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Ep 86 | ‘The Last Riddle’ of St. Thomas More — Stephen Smith

Dr. Tod Worner

October 20, 2026

What happens when a man who is a faithful husband, loving father, celebrated lawyer, incisive writer, and devoted son of the Church is asked to either violate his conscience or face being imprisoned, hanged, drawn, quartered, and beheaded? If you are most men, you capitulate. But if you are St. Thomas More, you guard your conscience, deepen your faith, and gird yourself for the trial to come. Join Hillsdale College Professor Stephen Smith and me as we explore the saint’s powerful prison letters in Smith’s new book, The Last Riddle: Advice on Living and Dying Well from the Imprisoned St. Thomas More, on The Evangelization & Culture Podcast.


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