186: Unabridged Interview: The Hillbilly Thomists

Episode • Dec 17, 2024 • 1h 1m

This is our unabridged interview with The Hillbilly Thomists.

There aren’t many Billboard-charting bluegrass bands made up entirely of Catholic Dominican Friars, who play their shows clad in white tunics and rosaries. In fact, there is precisely one such band: the Hillbilly Thomists.

“A Thomist is someone who follows the thought and theological teaching of Saint Thomas Aquinas,” they explain. “We combine it with a little bit of humor about our human condition.” In this episode, they talk about their theology and vocation, as well as how they manage life on the road as priests who have taken a vow of poverty. Plus, they give live performances of some of their finest songs.

Show Notes

Resources mentioned this episode:

The Hillbilly Thomists’ Website

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PDF of Lee's Interview Notes

Transcript of Abridged Episode

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