The Votive Podcast

Haley interviews Grace Fitzpatrick, an icon writer and a storyteller. Her collection of fairytales, The Stag with the Crystal Horns and Other Tales, is forthcoming from Ignatius Press. Grace is wife to fellow writer Danny Fitzpatrick and mom to four beautiful kids. In this episode Haley and Grace discuss fairy tales: what they are, why we're drawn to them, and why they are still worth sharing and writing.
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Haley interviews Randy Boyagoda, a writer, critic, and scholar. He teaches English at the University of Toronto and is the author of Dante's Indiana, Original Prin, and Beggar's Feast. They talk about the importance of taking young people seriously as readers and as thinkers. They also discuss the genre of YA literature and Randy's new YA novel titled Little Sanctuary. This episode considers the need to challenge young readers with powerful language and thought-provoking themes and the need for all of us to read more in an age of distraction.
Learn more about the children's literature available from Word on Fire Votive. Stay up-to-date with the latest episodes of the The Votive Podcast biweekly on WordonFire.org or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Haley interviews Anthony D'Ambrosio, a film producer, writer, and director as well as the founder of Sherwood Fellows. This episode discusses his film Triumph of the Heart about the martyrdom of St. Maximilian Kolbe. Haley and Anthony explore the powerful medium of film and how it can shape the imagination. And they consider the importance of letting stories of heroic suffering (like Kolbe's) shape young people so that they have the tools to face suffering when it comes, accompanied by the saints and by Christ who suffers with us.
Learn more about the children's literature available from Word on Fire Votive. Stay up-to-date with the latest episodes of the The Votive Podcast biweekly on WordonFire.org or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Haley interviews Laura Kelly Fanucci, an award-winning author of several books including Everyday Sacrament and Grieving Together. Her work has been featured all over the place including the Hallow App, NPR, and The Kelly Clarkson Show. She runs two best-selling Substacks: The Holy Labor and The Compassion Brigade and she lives in Minnesota with her husband and her five sons. She also has a new book called Mary's Way of Advent, the season being discussed on the show today. This episode explores how to share this holy season with children and how to enter into the story of Advent.
Learn more about the children's literature available from Word on Fire Votive. Stay up-to-date with the latest episodes of the The Votive Podcast biweekly on WordonFire.org or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Haley interviewes Nell O'Leary, Institute Consultant for the Word on Fire Institute and mom of five living in St. Paul. This episode explores developing a home library and what kind of books to stock in it. Nell and Haley talk about raising readers, helping children develop their moral imagination and learn to strengthen the muscle of critical thinking as they encounter new media, and building a bookish family culture
Learn more about the children's literature available from Word on Fire Votive. Stay up-to-date with the latest episodes of the The Votive Podcast biweekly on WordonFire.org or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Do you enjoy this podcast? Become a Word on Fire IGNITE member to support the production of the Votive Podcast and other initiatives from Word on Fire. Our ministry depends on the support of listeners like you! Become a part of this mission and join IGNITE today to become a Word on Fire insider and receive some special donor gifts for your generosity.