Dante's Divine Comedy

Paradiso 27 17.10.2020 23:52 ↓

Dante is full of the superabundance of heaven, when the lights around him turn red and Peter condemns the church.

Paradiso 26 11.10.2020 34:00 ↓

A blinded Dante realigns his desire to the heavens, and is confronted by the unexpected light of Adam.

Paradiso 25 10.10.2020 30:47 ↓

The light of hope, James, joins Dante and Beatrice. They shine with this virtue, before the heavens fall silent.

Paradiso 24 04.10.2020 32:28 ↓

Dante must delight Saint Peter with insights on faith. He finds words to express his awareness and love.

Paradiso 23 03.10.2020 19:14 ↓

In a series of shattering visions, Beatrice helps Dante steady himself and become capable of the light.

Paradiso 22 27.09.2020 31:49 ↓

Beatrice helps Dante tolerate the tremendous vision in Saturn, as Benedict descends the ladder.

Paradiso 21 13.09.2020 26:01 ↓

Dante is in the heaven of Saturn, though its glory must be shown gradually, lest he be blasted by the light.

Paradiso 20 12.09.2020 16:43 ↓

Souls Dante never expected to see are encountered in Jupiter, and Dante learns of new heavenly dynamics.

Paradiso 19 09.09.2020 20:21 ↓

The heaven of Jupiter shows the divine plenitude. Accepting human finitude readies Dante for more.

Paradiso 18 06.09.2020 25:27 ↓

A deeper symmetry in life appears to Dante as, guided by Beatrice, he moves to the heaven of Jupiter.

Paradiso 17 05.09.2020 17:13 ↓

Dante learns that he will face exile and, in the heaven of Mars, absorbs the virtues to say yes to it.

Paradiso 16 30.08.2020 17:41 ↓

The tragedy of Florence is rehearsed though, in heaven, a deeper love and life transcends even the worst.

Paradiso 15 29.08.2020 22:26 ↓

In Mars, Dante meets his forebear Cacciaguida, who offers a vision of times more aligned with the divine.

Paradiso 14 23.08.2020 23:53 ↓

Contemplating the divinisation of humanity and creation, Dante finds himself in the sphere of Mars.

Paradiso 13 22.08.2020 16:55 ↓

Imagining the motion of the stars is practice for perceiving the divine splendours Dante enjoys in the sun.

Paradiso 12 15.08.2020 22:07 ↓

Dante contemplates a double circle of light in the sun, as Dominic adds wisdom to the ascent of love.

Paradiso 11 12.08.2020 11:49 ↓

Thomas Aquinas offers the life of Francis of Assisi to illuminate seeing the light of the Sun in this life.

Paradiso 10 09.08.2020 20:56 ↓

They arrive in the heaven of the sun, the light most manifest to mortals, heralding divine light within.

Paradiso 9 05.08.2020 23:30 ↓

Dante meets souls who in life were erotic lovers, to discover more about what carries us heavenward.

Paradiso 8 02.08.2020 23:38 ↓

Dante, in the reality of Venus, encounters a kingly soul and kindred spirit to explore love, diversity and unity. 

Paradiso 7 29.07.2020 18:46 ↓

Dante is dissatisfied with the traditional account of the crucifixion. Beatrice leads him to a beautiful new vision.

Paradiso 6 26.07.2020 20:13 ↓

Dante presents a big history and, in this mercurial sphere, we are invited to peer beneath events.

Paradiso 5 25.07.2020 28:39 ↓

Beatrice shows Dante and us something of the freedom to align our lives with divine life, prompting a dramatic change.

Paradiso 4 22.07.2020 22:31 ↓

Dante is dazzled, overwhelmed by the seeming paradoxes of paradise. Beatrice shows how they are transcended.

Paradiso 3 18.07.2020 26:02 ↓

Dante is immersed in the state of mind that confuses reflection and reality as a soul appears, Piccarda.