Christopher Ferrara makes the “short case” for a modern reconstruction of Christendom as the only answer to the civilizational crisis – an idea that a growing number of political thinkers,...
Father Vincent Miceli, S.J., eloquently exposes the philanthropic cover of Freemasonry to show the link between atheistic philosophy, modernist views, and Masonry and their relationship to the Catholic Church.
...Dr. Alice Von Hildebrand discusses the question, “What Is Beauty?” The only way that man can really understand the essence of the kind of beauty the Renaissance claimed to love...
Monsignor William Smith regards the plight of the family and current trends that have an adverse effect on the family, including the sexual revolution and radical Feminism. “The Attack On...
Dr. David Allen White’s talks on Catholicism and modern poetry and literature begins with this lecture on Hopkins. Hopkins’ genius in using innovative means to relate eternal truths is underlined....
Already in the ancient world, a “Grand Coalition” of anti-Catholic forces had gathered together. This included not only the “word merchants”, interested in selling recipes for “success”, but also philosophers...
Dr. John Rao’s talk concerns the life of Orthodox, Nestorian, and Monophysite Christians under the Moslems in the Middle East in the 700’s and 800’s. A short discussion of the...
Father Kenneth Baker, S.J. speaks of the Communion of Saints and tells us of the Eleventh Article, concerning the Resurrection of the Dead and the Second Coming of Christ to...
Mr. Christopher Ferrara, Esq., defines the purpose of the state. According to Plato, the state must uphold ethics, but also lead the soul of the citizen towards the good. Using...
Dr. John Rao discusses the reactions to Chalcedon and Monophysite Movement. The Emperor Justinian, himself pro-Chalcedon, tried a number of different approaches to resolve the dilemmas posed by two opposing...
Dr. John Rao discusses early Christianity and the Greco-Roman world including the Greeks, Romans, Jews and education and life in the Roman Empire. Greco-Roman culture on the one hand, and...
Dr. John Rao discusses early Christianity and the Greco-Roman world and building Christendom. Christian problems of the Fourth and early Fifth Centuries ought not to take our attention away from...
Monsignor William Smith traces the ill effects on our society wrought by the war against life. “The War Against Life” is a most incisive address by Monsignor William Smith wherein...
Father George Rutler contrasts the outlook of the world, which emphasizes a life of physical pleasure, with the supernatural outlook of the Church, which offers the life of the soul...
Dr. Ronald McArthur, President Emeritus of Thomas Aquinas College followed with an examination of Catholic higher education. He stressed that “Catholic education has always been, and remains, Faith seeking understanding...
Dr. John Rao treats here of the roots of Arianism, its rather simple basic beliefs, and its expansion in the wake of the Council of Nicaea through till the victory...
Dr. John Rao speaks of the way in which the Gregorian pilgrimage to God involved a deeper understanding of how the Incarnation required the transformation of all things in Christ....
Culture Wars against a more militant Catholic Church were fought in many places treated by Dr. John Rao: the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Holland, Italy, and France. Particularly explosive were...
What do Liberation and Third World Theology entail? Dr. John Rao explains that they demand the submission of the Catholic missionary and social activist to what he finds expressed in...
Dr. John Rao discusses Regalism, the Universal Church and the missions. Dr. Rao now discusses the precise ways in which Regalist demands involved many clashes of the French, Portuguese and...