LifeCraft Read-Alouds
LifeCraft presents you stories and essays that inform and challenge the mind, feed the soul, and warm the heart. We uncover little known treasures and bring back neglected classics to offer you a variety of joyful and life-changing perspectives. Presented with clarity and passion, these recordings are perfect for your morning commute or a fireside family gathering. Keep checking back for new offerings.
Podcasting since 2025 • 21 episodes
LifeCraft Read-Alouds
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[Excerpts from Classics] Pericles Funeral Oration as reported by Thucydides
One of the most famous speeches in the history of western civilization, this classic is a masterpiece of rhetoric that paints an unforgettable portrait of the ancient city of Athens, and the men who died in her defense.
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[Essays] Easter and Sunday: The First of All Festivals by Josef Pieper, excerpt from In Tune with the World: A Theory of Festivity
In this remarkable excerpt, Josef Pieper explains that what Sunday and Easter celebrate not only underlies all other feasts but should permeate every moment of every day.
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[Meditation] The Good Thief by Alban Goodier, SJ
In this heart-stopping sketch, a spiritual master retells one of the most dramatic moments of the Passion of the Lord: the interchange with the good thief. It offers a unique angle into the Divine Mercy and will emblazon on your heart the words...
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[Essays] Thoughts About Music by Josef Pieper
Music, whether we realize it or not, “plays a role in man’s formation and perfection, as contribution or hindrance.” So argues the great philosopher Josef Pieper in articulating the wisdom of the ages about the power of music for good or ill. T...
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