Notable Speakers

Dr. Alice Von Hildebrand describes Simone de Beauvoir, along with Jean Paul Sartre, as one of the most powerful voices on behalf of a problematic existentialist position on “crusade” for...

Mr. Michael Davies is most known for his work on the liturgical revolution. Here, he summarizes how the movement for liturgical reform transmuted into the monster that it became, and...

Christopher Ferrara discusses the resuscitation of authentic Catholic action among the laity and reminded listeners that “the American and French revolutionaries gave birth to the god of liberty and set...

Father Vincent Miceli, S.J., drawing on Scripture and Tradition to present the Theology and Nature of the Priesthood and the role of women in the Church. He presents lucid and...

Father John O’Connor speaks of the caution we ought to exercise with alleged Marian apparitions in this ever relevant talk. What ought our attitude to alleged apparitions of Our Blessed...

Mr. Edwin Faust explains that we now stand in relation to the Church like the abandoned children of a mother gone mad. For sometime now we have had to devise...

Dr. Alice Von Hildebrand delivers a perceptive and witty portrait of the Christian woman. Dr. Alivce Von Hildebrand’s lecture includes historical attitudes toward women, as well as an argument that...

Mr. Michael Davies points out the need to understand the Church’s truths. He stresses that Catholics must distinguish between the Church and churchmen. He stresses also that the Church cannot...

Fr. Baker begins his analysis of the letters of Saint Paul. The first sermon gives a brief biography of the life of Saint Paul, his personality, and his theology. Key...

Mr. Michael Davies recounts the life of Bishop Robert Grosseteste, a little-known intellectual and moral giant of the Middle Ages, who stood up to Pope Innocent IV when the Pope...

In the domain of medical ethics, Monsignor William Smith defines medical, moral and legal applications of ‘ordinary and extra-ordinary means.’ He warns against the current use of word-play for the...

Dr. John Rao examines the writings of Pope Pius XII to determine the validity of the Liberals’ claim to this beloved Pontiff.

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Dr. Alice Von Hildebrand describes how philosophical discussions of religion are ethical in character. Philosophical discussions of morality are “ethical” in character. Dr. Alice Von Hildebrand treats here of the...

Mr. Michael Davies discusses the history of the Parent Rites, specifically the Roman Rite of the Mass. Sources for the history of the Roman Rite of Mass are both complex...

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 Allen White illuminates the fact that serious artists have always understood the role of both tragedy and comedy as the two essential sides of the dramatic coin. 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...

Father Kenneth Baker, S.J. speaks of the Third Commandment and the importance of keeping Holy the Lord’s Day.

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Father Kenneth Baker, S.J. talks on the Sixth Article, and of Jesus’ time teaching and speaking with His Apostles after His Resurrection and of His Ascension into Heaven from the...

Dr. John Rao discusses the difficulties faced by the Empire from the time of the entry of the Goths in 376 A.D. onwards. Here one learns of the Gothic move...