LifeCraft Read-Alouds
LifeCraft presents you stories and essays that inform and challenge the mind, feed the soul, and warm the heart. We uncover little known treasures and bring back neglected classics to offer you a variety of joyful and life-changing perspectives. Presented with clarity and passion, these recordings are perfect for your morning commute or a fireside family gathering. Keep checking back for new offerings.
Episodes
16 episodes
[Short Stories] Gaeglers and the Wild Geese by Walter Macken
A master story-teller offers another delightful sketch of rural western Ireland when life was more simple but human interaction as rich and entertaining as ever.
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19:43
[Excerpts from Classics] The Death of General Ashby from I Rode with Stonewall by Henry Kyd Douglas
One of the most revered Confederate cavalrymen, Turner Ashby was Stonewall Jackson’s right hand in the world famous Valley Campaign. This excerpt offers an unforgettable sketch of the Shenandoah Valley and of Ashby’s knight-like service and dea...
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[Excerpts from Classics] Long John Silver and Capt Smollett: A Manly Encounter from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
The most remarkable fictional pirate of all time finds his match in the indomitable Capt Smollett. This short chapter called ‘The Embassy’ is itself a treasure in this legendary yet subtle tale of manly character and coming of age.
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14:21
[Excerpts from Classics] Bishop Laval and Jacques, from Willa Cather's Shadows on the Rock
This is a powerful sketch of an early Bishop in French Canada (he was declared a saint in 2014) and his interaction with an illegitimate boy he encounters on the streets of Quebec. (Cather's portrayal is historical fiction about a real man.)
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21:34
[Essays] On Sacramental Things by Hilaire Belloc
A short, striking essay reflecting on the power of everyday things to move the soul and to connect us to the highest realities.
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14:42
[Short Stories] The Missioner by Hilaire Belloc
This lovely short story by Belloc is perfect for a winter evening: you can feel the cold of the north countries and the warmth of the fire. Great for all ages, this story artfully raises a cluster of issues, including the amazing power of music...
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15:43
[Short Stories] At the Sign of the Lion by Hilaire Belloc
Belloc sketches a visit to a remarkable inn and a remarkable conversation about our desire that simple, beautiful things of this world endure into the next.
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20:21