A Moment of Patristic Song.

Parody, that is. “Chrysostom” is a nickname. It means “gold tongue”. (In English, we tend to talk of someone being silvertongued, instead.) Here’s a very short resume of his career.
To the tune of “Goldfinger”:
Go-oldtongue –
He’s the man, the man with the honeyed words –
Not moneyed words.
Heard
His old tongue
Beckon you to break from [...]

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#1692: “A Colossians Thanksgiving” by St. John Chrysostom

All right, so St. John Chrysostom, patriarch of Constantinople who alternated between superstardom and exile, was not American and never wrote about Thanksgiving. And the Letter to the Colossians is not about Gobble Day, either.
But there’s a lot of applicable stuff about giving thanks in Chrys’ homily series on Colossians, so enjoy!
“A Colossians Thanksgiving”.
14:51.

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Almost Ready to Get Back on the Horse

I’m still having some sinus trouble, but my voice, my nose, and my head all seem to be back somewhere close to normal. I will see if I can get back going this week.
Thank you for your patience. I’ve taken a lot of time off this year, I know.

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Stuff to Listen to While I’m Sinus-y

Yes, I’m still sinus’d up. I’m mostly better, but I just can’t shake this thing. I did manage to get through choir on Wednesday night, but my voice felt pretty shredded afterwards. I’ve been a little hoarse for most of a week and a half, although I’ve never actually lost my voice per se. There’ve [...]

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Yes, I’m Still Living in the Land of Sinusitis.

It’s not a good thing.

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Sinus-y Again.

Sorry for my absence again. When my voice is better, I’ll be back.

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Halloween Stuff

Useful stuff I’ve recorded in previous years:
“Hallowe’en” by Robert Burns. (Sorry I’m not Scottish….)

“Lil’ Orphant Annie” by James Whitcomb Riley. And the gobble’uns ‘ll get you ef you don’t watch out.
“A Welsh Halloween” by Anne Beale, excerpted from her novel Traits and Stories of the Welsh Peasantry.

“The Queen of Spain and the Bold MacLean” by [...]

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Sorry I’ve Been Silent.

My sinuses have been dripping, and my job has been gripping.
You might like to listen to BBC7 tomorrow, or for the next week or so. They’ll be broadcasting a half-hour show about J. Meade Falkner, medievalist and factory exec, as well as the author of three superb books of adventure, horror, and mystery. [...]

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Our Lady of Good Delivery

“Nuestra Senora de Buen Parto” or “La Virgen de Buen Parto” is mostly known in this country through Our Lady of la Leche y Buen Parto’s statue, down in St. Augustine, Florida. She’s the patroness of the breastfeeding organization, the La Leche League, so we think of her as a patroness of ladies with breastfeeding [...]

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Sorry for the Lack of Updates

Had to work overtime on Saturday, and I’ve been fairly hoarse and tired most of the week and weekend. I’ll try to do better next week.

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Feeling Better

As you can tell, I’m feeling a lot better. Still a little scratchy, but nothing compared to before.
Thanks for the ginger advice. I was drinking a lot of lemon ginger tea along with chai and slippery elm stuff. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get to the grocery to get whole ginger until after I was already better, [...]

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#1672: Ch. 19, Bk. 3, An Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales

An Introduction to the Devout Life continues, as our friendly neighborhood bishop quietly and cheerfully defends the value of real friendships to people living in the workaday world.
Book 3, Chapter 19: On True Friendships.
7:36.

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Still Hoarse

Sorry, folks. I know it’s been a while, but I still don’t have much voice. I did actually make it to choir today, but I think I overdid it a little… and now my throat feels cruddy again. (And it’s been very damp and hence moldy outside, which is the other part of the equation.) [...]

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Still with the Laryngitis

I’m still hoarse. Lots better than last Friday, but still not comfortable with narrating for even ten minutes.
I apologize for the inconvenience, and will try to get well as soon as possible. Let’s aim for next week.
In the meantime, please feel free to explore the last four years of podcasts and audiobooks.

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Taking a Throat Break

MORNING UPDATE: Laryngitis. No more posting this week.
PREVIOUSLY: Yes, my sinuses and allergies are bothering me again all this week, I haven’t been sleeping well, and there’s some sort of tickle in my throat and bronchial tubes that’s making me cough. I’m pretty sure it’s just sinus drippage, but I’m going to make an early [...]

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