorkness-related events of their summer vacation, including an actual pilgrimage to an actual shrine of an actual Catholic saint. They also talk about their experiences with Catholicism, The Saint Cast, and the game Balder's Gate.

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Link #1: St Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine and Historic Site 

Link #2: St Kateri Conservation Center

Link #3: The novel "A Man At Arms"

Link #4: The novel "The Lyra & the Cross"

Link #5: The podcast The SaintCast

Link #6: St Kateri piece by Paper Cut Prayers

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Podcast #044 - The Big Book of Martyrs

"The Big Book of Martyrs"

Alan and Em cover 3 stories each (or more like 6 each) from the non-fiction graphic work The Big book of Martyrs. They also talk generally about martyrs, saints, and persecution.

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Here is an example of how one of the stories referenced in the episode looks in the book:

 

Link #1: "Blood on the Church Floor," by Ravenhill

Link #2: "Over My Dead Body," by Steve Taylor

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"My Kind of Santa"

A terrific essay about the historical St. Nicholas appears on the St. Nicholas Center website, by James Parker III. He is a professor at he Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Check it out.

Persecuted, Jailed, Passionate
That's my kind of Santa Claus

A Baptist Take on Saint Nicholas