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Pictured here is Emily Stimpson Chapman, a bestselling Catholic author, who was recently interviewed on Catholic Review Radio. (Photo courtesy of Emily Stimpson Chapman)

Radio Interview: Prolific Catholic author Emily Stimpson Chapman on wine, monasteries and the art of hospitality


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“Sacred Wine” is a book written by bestselling Catholic author, Emily Stimpson Chapman. (Photo courtesy of Emily Stimpson Chapman)

What do monks, monasteries and a great bottle of Bordeaux have in common? More than you might think. On this episode of Catholic Review Radio, host Rita Buettner speaks with Emily Stimpson Chapman, a bestselling Catholic author who has spent years tracing the deeply intertwined histories of winemaking and the Church in her new coffee table book, “Sacred Wine: The Holy History and Heritage of Catholic Vintners.”

Chapman explains how monks preserved and elevated winemaking after the fall of the Roman Empire – and why the Mass was central to their motivation. She also discusses her remarkable recent output of four books in six months, including “The Story of All Stories,” a salvation history Bible for young Catholics, and “Around the Catholic Table,” a cookbook rooted in her family’s charism of hospitality and adoption.

Throughout, Chapman reflects on how motherhood, prayer and a lifelong sense of calling have shaped her life as one of Catholic publishing’s most prolific voices.

Click play below to listen to the full show.

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