Ancient World - Morning Show!

Good Morning/Afternoon!

Goooood morning, and great second coffee!! :))

Goooood morning, and great coffee!! :))

Today we're looking at chapter 13 in Purgatory (full episode coming next week), with both Envy and Generosity as connected vices and virtues, and the rivalry between Florence and Siena in the 12 and 13 hundreds!

Thanks for listening,
and enjoy! :)

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Gooood morning!! And a great coffee!! 😊☕️☀️🏞

Today we're talking briefly about chap 11 in the Purgatory, and also have some small and exciting news for the coming months!

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and enjoy! :)

Goooooood morning, and great coffee!!

Today we're talking about Dante's approach to finding the starting point of a spritual journey, and also about two of the Giants of the early Renaissance - the Great Painters Cimabue & Giotto! 

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and enjoy! :)

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Gooood morning, and great coffee!

Today we have a bit of updates on the Purgatory series, and some reminiscences from an incredible summer in Sicily in 2006, coming back to life again :)

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and enjoy! :)

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Goooood morning!

Today we're looking at perhaps the most pivotal chapter in the whole Purgatory, the moment and transition where it all gets a kind of structure, and the "Point of No Return" begins. With an Angel on a Rock with a Naked Sword, as the Sacred Gate opens.

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and enjoy! :)

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Gooood morning!

Today we're looking at chapter 8 and a big transitional moment when two Angels are descending into the Valley of Princes. And Dante is reminded of the guiding Torches on the Spiritual Quest; Faith, Hope and Charity/Love.

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and enjoy! :)

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Goooood morning!

Today we're looking at Dante's Purgatory Chap7, and a great essay from Greg about Science, Consciousness and the Universe:

Goood morning, and great coffee!! :)

Today we're talking about chapter 6, and the joy of reading a work that is forever renewing itself, as life grows and change! 

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and enjoy! :)

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Gooood morning, and a great coffee!!

Today we are briefly going through chapter 5 of Purgatorio, and reflecting on this quote from St. Bernard:

“The man who is wise, therefore, will see his life as more like a reservoir than a canal. The canal simultaneously pours out what it receives; the reservoir retains the water till it is filled, then discharges the overflow without loss to itself ... Today there are many in the Church who act like canals, the reservoirs are far too rare ... You too must learn to await this fullness before pouring out your gifts, do not try to be more generous than God.”

― Bernard of Clairvaux, On the Song of Songs

Thanks for listening,
and enjoy! :)

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Good morning from the Lakes, and the Mountains!

Hope you're having a great coffee - and today we have some inputs from Dante standing at the shores, looking up in marvel, and meeting a new group of souls.

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and enjoy! :)

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A quote from St. Bernard - and moving up the the Lakes!

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and enjoy! :)

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Happy Morning and Great Coffee!

Today we have a great coffee - and reading from Dante's Purgatory!

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and enjoy! 

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Welcome to a Morning Show with coffee and philosophy!

Today we're looking at a great blog called Exiting the Cave.

Reading from the opening of St. Gregory of Nyssa's "the Life of Moses", Book II. What the Pharao represents, his daughter - as well as the nutrition from Moses' biological mother.

Enjoy!

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