Notable Speakers

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. William Marra discusses the present crisis in the Eucharistic Faith. Belief in the Dogma of the Real Presence has declined at a startling rate since the Second Vatican Council....

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.

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Dr. John Rao discusses the Lombards, Persians, Moslems and Rome. The situation of the Empire was worsened due to invasions by the Lombards in Italy and the Persians and Arab...

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...

Dr. John Rao discusses early Christianity and the Greco-Roman world from Alexandria to Antioch. Origen’s profound theological influence extended into Palestine, Syria and Asia Minor. Here it also encountered many...

“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

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Dr. John Rao discusses dangerous trends in the Church in America which are also showing in other ‘affluent’ Western Countries.

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Dr. Ronald McArthur comments on Pope Benedict XVI’s important Regensberg lecture. We go the the first principles, starting with the Gospel of John. Faith and reason has been severed by...

Monsignor William Smith will hold your attention with his humor and intelligence while filling you with so many facts and anecdotes for your apostolate! Sacred doctrine makes sound morality along...

Dr. John Rao shows that two distinct theological approaches clashed in the early Church. One, emerging from Alexandria and tied with the work of Origen, was highly allegorical in its...

The new western Empire, sealed by Charlemagne’s coronation in 800, had many problems, all explored by Dr. John Rao. Bad German customs still prevented a full appreciation of Christianity and...

The next four talks by Dr. John Rao discuss the various dilemmas and disagreements arising from this movement of Catholic rediscovery. They caused clashes not only with enemies of Catholicism,...

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...

Marxism-Leninism seems to have collapsed of its own contradictions inside the Christian world. Pluralism, however, has not. This has pressed the Church not only to come to terms with everything...

Dr. John Rao describes the “back to nature” movement called the Enlightenment. The “back to nature” movement called the Enlightenment is the final element that Dr. John Rao brings in...

Father Richard Munkelt shows that the Islamic world had a rich philosophical history in the Middle Ages, including thinkers who worked with theologians and Sufi mystics and others who posed...

This incisive address by Father Vincent Miceli, S.J., unfolds the tragic reality of Christ’s Church, living in a crossfire between an enraged atheism and enemies from within and without.

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Chris Ferrara, starting with a detailed look at the words and actions of Pope Francis, offers a diagnosis as well as a prognosis for the severe crisis that is magnified...

Dr. David Allen White discusses the Council of Trent and the Sacred Music of Palestrina. The Tridentine Reform had to tackle the question of music and the liturgy along with...