Happy New Year! Announcing Season 2 of the #BecomeFire Podcast: The Friars Book Club. Join us each week as we dive into our six favorite Catholic-themed fiction novels. Here is our full reading list so that you can dive in with us. NOTE: there will be spoilers in each episode!

Book 1 - Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero (Henryk Sienkiewicz)
Book 2 - Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Book 3 - The Power and the Glory (Graham Greene)
Book 4 - Island of the World (Michael O'Brien)
Book 5 - Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Book 6 - A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller Jr.)

Season 2 Preview - Become Fire Podcast S2. Ep #0

The year is 64 A.D. In Nero's Rome, where the aristocrats lord over the masses with an iron rod and Christians are considered outlaws, an unlikely love draws a Patrician and a Christian prisoner together. In this episode of the #BecomeFire Podcast, we dive into part one of "Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero."

Quo Vadis (Part I) - Become Fire Podcast S2. Ep #1

The Friars Book Club continues. What will become of Lygia and Marcus Vinicius? Join us for this episode of the #BecomeFire Podcast as we conclude our discussion of "Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero."

Quo Vadis (Part II) - Become Fire Podcast S2. Ep #2

The Holy Father sends a French Jesuit from the midwestern United States to minister to the people of New Mexico. Though this mission is anointed by God, sinister forces are at work in this part of the continent. Join us in this episode of the #BecomeFire Podcast as we introduce the acclaimed novel, "Death Comes for the Archbishop" by Willa Cather.

Death Comes for the Archbishop (Part I) - Become Fire Podcast S2. Ep #3

The Holy See and Bishop Ferrand commissioned Father Latour to minister to the peoples of New Mexico. On his eventful journey from Ohio to the Southwest, God's providence sustained the French priest. But upon is arrival, it was evident that sinister forces were at play in his new home. Who will survive this battle of virtue and vice? Join us for this episode of the #BecomeFire Podcast as we continue to explore Willa Cather's great American novel, "Death Comes for the Archbishop."

Death Comes for the Archbishop (Part II) - Become Fire Podcast S2. Ep #4

Young Josip's idyllic mountain village is torn apart by the tides of war. Within his soul, innocence wrestles with devastation, and the echoes of a shattered world ignite a spark of unyielding hope. Josip's journey is a visceral odyssey that grips your heart and dares you to look away as his journey begins to unfold against a backdrop of chaos and courage. In this episode of the #BecomeFire Podcast, we dive into part one of The Island of the World by Michael O'Brien.

The Island of the World (Part I) - Become Fire Podcast S2. Ep #7

Josip's journey plunges into a tangle of exile and redemption, where the scars of his past collide with a relentless search for meaning across continents and decades. The second half of his story develops into a tapestry of faith, love, and the human spirit tested by an unforgiving world. What began as a fractured existence builds toward a breathtaking crescendo. In this episode of the #BecomeFire Podcast, we come to the end of Josip's journey. Join us for part two of The Island of the World by Michael O'Brien.

The Island of the World (Part II) - Become Fire Podcast S2. Ep #8

Charles Ryder, a curious Oxford dreamer, meets Sebastian Flyte, a magnetic soul whose lavish life promises an alluring freedom. At the grand estate that looms over their friendship, beauty battles with duty, and every laugh hides a secret waiting to unravel. Join us in this week's episode of the #BecomeFire Podcast as we open up part one of Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh.

Brideshead Revisited (Part I) - Become Fire Podcast S2. Ep #9

Charles returns to a transformed Brideshead, where the Flyte family’s tangled ties of love, guilt, and faith pull him deeper into their unraveling world. Amidst war’s stark shadow, old promises clash with new desires, and the estate stands as both sanctuary and judge to a life Charles can’t escape. Join us for part two of Brideshead Revisited in this episode of the #BecomeFire Podcast.

Brideshead Revisited (Part II) - Become Fire Podcast S2. Ep #10

Happy Easter! Twelve weeks ago, we set off on an ambitious course; to present and analyze six great works of Catholic-themed fiction. Throughout the length of the Friars Book Club series, you sent in so many great questions about each book. And so, this episode of the #BecomeFire Podcast is dedicated to you. Listen along and see if your question made the cut.

Friars Book Club Epiloque (Q&A) - Become Fire Podcast S2. Ep #13

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