LifeCraft Read-Alouds
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Episodes: 57
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LifeCraft presents you stories and essays that inform and challenge the mind, feed the soul, and warm the heart. We uncover little known treasures and bring back neglected classics to offer you a variety of joyful and life-changing perspectives. Presented with clarity and passion, these recordings are perfect for your morning commute or a fireside family gathering. Keep checking back for new offerings.
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[Excerpt from a Classic] Bishop Laval and Jacques, from Willa Cather's Shadows on the Rock
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May 15, 2026 |
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[Short Story] The Currach Race by Walter Macken
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May 01, 2026 |
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[Meditation] The Good Thief by Alban Goodier, SJ
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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[Essays] The Honor of Work by Charles Péguy
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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[Essay] The Idea of a Pilgrimage by Hilaire Belloc
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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[Excerpt] Mowing by Hand: Levin in Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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[Poetry Excerpt] The Father from The Portal of the Mystery of Hope by Charles Peguy
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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[Short Story] Where Love is, There God is Also by Leo Tolstoy
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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[Short Story] Homesick at Home by GK Chesterton
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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[Christmas Stories] Schnitzl, Schnotzle, and Schootzle by Ruth Sawyer
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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[Christmas Stories] The Three Kings and the Children by Ruth Sawyer
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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[Christmas Stories] The Shop of Ghosts by GK Chesterton
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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[Christmas Stories] Young Scrooge: Fezziwig's Dance from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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[Christmas Stories] The Clockmaker's Apple by Ruth Sawyer
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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[Christmas Stories] The Gift of the Magi
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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[Philosophy] The Life of St. Thomas Aquinas in His Own Words
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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[Short Story] The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Anderson
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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[Short Story] The Enchanted Bluff by Willa Cather
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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[Short Story] The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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[Wildlife Essay] The Song Sparrow by John James Audubon
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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[Short Story] The Peddler of Ballaghadereen - Retold by Ruth Sawyer
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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[Philosophy] Aristotle on Contemplation and Happiness
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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[Wildlife Essay] The Northern Cardinal by John James Audubon
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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[Short Story] The Atheist by Walter Macken
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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[Essay] Cheese by GK Chesterton
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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[Short Story] On Coming to an End by Hilaire Belloc
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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[Excerpt] Grizzlebeard Tell of His First Love - from The Four Men by Hilaire Belloc
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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[Spiritual] Blind Bartimaeus Encounters the Lord - excerpt from The Public Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ, v.2, by Alban Goodier, S.J.
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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[Excerpt from a Classic] Treasure Island: Jim’s Moment of Heroism
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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[Excerpt from a Classic] Cardinal Federigo Borromeo from The Bethrothed by Allesandro Manzoni
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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[Short Story] The Juggler of Notre Dame
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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[Short Story] The Deserted Mine, A Russian story (in the style of Leo Tolstoy) retold by Ruth Sawyer
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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[Spiritual] The Common Good Makes It All Worthwhile: Excerpt from The Living Water by Pierre-Thomas Dehau, O.P.,
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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[Excerpt from a Classic] The Little Prince and the Fox from The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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[Short Story Excerpt] The Wedding Call from The Singing Tree by Kate Seredy
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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[Short Story] Home by Hilaire Belloc
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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[History] The Three Hundred Spartans at Thermopylae; excerpt from The Histories by Herodotus
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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[Short Story: Comedy] The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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[Philosophy] Plato's Cave
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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[Spiritual] The Excellence of Eternal Wisdom, an excerpt from The Love of Eternal Wisdom by St. Louis de Montfort
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May 30, 2025 |
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[History] Husband, Father, Lover of Children - excerpt from All Things for Good: The Steadfast Fidelity of Stonewall Jackson by J. Steven Wilkins
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May 23, 2025 |
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[Essays] Work, Spare Time, and Leisure by Josef Pieper
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May 16, 2025 |
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[Essays] Learning How to See Again by Joseph Pieper
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May 09, 2025 |
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[Excerpt from a Classic] Pericles Funeral Oration as reported by Thucydides
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May 02, 2025 |
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[Essays] Easter and Sunday: The First of All Festivals by Josef Pieper, excerpt from In Tune with the World: A Theory of Festivity
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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[Essays] Thoughts About Music by Josef Pieper
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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[Short Story] Gaeglers and the Wild Geese by Walter Macken
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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[Excerpt from a Classic] The Death of General Ashby from I Rode with Stonewall by Henry Kyd Douglas
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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[Excerpt from a Classic] Long John Silver and Capt Smollett: A Manly Encounter from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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[Essays] On Sacramental Things by Hilaire Belloc
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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[Short Story] The Missioner by Hilaire Belloc
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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[Short Story] At the Sign of the Lion by Hilaire Belloc
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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[Essays] A Guide to Boring by Hilaire Belloc
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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[Essays] The Onion Eater by Hilaire Belloc
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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[Essays] Permenance by Hilaire Belloc
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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[Essays] The Good Woman by Hilaire Belloc
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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[Christmas Stories] The Tale of the Wee Red Cap by Ruth Sawyer
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Jan 22, 2025 |