Peter Giersch
Author and memoirist whose book Talking of Michelangelo: Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell in the Burgundy Region is the focus of the episode; discusses his spiritual crisis, literary interpretations, and experiences on a French monastery retreat.
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Apr 21, 2026 • 50min
#101 - Peter Giersch
Peter Giersch, author and memoirist, reflects on a French monastery retreat and his book Talking of Michelangelo. He explores spiritual crisis, literary readings of T.S. Eliot and Michelangelo, and the four last things: death, judgment, heaven, and hell. Conversations touch on art, attention shaped by liturgical language, and making serious themes accessible and personal.
