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The recommended books for this episode are:
The Servile State by Hilaire BellocAn Essay on the Restoration of Property by Hilaire BellocAn Outline of Sanity by G.K. ChestertonA Humane Economy by Wilhelm RöpkeThe Economics of the Free Society by Wilhelm Röpke
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Distributism is an economic theory that advocates for the widespread ownership of the world’s productive assets, rather than their concentration in the hands of a few. It was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, based on Catholic social teaching principles, especially Pope Leo XIII’s teachings in his encyclical Rerum novarum (1891) and Pope Pius XI in Quadragesimo anno (1931). The theory asserts that the means of production should be owned by as many people as possible, rather than being controlled by a small number of wealthy individuals or corporations. The idea is to create a more equitable society where wealth is distributed more evenly, and people have greater control over their own lives.
In this interview, Alexander W. Salter discusses distributism and and his pick of books on the subject.
Alexander W. Salter is the Georgie G. Snyder Associate Professor of Economics in the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University, the Comparative Economics Research Fellow at TTU's Free Market Institute, and an associate editor of the Journal of Private Enterprise. Additionally, he is a Sound Money Project senior fellow and a Young Voices senior contributor.
He is the author of, The Political Economy of Distributism: Property, Liberty, and the Common Good (Catholic University of America Press, 2023), The Spirit of '76: Libertarianism and American Renewal (American Institute for Economic Research, 2023). He is co-author of Money and the Rule of Law: Generality and Predictability in Monetary Institutions​ (Cambridge University Press, 2021) and The Medieval Constitution of Liberty: Political Foundations of Liberalism in the West (University of Michigan Press, 2023).
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The books recommended in this episode are:
Corpus Mysticum: The Eucharist and the Church in the Middle Ages by Henri de Lubac SJCalled to Communion: Understanding the Church Today by Joseph RatzingerFlesh of the Church, Flesh of Christ: At the Source of the Ecclesiology of Communion by Jean-Marie Roger TillardEucharist, Bishop, Church: The Unity of the Church in the Divine Eucharist and the Bishop During the First Three Centuries by John D. ZizioulasSacrament of Salvation: An Introduction to Eucharistic Ecclesiology by Paul McPartlan
Ecclesiology consists in articulating what the Word of God tells us about the Church. It has been the central theme of the last two general councils, Vatican I and Vatican II. During the twentieth century, several leading Catholic and Orthodox theologians wondered whether over time the faithful had acquired a conception of the Church that was more juridical than Eucharistic. In accordance with Sacred Scripture and the apostolic tradition, the early Church was keenly aware that the Church is constituted above all in the celebration of the Eucharist. As St. Paul teaches, the Church becomes the body of Christ by offering and receiving his body in the Eucharist. “The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread" (1 Corinthians 10:16-17). The twentieth-century retrieval of these teachings became known as eucharistic ecclesiology and is sometimes summed up by saying that “the Eucharist builds the Church and the Church makes the Eucharist.” (John Paul II, Ecclesia de Eucharistia 26). However, it has also been criticised for offering a partial view of the Church. Nevertheless, understanding the place of the Eucharist in the Church is indispensable for leading the Christian life in full.
In this interview, Dr. Richard G. DeClue, Jr., will explain eucharistic ecclesiology and five recommended books on the subject.
Richard G. DeClue, Jr., S.Th.D. is the Professor of Theology at the Word on...

The books recommended in this episode are:
On Matters Southern: Essays About Literature and Culture, 1964-2000 by Marion MontgomeryPossum, and Other Receipts for the Recovery of "Southern" Being by Marion MongomeryLiberal Arts and Community: The Feeding of the Larger Body by Marion MongomeryRomantic Confusions of the Good: Beauty as Truth, Truth as Beauty by Marion MongomeryWith Walker Percy at the Tupperware Party: in Company with Flannery O'Connor, T.S. Eliot, and Others by Marion Mongomery
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Marion Montgomery (1925-2011) was a novelist and poet but is remembered for his literary and cultural criticism. An Anglo-Catholic, he shared the same background and outlook as his Catholic friend, peer, and fellow Georgian, the writer Flannery O’Connor, so much so, that he too described himself as a “hillbilly Thomist.” His cultural criticism draws on Thomism and Southern Agrarianism and stresses the importance of metaphysical realism, localism, and tradition. His literary criticism includes perceptive studies on writers such as Poe, Hawthorne, T.S. Eliot, Flannery O’Connor, and Walker Percy. 
In this interview, Prof. Michael M. Jordan discusses Montgomery’s work and some of his best books. 
Michael M. Jordan is Professor Emeritus of English at Hillsdale College and earned his PhD in English under the direction of Marion Montgomery at the University of Georgia. He lectured on the work of various Southern authors: the Southern Agrarians, Donald Davidson, Robert Penn Warren, Flannery O’Connor, M. E. Bradford, Richard Weaver, and Walker Percy. He also has written essays and reviews for various journals of  scholarship and opinion, including Chronicles, Touchstone, The Southern Partisan, Modern Age, The Intercollegiate Review, The South Carolina Review, The Southern Humanities Review, The Chattahoochee Review, and The University Bookman. In 2005, he selected and edited a collection of Montgomery’s essays: On Matters Southern: Essays About Literature and Culture, 1964-2000.
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The books recommended in this episode are:
The Complete Stories (also available for Kindle) by Flannery O'ConnorMystery and Manners: Occasional Prose (also available for Kindle) by Flannery O'Connor, seleceted and edited by Sally and Robert FitzgeraldThe Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor (also available for Kindle) by Flannery O'Connor, selected and edited by Sally FitzgeraldA Prayer Journal (also available for Kindle) by Flannery O'ConnorUnderstanding the Hillbilly Thomist: The Philosophical Foundations of Flannery O'Connor's Narrative Art (also available for Kindle) by Fr. Damian Ference
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Mary Flannery O’Connor (1925-1964) was a novelist and writer of short stories whose Southern Gothic fiction is informed by a deep Catholic faith. Born and raised in Georgia, after graduating from college, she earned a master’s degree at the University of Iowa’s prestigious Iowa Writer’s Workshop, after which she embarked upon a career as a writer. In 1941, her father had died from lupus, and in 1952 she was diagnosed with the same disease. Undeterred by her illness, she attended Mass every day, supported local Catholic newspapers with numerous book reviews, and wrote most of her fiction. She is remembered for her short stories, which won the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction in 1972.
 In this interview, Fr. Damian Ference will discuss O’Connor’s work.
 Fr. Damian Ference is a priest of the Diocese of Cleveland where he serves as Vicar for Evangelization, Secretary for Parish Life and Special Ministries, and as Professor of Philosophy at Borromeo Seminary. He holds a licentiate in philosophy from The Catholic University of America and a doctorate in philosophy from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. He writes regularly on the intersection of faith and culture for a variety of outlets and is the author of the award-winning book, The Strangeness of Truth (Pauline Books & Media, 2019) and a...

Lent is just a preparation and spiritual warm-up for Easter. Now that it is Easter, it is time to get down to exercising the Christian life in full. It makes sense, therefore, to keep setting aside some time for reading about the mysteries we celebrate and how we can live them out. Here then are some books and music that might be helpful. For further suggestions, check out last year’s recommendations.
Commentary on Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist: Homilies 48-88 by St. John ChrysostomThe Resurrection: A Biblical Study by François-Xavier Durrwell CSsR The Old Evangelization: How to Spread the Faith Like Jesus Did by Eric SammonsUnderstanding Early Christian Art by Robin M. Jensen Thomas Tallis: The Complete English Anthems by The Tallis Scholars, directed by Peter...

Holy Week should be, insofar as possible, a time of recollection and prayer. To this end, reading one or other of the following books may be useful. It may help us enter more deeply into the mysteries we are celebrating and contemplating.
Commentary on Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist: Homilies 48-88 by St. John ChrysostomWhat is Redemption? by Philippe de la TrinitéJesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper by Brant PitreThe Crucifixion in Irish Art by Peter Harbisona...