Fire Branded is a Catholic commentary podcast by TJ Haines that critiques progressive positions within the Church, such as claims that saints were gender non-conforming and Fr. Thomas Reese's writing on the Latin Mass. Episodes pair show notes with arguments grounded in scripture, Church teaching and liturgical translation.
Website: https://firebranded.fm/
A Western Massachusetts classical music writer offers personal, essayistic reviews of local concerts and reflections on music, faith and ethics. Readers get literate, opinionated criticism of regional performances alongside broader cultural commentary.
Long-form personal essays by a writer who mines 19th-century German Lutheran periodicals, such as Der Lutheraner and Lehre und Wehre, for small historical episodes and what they reveal about church life and the wider world. Each piece reads a single archival page closely and draws out its context with narrative patience.
A personal essay newsletter reflecting on traditionalist conservatism, Midwestern culture, literature and modern alienation from nature. Issues combine memoir, intellectual history and book reviews, with Bookshop.org and Amazon affiliate links.
Historian Jemar Tisby writes weekly essays on faith, history, and justice, focusing on white Christian nationalism and the Black Christian tradition. Readers get historically grounded analysis of current politics, along with reflections on storytelling and activism for justice.
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