FORMED Book Club
FORMED Book Club has become Ignatius Press: Off the Shelf! Join Father, Vivian, and Joseph as they continue to steadily unpack the most important works of theology and literature. You can find the new podcast here: https://offtheshelf.podbean.com/ or anywhere you get your podcasts.
Episodes
259 episodes
G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 17)
Fr. Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce wrap up Chesterton’s Orthodoxy aswell as the Formed Book Club! In two weeks, this iconic trio will join once again to launch the new podcast, Ignatius Press—Off the Shelf. So, stay tuned for more ...
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Season 27
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Episode 17
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26:24
G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 16)
Monism, pantheism, Arianism, and determinism are often considered the hallmarks of free thought, but Chesterton argues that they are actually not liberal at all. In fact, these ideologies lead to tyranny, slavery, and close-mindedness. Join Fr....
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Season 27
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Episode 16
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28:03
G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 15)
Join Fr. Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce as they discuss why happiness on this earth requires a fixed standard, a composite design, and a state of watchfulness. For Chesterton, the nature of this happiness requires a good Christian to a...
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Season 27
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Episode 15
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26:30
G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 14)
In this episode, Fr. Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce begin chapter seven and reflect on Chesterton’s description of chronological snobbery or the modernist belief that progress and evolution are always good. Chesterton argues that if pr...
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Season 27
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Episode 14
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24:39
G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 13)
Is Christianity too bland, too elaborate, somewhere right in the middle, or both extremes? In this episode, Fr. Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce dive into the Chesterton’s paradoxes of Christianity.
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Season 27
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Episode 13
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29:11
G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 12)
Wrapping up chapter five and beginning chapter six, Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Christian optimism, which sees the good in this world but recognizes that Heaven alone is our true home. They also reflect on G.K. Cheste...
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Season 27
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Episode 12
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22:48
G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 11)
In what way is martyrdom different from suicide? In this episode, Father Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce discuss Chesterton’s strong words against suicide.
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Season 27
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Episode 11
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25:19
G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 10)
What is real patriotism? Can you love your homeland too much? For G.K. Chesterton, it depends on what we mean by love. Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro read the chapter "The Flag of the World" in Chesterton’s Orthodoxy.
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Season 27
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Episode 10
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35:08
G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 9)
Escapism is bad, but escape can be very good. Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro parse the “Ethics of Faerieland” in G.K. Chesterton’s Orthodoxy.
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Season 27
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Episode 9
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29:45
G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 8)
This third episode on the book’s central chapter about fairytales draws on several of its inherent themes: memory, trust, and joy. Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue discussion of Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton.
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Season 27
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Episode 8
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30:07
G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 7)
Continuing through the ethics of elfland, Chesterton details the importance of introducing children to fairytales and of cultivating wonder in daily life. Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue discussion of Orthodoxy ...
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Season 27
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Episode 7
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26:48
G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 6)
Getting into the heart of the book, chapter 4 outlines the “ethics of elfland,” detailing a Christian worldview of wonder and reverence. Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue the discussion of Chesterton’s Orthodoxy.
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Season 27
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Episode 6
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27:03
G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 5)
Before launching into the heart of the book, this episode discusses "choice" and how such diverse characters as Nietzsche, Tolstoy, and Joan of Arc related to (or lived) that idea. Join Father Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce in a contin...
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Season 27
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Episode 5
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30:29
G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 4)
The system of thought outlined in previous episodes comes to a turning point in this chapter, which is dramatically titled “The Suicide of Thought.” Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue the discussion of Orthodoxy by...
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Season 27
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Episode 4
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30:04
G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 3)
Discover why the maniac in chapter 2 is a materialist and cannot be truly free. Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue the discussion of Chesterton’s Orthodoxy.
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Season 27
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Episode 3
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30:08
G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 2)
Discussion of the maniac from chapter two, the danger of taking yourself too seriously, and the importance of a sense of humor. Join Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro for a continued discussion of Orthodoxy by G.K. Chester...
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Season 27
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Episode 2
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29:53
G.K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” (pt. 1)
Why G.K. Chesterton can change your life. Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro begin their reading of Chesterton’s classic “Orthodoxy.”
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Season 27
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Episode 1
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30:22
Fr. Hans Urs von Balthasar, “Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?” (pt. 16)
Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue breaking down Hans Urs von Balthasar’s misunderstood work “Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?”
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Season 26
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Episode 16
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21:34
Fr. Hans Urs von Balthasar, “Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?” (pt. 15)
Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue breaking down Hans Urs von Balthasar's misunderstood work "Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?"
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Season 26
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Episode 15
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36:02
Fr. Hans Urs von Balthasar, “Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?” (pt. 14)
Pulling from Scriptural directives, the author emphasizes that “Certainty cannot be attained, but hope can be justified.” Attention is drawn to the tremendous privilege belonging to a faithful servant who has shared from the first hour in the l...
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Season 26
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Episode 14
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29:58
Fr. Hans Urs von Balthasar, “Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?” (pt. 13)
The distinctions among three levels of faith; the proper attitude to have at the Second Coming of Christ. Join Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro as they continue the discussion of "A Short Discourse on Hell" at the end of Hans Urs ...
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Season 26
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Episode 13
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25:54
Fr. Hans Urs von Balthasar, “Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?” (pt. 12)
Delve into the beginning of von Balthasar’s response to objections, highlighting the difference between hope and certainty and the importance of the Fatima prayer to “lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of [God’s] mercy.” Fa...
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Season 26
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Episode 12
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26:55
Fr. Hans Urs von Balthasar, “Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?” (pt. 11)
How sin results in loss of personhood. The quality of God’s justice and his mercy in light of the theological virtue of hope. Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Hans Urs von Balthasar’s Dare We Hope "That All Men Be Save...
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Season 26
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Episode 11
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29:45
Fr. Hans Urs von Balthasar, “Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?” (pt. 10)
This episode discusses hell as a state of being (or non-being), in contrast with heaven, as well as the self-consuming nature of evil. The use of symbolism also comes into play here as Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue the...
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Season 26
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Episode 10
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30:51
Fr. Hans Urs von Balthasar, “Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?” (pt. 9)
Action, the sufferings of Christ, and the eternity of hell are discussed in this episode. What is the difference between eternity and endlessness? Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Hans Urs von Balthasar’s Dare We Hope ...
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Season 26
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Episode 9
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31:46