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Mount Wonder – a novel inspired by IHP

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Dec 2022
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My dad wrote a novel called Mount Wonder. It’s a romance based on his personal experiences in the Integrated Humanities Program (IHP) at KU in the 70’s. Given how influential that program has been for American Catholicism and with all of the issues in academia today, and because it’s a totally wild adventure, you’ll enjoy […]

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Brideshead Revisited

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Mar 2009
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I’m going to begin writing my thesis on the book Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh. It’s a lovely book, and I recommend reading it, if you haven’t already.

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