What makes a great Catholic writer?

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🗓️ 27 November 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

There are good writers, there are Catholic writers and then there are the Catholic literary greats like Flannery O’Connor, Cormac McCarthy, and to the surprise of some, Toni Morison. But what exactly makes their stories distinctly Catholic? And how do themes of incarnation, death and resurrection show up even while the artist has lapsed in their religious practice? Ashley and Zac settle in with the writer Nick Ripatrazone to talk about these literary giants and where the Catholic imagination comes alive in works of fiction. They also talk about Nick’s recently published book “Longing for an Absent God: Faith and Doubt in Great American Fiction.” Links from the show: Longing for an Absent God Nick Ripatrazone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.2	I'm Ashley McKinliss and I'm joined by Zach Davis.
1:05.6	Who is crawling out from under the table in a food coma.
1:10.0	But I've decided to, we were going to be off this week, but we had some content that we just couldn't keep from you.
1:18.0	So we've got a special bonus episode this week for you. So it's good to be with you Ashley.
1:22.0	Yeah, happy Thanksgiving. Happy thanks. this week for you so it's good to be with you Ashley yeah happy
1:23.1	Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving real quick what's your what's your favorite dish I
1:27.6	was just gonna ask that you know my grandma used to make these cheesy
1:32.4	potatoes that are just like legendary and
1:36.5	she would cook for an army so didn't get those this year but that's probably my favorite
1:43.8	Thanksgiving dish traditionally.
1:44.3	How about yours?
1:44.9	So this is my first year not spending Thanksgiving
1:48.0	in South Carolina with my mom's side of the family.
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