Death Comes for the Archbishop

Want ad-free access? Become a subscriber. In this final episode of Death Comes for the Archbishop , host Matthew Handley reads Book 9, Chapters 5 through 8. Bishop Jean Marie Latour’s health is failing, and he thinks back on his initial meeting with Fr. Joseph Vaillant and his friend’s death. Then Father Bob Keller, OP returns to discuss death and last things. Want to read along with the podcast?...

Get early, ad-free access by becoming a subscriber. In this episode of Death Comes for the Archbishop , host Matthew Handley reads Book 8, Chapters 2 and 3, and Book 9, Chapters 1 through 4. Father Joseph Vaillant leaves to preach to the gold miners in Colorado and Bishop Jean Marie Latour enters his retirement. Want to read along with the podcast? You can get a special Purple Catholic Literature...

Get early, ad-free access to the program by becoming a subscriber! In this episode of Death Comes for the Archbishop , host Matthew Handley reads Book 7, chapters 3 and 4 and Book 8, Chapter 1. Fr. Vaillant is recalled to Santa Fe and Bishop Latour visits Eusabio, his Navajo friend. Then, Dr. Marcus Peter and Matthew continue their conversation on preaching and building a Catholic imagination. Dr....

Want early, ad-free access to the program? Become a subscriber! In this episode of Death Comes for the Archbishop , host Matthew Handley reads Book 7, chapters 1 and 2. Fr. Vaillant travels to Arizona to preach, and Bishop Latour aids a poor, old servant woman. Today’s guest is Dr. Marcus Peter. He returns to the program to discuss his conversion to Catholicism and the challenges of modern-day pre...

Get early ad-free access to each episode by becoming a paying subscriber! In this episode of Death Comes for the Archbishop , host Matthew Handley reads Book 6, the story of some of Bishop Latour’s friends in Santa Fe. Then, Franz Klein returns to discuss Christian symbolism and scriptural parallels in two stories from the novel: the saving of Magdalena and the deaths of Padre Martinez and Padre L...

Get early ad-free access to each episode by becoming a paying subscriber! In this episode of Death Comes for the Archbishop , host Matthew Handley reads Book 5. Bishop Jean Marie Latour now needs to deal with Padre Martinez, the pastor in Taos who, in Book 1, rode to Santa Fe upon Bishop Latour’s arrival expressly to reject his authority. What has been is what will be, and what has been done is wh...

Get early ad-free access to each episode by becoming a paying subscriber! In this episode of Death Comes for the Archbishop , host Matthew Handley reads Book 4. Bishop Jean Latour continues his travels with Jacinto and experiences a sacred native, secretive location. Then, Matthew shares and explores Pope Francis’ letter to seminarians on the importance of literature. Click here to read Pope Franc...

Get early ad-free access to each episode by becoming a paying subscriber! In this episode of Death Comes for the Archbishop , host Matthew Handley reads Book Three, Chapters 3 and 4. Bishop Jean Marie Latour continues his travels across the more rural areas of his diocese. He also hears the story of one of the more despicable early missionaries in the region. Later, Matthew is joined by Dr. John P...

Get early ad-free access to each episode by becoming a paying subscriber! In this episode of Death Comes for the Archbishop , host Matthew Handley reads Book Three, Chapters 1 and 2. Bishop Jean Marie Latour travels to the more rural regions of his diocese with his native guide Jacinto. Later, Matthew is joined by Dr. John Pinheiro, a historian and author. They discuss the history of the Mexican-A...

In this episode of Death Comes for the Archbishop , host Matthew Handley reads Book Two, Missionary Journeys, and explores its themes of mission, sacrifice, and faith. Later, Catholic educator Franz Klein joins the show to discuss how Catholics should approach literature through a faith-filled lens. From literary criticism to spiritual insight, this episode offers a thoughtful look at reading with...

Want early, ad free access to this podcast? Subscribe now at PurpleCatholic.com . In this week’s episode, Bishop LaTour spends his first Christmas in Santa Fe and meets with an old priest who has journied to Guadloupe to visit the site where the Blessed Virgin Mary met with Mexican peasant named Juan Diego. My guest this week is Fr. Bob Keller, OP. He and I discuss the nature of preaching and how...

Want early, ad free access to this podcast? Subscribe now at PurpleCatholic.com . In this first episode of Death Comes for the Archbishop , we begin our story with the telling of how it came to be that the Church saw it fit to establish a diocese in New Mexico. Then we see Bishop Jean Marie LaTour on his journey through Mexico to meet the bishop of Durango after he was rejected by the priests alre...

The Purple Catholic Literature Collection’s Death Comes for the Archbishop begins next week! Subscribe now on Substack or wherever you listen to podcasts. * Spotify * Apple Podcasts * YouTube and YouTube Music * Amazon Music First episode premieres Sunday, June 29th for paying subscribers and Wednesday, July 2nd for everyone else. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other...

This summer, The Purple Catholic Literature Collection presents: Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather. Tune in to our captivating podcast, Death Comes for the Archbishop, as we follow the lives of two French missionaries in the New Mexico territory during the late 19th century. Experience their struggles with faith, culture clash, and the enduring spirit of the American Southwest through...