Best AudioFiles Podcasts (2025)

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Interview with Karen Murray: Best Children & Family Audiobooks 2025 10:02

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Host Jo Reed is joined by narrator Karen Murray to talk about HOW SWEET THE SOUND by Kwame Alexander, one of our picks for the Best Children and Family Audiobooks of 2025. Karen shares how she dove into this musical exploration of Black music in America, which “felt like home to her.” The experience begins with a poem as the listener is guided thro…

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The Horizon Audiofiles - Ep 071 - AI In Cyber And The UN’s Role In Competitive Global Disorder 28:10

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AI systems have transformed cyber defence by enabling self-protecting, self-healing, and predictive defence systems, but they also transform cyberattacks by opening new attack vectors and supporting advanced cyber offensive capabilities. This article examines how AI is leveraged in cyberattacks and operations, with selected examples of the “big fou…

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They came from afar 34:27

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Fr. Taouk explains the historical reality of the Magi and their theological import and what it means for us today.By FSSPX

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Interview with Greta Jung: Best Young Adult Audiobooks 2025 12:54

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Narrator Greta Jung joins host Jo Reed to discuss narrating ALL THE TOMORROWS AFTER by Joanne Yi, one of AudioFile’s picks for Best Young Adult Audiobooks of 2025. Greta discusses her connection to the Korean language and her own childhood, both of which helped her deliver an impactful, emotional performance. Jo and Greta also talk about the import…

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Invisible God made visible 22:29

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Fr. Taouk explains what the incarnation means for us.By FSSPX

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Interview with Christine Lakin: Best Romance Audiobooks 2025 13:07

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Narrator and actor Christine Lakin joins AudioFile’s Michele Cobb to discuss one of this year’s Best Romance Audiobooks, SAY YOU'LL REMEMBER ME by Abby Jimenez, read by Christine Lakin and Matt Lanter. Christine goes behind the scenes with Michele to reveal how she established the tone of certain characters and the unique challenges of being a roma…

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The 3 gifts of Christmas 22:51

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Fr. Taouk explains the importance of profiting from Advent as a means of helping us to be transformed by the grace that God holds out to us.By FSSPX

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Interview with Maggi Meg-Reed: Best Multi-Voice Audiobooks 2025 16:19

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Host Jo Reed is joined by narrator Maggi-Meg Reed to chat about her performance in one of AudioFile’s selections for Best Multi-Voice audiobooks of 2025: THE CORRESPONDENT by Virginia Evans, read by Maggi-Meg Reed with an ensemble. Maggi-Meg talks about how she narrated this nuanced story about a 73-year old woman who is slowly going blind, while a…

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The Horizon Audiofiles - Ep 070 - Challenges And Opportunities In A Dynamic Cyber Hybrid Landscape 19:19

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The article contends that security is now defined as much by protecting cognition as by defending machines or borders, with hybrid threats targeting both technological systems and human perception through advanced AI, deepfakes, and automated manipulation tools. As AI becomes integral to defence, the article emphasises the necessity of rigorous, et…

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Assuming Human Nature: Sermon on Gaudete Sunday 14:43

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By the word becoming Flesh, the Incarnation, we mean the Second Person of the Holy Trinity assuming human nature. Our Lord took to Himself a soul and a body and the Second Person was born a man just like you and me. In fact Our Lord was so like you and me that people scoffed at Him and described Him merely as a son of a carpenter, Joseph, a poor ma…

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Interview with Eunice Wong: Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Audiobooks 2025 16:47

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AudioFile’s Michele Cobb sits down with award-winning narrator Eunice Wong to discuss one of our picks for the Best Science Fiction & Fantasy audiobooks of 2025: DOWN IN THE SEA OF ANGELS by Khan Wong. This cinematic collision of past and future comes together in a dystopian fantasy which is also part historical fiction and sci-fi. We’ll hear about…

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Interview with Mia Hutchinson-Shaw: Best Mystery & Suspense Audiobooks 2025 10:20

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Narrator Mia Hutchinson-Shaw joins AudioFile’s Michele Cobb to discuss narrating Annie Mare and Ruthie Knox’s cozy mystery HOMEMAKER. We follow along with protagonist Prairie Hawk Nightingale, a homemaker extraordinaire, on her quest to solve the disappearance of her former friend. Hutchinson-Shaw shares what it’s like to narrate this delightful ca…

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Who’s Listening? Author Sara DiVello 17:30

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In this bonus edition of Behind the Mic, host Jo Reed speaks with Sara DiVello, true crime writer, founder and host of interview series Mystery and Thriller Mavens, and co-chair of the Nantucket Book Festival. DiVello’s latest book, narrated by Jordan Cobb, is BROADWAY BUTTERFLY, which is based on one of the most notorious unsolved murders of the r…

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The Horizon Audiofiles - Ep 069 - Cybersecurity, Ethical Governance, And The Risks Of AI Integration 11:09

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The article contends that security is now defined as much by protecting cognition as by defending machines or borders, with hybrid threats targeting both technological systems and human perception through advanced AI, deepfakes, and automated manipulation tools. As AI becomes integral to defence, the article emphasises the necessity of rigorous, et…

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Interview with Grover Gardner: Best Nonfiction & Culture Audiobooks 2025 11:11

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Award-winning narrator Grover Gardner joins AudioFile’s Michele Cobb to tell listeners about narrating one of our picks for Best Nonfiction & Culture audiobooks of 2025: Rick Atkinson’s Revolutionary War epic, THE FATE OF THE DAY: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780. Gardner shares how he kept the energy up in this sprawl…

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QUAS PRIMAS du Crest 56:20

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QUAS PRIMAS du Crest by FSSPXBy FSSPX

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QUAS PRIMAS de Maillard 50:31

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QUAS PRIMAS de Maillard by FSSPXBy FSSPX

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What did you go out to see 40:20

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Fr. Taouk explains how not all God's visitations come with a blessing, it all depends upon how well we are disposed when he comes that determines whether it be a blessing or a punishment.By FSSPX

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Interview with Ron Butler: Best Biography & Memoir Audiobooks 2025 14:48

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Award-winning narrator Ron Butler joins AudioFile’s Michele Cobb to tell listeners about narrating Nicholas Boggs’ stunning audiobook, BALDWIN, one of our picks for Best Biography & Memoir audiobooks of 2025. This comprehensive biography of James Baldwin—the first in over 30 years—is told through the lens of the great loves of his life, something t…

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The Horizon Audiofiles - Ep 068 - The Future Challenges And Solutions Of Cybersecurity 19:02

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Critical communication faces new challenges in terms of cybersecurity in the future. Lessons from Ukraine need to be understood and incorporated to better prepare modern societies. The rapid advancement of technology provides new solutions but also introduces more challenges. Being able to upgrade or adapt old systems to new technology rather than …

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Interview with Shaun Taylor-Corbett: Best Fiction Audiobooks 2025 23:04

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Award-winning narrator Shaun Taylor-Corbett joins host Jo Reed to tell listeners about narrating Jon Hickey’s debut audiobook, BIG CHIEF, one of our picks for Best Fiction of 2025. It’s a story about a political fixer, Mitch Caddo, who must navigate both political and personal dramas, while confronting his identity as a mixed-race Anishinaabe man. …

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AudioFile’s 2025 Best Audiobooks! 13:18

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AudioFile’s Robin Whitten joins host Jo Reed to discuss AudioFile’s 2025 Best Audiobooks. Listen to their conversation to discover how AudioFile’s editors choose the year’s best audiobooks, which titles Robin is particularly excited about, and to hear all the details on our upcoming interviews with narrators of some of this year’s honored titles. E…

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When I was a child 33:10

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Fr Taouk explain the reality of the importance of our growth in the spiritual life and the consequences of our failure to do so.By FSSPX

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The Horizon Audiofiles - Ep 067 - Defining Cognitive Warfare: Maximalist versus Minimalist Approach 30:27

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Given the relevance, evolution, and proliferation of cognitive warfare in the modern age, it is necessary to delve deeper into the concept to gain an empirical understanding that can inform future policies and practices. Accordingly, a systematic literature review was carried out to define the concept in relation to six key aspects, namely its dema…

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Enduring with Joy: Sermon on the Last Sunday after Pentecost 11:47

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'"We are all called to religious life by our baptism, some in monasteries, some out in the world. We are all called to sanctify our souls for God's glory and the benefit of the Church as a whole ... riveted on Christ, keeping His company through prayer and the Sacraments, submitting ourselves to Him, and of course let us cultivate a solid devotion …

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Earphones Award Round Up 17:07

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Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Laura Rossi highlight three recent Earphones Award-winning audiobooks. AudioFile awards Earphones to exceptional audio experiences—it’s our version of a starred review, specifically for the audiobook. Laura and Jo discuss: THE SLIP a story about a missing teenage boy, by Lucas Schaefer, read by Shaun Taylor-Corbett and …

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Pitfalls of pride 30:40

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Fr. Taouk examines the danger of pride and how it hinders our spiritual growth and damages our relation with God and men due to our arrogance making us hateful and blind thus endangering our salvation.By FSSPX

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The Horizon Audiofiles - Ep 066 - Deterrence And The Need For Strategic Culture In Germany 31:06

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This essay examines Germany's lack of strategic culture and its implications for deterrence and security policy. Written in the aftermath of the MSC 2025 and the context of growing geopolitical instability, it highlights how Europe’s reliance on the United States, combined with a weak defence mindset, undermines the ability to deter adversaries. Th…

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Three Multifacted and Moving Memoirs 19:03

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Host Jo Reed welcomes AudioFile publisher Michele Cobb to discuss three powerful memoirs, narrated by their authors. Booker Prize–winning writer Arundhati Roy returns with a complex look at her relationship with her challenging and ‘visionary,’ mother in MOTHER MARY COMES TO ME; an unflinching, polarizing memoir about Elizabeth Gilbert’s sex and lo…

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The Queenship of Mary 13:50

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Pope Pius XII published a wonderful encyclical in praise of Our Lady on the occasion of the centenary of the declaration of the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception. The Enyclical is called Ad Caeli Reginam. And in this encyclical he writes about a truth which is implicitly included in the deposit of the faith, not explicitly but it can be deduced…

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I will make a vow to the Lord 39:49

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Fr. Taouk explains how God can take our broken nothingness and raises us to great heights but this requires both that we trust Him and act without rashness. Our rash actions will always be the cause of sorrow and afflictionBy FSSPX

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Behind the Mic talks SHARP FORCE with January LaVoy 13:25

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Golden Voice narrator January LaVoy speaks to AudioFile publisher Michele Cobb about the most recent entry in Patricia Cornwell’s Scarpetta Series, SHARP FORCE. January is a nine-time Audie Award winner, and she shares what it's like to revisit the voice of enduring character Kay Scarpetta, a forensic pathologist who now must deal with a new nightm…

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The Horizon Audiofiles - Ep 065 - AI Enabled Cyberspace Operations 31:11

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Artificial intelligence is reshaping the offence–defence balance in cyberspace. Drawing on recent cases (PromptLock ransomware, Auto-Exploit pipelines, and the Air Force’s DASH wargame) and a systematic review of academic articles, this study examines how AI alters tempo, cost, and thresholds in cyberspace operations. Findings show that AI accelera…

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Phillip Pullman’s World 20:11

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Today host Jo Reed welcomes AudioFile’s founder and editor, Robin Whitten, to discuss Phillip Pullman’s world and THE ROSE FIELD, read by Michael Sheen, the much anticipated conclusion of the extraordinary epic fantasy. It began in 1999 with THE GOLDEN COMPASS and with the story of Lyra Silvertongue, in an all-time-favorite full-cast performance. L…

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Mary: Co-Redemtrix and Mediatrix 16:36

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'At the Annunciation, God was asking Mary to cooperate with His Son in the accomplishment of His saving mission of the Redemption. Just as Eve had played a defining part in the downfall of the human race, God willed that another Eve place a defining part in our Resurrection from Sin. Saint Paul calls Jesus Christ the Second Adam, Who brought for us…

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Rock cut out of the mountain without hands 46:45

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Fr. Taouk explains to us the Church's attribute of Indefectibility and what it means for us during these confusing times in which we live.By FSSPX

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Behind the Mic talks with author Brian Andrews 21:42

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Author Brian Andrews, who is, along with Jeffrey Wilson, half of the author duo Andrews & Wilson, speaks with AudioFile publisher Michele Cobb about THE ADVERSARY, the ninth book in the Tier One thriller series, narrated by Ray Porter. In their conversation, Andrews shares his longtime love of audiobooks and talks about his persistence in getting R…

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The Horizon Audiofiles - Ep 064 - Warum Massenproduktion eine Frage der nationalen Sicherheit ist 14:30

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Die westliche Sicherheit wird durch eine strukturelle Kluft zwischen Marktanreizen und Verteidigungsbedürfnissen untergraben: Märkte belohnen Effizienz und kurzfristige Margen, während Rüstung und Sicherheit hingegen Redundanz, Resilienz und Skalierung erfordern. Nur großvolumige Fertigung ermöglicht Lernkurven, technologische Führungsfähigkeit und…

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Stories that Spin and Satirize 16:40

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Host Jo Reed welcomes AudioFile contributor Alan Minskoff this week to dig into three new audiobooks that delight and satirize, often using humor to shed light on social issues. Three unlikely characters bond in an anger management class in SNAP, a comedic novel by Susin Nielsen and read by Carol Schneider; a failed poet with a snarky alter-ego str…

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Pack your lunch for the Journey 35:41

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Fr. Taouk explains how we are called to prepare for the life to come by means of doing the necessary preparations now so that we will find them as a blessing to assist us in the world to come.By FSSPX

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Embracing the dark in MILLIE FLEUR SAVES THE NIGHT 27:42

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AudioFile publisher Michele Cobb speaks with author and illustrator Christy Mandin and narrator Elizabeth Knowelden about the new audiobook MILLIE FLEUR SAVES THE NIGHT. This enchanting story for children, where night-blooming plants come alive, reassures the residents of Garden Glen—and the listener—that the dark is nothing to be afraid of, as lon…

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The Horizon Audiofiles - Ep 063 - Challenges And Opportunities In A Dynamic Cyber Hybrid Landscape 19:22

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The cyber threat landscape has grown in scale, sophistication and complexity due to advancements in AI. This evolution can be observed across multiple threat vectors, including cyber-enabled fraud, supply chain attacks, malicious insiders, and disinformation. To fully assess their impact, it is essential to consider their synergistic effects. Meanw…

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What Haunts Us: 3 Halloween Tales 18:32

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This week on Behind the Mic, host Jo Reed welcomes our resident horror expert, Alex Richey. Together they discuss three gripping audiobooks that are more about the spooky atmosphere than jump-scares. A catastrophic event kicks off a series of bizarre deaths in LUCKY DAY by Chuck Tingle, read by Mara Wilson; a woman falls into a mirrored world in HE…

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Lourdes 2025 - Homélie abbé Bouchacourt - dimanche 26 octobre 26:46

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Lourdes 2025 - Homélie abbé Bouchacourt - dimanche 26 octobre by FSSPXBy FSSPX

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Receive the Holy Ghost Sermon 10:57

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Receive the Holy Ghost Sermon by FSSPXBy FSSPX

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Mothers of Lu - Sermon 19:42

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Mothers of Lu - Sermon by FSSPXBy FSSPX

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100 Year Anniversary of the Feast of Christ the King - Sermon 27:28

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100 Year Anniversary of the Feast of Christ the King - Sermon by FSSPXBy FSSPX

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Who’s Listening? Actor Courtney B. Vance 14:23

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In this bonus edition of Behind the Mic, host Jo Reed speaks with actor Courtney B. Vance. His shelves are lined with awards—two Emmys, a Tony, a Critics Choice Award, and several NAACP Image Awards. Vance is also a dedicated audiobook listener and occasional narrator, nominated for a Grammy for his performance of Neil deGrasse Tyson’s and Avis Lan…

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The Horizon Audiofiles - Ep 062 - Nuclear Disarmament & Just Transitions 19:48

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With a renewed focus on nuclear stockpiling among certain state actors, there is an urgent need to identify successful pathways for nuclear disarmament. History has demonstrated that this is an achievable goal, with important lessons for contemporary security discourse and policy. The potential lessons extend beyond purely security dividends, with …

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The Wedding Garment of Grace: Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost 17:11

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'It is good for us, with the gospel we've just had, to think about the wedding garment that we must wear: the wedding garment of sanctifying grace grace, or we could call it the wedding garment of theological charity.'—Fr. John BruccianiBy FSSPX