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Advent Episode: T.S. Eliot's THE JOURNEY OF THE MAGI with Christine Perrin and Matt Bianco
Welcome to Quiddity, the original podcast from the CiRCE Institute, featuring interviews and ideas that are important to Christian classical education.
In this advent-themed episode, Christine Perrin and Matt Bianco join David to discuss T.S. Eliot's poem, The Journey of the Magi.
- As promised here is the ancient church hymn Christine reads during the show: http://oca.org/saints/troparia/2013/12/25/103638-the-nativity-of-our-lord-god-and-savior-jesus-christ
- And here is the painting she refers to: http://m1.i.pbase.com/g2/48/619748/2/146773021.ZW4GpVUs.jpg
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