One of the greatest early problems of Church History was a rigorism that did not wish to allow Penance to have the role that it must in the life of...
Dr. John Rao discusses early Christianity and the Greco-Roman world and the problems of the New Christian Order. There were many other problems that the emerging Christian order had to...
In this fifth lecture Dr. William Marra closely studies certain questions Saint Augustine asks in relation to God and eternity, such as what time is and how it relates to...
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...
In this lecture Dr. WIlliam Marra continues his study of the topics he began in his last lecture. Saint Augustine raises questions about bodily motion in relation to time and...
Dr. John Rao presents a summary of some of the Christological heresies emerging out of the earlier Trinitarian battles. These led to the discussions of Christ’s divine and human natures...
In this 7th lecture Dr. William Marra continues to unravel Saint Augustine’s study of the Universe, explaining how God created Heaven and Earth. As noted in an earlier lecture, Saint...
In this 8th part of Dr. Marra’s lecture series we are offered a deep and philosophical study of the Old Testament. Dr. Marra explains Saint Augustine’s interpretation of Genesis, and...
Dr. John Rao begins with a discussion of the ancient rhetorical dislike of Plato and his insistence that a knowledge of truth had to precede action. The entry of the...
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...