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Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson - PART 2/4
FULL AUDIOBOOK FOR FREEOne of the most important and relevant novels of our age. What will the final confrontation between Christ's Church and the Antichrist be like?

Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson - PART 1/4
PLEASE NOTE: Part 1 is abridged in that it omits the prologue.One of the most important and relevant novels of our age. What will the final confrontation between Christ's Church and the Antichrist be like?

S1 Ep 87The Church and Other World Religions
A previous member episodeWhat does the Church teach about other Christian denominations, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism?

S1 Ep 86More on Liturgical Reverence
Previously a member-only episode

The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Cantos IX-XII
Canto IX: The Furies and Medusa. The Angel. The City of Dis. The Sixth Circle: Heresiarchs.Canto X: Farinata and Cavalcante de' Cavalcanti. Discourse on the Knowledge of the Damned.Canto XI: The Broken Rocks. Pope Anastasius. General Descrip- tion of the Inferno and its Divisions.Canto XII: The Minotaur. The Seventh Circle: The Violent. The River Phlegethon. The Violent against their Neigh- bours. The Centaurs. Tyrants.

The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Cantos V-VIII
Canto V: The Second Circle: The Wanton. Minos. The Infernal Hurricane. Francesca da Rimini.Canto VI: The Third Circle: The Gluttonous. Cerberus. The Eternal Rain. Ciacco. Florence.Canto VII: The Fourth Circle: The Avaricious and the Prodigal. Plutus. Fortune and her Wheel. The Fifth Circle: The Irascible and the Sullen. Styx.Canto VIII: Phlegyas. Filippo Argenti. The Gate of the City of Dis.

The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Cantos I-IV
Translation: Henry Wadsworth LongfellowCanto I: The Dark Forest. The Hill of Difficulty. The Panther, the Lion, and the Wolf. Virgil.Canto II: The Descent. Dante's Protest and Virgil's Appeal. The Intercession of the Three Ladies Benedight.Canto III: The Gate of Hell. The Inefficient or Indifferent. Pope Celestine V ("Who made the great refusal"). The Shores of Acheron. Charon. The Earthquake and the Swoon.Canto IV: The First Circle, Limbo: Virtuous Pagans and the Un- baptized. The Four Poets, Homer, Horace, Ovid, and Lucan. The Noble Castle of Philosophy -Aristotle, Socrates, Plato, etc.

The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
Full audiobookDuration 2hr 23m

S1 Ep 84How To Be Truly Educated (Even in 2023)
Is it possible for kids, teens, adults, to receive a real education anymore? Yes, of course. Here are some ways.

S1 Ep 83Dante's Divine Comedy
A basic outline of the themes and importance of this work

S1 Ep 82The Most Holy Name of Jesus
On the reverence due to His Name and the power of it.

S1 Ep 81The Holy Family
A feast perhaps more important now than ever

S1 Ep 80The Meddlesome Priest
The story of St. Thomas Becket

S1 Ep 79The Holy Innocents
"They cannot speak, yet they bear witness to Christ. They cannot use their limbs to engage in battle, yet already they bear off the palm of victory."

S1 Ep 78The Angelus (And Why You Should Start Saying It)
Commemorating the Incarnation throughout the day

S1 Ep 77Christmas Just Started
A reflection on the Christmas Octave and season

Your Christmas Playlist
I made a playlist of over an hour of music for you to have in the background of your Christmas festivities. Enjoy!Songs:Ding Dong Merrily on HighIn Dulci JubiloO Little One SweetHark! The Herald Angels SingO Come All Ye FaithfulGod Rest Ye Merry GentlemenIt Came Upon a Midnight ClearThe Holly and the IvyGood Christian Men RejoiceO Holy NightI Saw Three ShipsGood King WenceslausHere We Come AwassailingFor Unto Us A Child Is BornLullay My LikingLo How a Rose E're BloomingIn The Bleak MidwinterSilent NightWhat Child Is This?In The Bleak Midwinter (again because it's awesome)

Top Five Christmas Songs
Sacred Hymns, that is! No Jingle Bells here

An Advent Rosary: Joyful Mysteries with Meditations
Sometimes it helps to listen and pray along

S1 Ep 76The Importance of the Rosary
An explanation of the Rosary, and some answers to common objections

Preview: "The Great Divorce" by C.S. Lewis AUDIOBOOK
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S1 Ep 75Why It's Good That Our World Is Collapsing
clickbait!

S1 Ep 74The Origin and Importance of the Nativity Scene
Why is this particular tradition so widespread?https://twitter.com/i/status/1604642308544434176
Member Episode: The O Antiphons
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S1 Ep 73Just War Doctrine
What justifies waging war?

"The Hint of an Explanation" by Graham Greene
(Duration: 23m 12s)"I sometimes feel pity for the Devil. He is so continually finding the right weapon to use against his Enemy and the weapon breaks in his own breast."

S1 Ep 72What Is Mental Prayer and How Do I Do It?
A brief outline of the traditional method of mental prayer

S1 Ep 71What Is Humility?
If only I knew....

S1 Ep 70Did Jesus Know Everything?
How much did Christ know when He walked this earth? Did anyone ever teach Him something He didn't know?

"A Good Man Is Hard To Find" by Flannery O'Connor
One of O'Connor's most famous short stories, it is comedic, tragic, and unnerving. "I have found, in short, from reading my own writing, that my subject in fiction is the action of grace in territory largely held by the devil." - Flannery O'Connor

S1 Ep 69The Origin and Meaning of Advent
This is from a Member Episode two weeks ago. Enjoy!

S1 Ep 68The Immaculate Conception
What did the early Christians think about Mary? Part 3

S1 Ep 67Origin of the Christmas Tree: Pagan or Catholic?
Thanks, St. Boniface!

S1 Ep 66Talking To Your Kids About Santa
Offering a more fruitful option than the popular tale

S1 Ep 65Annulments
What is a Declaration of Nullity? Just "Catholic divorce"?

LORD OF THE WORLD Audiobook Extended Preview
Enjoy Book 1 of Benson's epic apocalyptic novel "Lord of the World"For Books 2 & 3, please become a member at Patreon.com/catholicdailybrief Hey, it's cheaper than Audible!

LORD OF THE WORLD by Msgr Robert Hugh Benson
Dramatized, unabridged audiobook of one of my favorite novels, and perhaps one of the most important and relevant novels for Catholics today. Patreon.com/catholicdailybrief

S1 Ep 64Why Reverence is Divisive
Why the liturgical battles in the Church?

S1 Ep 63What Did The Early Christians Think About Mary? Part 2
Mary the Perpetual Virgin

S1 Ep 62Does Prayer Work?
Jesus seems to give that impression....

S1 Ep 61The Cult Imitates The Church
Modern progressivism is an institutional church.

S1 Ep 60The "Pagan Origins" of Christmas?
Lol, not so much. Nice try, bad internet historians!

S1 Ep 59Can Church Teaching Change?
Immunize yourself against the synod on synodality

S1 Ep 58How Many Will Be Saved?
Sorry, not everyone.

S1 Ep 57How To Die A Happy Death
The last moment of your life is the most important

S1 Ep 56The Pleasures of the Five Senses in Heaven
The properties of the glorified body, and the pleasures of heaven. From a meditation by Fr. Martin von Cochem.

S1 Ep 55Is The World About To End?
Maybe. But YOUR world will end soon.

S1 Ep 54Progressivism and Christianity are Incompatible
These two world views cannot coexist

S1 Ep 53How To Make a Good Confession
What do I need to do to receive God's mercy? How often should I go? Am I being scrupulous?

S1 Ep 52What Is Divine Providence?
How is God's Providence seen even in the midst of so much evil?