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.
LifeCraft Read-Alouds
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[Excerpt from a Classic] Bishop Laval and Jacques, from Willa Cather's Shadows on the Rock
This is a powerful sketch of an early Bishop in French Canada (he was declared a saint in 2014) and his interaction with an illegitimate boy he encounters on the streets of Quebec. (Cather's portrayal is historical fiction about a real man.)
[Short Story] The Currach Race by Walter Macken
An exciting and moving tale set in western Ireland of a unlikely canoe race involving a father and his daughter’s suitor trying to win his approval. Suitable for all ages (though perhaps a little beyond younger children).
[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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