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"The Dance of Obedience" by Madeleine Delbrêl
Jul 14, 2025
10m 31s
Reading The Aeneid Together: Aeneid Book 3 and Book 4
Nov 6, 2024
44m 52s
Reading The Aeneid Together: Introduction, Book 1, Book 2
Nov 1, 2024
40m 44s
Devin Rose, YA Author of Chasing the Seeds
Oct 23, 2024
51m 38s
Rescuing Books, With Jill Morgan at Purple House Press
Jul 17, 2024
49m 20s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 7/14/25 | "The Dance of Obedience" by Madeleine Delbrêl | Celebrating eighteen years of marriage! Enjoy this poem by Madeleine Delbrêl, French poet and social worker, about responding with love to the love of Christ the Bridegroom. We love this poem because it depicts the "spirit" of marriage, the gift and task that is marriage, that is the response to being "first loved" by Christ (cf. 1Jn 4:19). You can read other beautiful things from Madeleine Delbrêl in The Dazzling Light of God OR We, the Ordinary People of the Streets. Find quick b... | 10m 31s | ||||||
| 11/6/24 | Reading The Aeneid Together: Aeneid Book 3 and Book 4 | Ready for more? Don't lose your nerve--keep reading the Aeneid with Charity! Take a closer look at Book 3 and Book 4. Let's wonder together: Why does Virgil have Aeneas sail around so much before meeting Dido? Before landing in Italy? Why is Aeneas lingering so long in Carthage? Is Aeneas a hero or an unfaithful lover? More than a year ago, Charity hoped to bring you along with her as she read and taught some of the great texts of the Western Tradition. Finally, you can. Read in community wit... | 44m 52s | ||||||
| 11/1/24 | Reading The Aeneid Together: Introduction, Book 1, Book 2 | More than a year ago, Charity hoped to bring you along with her as she read and taught some of the great texts of the Western Tradition. Finally, you can get excited about reading the Aeneid, together with Charity! Can it really be that hard to read and understand? (Trust us: If teenagers can do it, you can too!) Read in community with Charity and discover what are some of the unique plot points, themes, characters, and quotations from Book 1 and Book 2 of Homer's Aeneid. Find quick boo... | 40m 44s | ||||||
| 10/23/24 | Devin Rose, YA Author of Chasing the Seeds | Who doesn't love a conspiracy theory...or two?! Join Charity as she interviews Devin Rose, discussing Chasing the Seeds, the Fiefdom Chronicles, Book 1. Explore how Bitcoiners, anarcho-capitalists, preppers, libertarians, the Virgin Mary and the FBI can all be crucial plot elements in a single adventure! Discover in Chasing the Seeds a YA book that has all the roaring story you want and nothing toxic you don't need. Find quick book recommendations by following Charity on Instagram. Enjoy ess... | 51m 38s | ||||||
| 7/17/24 | Rescuing Books, With Jill Morgan at Purple House Press | What if some of the best titles being published are not new, but OLD? Join Charity's conversation with Jill Morgan from Purple House Press. Charity shares her joy at discovering how a beloved childhood picture book is back in print! Jill shares stories from 20 years of rescuing books--stories about author relationships, the practicalities of bringing back favorites, and the community feeling built around the books we want appreciated for generations. Browse Purple House Press! *... | 49m 20s | ||||||
| 7/9/24 | Editing for Glory: A Conversation With Vivian Dudro, Senior Editor Ignatius Press | Vivian Dudro, senior editor at Ignatius Press, joins Charity to talk about Catholic book publishing. Vivian discusses publishing works that allow children and teens to connect their lives to the deepest truths of Christ's presence. How can "wholesome" literature depict the Real? Is it necessary for Christian books to be well-written, or is it enough for them to be church-y? Join Charity and Vivian as they explore these questions. Enjoy Vivian's recommendations on the books currently exciting ... | 42m 07s | ||||||
| 6/12/24 | Books Worth Reading? Review of The Boy Knight of Reims, by Eloise Lownsbery | If you love historical fiction, Charity has found a rare gem for you! What was it like to live in a walled Medieval town? What was it like to live in the age of Gothic cathedral-building? How is family, work, worship, and community structured? What makes life meaningful and exciting? Meet Jean d'Orbais and his family whose life and work has been tied to the great cathedral of Reims for centuries! To purchase The Boy Knight of Reims by Eloise Lownsbery, see the niche publisher Angelus Press. ... | 16m 19s | ||||||
| 3/28/24 | Read Fantasy? | Do your kids read fantasy? What do you think of magic? Is magic good? Bad? Join Charity as she considers why fantasy is such an important category of fiction to read! Perhaps, like Aslan, fantasy is "not safe, but good." Discover great fantasy books for your child: The Great Fantasy Book List (pdf) Purchase The Great Fantasy Book List through Bright Wings' Bookshop Find quick book recommendations by following Charity on Instagram. Enjoy essays on the Bright Wings' blog OR find great book l... | 39m 34s | ||||||
| 2/29/24 | Reading Man's Search for Meaning | Charity and her 11th grade students read Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl along with Robert Spaemann's address "Education as an Introduction to Reality" as part of Texas Holocaust remembrance week. Charity shares a speech she gave to the high school, generated from reading these texts together. Read Robert Spaemann's article "Education as an Introduction to Reality" You can print it as a pdf if you like. Underline and annotate it. ;) Purchase a copy of Man's Search for Meaning... | 13m 52s | ||||||
| 11/13/23 | What ARE Truth, Beauty, and Goodness...and How Do I Find Them In Books?! | We love the words truth, goodness, and beauty...but if someone asked us to explain what these are, maybe we'd be flummoxed? In this episode, Charity puts flesh into these concepts: Charity helps us see truth, identify beauty, and recognize goodness in children's books and gives us concrete examples of these concepts from books we know. After she walks us through her own book discernment process, Charity dispels two common myths that prevent us from being responsible literary guardians. You c... | 43m 29s | ||||||
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| 8/22/23 | How I Spent My Summer Vacation | Charity updates us on how she spent her summer: Where she traveled with her family, what work she's done for Well-Read Mom, and the two talks Charity presented at the national conference for the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education. Then, Charity shares some Big News that may impact Bright Wings: Children's Books. Find quick book recommendations by following Charity on Instagram. Enjoy essays on the Bright Wings' blog OR find great book lists personally crafted with you in mind! | 16m 38s | ||||||
| 5/31/23 | Back to the Bright Before, Interview with Author Katherin Nolte | What do you do when your life comes crashing down around you? Join Charity and author Katherin Nolte, author of Back to Bright Before, as they dig into this and other beautiful questions posed by Katherin's first novel. In this chiaroscuro book, sweetness and tradgedy contend in the life of one young family. Katherin also shares about how to write a book as a homeschooling mother. What is it like to craft a realistic-mystical story that shows that hope is stronger than despair? Discover... | 35m 20s | ||||||
| 5/15/23 |  Why I Hate Hatchet by Gary Paulsen | Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen, has sold more than 2.5 million copies. What's not to love in this landmark survival story? Charity shares our pleasure for all the good parts of Hatchet and asks us to take a closer look at some of the larger claims the book makes--especially to our boys--about identity, competency, hope, and survival. Check out: The Young Man and the Sea by Rodman Philbrick For Further Reading: Torn Asunder: Children, the Myth of the Good Divorce, and the Recovery of Origins... | 23m 28s | ||||||
| 5/1/23 |  Stories for Strong Boys With Dr. William Hamant | Everyone is happy to promote "girl power," and we did our own version of that theme in Episode 18: Stories for Strong Girls. But what about our boys? Is there something distinctive about being a boy? What is good about being a boy? Dr. William Hamant joins Charity to discuss what is positive and distinctive about masculinity. He reflects upon what masculinity reveals about what it means to be human. Dr. Hamant supports his insights with literature and poetry and wise experience. PRINTA... | 1h 06m 27s | ||||||
| 4/18/23 |  Books Worth Reading? Review of Wildwood by Colin Meloy | Wildwood, the first in a trilogy by Colin Meloy, is praised by Trenton Lee Stewart. It is also 541 pages! Could this book be the start of the next greatest series for your child?! It is long and has sequels...could this be just the thing for my voracious readers? Listen and discover along with Charity what this book is like--do it's characters have any character? Do they discover where they're from? Where they are going? Find quick book recommendations by following Charity on Instagram.... | 12m 40s | ||||||
| 4/3/23 |  Gordon Korman: An Author To Read or Not? | Can an author as prolific as Gordon Korman really generate books of value? After reading a dozen Gordon Korman books (sample size is 10% ladies and gentleman!) Charity delivers the answers and makes her recommendations. Check out the recommended book list! Find quick book recommendations by following Charity on Instagram. Enjoy essays on the Bright Wings' blog OR find great book lists personally crafted with you in mind! | 22m 20s | ||||||
| 3/21/23 |  Innocence: A Perspective for Intelligent Reading | Have you ever returned to a beloved children' book as an adult and found the content unnerving? Charity introduces the topic of cynicism as a perspective that shapes what we are able to see, a stance that conditions our vision, a judgement that conditions our choices. Charity introduces an excellent essay by Anna Kaladish Reynolds regarding cynicism, a critical reading of Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully. Reynold's essay proposes that the innocence available in picture bo... | 21m 07s | ||||||
| 3/7/23 |  Books Worth Reading? Review of Beauty by Robin McKinley AND Snow and Rose by Emily Winfield Martin | Ready for a couple of the most satisfying stories you've heard in a while? Charity reviews Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley and Snow and Rose by Emily Winfield Martin. If you enjoy fairy tales--or if you simply enjoy a story with both action and reflection--join Charity as she explores the value of these two novel-length retellings. This post contains affiliate links. If you buy a book through them, you support Bright Wings at no additional cost to you.... | 26m 36s | ||||||
| 2/13/23 |  Protecting or Equipping?: A Literary Examen for the Best Kind of Parent | Do you know what discernment is? Can we examine what motivates our literary choices for our children? In this podcast Charity wonders what motivates our literary decision-making: Does a desire to protect motivate? Does fear of harm predominate in our decision-making? Is our end goal to equip our children? Are we convinced that the good is stronger and more pleasing than evil? Find quick book recommendations by following Charity on Instagram. Enjoy essays on the Bright Wings' blog OR find gre... | 15m 43s | ||||||
| 1/24/23 |  World War II Books: Best Picture Books and Novels | Were you ever obsessed with WWII fiction and stories as a child? Do you have a child who is really into stories from this era? Why the fascination?! Is there something weird about this interest? Charity unpacks what is vital to understanding the value of books about World War II. Children appreciate this time because good and evil are clear and there are high stakes and choices to make. Children like this era because hard moral choices and suffering are contexualized by singular and personal ... | 34m 56s | ||||||
| 1/10/23 |  Books Worth Reading? Review of Masterminds Series by Gordon Korman | As part of an ongoing initiative Charity reviews books to save you time and teach you how to know a good book when you see it! Charity reviews the Masterminds series by Gordon Korman. (Masterminds; Masterminds: Criminal Destiny; Masterminds: Payback) She contrasts it to Keeper of the Lost Cities series and points out how keenly interesting (and desperately fun) it can be to allow a glaring ethical problem (cloning) drive the action of the plot and character development. Does Korman do this ... | 12m 57s | ||||||
| 12/7/22 |  A Conversation on Beauty, Ugliness, and Illustrations | Join Charity's conversation with Jennifer Kehoe as they discuss children's book illustrations. Why is it important that illustrations are beautiful? What are some of the features that help us recognize whether something is beautiful or not? What are ingredients of artisianship that make for to great illustrations? When it comes to children's books Charity and Jennifer wonder if "ugly" has to equal "funny"? They also discuss if every book must be beautiful. Best of all, Jennifer names many exc... | 53m 41s | ||||||
| 11/29/22 | How Can I Support Bright Wings? | Today, I talk with transparency about the finances of Bright Wings: Children's Books. I love producing this podcast and I consider myself blessed to think and read and have the desire to share ideas about children's literature with you. Being able to do this is incredibly rich. But, ironically right now, Bright Wings is an expensive hobby of mine and operates in the red. I wonder if you could donate $5-$10 today? Or, perhaps you'd rather help and support this mission by rating and reviewing B... | 6m 26s | ||||||
| 11/11/22 | Middle Ages, Fact and Fiction, With Dr. Grace Hamman | Dr. Grace Hamman from Old Books With Grace joins Charity to take a closer look at the Middle Ages. Charity asks Grace what made her fall in love with this era. Charity also asks, "Did women write/illustrate books? What were some of the achievements of the Medieval period? How hard did peasants work? How are hospitals an especially Medieval achievement? Were manners invented in the Middle Ages?" They talk about how to see the era with "texture," to see the good and bad of this time, with... | 56m 58s | ||||||
| 10/10/22 | S.D. Smith Interview, New Jack Zulu Book | Sam Smith, better known as S. D. Smith, the author of the beloved Green Ember Series tells us the Big News! He is collaborating with his son J.C Smith on a new series, beginning with Jack Zulu and the Waylander's Key. If you loved the strange mix of rabbits with swords, you will love the half-African, half-Appalachian Jack Zulu. S.D. Smith and Charity converse about the great questions of Who am I?, Where Have I Come From?, Where Am I Going?, and What Good Must I Do? S.D. Smith tells ... | 47m 52s | ||||||
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