On this episode, scholar and writer Dr. Grace Hamman helps us understand the medieval concepts of Virtue and Vice. Through elaborate metaphor and compelling (and sometimes disturbing) art the medieval mind was constantly grappling with one's own virtues (and combatting one's own vices). Though these terms can seem abstract, Grace helps us see the eternal relevance to our own lives, today, in 2025, and we get into some personal territory as we try to understand how we can be better people today.

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Grace Hamman is a writer and independent scholar of late medieval poetry and contemplative writing. She is the author of “Ask of Old Paths” and “Jesus through Medieval Eyes.” Her work has been published by academic and popular outlets, including Plough Quarterly and The Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies.

https://gracehamman.com

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Old Books with Grace: https://gracehamman.com/podcast-2/

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AI is shaping every aspect of our lives - how we work, how we think, how we relate to one another. And if you're a writer and creative you are going to have to grapple with the fact that AI is now doing many of your jobs. Is there even any work to be had as a creative in 2025? Is it ethical to use AI? What has changed in the past couple decades when it comes to writing for an audience versus writing for an editor? What is this doing to our hearts, our souls? What's the goal? All these big questions and more on today's episode with writer Emily Stimpson Chapman. Hope you enjoy!

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Emily Stimpson Chapman is a best-selling Catholic author of over a dozen books, a podcast host, wife, and mother of three young children.

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Substack: https://emilystimpsonchapman.substack.com/

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When Heather's son Milo was a little behind on milestones, she tried not to worry. Boys often take longer, she would reassure herself. But eventually the markers became impossible to ignore. Heather takes us behind the scenes into her son's autism diagnosis and what it's like today, parenting a non-verbal teenager. Heather is vulnerable, raw, and honest about her life's challenges as well as its joys. She finds rest in her faith as well as writing and art. A profoundly important episode to remind us how we can value (and listen to) silence.

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