Mystery Through Manners Catholic Podcast

I’ve gone back and listened to the episodes on beauty three or four times already, particularly the introductory one to Season 2, several times. The interview with Laurence Pierson, the iconographer, was brilliant and really explored the deep meaning behind religious iconography as an aid to prayer. I appreciated how Jules addresses both the amazing beauty in churches, liturgical music, and Catholic art, while also recognizing the ways in which the Church hasn’t always championed her artists, particularly in recent decades. I appreciated the nuance and insight Jules brings to each episode, and as someone who is getting her PhD in literature, Jules has really profound insights into literature and art that makes me feel like she’s a kindred spirit. This podcast is one of the best out there for reflecting on the intersection of faith and art. I love that it’s interviews woven together with Jules’s own narration in a conversational way, without simply being a “banter” podcast (though those are fun too!). It’s refreshing to have a podcast with a clear narrative arc, as well as deep and insightful reflections on the history of Catholicism, Catholic art, and Catholic communities.

I can not tell you how much this podcast has blessed me! My sister in law (who had worked with Jules at Camp Gray) told me about it. This has become one of my absolute favorites! Jules does such a great job of surveying the whole landscape of art and culture in a way that makes you hope and feel that, maybe it isn’t just from a Catholic perspective, but is slowly, surely seeping into the whole world around us (maybe that is truly ‘catholic’!). You have shown me things that are out there that I would not have known otherwise. It builds a community of support for us trying to live quite, holy lives. From the beginning, but especially this second season on beauty, this podcast has helped inspire me to take up my own brush (laid down for many years) and to create some beauty of my own in my little corner of the world. I share your podcast with everyone I who will listen. Thank you, thank you, Jules for the love & passion you share with us here.

So much love put into this podcast...the highlight of my day when there’s a new one. Thank you!

Lovely podcast. Very soothing and inspirational.