The Sanctity of Smallness

"Simplicity is a virtue most worthy of love, because it leads us straight to the Kingdom of Heaven.” - Saint Vincent de Paul. We take a look at the stories and writings that encapsulate a love for a simple and small life.

Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod

Hosts: Rachel Sherlock and Phoebe Watson

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Titles Discussed:

The Brambly Hedge Series by Jill Barklem

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

Small is Beautiful: A Study of Economics As If People Mattered by E.F. Schumacher

Leisure: The Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper

The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Goodnight Mr Tom by Michelle Magorian

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge

A Remaining Christmas by Hilaire Belloc

Studio Ghibli Films: Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away

The Wise Woman by George MacDonald

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

 

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