In this 200th episode of the CFP, Christina, Victoria, Katie, Marie, Laurie, Alexis, and Sarah look back at the show’s ten-plus year history and discuss how it’s changed, and how…

Knowing Why this episode? What is a Trad Wife (and what isn’t)? Reading https://www.thetimes.com/magazines/the-sunday-times-magazine/article/meet-the-queen-of-the-trad-wives-and-her-eight-children-plfr50cgk A Well-Trained Wife by Tia Levings Passing On

Knowing  Reading  Passing On Sara: Family Unfriendly by Tim Carney Katie: God Loves the Autistic Mind: Prayer Guide for Those on the Spectrum and Those Who Love Us: Fr. Matthew…

Listen here Marie Hause, Victoria Reynolds Farmer, and Alexis Neal discuss the healing of the woman in the crowd in Mark 5. Knowing Our experiences with this story Description of…

The Mystery Gang rides again! Alexis Neal, Katie Grubbs, and Laurie Norris talk about the classic Robert Altman film Gosford Park. Introduction Knowing  Summary and background info on Gosford Park Personal…

Victoria Reynolds Farmer, Blake Miller, Katie Grubbs, and Alexis Neal discuss the recent vote at the Southern Baptist Convention. 

Alexis Neal, Victoria Reynolds Farmer, and Marie Hause discuss Tolstoy’s classic novel. Introduction Knowing  Summary and background info on Anna Karenina Personal experiences and first impressions Reading Comparing Anna and…

The Mystery Gang is back! Alexis Neal, Laurie Norris, and Katie Grubbs discuss the HBO adaptation of Alexander McCall Smith’s bestselling mystery series. Introduction Knowing  Summary and background info on…

Marie Hause, Victoria Reynolds Farmer, and Sarah Thomas dive into some of the villancicos of famed early modern Mexican writer Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Topics include Marian villancicos,…

Knowing Introductions First impressions Background on Other Feminisms and Leah Sargeant Reading How is the newsletter structured? What sort of community and what sort of thought does that structure encourage?…

Marie Hause, Victoria Reynolds Farmer, and Leah Flenniken discuss medieval proto-feminist Christine de Pizan's Book of the City of Ladies.

Alexis Neal, Victoria Reynolds Farmer, and Kayla Beth Moore discuss George Eliot’s classic novel. INTRODUCTION KNOWING Background information on the novel Our experiences with Middlemarch READING  Dorothea  “It Can Be…

Knowing Why this episode and a bio of St. Teresa Our experience with her work Reading Interior Castle Metaphors for the soul Medieval worldview Some tricky bits of the text…

Alexis Neal, Victoria Reynolds Farmer, and Sarah Thomas discuss the musical comedy series from Apple TV+