Do more on FlanneryO’Conner. She is one of my favorite writers.

She addresses worldview artistically no holds barred from the Catholic perspective. She was born to do this. Everytime I read her stories, I see the raw beauty of her work. I will never stop reading her. ♥️

Lets all pray 7 Hail Mary for heavenly protection and miracles for the entire Christendom

Usually i don't watch clips, but when i read "Flanmery O'Connor", i just had to click!

Thank you from Sweden.

I read 2 or 3 short stories by O'Connor when I was young back in the late 90s. When I am trying to explain the Woke culture, I use the title of her short story 'Everything that rises must converge', to finish up what I'm trying to get across. People generally get it. I had two people even write it down. I'm in UK, and Flannery O'Connor is not known so much here. After hearing this vid, I must revisit her work. Thanks

I cannot tell you how excited I am that you are doing an episode all about Flannery. I LOVE HER. She has meant so much to me in so many ways, and I am thankful and thrilled to hear this full-length podcast. Thank you thank you for doing this!

She is so funny. That's why I love her. She's funny because it's truth she's writing.

I went to a wonderful seminar on O'Connor and found that the intellectual prowess of her works runs deep. Thank you for talking about her! She has a lot to offer the world.

My absolute favorite story by O'Connor is Parker's back. She wrote it while she was dying. It is so symbolic of humankind and what a sacramental faith and the cross is all about.

Fr Damian! Matt, thanks so much for bringing him on. I fell in love with his writing when he was a regular on Word On Fire’s blog. Can’t wait to dive deeper into his mind through this interview!

She is AMAZING. Yes, she writes about darkness, but darkness is part of the world and something we all experience at times. I’m shocked anyone would find her scandalous.

Blew my mind when he mentioned Petey.

I just took a lit class for the spring semester and we went over Flannery Oconnor and A Good Man Is Hard to Find. I liked her wit, dark humor and irony.

top literally saved my life, great band that does an incredible job communicating real meaning in music even right now with their more pop stuff its all part if the story, he has talked about how the world of trench is him envisioning a world without God and comparing scaled and icy for example to self titled or regional at best its very apparent

She said something like she had to be shocking to get through to people who were so lost.

There’s also the fact that O’Connor writes pieces that are intense and dark, while receiving approval to be read by Catholics hierarchy/parents haha

Thank You Again Matt for a great interview, can't wait to see the whole thing!

Revelation is one of the best short stories ever written.

Sometimes I feel like a misfit, that that could be because of my autism.

I had no idea that Elijah Wood became a priest!

I majored in English in college and read some of her works. I tried again when I became a more committed Catholic. I found the few stories I read disturbing. Not my cup of tea.

I got a burst of joy when Twenty one pilots was mentioned….

Never heard of her

People love her because SHE COULD WRITE!

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Some people believe that Catholicism is a false religion and that its doctrines are ungodly. Some of these doctrines include: Good works for salvation: Catholics believe that good works are required to earn salvation No Bible studies: Catholic churches do not have Bible studies No priests marrying: Catholic priests are not allowed to marry Food restrictions: Catholics limit what foods they can eat Plan of salvation: Some say that the Roman Catholic plan of salvation is different from the Gospel of grace in the Bible

I started reading A Good Man is Hard to Find, and was taken aback by the use of the n-word…being from Texas, I hear it used so much to degrade a person, like the grandmother did, that it’s hard to move past it? Like is this a favorite word of hers, and hides behind the characters to use it? Again, I’m from Texas, so “product of their time” argument is weak sauce

It is so bizarre (at least to me, from what I've been used to) to see/hear a 'man of the cloth' talking this way, and/or, about those types of bands, lol. BadASS! But, bizarre.. LmMFaO!

Talk about not fitting in: being a Traditional Catholic in a typical Novus Ordo parish. 😢

Never liked Flannery O'Connor. Too much of a try hard. I find that most men are repulsed by the ugliness of her work, while it appeals to wide swath of women...make of that what you will. And I know people will comment about how "ugliness is reality! That's the point!" Yeah, taking a steaming dump in the streets is reality too...but it's not good, true or beautiful. On the other hand, her essays are great.