Now having ascended the heights of Mt. Purgatory, we are propelled by our love and desire into the Heavens as we enter the realm of Paradise with Dante and Beatrice, his guide.
In this episode, we consider what Dante is up to in his imaginative conceiving of Heaven, some general themes of the Paradiso, and how we are meant for glory, both God's and our own.
Then we consider the nobility of our freedom and the paradoxical way we voluntarily constrict it with vows and promises, though only so that we can love more radically and fully.
This is our first of three installments on Dante's "Paradiso."
My companion for this trip is Paul Camacho, who is Associate Director of the Augustinian Institute and Assistant Teaching Professor in the Augustine and Culture Seminar at Villanova University. He also writes a weekly newsletter, "Will This Be On the Exam?" which is well worth the read.
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Freedom and Glory in Paradise: Dante Series, No. 7 (Ep. 28)
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