Dr. Alice Von Hildebrand discusses Plato’s Philosophy of Education. The Renaissance era was that of the rediscovery of Plato. Much of Plato’s work in dialogues like the “Republic” and in...
Monsignor William Smith discusses Fr. Curran’s theology of dissent. Does dissent have any legitimacy in Sacred Theology? Part 2
...World War II placed the Church in an impossible position. It could not support a Nazi Europe. On the other hand, it could not rejoice over an Allied victory signifying...
Michael Davies recounts the showdown between Napoleon and Pius VII. Napoleon was finally excommunicated and Pius VII taken prisoner. Napoleon never wanted a truly independent Catholic Church, but he did...
The Christian Roman Empire of the 300’s and early 400’s ultimately split into three parts that ruled from Constantinople, from the confused Germanic dominated West, and from underneath the dominion...
Father Kenneth Baker, S.J. speaks to us on the Sixth Commandment and the Sins and Temptations against it, present so often to us in our day.
...Father Kenneth Baker, S.J. talks about the distinction of the the Three Theological Virtues and expounds more thoroughly the role of Faith in our lives and its importance to our...
Laura Berquist answers a variety of questions related to Catholic Classical Education and homeschooling. How can parents teach subjects they are not experts in and continue to learn themselves? What...
John Rao addresses the subject of Competition in the Call for Purification, 1919-1939. Unfortunately, the Catholic Church was not the only voice offering a purification message competing with that of...
Dr. John C. Rao is professor of history at St. John’s University and Director of the Roman Forum. His third talk deals with post-French Revolution Catholicism, the rediscovery of the...
Monsignor William Smith, who was a professor at St. Joseph Seminary, Yonkers, NY, and President of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, herein elaborates on Papal Encyclicals concerning the work ethic,...
Father John O’Connor reflects on how intimate friendship with the Mother of God is now more possible than ever! This devotion is a special grace in a time of spiritual...
Father Baker tells us of the Sacrament of Holy Communion, the last of the Sacraments of Initiation, the rite of Holy Communion in Holy Mass and its importance in the...
One of the greatest early problems of Church History was a rigorism that did not wish to allow Penance to have the role that it must in the life of...
The ravages of feudal soldiers in the West made the task of Christianizing and Romanizing the military a primary one. This was tackled by offering them the defensive role of...
Christianization and Romanization required a deeper learning in the High Middle Ages. Dr. John Rao shows that this involved studies in theology, philosophy, and law in the period from 1000-1300...
Dr. John Rao tackles Leo XIII’s efforts to do two things simultaneously. One was to provide a more detailed, positive Catholic Social Theory opposed to the Enlightenment. A second was...
There were horrific abuses in the Church in the 1400’s on every level, which Councils at Constance and Basel could do practically nothing to address. Nevertheless, Dr. John Rao explains...
Dr. David Allen White discusses the life and works of John Milton and the problem of the two traditions. Is Milton a Protestant writer? Can his form of Christianity ultimately...
Dr. John Rao begins by arguing that aspects of the crusading spirit are natural to man, and that it was also alive in the ancient world already. Cyrus the Great,...
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