Visigothic, Irish, Benedictine, and Anglo-Saxon influences all came together in Frankish Gaul by the early 700’s. The Carolingian Family came to power in an alliance with the Papacy, which could...
Dr. John Rao discusses the various forces which contributed to a revival of Catholic self-confidence in the years 1800-1848. These involved a number of clerical-lay circles in Germany, France, and...
The High Middle Ages had taught that Christians were involved in an exalted but highly complex, hierarchically-organized pilgrimage to God. Obstacles to completion of that pilgrimage came from all segments...
The Council of Constance finally allowed for the return of a unified Papacy located in Rome. But, as Dr. John Rao explains, the restored Papacy was threatened by Conciliarism, political...
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....
Pope Saint Zachary (741 A.D. – 752A.D.) “Our Glorious Popes” is a ten-part series. Listening to Our Glorious Popes will refresh your appreciation of grace in the lives of men...
Dr. David Allen White discusses the Catholic themes to be found in William Shakespeare, whose life bridges the time between the Catholic-Protestant struggle for the soul of England and Elizabeth’s...
Ambassador David Funderburk describes the horrors of the Romanian prison camps and the reality of a communist society, and more.
...The Roman Catholic Church suffered badly at the hands of the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War. Monsignor Ignacio Barreiro pays great attention to the heroic price paid by the...
What Black Legends did the Jansenists and the Enlightenment promote? Dr. John Rao outlines them as being on the one hand, the idea that the Church was a hypocritical supporter...
Monsignor Ignacio Barreiro discusses the Catholic Polity and its practical obstacles. He discusses the dilemma faced by the Catholic political activist in contemporary society. Marxism, Communism, and Democracy can both...
Dr. John Rao discusses the contribution of Britain and Ireland. In three talks, Dr. John Rao discusses the crucial role played in the growth of Christianity in Merovingian and Carolingian...
Dr. Clemens Cavallin shows that of all the foundation myths of late modernity, that which rejects the need for foundations all together is perhaps the most formidable opponent of traditional...
Dr. John Rao discusses early Christianity and the Greco-Roman world from the beginnings of Arianism through Nicea. The Arian Crisis involved every single aspect of Christian life and growth: theology,...
Mr. Farley Clinton discusses the roots of Modernism. An excellent presentation by Mr. Farley Clinton on the history and development of Modernism in Europe and America, including the cast of...
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