Visitation Sessions (A Podcast)

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Visitation Sessions (A Podcast)

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This week, the Visitation Sessions gang catches up on various lifestyle choices, including sending kids to a Waldorfy-Montessori-Harry Potteresque school, Casey’s hair tragedy at EWTN, and a special meet-n-greet with Emily in England. Also, if you haven’t yet seen us on Youtube, please subscribe HERE (it doesn’t cost you a dime). Thank you to all of our listeners and supporters, especially our full-subscribers; we have a very SPECIAL TREAT headed your way… Show notes: * The Art Spirit by Robert Henri * Chesterton Station —a show on EWTN * The Symbolic World Summit —happening Sept 24-26 in the UK * The Class —a film * The Bishops' Cable TV response to EWTN * Black Rednecks & White Liberals by Thomas Sowell * Appreciating the Appreciator by John Byron Kuhner * Select International Tours

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