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Risking Enchantment
Hosted by Rachel Sherlock · EN
A discussion on beauty in art and culture and its place in the Catholic faith.
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Meaningful Remembrance: The Great War and its Commemoration
Nov 16, 2021Tap to summarizeWho will remember, passing through this Gate, the unheroic dead who fed the guns? Who shall absolve the foulness of their fate,- Those doomed, conscripted, unvictorious ones?" Siegfried Sassoon, 'On Passing The New Menin Gate' November has for many centuries held a place for Catholics as the Month of the Dead, a time to reflect and pray for the departed. In the last century it has also become the month of commemorating The First World War as well as soldiers and veterans more broadly. In this episode of Risking Enchantment, Greg Daly joins us to discuss The Great War, how we remember it, how we commemorate it, and the complexities surrounding these commemorations. We discuss the prevalence of poppies in Remembrance services, where that tradition comes from and why there is more to commemoration than paper flowers. We look at the experiences of those on the Western Front in the First World War and the soldier’s own complex feelings about topics such as heroism, morality and commemoration. Finally we also touch on the importance of incorporating their Christian faith into our remembrance of them. Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod Hosts: Rachel Sherlock, Greg Daly Follow me on social media: @seekingwatson Follow the podcast on Instagram: @riskingenchantmentpodcast Follow Greg on social media: @GregDalyIC, @thirstygargoyle http://thethirstygargoyle.blogspot.com/ Find out more at www.rachelsherlock.com Find out more about Leaven Magazine at https://leavenmagazine.ie/ Works Mentioned “Why has Remembrance become weird?” by Niall Gooch “The Future of Memory: Remembrance In Years To Come” by Niall Gooch “In Flander’s Field” by John McCrae “We Shall Keep the Faith” by Moina Michael “On Passing the New Menin Gate” by Siegfried Sassoon Blueprint for Armageddon - Hardcore History, podcast by Dan Carlin They Shall Not Grow Old, dir. Peter Jackson The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien Now It Can Be Told by Philip Gibbs What we’re enjoying at the moment: Greg: Fraiser, Purgatorio, and Hell Boy Mark Minola Rachel: O Brother Where Art Thou, The Hound of Death, by Agatha Christie, audiobook read by Christopher Lee
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Nov 22, 2019Tap to summarize“When our women fail in courage, Shall our men be fearless still” In this episode, Phoebe Watson joins us to discuss the perspective of women and families on the home front of World War 1 and the courage that was displayed by the characters of Rilla of Ingleside, the last book in Lucy Maud Montegomery's Anne of Green Gables series. Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod Hosts: Rachel Sherlock, Phoebe Watson Follow me on social media: @seekingwatson Follow the podcast on Instagram: @riskingenchantmentpodcast Find out more at www.rachelsherlock.com Works mentioned in the episode Fountains of Carrots podcast, with Haley Stewart and Christy Isinger Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montegomery Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. Montegomery Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History Podcast: Blue Print for Armageddon Mary and Christ’s Suffering by Fulton Sheen Catholic Stuff You Should Know - Courage and Subordination Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield “The Efficacy of Prayer,” originally from The World’s Last Night and Other Essays by C.S. Lewis "The Superfluous Woman" by Vera Brittain What we're enjoying at the moment: Phoebe Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History Podcast: Blue Print for Armageddon The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis Rachel They Shall Not Grow Old, dir. Peter Jackson
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