Ave Maria Radio: Church And Culture

Deal Hudson shares pieces of music that he considers ‘moments of transcendence,’ when in Hopkin’s words we experience the “the dearest freshness deep down things.”

Austin Ruse, president of C-FAM, joins me to discuss the First World War including its causes and its disastrous impact on the modern world.

Stephen Baskerville talks with me about the radical religion of Hamas and Hezbollah and its parallels with American Puritanism.

Kyle Washut, president of Wyoming Catholic College, discusses their Great Books curriculum and the ban on cell phones in the foothills of the Teton Mountains.

Deal's guest is Steven Nelson.

Music critic Guy Rickards discusses the life and work of composer Herbert Howells with excerpts of his music.

Gil Bailie is the founder of The Cornerstone Forum, a founding member of The Colloquium on Violence and Religion, a member of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, and Fellow of the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology. He joins Deal to discuss his book, The Apocalypse of the Sovereign Self.

David Clayton is the co-author of the book, The Little Oratory: A Beginner's Guide to Praying in the Home.

Dr. Peter Kwasniewski talks about the failure of pop music to explore the depths of human emotion and aspiration. His book is Good Music, Sacred Music, and Silence: Three Gifts of God for Liturgy and Life.

Anthony DeStefano discusses his new book, 30 Days to Your New Life which contains very wise advice about having a more hopeful attitude towards the future.

Prof. Frank Buckley discusses the Israeli response to the October 7th invasion by Hamas.

Guy Rickards plays and discusses the last three symphonies of Ralph Vaughan Williams

Alex Lessard talks with me about his project to support Catholic education — take a look at www.Adeodatus.com for details. This is very exciting.

Jeremy Tate, the founder and CEO of Classic Learning Test, joins Deal to discuss reforms in Education.

Steven Mosher discusses his new book, THE DEVIL AND COMMUNIST CHINA From Mao Down to Xi

The poet Dana Gioia talks about his experience of collaborating with the composer Sir James Macmillan to produce the large choral work, Fiat Lux which was recently performed at the Christ Cathedral in Orange County.

Patrick O'Hearn joins me to discuss his excellent new book, The Courtship of the Saints: How the Saints Met Their Spouses (TAN Books 2023).

James Matthews Wilson reads and discusses his new book for poems, St. Thomas and the Forbidden Birds, Word On Fire, 2024.

Lee Oser talks with me about the novel Don Quixote and its relation to the modern Catholic novel.

Guy Rickards joins me to play and discuss three symphonies of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Nos. 4, 5, and 6.