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The Catholic Tradition Podcast: 89


Oct 22, 2020

Along with being the host of Catholic Tradition’s Manner of the
Fathers podcast and the creator of dozens of books on the early
Church, Mike Aquilina is a poet who has written songs carried out by
the likes of Dion, Paul Simon, and Bruce Springsteen.

Mike joins the present to debate his collaboration with legendary
singer Dion, early Christian beliefs about Mary, and different subjects
in early Church historical past. You’ll hear songs from Dion’s new album
Blues with Associates, and readings from Mike’s new poetry
assortment The Invention of Zero.

All songs and music movies used with permission from Dion.

Contents

[3:31] Mike’s prolific 2020 in books, poetry and music

[5:49] Working with Dion on his album Blues with
Associates

[9:28] “Music for Sam Cooke (Right here in America)” by Dion

[17:40] Dion’s affect on the greats of rock’n’roll

[20:12] “Instructed You As soon as in August” by Dion

[29:55] Early Jewish and pagan assaults on Mary

[34:16] What we are able to study from apocryphal texts

[38:52] Proof for early perception in Mary’s Assumption

[45:31] “New York is My House” by Dion and Paul Simon

[53:16] What was the agape meal and why did it
disappear after the early years of Christianity?

[58:51] Mike reads poems from The Invention of Zero

[1:04:06] Making the Manner of the Fathers podcast

[1:08:36] “Hymn to Him” by Dion

[1:14:31] Dion’s return to Catholicism through St. Augustine

Hyperlinks

Mike’s latest tasks:

Dion, Blues With Associates https://www.amazon.com/Blues-Associates-Dion/dp/B086XCX576

Dion, New York Is My House https://www.amazon.com/New-York-My-House-Dion/dp/B017WK8NX6

Historical past’s Queen https://www.avemariapress.com/merchandise/historys-queen

The Invention of Zero
https://catholicbooksdirect.com/product/the-invention-of-zero-an-accumulation-of-poems/

Work Play Love https://paracletepress.com/merchandise/work-play-love

The Holy Mass (Sayings of the Fathers of the Church)
https://www.hfsbooks.com/books/the-holy-mass-aquilina-weinandy/

Manner of the Fathers podcast https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/class/way-fathers/

 

Dion https://diondimucci.com/music/

Mike Aquilina https://fathersofthechurch.com/

Podcasts talked about:

Patrick Coffin interview with Dion
https://www.patrickcoffin.media/music-legend-hits-well-timed-homer/

Sq. Notes: The Sacred Music Podcast https://sacredmusicpodcast.com/

Disaster: Clergy Abuse within the Catholic Church https://catholicproject.catholic.edu/podcast/

Books on the Assumption talked about by Mike:

Stephen Shoemaker, The Historic Traditions of the Virgin
Mary’s Dormition and Assumption

https://www.amazon.com/Historic-Traditions-Dormition-Assumption-Christian/dp/0199210748

Richard Bauckham, The Destiny of the Lifeless: Research on the
Jewish and Christian Apocalypses

https://www.amazon.com/Destiny-Lifeless-Apocalypses-Dietary supplements-Testamentum/dp/1589832884

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