Monsignor William Smith regards the plight of the family and current trends that have an adverse effect on the family, including the sexual revolution and radical Feminism. “The Attack On...
Dr. David Allen White’s talks on Catholicism and modern poetry and literature begins with this lecture on Hopkins. Hopkins’ genius in using innovative means to relate eternal truths is underlined....
Already in the ancient world, a “Grand Coalition” of anti-Catholic forces had gathered together. This included not only the “word merchants”, interested in selling recipes for “success”, but also philosophers...
Dr. John Rao’s talk concerns the life of Orthodox, Nestorian, and Monophysite Christians under the Moslems in the Middle East in the 700’s and 800’s. A short discussion of the...
Father Kenneth Baker, S.J. speaks of the Communion of Saints and tells us of the Eleventh Article, concerning the Resurrection of the Dead and the Second Coming of Christ to...
Mr. Christopher Ferrara, Esq., defines the purpose of the state. According to Plato, the state must uphold ethics, but also lead the soul of the citizen towards the good. Using...
Dr. John Rao discusses the reactions to Chalcedon and Monophysite Movement. The Emperor Justinian, himself pro-Chalcedon, tried a number of different approaches to resolve the dilemmas posed by two opposing...
Dr. John Rao discusses early Christianity and the Greco-Roman world including the Greeks, Romans, Jews and education and life in the Roman Empire. Greco-Roman culture on the one hand, and...
Dr. John Rao discusses early Christianity and the Greco-Roman world and building Christendom. Christian problems of the Fourth and early Fifth Centuries ought not to take our attention away from...
Monsignor William Smith traces the ill effects on our society wrought by the war against life. “The War Against Life” is a most incisive address by Monsignor William Smith wherein...
Father George Rutler contrasts the outlook of the world, which emphasizes a life of physical pleasure, with the supernatural outlook of the Church, which offers the life of the soul...
Dr. Ronald McArthur, President Emeritus of Thomas Aquinas College followed with an examination of Catholic higher education. He stressed that “Catholic education has always been, and remains, Faith seeking understanding...
Dr. John Rao treats here of the roots of Arianism, its rather simple basic beliefs, and its expansion in the wake of the Council of Nicaea through till the victory...
Pius IX now saw that liberal, democratic, and nationalist governments could be even more anti-Catholic than traditionally regalist ones. For all forms of governments engaged in anti-Catholic activities, the Pope’s...
Discussions of what to do to save the Crusades grew stronger after the total loss of the Holy Land in the late 1200’s. Dr. John Rao discusses the various crusading...
Dr. John Rao shows how all the influences that combined together to shape the Council and the postconciliar Church were used to promote Liberation and Third World Theology. Both these...
Dr. John Rao discusses Protestant Naturalism. The problem of the Missions also was central to the developments tackled by Dr. Rao in these three lectures. China loomed especially large in...
Dr. John Rao says that the danger to the Papal States became more clear by 1859. A call to create an international Papal Army went out. Men from all over...
Mr. Michael Davies shows that Progressives understood the use of the media in a way in which their opponents did not. Moreover, media men were often on exactly the same...
Dr. David Allen White lectures on the literary and religious significance of Dante Alighieri and Thomas Stearns Eliot.
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