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Risking Enchantment is a discussion about beauty in art and culture, and its place in the Catholic faith. The show is hosted by Rachel Sherlock, and she is joined every week by a friend to dive into a particular theme or topic. We discuss literature, music, poetry, art, architecture and more, and talk about how experiencing these can hint at the transcendental and better inform our Catholic faith and how we live it out.
The Reed of God and the Potent Emptiness of Advent
Risking Enchantment
1 hour 15 seconds
1 year ago
The Reed of God and the Potent Emptiness of Advent
"It is emptiness like the hollow in the reed, the narrow restless emptiness which can have only one destiny: to receive the piper’s breath and to utter the song that is in his heart." - Caryll Houselander
In our Christmas episode of Risking Enchantment, we are looking at a seasonal devotional classic, Caryll Houselander’s The Reed of God. This small book packs a powerful punch in its meditations on the humanity of Mary, the Mother of God. We discuss its themes of emptiness, the promise of fulfillment and the secrecy of God’s life growing within us. We reflect on how Christmas can be a time of both joy and grief, but that we can bear God into the world in all the small moments and acts of service in our lives.
We would like to wish all our listeners a very happy Christmas season. Risking Enchantment will return in February 2024.
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Works Mentioned:
The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander
A Rocking Horse Catholic by Caryll Houselander
“Reed of God”, Catholic Insight by Sarah Gould
“Journey of the Magi” by T.S. Eliot
“Into the Dark with God”, You Crown the Year with your Goodness by Hans Urs Von Balthasar
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
What We’re Enjoying at the Moment
Phoebe: Christmas Choral Concerts - The Dublin Bach Singers and Culwick Choral Society
Rachel: “Holy Ghost” and “Manna”, Manna Part: 1 by Chris Renzema
“52:10” and “The Color Green”, A Liturgy, A Legacy and a Ragamuffin Band by Rich Mullins
Principium by The Arcadian Wild
Risking Enchantment
Risking Enchantment is a discussion about beauty in art and culture, and its place in the Catholic faith. The show is hosted by Rachel Sherlock, and she is joined every week by a friend to dive into a particular theme or topic. We discuss literature, music, poetry, art, architecture and more, and talk about how experiencing these can hint at the transcendental and better inform our Catholic faith and how we live it out.
