I’ve been thinking over the past several months about a potential theme for the next season of my podcast The Weight of Glory.

In 2021, I launched the first full season on the theme of hope. My long-time friend Kale Zelden discussed with me what hope looked like in the wake of the pandemic and the battered state of the post-conciliar Church. We then engaged in a very close reading of Pope Benedict XVI’s encylical letter on hope: Spe Salvi.

In 2022-2023, I invited Kale back for season two on the theme of humanity. We took a close look at The Abolition of Man, a series of three brilliant and prophetic lectures delivered by C.S. Lewis in 1943.

I’ve decided this week that season three of the podcast ought to focus on the theme of friendship. I will begin by reading the college paper I wrote on the topic, and then I hope to engage in a close reading of The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis. Maybe I can coax Kale back for season three.

Stay tuned.

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