Humanities

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Father John Perricone gives the ABC’s of Catholic Moral Theology, that branch of theology which discusses the relations of man and his free actions to God and his supernatural end,...

Fr. Richard Munkelt tackles the most burning philosophical question of the High and Late Middle Ages: the relationship of individual things to universal ideas. This subject became more heated at...

Dr. David Allen White continues the discussion of the life and work of William Shakespeare. Working with reference to various plays and poems, Dr. David Allen White evokes here the...

Modernity, Dr. John Rao argues, had intellectually deconstructed itself as much as possible by the end of the nineteenth century. What was left to do was to deconstruct itself politically...

Fr. Richard Munkelt discusses the problem of the relationship of the human person to the order of nature in a way that shows how the ancient and modern treatments of...

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...

Father James V. Schall, S.J. shows how heretics and non-believers were responsible for Chesterton’s conversion in his talk, “Halos Even in Hell: Chesterton’s Own Private Heresy.” A must-listen, because it...

Dr. William Marra philosophizes on the meaning of truth. In this series Dr. William Marra, the eminent disciple of Dietrich von Hildebrand, explains everything philosophical from Phenomenology to Thomism. A...

Father Edmund Waldstein (doctoral candidate and professor at Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule, Austria) examines how in ancient times and throughout most of the history of Catholic philosophy, happiness was seen to be...

Dr. John Senior gives an engaging talk on the rise and nature of Christian Humanism, relating it to the ninth plague of Egypt, the plague of darkness, a darkness so...

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...

Dr. John Rao continues the previous discussion by illustrating that separation of the modern from modernity involved work on many levels. It included theology, philosophy, biblical exegesis, historical studies, the...

Dr. David Berlinski entertains questions from the audience relating to science, philosophy and the moral life. Dr. Berlinski displays a sharp acuity and wit as the conversation ranges over the...

Dr. WIlliam Marra, in his penultimate lecture, explains Saint Augustine’s complex teachings on God. Saint Augustine teaches how God does not need any creature, to exist Himself, but only creates...

Joseph Pearce delivers a splendid summary! It covers an enormous number of authors (with interesting details) who have struggled for perennial truth. He discusses “The Lord of the Rings” among...

Dr. William Marra philosophizes on truth and immanence. In this series Dr. William Marra, the eminent disciple of Dietrich von Hildebrand, explains everything philosophical from Phenomenology to Thomism. A great...

T.S. Eliot is perhaps the great poet of the traditionalist mentality in the revolutionary Twentieth Century. Here, Dr. David Allen White shows, is a man dedicated to the Truth and...

Dr. Alice Von Hildebrand discusses Plato’s Philosophy of Education. The Renaissance era was that of the rediscovery of Plato. Much of Plato’s work in dialogues like the “Republic” and in...

Edith Stein was converted to Christianity through both her phenomenological studies and her inspiration by St. Teresa of Avila. Dr. Alice Von Hildebrand discusses her intellectual formation, her life as...

Dr. Ronald McArthur examines the challenging question of Obedience and Resistance in the current ecclesial situation in the light of the timeless wisdom of Saint Thomas Aquinas. Subtitled: Applying The...