Pius IX himself saw the need for a deeper clarification of the Catholic position by 1848. The rest of his reign was spend dedicated to this work. Dr. John Rao,...
Philip the Fair of France and his pagan-minded legal advisors were the chief examples of the problem that could develop by the late 1200s. They began to use the prestige...
Dr. John Rao discusses the so-called New Theology developed the modernist, vitalist, and personalist ideas that came from earlier in the century. Its concern to “dive into” and help fulfill...
Dr. John Rao discusses the confrontations between the Jesuits and the Jansenists over the relationship between grace and free will, as well as the value of spiritual and mystical ascents...
Dr. John Rao says that Pope Pius IX was the most important symbol of the Catholic declaration of independence from secular enslavement in the 1800’s. Love for him, Dr. Rao...
Mr. Michael Davies explains that the program for Vatican II was quite different from that which was examined and ultimately promulgated once the Council began. Why is this the case?...
Dr. John Rao explains that the situation in the Lowlands was troubled by its corrupt Church and the political struggle of certain cities and noblemen against a Spanish domination which...
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...
Father John O’Connor reviews not only the historic heresies that have plagued the suffering pilgrim Church but also the techniques used by modern Gnostics to infiltrate the Church and destroy...
Father Kenneth Baker, SJ explains evolution’s influence on society. In this lecture, Fr. Kenneth Baker shows how evolution has contributed to the growth of atheism, materialism, and radical individualism in...
Fr. Miceli offers an analysis of Humani Generis and its significance today. In this sermon, Father Vincent Miceli, S.J., discusses Humani Generis, the “Forgotten Encyclical” promulgated on 12 August 1950...
Dr. David Allen White notes that culture is a reflection of what men love. If vice and self are what they love, then vice and fatuousness will be depicted around...
Fr. Baker expands on the necessity of apostolic ministry. The theme of this letter is the grandeur of the apostolic ministry and a vigorous defense of Paul’s own ministry as...
Dr. John Rao lectures on the French Revolution. In this lecture Dr. Rao lectures on the terrors of the French Revolution and its relation to the Church in France.
...Monsignor William Smith focuses on sound morals as the fruit of sound doctrine which, in turn, has its source in God’s Revelation. “The Fundamentals of Moral Theology” is a ten-part...
“The Wakefield Noah”, a Medieval Mystery Play, is performed by members of the Dietrich Von Hildebrand Institute. Taken from: Christianity in the Late Middle Ages-Early Renaissance – 1996 VonHildebrand Institute
...Father Kenneth Baker, S.J. speaks of Father Romano Guardini who was an orthodox defender of the dogma of the Catholic Church. He is called a prophet because of his predictions...
Dr. Alice Von Hildebrand sketches the underpinnings of Feminism.
...Mr. Michael Davies provides a critique of the Dominican reformer, Girolamo Savonarola. Heresy found fertile soil wherever the Church was corrupt. This was due to the fact that a corrupt...
Monsignor William Smith examines a new title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary by Pope John Paul II: Mother of Life. This title is in contraposition to the “Culture of...
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