Notable Speakers

Dr. John Rao says that in order to understand modern Holy War, it is essential to grasp the continued divisions and complexity of the modern Islamic world. One of the...

Jamie Bogle talks about an Example of Social Doctrine in Practice. Salazar, an economist at the University of Coimbra, was called in by the army that took power in Portugal...

Dr. John Rao shows that reform was not easy, even in Catholic lands. Monarchs often felt threatened in their power, Spain and Portugal preventing much papal activity in the missions...

Father John O’Connor, O.P., reminds us of Satan’s final attempt to crush the Reign of God. In this exciting lecture, Father O’Connor draws on Biblical prophecies and unmasks the Devil’s...

Dr. John Rao discusses the impact of Calvinism on America and the building of the our nation and its background in the growth of the Americanist Heresy.

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Father Vincent Miceli, S.J. and Dr. William Marra discuss Nietzsche’s militant atheism and hatred for Christianity. In contrast to Nietzsche who resented God’s grace, St. Augustine in his Confessions, addresses...

Michael Davies discusses the defense of Malta. The Knights of the Hospital ultimately were forced by the Ottoman Turkish advance to move to Malta. It is from this move that...

Fr. George Rutler explains how each person is called by God to a particular vocation. He further discusses many of the root causes of the current “vocations crisis” both in...

Fr. Baker discusses the importance of baptism. Fr. Baker shows how the letter encourages Paul’s converts in Philippi to persevere in the true faith, which they had received through him....

Mr. Michael Davies gives a brief talk on obedience. In this lecture, He teaches us the difference between true and false obedience.

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In this general introduction, Monsignor William Smith discusses the principles fundamental to Moral Theology – principles located in Sacred Scripture, clarified by Sacred Tradition, and taught by the Magisterium of...

Dr. David Allen White introduces Chaucer, telling his life and focusing on his masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales. Dr. White explains the connection between Chaucer and the works of Dante, Boccaccio,...

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...