
About this episode
Today Melissa Naasko sits down with Deacon Nicholas Kotar. Father is an author and publisher and an expert on Russian folklore as well as an accomplished musician and director. Father discusses storytelling and the role that stories play in our lives. He also discusses the right and wrong ways to introduce them.
Deacon Nicholas’ website:
https://nicholaskotar.com
Deacon Nicholas’ vlog episode with reading recommendations that can be found here:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ9tfs0naVbzTKzxMzv6X-1mxX0bJhRYf
Deacon Nicholas’ upcoming writer’s webinar:
https://www.subscribepage.com/guidepostswebinar
Melissa’s suggested book for learning to analyze what our children read:
https://ignatius.com/a-landscape-with-dragons-lwdp/
Jonathan Pageau’s Snow White Project:
https://youtu.be/DgaCikt1hSg
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