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...
The Eastern part of the old united Roman Empire was ripped apart by the Iconoclast Heresy in the 700’s and early 800’s. Dr. John Rao discusses the nature of that...
Sister M. Marchione discusses Pope Pius XII and his role in helping the Jews during the Third Reich’s reign. Pius XII has been blacklisted for his “silence” during the Third...
Dr. John Rao discusses Gaul and the background of the Papal-Frankish alliance. Both papal pragmatism as well as frustration with a political/religious order under the authority of the emperors in...
Dr. John Rao discusses early Christianity and the Greco-Roman world including early heresies. Christ warned us that heresies would come. They were already alive in the First, Second and early...
Dr. William Marra presents C. S. Lewis, critic, author, and philosopher, as the perfect “General Practitioner” for the diseases of Skepticism and Relativism in the 20th century.
...Mr. Christopher Ferrara, Esq., posits that the modernist perception of the right to religious liberty is an erroneous and harmful illusion. Catholic Tradition: Old Rites – New Rights: Phantom Right...
Dr. R. V. Young dispels pagan myths concerning the origins of the Gospel and explains how the Council of Trent fostered the promotion of genuine art in Catholic churches.
...Visigothic Spain developed a rich Catholic culture from the 500’s through the early 700’s, which was important for the development of the whole Christian Medieval West. Dr. John Rao shows...
Christianization and Romanization required a deeper learning in the High Middle Ages. Dr. John Rao shows that this involved studies in theology, philosophy, and law in the period from 1000-1300...
Dr. John Rao tackles Leo XIII’s efforts to do two things simultaneously. One was to provide a more detailed, positive Catholic Social Theory opposed to the Enlightenment. A second was...
The Fourteenth Century proved to be disastrous in innumerable spiritual, intellectual, and political/social ways. This is is discussed in detail by Dr. John Rao. The Papacy moved to Avignon and...
Dr. David Allen White explores the work of Corneille, Racine and Moliere and the French Neoclassical Drama. Seventeenth Century French culture reflects two major spiritual and intellectual themes: those of...
Dr. John Rao speaks on the dilemmas emerging from the Great Crusades show just how much the Papacy saw fighting as only one part of the Crusading Movement. Popes like...
Mr. Michael Davies says that most people think that Martin Luther has a great reputation as a rhetorician. His writings in German were an enormously powerful aid to the Reformation....
Mr. Michael Davies asks what was life like in the Middle Ages? He tells us how ordinary folks got along in the Middle Ages; how they related to the Church...
Fr. Crane continues his discussion of problems in the modern Church. In this second part of his series Fr. Paul Crane, S.J., furthers his study of politics and the Church,...
In the third part of his series Dr. William Marra offers a valuable analyses of Saint Augustine’s depiction of the happy life, and the years he lived denying God’s Truth....
Dr. Harry Wu tells of religious persecution in China. He spent over a decade in a communist concentration camp for his anti-revolutionary writing. He tells the moving story of his...
Mr. Michael Davies shows how Pope Liberius gave in to political pressure in his talk. The great battle of Athanasius against the Arian and Arianizing Emperors brought tremendous political pressure...
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