The Catholic Culture Podcast: 89

October 22, 2020

In addition to being the host of the Catholic culture podcast “Way of the Fathers” and the author of dozens of books about the early church, Mike Aquilina is also a poet and has written many books such as Dion, Paul Simon, and Bruce Springs. I also write songs sung by teens and others.

Mike joins the show to discuss his collaboration with legendary singer Dion, early Christian beliefs about Mary, and other early church history topics. Listen to songs from Dion’s new album
blues with friendsand readings from Mike’s new poetry collection. zero invention.

All songs and music videos are used with permission from Dion.

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[3:31] Mike’s prolific 2020 in books, poetry, and music

[5:49] Cooperated with Dion’s album production blues with friends

[9:28] Dion’s “Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)”

[17:40] Dion’s influence on rock and roll greats

[20:12] Dion’s “Told You Once in August”

[29:55] Early Judaism and pagan attacks on Mary

[34:16] What we can learn from pseudonyms

[38:52] Evidence of early belief in Mary’s Assumption

[45:31] Dion and Paul Simon’s “New York Is My Home”

[53:16] what happened agape Diet, and why did it disappear after the early days of Christianity?

[58:51] mike reads poetry zero invention

[1:04:06] “Walking in the Path of Our Fathers” Podcast

[1:08:36] Dion’s “Hymn to Him”

[1:14:31] Dion returned to Catholicism via St. Augustine

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Mike’s recent projects:

Dion blues with friends https://www.amazon.com/Bruce-Friends-Dion/dp/B086XCX576

Dion new york is my home https://www.amazon.com/New-York-My-Home-Dion/dp/B017WK8NX6

queen of history https://www.avemariapress.com/products/historys-queen

zero invention

https://catholicbooksdirect.com/product/the-invention-of-zero-an-accumulation-of-poems/

work play love https://paracletepress.com/products/work-play-love

holy mass (Words of the Church Fathers)
https://www.hfsbooks.com/books/the-holy-mass-aquilina-weinandy/

father’s path podcast https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/category/way-fathers/

Dion https://DiondiMucci.com/music/

mike aquilina https://fathersofthechurch.com/

Podcasts mentioned:

Patrick Coffin and Dion interview
https://www.patrickcoffin.media/music-legend-hits-well-timed-homer/

Square Notes: Sacred Music Podcast https://sacredmusicpodcast.com/

Crisis: Clergy Abuse in the Catholic Church https://catholicproject.catholic.edu/podcast/

Books about assumptions that Mike mentioned:

stephen shoemaker The ancient tradition of the Dormition and Assumption of the Virgin Mary

https://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Traditions-Dormition-Assumption-Christian/dp/0199210748

Richard Bauckham The Fate of the Dead: A Study of Judeo-Christian Apocalypse

https://www.amazon.com/Fate-Dead-Apocalypses-Supplements-Testamentum/dp/1589832884

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