In Acts, St. Paul talked of prophesy and visions and dreams, and so these are very Christian actions; yes? But in the Roman orator Cicero’s “Dream of Scipio,” Cicero writes of both a vision and a prophesy that was experienced by the pagan Scipio in his dream. This work presented a model of creation and the creator that is very close to what Christians living a century later would profess. Does this mean that pagans and Christians are the same? Does it mean that St. Paul was merely speaking creatively? Or were both telling the actual truth? The ladies of the Mosaic Ark have some ideas. Listen to this week’s stream as we continue our discussion of C.S. Lewis’s The Discarded Image and what we learn from Macrobius’s commentary on Cicero about dreams. And please give us your ideas on the subject in the comments! — Streamed September 19, 2025

This week the ladies of the Mosaic Ark welcomed medieval scholar Robert Keim, who discussed his translation of the psalms which uses some of the lost vocabulary of medieval England. Professor Keim is in love with the Lord; he is also in love with the English language. He believes that the power of the psalms is in their poetry, and that this poetry helps Christians to understand who their Lord is and their proper relationship with him. But, as he and the ladies discussed, the psalms also help us to see that we are never alone in our moments of weakness; we share the same worries and fears as its author and the same hope in our Lord. This has been a very dark and unsettling week. We pray for the repose of the soul of Charlie Kirk, and for the safety and consolation of his widow and children, for “God is our refuge and our strength, our help when afflictions are heavy upon us” (Psalm 45, Robert’s translation). —Streamed September 12, 2025

Via Medievalis: https://viamediaevalis.substack.com/

Buy Robert’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Poetry-Family-Prayer-Robert/dp/B0CVVP3FTL/

This week the ladies of the Mosaic Ark took a break from talking about C.S. Lewis’s “The Discarded Image” so that we could tackle something a little easier, the war between the sexes! At the end of last week’s stream, KC said something she thought everyone knew — that women are more spiritual than men. The Professor, no stranger to the subject of Western Christendom’s most famous spiritual writers, begged to differ. But who is right? Are women more spiritual than men, or do women just talk more about it? When men do talk about it, are they more expressive, or less; are they more analytical or more emotional? Are the spiritual writings of women all just glorified Romantasy? Can men get pregnant?! (Trust me, it actually came up in this discussion!) Have a listen and give us your opinions in the comments; that war between the sexes isn’t going to re-ignite itself! —Streamed August 29, 2025