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Aug 2023
1h 43m

090 - Don’t Damage the Burglar

Fr. Anthony Cook, Dcn. Seraphim Richard Rohlin, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, and Ancient Faith Ministries
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Steven Christoforou joins Fr. Andrew to talk chapter 17 of The Hobbit, “The Clouds Burst,” where we finally get the Battle of Five Armies – but which five? The King Under the Mountain leaps forth, Bilbo collects war stories, and the podcast says a very fond farewell to a silent but critical contributor. 
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