Born of Wonder

Hello Born of Wonder listeners! A little note for you on this feed that I've started a NEW podcast - If This Be Magic. You can find it wherever you download your podcasts. I hope you'll tune in! www.bornofwonder.substack.com www.katiemarquette.com  

The final episode!  116 episodes, 76k+ downloads, and we’re calling it a day.  Thank you sincerely so much to everyone who has listened, written in, and shared this podcast over the years. I'll continue writing on Substack and may even have new podcast projects in the works, so please follow along there to stay in touch: https://bornofwonder.substack.com/  Also, if you email me ([email protected]) a list of all the references/voices you hear in the Born of Wonder introduction (and don’t google!) I’ll send you a bottle of holy water I collected myself from a well in Ireland. :) [just the first three people, it’s not magical refilling water, at least I don’t think so…] Thank you sincerely for listening and sharing this podcast over the years. I hope it has given you wonder and delight and reminded you that it is a beautiful world we live in (truly) - “we make idols of our concepts but wisdom is born of wonder.”

On this podcast episode Katie and Haley discuss her two new books, focusing in particular on the Catholic Imagination (what exactly is that?), the sacramental reality of the world, and how reading a good story can change your life. We also dive a little bit into some of the more unfortunate online discussions re. women that have been circulating lately and how limiting they are. Instead of boxing ourselves into narrow images of womanhood and motherhood, Haley and Katie discuss the ways we can open our minds and hearts to the many beautiful ways of being a woman in the world. Highly encourage you to check out Haley’s books (they would make the perfect Christmas present!) and follow along with her work. Thanks again to Haley for coming on the podcast! ----- Haley Stewart is the Editor of Word on Fire Votive (an imprint for young readers) and is the host of The Votive Podcast. She is the award-winning author of seven books and the voice behind a popular Substack about faith, imagination, and literature. She lives in Florida with her four children, loves to lead pilgrimages, and never has enough bookshelves. Follow along with her work on Instagram, X, and Substack. You can purchase: Women of the Catholic Imagination: Twelve Inspired Novelists You Should Know from Amazon, Word on Fire, or wherever you buy books. The Catholic Kids' Cookbook: Holy Days and Heavenly Food from Amazon, Word on Fire, or wherever you buy books. ---- www.bornofwonder.com  www.mediamarqcreative.com Born of Wonder Substack 

Ann Kennedy Smith takes seriously the old saying “behind every great man is a great woman,” bringing to light the complicated, illuminating, fascinating stories of women who made their mark and maybe haven’t gotten their due recognition. She brings us into the beauty, sadness, and joy of women’s lives and brings an important, compelling perspective. She is the writer behind the popular "Cambridge Ladies Dining Society" Substack and an independent scholar currently focusing on the lives of Victorian women (and beyond) at Cambridge.   Ann conducts herself with class, kindness, and genuine curiosity. She teaches us there are seasons of life for everything - for children and snatching moments of reading in between diaper changes, and for burying oneself in a dusty library at a romantic and beautiful university. On this episode, Katie and Ann were able to discuss some of the specific women she has profiled in her writing (including Katie's personal favorite, Sylvia Plath), how to balance different priorities in different seasons of life, and how to lean into your creative niche. Posts referenced in the episode: The Cambridge Bride Sylvia Plath at Home: Books & Babies & Beef Stews The fascinating Miss Pym Playlist referenced in the intro: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/52mOSwZguzpe6g4gi1OAiz?si=M-Y2Lk4rRFqTJmgVoTWNug  --- www.bornofwonder.com  www.mediamarqcreative.com Born of Wonder Substack   

The Hillbilly Thomists are a band of friars of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans). After playing music together for several years, they released their debut album (The Hillbilly Thomists) in 2017, which reached #3 on the Billboard bluegrass chart and mostly consisted in bluegrass standards and Americana favorites. Since then, the friars in the band have been doing what Dominican friars do: contemplating, studying, and preaching. Their most recent album, Marigold, released in July 2024. Katie was joined on the podcast by band member, Fr. Justin Bolger O.P. Fr. Justin hails from a family of seven and grew up in Maryland. He studied business at the University of Baltimore and earned a Masters in Philosophical Studies from Mt. St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, MD. He was also a singer/songwriter and recording artist with his sister Margaret. He is now the Associate Chaplain of the University for the Catholic Community at Brown University. Katie had such a great time talking to Fr. Justin. He is very gracious, funny, introspective, and clearly has a true love for the music he is playing. We hear about some of the background behind some favorite Thomist tunes and what it’s like for the brothers to all play together. We also discuss the many deep, compelling themes to be found in traditional music and how their band offers the culture a serious, but joyful, contemplation both of the Last Things and the True things. Thanks so much to Fr. Justin for coming on. Go check out their music, and see them on tour if you can! Visit: https://www.hillbillythomists.com/ Stream The Hillbilly Thomists on Spotify, iTunes, wherever you download your music. Upcoming shows: https://www.hillbillythomists.com/tour --- www.bornofwonder.com  www.mediamarqcreative.com Born of Wonder Substack