by Aaron Irber
This is a podcast about stories, myths and Catholicism. Stories are how we orient ourselves in the world. In Catholicism, we believe in the Greatest Story: Christ crucified and resurrected. We participate in His story through ritual worship; the liturgy. Even in the Catholic Church, these truths are often forgotten or ignored. My mission for this podcast is to explore storytelling, myths, and how these fit into Catholicism. I will cover Catholic fantasy and science fiction authors, mythology, folklore and the Catholic faith.
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April 15, 2025
<p>How the heck do I describe this book? </p><p>In 1969, R. A. Lafferty wrote a novel. In it, he combined the spirituality of St. Theresa of Avila, conspiracy theories, immortal frog-men, psychic brain powers based on the ideas of the French paleontologist priest, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, badgers, modernist painters, and much, much more. </p><p>Reading a Lafferty story is like listening to an excitable drunk tell you an impossible, rambling shaggy dog story. You don't believe it when you're drunk, but you do when you sober up. </p><p>Gregorio Montejo, of Ktistec Press, returns to the show to discuss Lafferty's Fourth Mansions. </p><p>Follow him on Twitter.com @KtistecP</p><p><br></p><p>*************************************************************************************************************</p><p><br></p><p>Follow me on Twitter @AaronIrber</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to my Substack - <a href="https://aaronirber.substack.com/">https://aaronirber.substack.com/</a> for updates on the show, essays, and more!</p><p><br></p><p>Donate to my Patreon - I Might Believe in Faeries <a href="https://www.patreon.com/imightbelieveinfaeries">https://www.patreon.com/imightbelieveinfaeries</a></p><p><br></p><p>Like my Facebook page - I Might Believe in Faeries</p><p><br></p><p>Battle Of The Creek by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com</p><p>Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com</p><p>Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)</p><p>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</p><p><br></p><p>Logo Art by Linnea Kisby</p><p><br></p><p>*************************************************************************************************************</p>
March 31, 2025
<p>A myth retold.</p><p><br></p><p>This book is C. S. Lewis at his most mature, and he considered it to be his favorite of his own works. Many readers find it to be a difficult book and hard to decipher. What is the story of Cupid and Psyche and how is Lewis retelling it? </p><p><br></p><p>Teacher and Lewis scholar, Annie Crawford, joins the show to discuss all of this and more. </p><p><br></p><p>Follow Annie Crawford on Twitter.com @annielcrawford</p><p><br></p><p>Check out her classes at The Symbolic World:</p><p><br></p><p>Till We Have Faces: <a href="https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/till-we-have-faces-with-annie-crawford" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/till-we-have-faces-with-annie-crawford </a></p><p><br></p><p>The Cosmic Trilogy:</p><p><a href="https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/c-s-lewis-ransom-trilogy" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/c-s-lewis-ransom-trilogy</a></p><p><br></p><p>*************************************************************************************************************</p><p><br></p><p>Follow me on Twitter @AaronIrber</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to my Substack - <a href="https://aaronirber.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://aaronirber.substack.com/</a> for updates on the show, essays, and more!</p><p><br></p><p>Donate to my Patreon - I Might Believe in Faeries <a href="https://www.patreon.com/imightbelieveinfaeries" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.patreon.com/imightbelieveinfaeries</a></p><p><br></p><p>Like my Facebook page - I Might Believe in Faeries</p><p><br></p><p>Battle Of The Creek by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com</p><p>Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com</p><p>Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)</p><p>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</p><p><br></p><p>Logo Art by Linnea Kisby</p><p><br></p><p>*************************************************************************************************************</p>
February 28, 2025
<p>How does magic work in The Lord of the Rings? Does Tolkien have a "magic system?" Richard Rohlin returns to the show to discuss how Tolkien uses magic in his Legendarium. </p><p><br></p><p>This is a continuation to our previous episode on magic systems in fantasy. </p><p><br></p><p>Follow Richard Rohlin on Twitter.com @richardrohlin</p><p><br></p><p>*************************************************************************************************************</p><p><br></p><p>Follow me on Twitter @AaronIrber</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to my Substack - <a href="https://aaronirber.substack.com/">https://aaronirber.substack.com/</a> for updates on the show, essays, and more!</p><p><br></p><p>Donate to my Patreon - I Might Believe in Faeries <a href="https://www.patreon.com/imightbelieveinfaeries">https://www.patreon.com/imightbelieveinfaeries</a></p><p><br></p><p>Like my Facebook page - I Might Believe in Faeries</p><p><br></p><p>Battle Of The Creek by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com</p><p>Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com</p><p>Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)</p><p>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</p><p><br></p><p>Logo Art by Linnea Kisby</p><p><br></p><p>*************************************************************************************************************</p>
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