When a young Eva Kollisch arrives as a refugee in New York in 1940, she finds a community among socialists who share her values and idealism. She soon discovers ‘the cause’ isn’t as idyllic as it seems. Little does she know this is the beginning of a lifelong commitment to activism and her determination to create radical change in ways that include belonging, love and one's full self. In addition to Eva Kollisch’s memoirs Girl in Movement (2000) and The Ground Under My Feet (2014), LBI’s collections include an oral history interview with Eva conducted in 2014 and the papers of Eva’s mother, poet Margarete Kolllisch, which document Eva’s childhood experience on the Kindertransport. Learn more at www.lbi.org/kollisch . Exile is a production of the Leo Baeck Institute , New York | Berlin and Antica Productions . It’s narrated by Mandy Patinkin. Executive Producers include Katrina Onstad, Stuart Coxe, and Bernie Blum. Senior Producer is Debbie Pacheco. Associate Producers are Hailey Choi and Emily Morantz. Research and translation by Isabella Kempf. Sound design and audio mix by Philip Wilson, with help from Cameron McIver. Theme music by Oliver Wickham. Voice acting by Natalia Bushnik. Special thanks to the Kollisch family for the use of Eva’s two memoirs, “Girl in Movement” and “The Ground Under My Feet”, the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College and their “Voices of Feminism Oral History Project”, and Soundtrack New York.…
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Evangelizing Culture and The Importance of Reading with Natalie Morrill
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31:50Welcome back for Part 2 of my conversation with the very quotable Natalie Morrill. In this episode, we talk about evangelizing arts and culture, and Natalie tells me all about the experience of writing her first novel, 'The Ghost Keeper'.저자 Dan Freeman
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The Vocation and Craft of Writing with Natalie Morrill
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33:42Are you an aspiring writer trying to discern if this might be God's will for your life? Do you value the craft and beauty of writing as an art form? Do you long for a 'Catholic literary revival' in our time? If you answered yes to any of these questions, tune in for this 2-parter with professor, editor, novelist extraordinaire (and CCO alumna!)—Nat…
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Fr. Cristino Bouvette on Cardinal Robert Sarah's "God or Nothing" and "The Power of Silence"
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37:20In 2015, North American Catholics were introduced to Cardinal Robert Sarah with his book, "God or Nothing." Cardinal Sarah's autobiography is a moving account of conversion and vocational discovery in a climate of persecution. His humility, clarity, and profound spiritual integrity have inspired many Catholics to go deeper in their quest for holine…
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Read 75 books this year - tips from Claire Brown
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1:00:33How many books did you read last year? My friend Claire read 75! In this episode, you'll hear her strategy and some of the challenges she faced as she attempted to conquer this formidable goal.저자 Dan Freeman
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