Audio Category: Humanities

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. William Marra describes the “Errors In Behavioristic Psychology.” in this lecture. The word “psychology” means having to do with soul. Psychologist, B.F. Skinner emphasizes behavior and organism, not psychology...

Father Paul Crane, S.J., deals with the supernatural task of the Church and the new humanism which is in danger of supplanting it.

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David Allen White says God created man with the ability to continue creation, primarily through procreation, but also through the arts. Man is called to create what is beautiful because...

Dr. John Rao says that Pluralism proclaims a need to recognize diversity and allow everyone freedom to operate. Authority is set aside, and every group is granted license of belief....

Dr. David Allen White lectures on the literary and religious significance of Dante Alighieri and Thomas Stearns Eliot.

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Dr. William Marra explores the metaphysics in Plato and Aristotle. Christian theology in ancient and early medieval times was built more along Platonic lines. From the High Middle Ages onwards,...

Dr. Alice Von Hildebrand discusses Blaise Pascal’s life and work. One of the greatest critics of Descartes in seventeenth century France was Pascal. His God, the God of Abraham, Isaac,...

Dr. William Marra philosophizes on why we knowingly do evil. In this series Dr. Marra, the eminent disciple of Dietrich von Hildebrand, explains everything philosophical from Phenomenology to Thomism. A...

Ancient literature and ancient rhetorical arguments were rediscovered and used by many Humanists from the 1300’s onwards. Dr. John Rao explains that they often now attacked the Christian concern for...