Flannery O'Connor on Purity, the Most Difficult of the Virtues: "A Temple of the Holy Ghost"

[@Teachering]

I thoroughly enjoyed this marvelous talk to do with a story by Flannery O'Connor and its theology. I am Catholic and was delighted to hear an interpretation of O'Connor given from a Baptist point of view. Such insight and understanding of Catholic Christian teaching! Flannery O'Connor has always been a mystery to me more so than any other writer I have studied. This talk has thrilled me and given me appetite to return to the stories of O'Connor and better able to be entertained by them.

[@FlowLai]

Catholic visitor here. What a GIFT Dr. Ralph Wood is to the people. And I absolutely love Flannery's writing as well

[@sanddollar252]

Excellent! Would love to have you as a professor.

[@candiceazzara8877]

I love this talk...

[@bobtaylor170]

Thank God, the sound got so much better when the guest began to speak. I thought this was going to be the normal extremely worthwhile speech on KZbin which is almost maddening to try to listen to because the sound is so bad.

[@herberthuber8500]

15:10 There are different opinions on Josef Pieper's role in the Nationalsocialism. I guess, Kurt Flasch: Katholische Wegbereiter des Nationalsozialismus: Michael Schmaus, Joseph Lortz, Josef Pieper. 2021, has not been translated into English yet. The title translates to: Catholic trailblazer for Nationalsocialism: Michael Schmaus, Joseph Lortz, Josef Pieper.

[@j.h.9376]

Very wonderful talk, but that rendition of the Tantum Ergo was not at all how it is normally sung. It really really changes that scene to make it sound flippant there. To do the Old Rugged Cross heartfelt then the Latin in a mocking tone really shows a preference. I think folks should look up some renditions on youtube to get a better understanding of what they sang.

[@jbell0243]

The way this man talks he’s very nearly a Catholic.

[@dougmoore5252]

That fine Baptist preacher is very, very close to Catholicism.