Recovering the primacy of contemplation

Recovering the primacy of contemplation

Augusto Del Noce finds in St. Augustine resources to diagnose the fatal flaw in progressivism
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 162

Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 162

FEATURED GUESTS: Mark Noll, R. Jared Staudt, Paul Weston, William C. Hackett, Hans Boersma, and David Paul Baird
Play as a signal of transcendence

Play as a signal of transcendence

FROM VOL. 2
Father James V. Schall reflects upon the importance of play and contemplation in ancient political thought. (7 minutes)
Shyness: How normal behavior became a sickness

Shyness: How normal behavior became a sickness

Christopher Lane examines the prejudice in favor of gregariousness which led to the medicalizing of reticence and reserve. Then Ken Myers shares Romano Guardini's thoughts about sustaining a centered interiority. (16 minutes)
Fr. James V. Schall, R.I.P.

Fr. James V. Schall, R.I.P.

Fr. James V. Schall explains how, like contemplation, play engages us in something beyond ourselves and is a delight in itself. (9 minutes)
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 114

Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 114

FEATURED GUESTS: Susan Cain, Brad S. Gregory, David Sehat, Augustine Thompson, O.P., Gerald R. McDermott, and Marilyn Chandler McEntyre