The Votive Podcast

Haley interviews Paul J. Pastor, a poet, writer, and editor who lives with his family in the Pacific Northwest. He recently released a beautiful collection of poems called The Locust Years from Wiseblood Books. This episode discusses poetry that's rooted in images of the natural world and the gift of the natural world for a child's imagination. It also considers how to introduce children to poetry and teach them to write poetry themselves.
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Haley interviews Vigen Guroian, the author of Tending the Heart of Virtue. This episode discusses the Christian themes in one particular popular fairy tale: The Grimm Brother's story of Snow White. Dr. Guroian unpacks this classic story and explores the Christian influence of the Brothers Grimm.
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Haley interviews Grace Fitzpatrick, an icon writer and a storyteller. Her collection of fairytales, The Stag with the Crystal Horns and Other Tales, is forthcoming from Ignatius Press. Grace is wife to fellow writer Danny Fitzpatrick and mom to four beautiful kids. In this episode Haley and Grace discuss fairy tales: what they are, why we're drawn to them, and why they are still worth sharing and writing.
Learn more about the children's literature available from Word on Fire Votive. Stay up-to-date with the latest episodes of the The Votive Podcast biweekly on WordonFire.org or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Haley interviews Randy Boyagoda, a writer, critic, and scholar. He teaches English at the University of Toronto and is the author of Dante's Indiana, Original Prin, and Beggar's Feast. They talk about the importance of taking young people seriously as readers and as thinkers. They also discuss the genre of YA literature and Randy's new YA novel titled Little Sanctuary. This episode considers the need to challenge young readers with powerful language and thought-provoking themes and the need for all of us to read more in an age of distraction.
Learn more about the children's literature available from Word on Fire Votive. Stay up-to-date with the latest episodes of the The Votive Podcast biweekly on WordonFire.org or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Haley interviews Anthony D'Ambrosio, a film producer, writer, and director as well as the founder of Sherwood Fellows. This episode discusses his film Triumph of the Heart about the martyrdom of St. Maximilian Kolbe. Haley and Anthony explore the powerful medium of film and how it can shape the imagination. And they consider the importance of letting stories of heroic suffering (like Kolbe's) shape young people so that they have the tools to face suffering when it comes, accompanied by the saints and by Christ who suffers with us.
Learn more about the children's literature available from Word on Fire Votive. Stay up-to-date with the latest episodes of the The Votive Podcast biweekly on WordonFire.org or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Do you enjoy this podcast? Become a Word on Fire IGNITE member to support the production of the Votive Podcast and other initiatives from Word on Fire. Our ministry depends on the support of listeners like you! Become a part of this mission and join IGNITE today to become a Word on Fire insider and receive some special donor gifts for your generosity.