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Institute of Catholic CultureConcepts of Nature
In this three-part series, we will gain a foundational understanding of what the ancient philosophers were able to ‘know,’ simply through observation of…
Institute of Catholic CultureConcepts of Nature
In this three-part series, we will gain a foundational understanding of what the ancient philosophers were able to ‘know,’ simply through observation of…
Institute of Catholic CultureCounting the Stars
Plato writes, “Astronomy compels the soul to look upward, and leads us from this world to another.” Indeed, contemplating the beauty and wonders of the natural…
Institute of Catholic CultureI Give You This Land
In this study, we will consider the original context for the gift of the land of Canaan, its original purpose as intended by God and revealed in Sacred…
Institute of Catholic CultureLiturgy of the Land
Join Dr. Jeffrey Morrow and the ICC as we look beyond the Levitical liturgical prescriptions to the heartbeat of creation crafted by our Creator as the…
Institute of Catholic CultureEden to Eden
In this study, we will examine the first chapters of the book of Genesis in order to gain a new perspective on Paradise as the place to which God calls us to…
Institute of Catholic CultureBlessed Fulton Sheen's Vision
Join Father Hezekias, Dr. Jared Staudt, and Anna Mitchell as we discuss Sheen’s vision and how it helps us hone our vision as we work to fulfill our mission at…
Institute of Catholic CultureBread for the World
If the Eucharist truly is the "source and summit" of all life, it stands to reason that the Body of Christ must be at the heart of civilization itself. With…
Institute of Catholic CultureBuilding the Benedict Option
Join the ICC for this three-part series in which we explore the themes of the "Benedict Option," learn about families doing their part by being radically open…
Institute of Catholic CultureBuilding the Benedict Option
Join the ICC for this three-part series in which we explore the themes of the "Benedict Option," learn about families doing their part by being radically open…
Institute of Catholic CultureBuilding the Benedict Option
Join the ICC for this three-part series in which we explore the themes of the "Benedict Option," learn about families doing their part by being radically open…
Institute of Catholic CultureThe High Hallow
J.R.R. Tolkien was raised Catholic and from childhood steeped in the faith and liturgical life of the Church. Learn how his Catholic faith informed and…
Institute of Catholic CultureThe Table of the Lord and the Table of Demons
Join Bishop Paprocki and the ICC as we explore St. Paul's admonition to receive the Eucharist, applied to our modern context.
Institute of Catholic CultureThe Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer follows a group of pilgrims traveling from London to Canterbury Cathedral. Join their pilgrimage in the ICC Book Club…
Institute of Catholic CultureThe Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer follows a group of pilgrims traveling from London to Canterbury Cathedral. Join their pilgrimage in the ICC Book Club…
Institute of Catholic CultureAeterni Patris
While Pope Leo penned Aeterni Patris over one hundred years ago, his admonitions remain unfulfilled in many educational institutions bearing the name…
Institute of Catholic CultureThe Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer follows a group of pilgrims traveling from London to Canterbury Cathedral. Join their pilgrimage in the ICC Book Club…
Institute of Catholic CultureSacrament of Flesh and Blood
Is Jesus truly present in the Eucharist: Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity? This question came to the forefront centuries before the Protestant Revolt, in the…
Institute of Catholic CulturePartners in the Altar
In this study, we will discover the biblical foundations for the Church’s teachings which both lead to a worthy reception of the Eucharist and those teachings…
Institute of Catholic CultureThe Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer follows a group of pilgrims traveling from London to Canterbury Cathedral—telling each other stories along the way…
Institute of Catholic CultureSaving Civilization
Once the Roman Empire collapsed at the hands of pagan barbarians, Christianity - and western culture - could have been in grave danger of disappearing from the…
Institute of Catholic CultureSinging in the Holy Land
Join Fr. Hezekias and the St. George choir to rediscover the resurrection hymns of the Holy Land, the ancestral treasure of Middle Eastern Paschal music.
Institute of Catholic CultureFriendship in Christ
We will explore the 12th-century Cistercian abbot's beautiful teaching on spiritual friendship, examining how the bonds we form with one another can become a…
Institute of Catholic CulturePray Always
In this reflection, Mother Cecilia will share with us the secrets of the monastic life in keeping ourselves in a constant state of prayer even while tending to…
Institute of Catholic CultureMystical Supper
We will examine Jesus’ Last Supper Discourse to see how the Mystical Supper flows from the Jewish Passover and sacrifices and how it draws us into a much…
Institute of Catholic CultureKeeping Vigil
Join Fr. Stephen Freeman for this evening's discussion and learn how best to minister to those who are about to meet the Lord.
Institute of Catholic CultureSinging in Jerusalem
Join Fr. Hezekias and the St. George choir to rediscover the ancient treasure of Middle Eastern Holy Week music. You’ll not only hear the music of the Holy…
Institute of Catholic CulturePraying Through Suffering
St. John of the Cross said, “The soul that longs for divine wisdom chooses first, and in truth, to enter the thicket of the cross.” We will explore how to…
Institute of Catholic CultureDesert Voices
In this three-part lecture series, we shall explore the origins of monasticism, from a personal quest for holiness and an individual’s radical Christian living…
Institute of Catholic CultureDesert Voices
In this three-part lecture series, we shall explore the origins of monasticism, from a personal quest for holiness and an individual’s radical Christian living…
Institute of Catholic CultureDesert Voices
In this three-part lecture series, we shall explore the origins of monasticism, from a personal quest for holiness and an individual’s radical Christian living…
Institute of Catholic CultureLent with the Monks
Join the ICC for this four-day retreat to learn from the wisdom of the monks for how to prepare our hearts for the Resurrected Christ.
Institute of Catholic CultureLent with the Monks
Join the ICC for this four-day retreat to learn from the wisdom of the monks for how to prepare our hearts for the Resurrected Christ.
Institute of Catholic CultureLent with the Monks
Join the ICC for this four-day retreat to learn from the wisdom of the monks for how to prepare our hearts for the Resurrected Christ.
Institute of Catholic CultureLent with the Monks
Join the ICC for this four-day retreat to learn from the wisdom of the monks for how to prepare our hearts for the Resurrected Christ.
Institute of Catholic CultureRules for Life
The great “rules” of Saints Basil, Augustine, and Benedict outline a monastic guide for living in community. The wisdom contained in these patristic writings…
Institute of Catholic CultureRules for Life
The great “rules” of Saints Basil, Augustine, and Benedict outline a monastic guide for living in community. The wisdom contained in these patristic writings…
Institute of Catholic CultureRules for Life
The great “rules” of Saints Basil, Augustine, and Benedict outline a monastic guide for living in community. The wisdom contained in these patristic writings…
Institute of Catholic CultureThe City of God
In this two-part series, we will examine especially the philosophical arguments which are essential to St. Augustine’s theological and political vision for…
Institute of Catholic CultureThe City of God
In this two-part series, we will examine especially the philosophical arguments which are essential to St. Augustine’s theological and political vision for…
Institute of Catholic CultureSinging in Bethlehem
Join Fr. Hezekias and the St. George choir as we rediscover the hymns of Bethlehem, the ancient treasure of Middle Eastern Christmas music.
Institute of Catholic CultureA Star in the East
Just as the Magi expected to find the Newborn King by following a star they saw in the east, so too the Church from her earliest days has looked to the east…
Institute of Catholic CultureTransforming Mexico In Christ
Our attention is focused on at least two things: a supernatural intervention in the life of a nation that has no equal, and a speculation about the rest of the…
Institute of Catholic CultureSons of Light
Even before the Incarnation, some members of God's people felt called to live a religious life set apart from the rest of the world. In many ways, their way of…
Institute of Catholic CultureDying for Wisdom
This classic Platonic dialogue recounts Socrates’ courageous defense before his execution, revealing why so few attain true wisdom and how love of the truth…
Institute of Catholic CultureDying for Wisdom
This classic Platonic dialogue recounts Socrates’ courageous defense before his execution, revealing why so few attain true wisdom and how love of the truth…
Institute of Catholic CultureIn Praise of Dispassion
Long before the dawn of Christianity, Stoic philosophers sought wisdom in the mastery of reason and ordering of passions. Explore how their vision contributed…
Institute of Catholic CultureSacraments, Scripture, $amp; the Jewish Feasts
This course will explore how the seven major feasts of the Old Testament calendar prefigure and point to the Sacraments of the New Testament and how the…
Institute of Catholic CultureSacraments, Scripture, $amp; the Jewish Feasts
This course will explore how the seven major feasts of the Old Testament calendar prefigure and point to the Sacraments of the New Testament and how the…
Institute of Catholic CultureExodus
3,500 years ago, God freed his people from slavery in Egypt, but sadly, the journey became a 40 year pilgrimage of repentance. Join Fr. David Anderson as we…
Institute of Catholic CultureTill and Keep
This talk will look at the nature of human dominion and work, the roles of tilling and keeping, and the importance of sacrifice in directing all things to…
Institute of Catholic CultureThe Church's Best Kept Secret
Nowadays there are “new things” to address, and a new Leo in the papacy, but the timeless truths of Catholic Social Doctrine continue to inform the Church’s…
Institute of Catholic CultureWitnesses In Blood
Join the ICC to hear the compelling stories of the modern martyrs of Africa, Egypt, and the Middle East, and be inspired in our own lives by their heroic…
Institute of Catholic CultureLearning in Wartime
In this lecture, Fr. Michael Ward surveys Lewis’s various approaches to war: the ways he found to cope with it and learn from it, and the virtues and vices…
Institute of Catholic CultureDevelopment or Decay?
What does it really mean for liturgical change to be "organic"? Join Gregory DiPippo as he unpacks this widely-used but controversial term in liturgical reform.
Institute of Catholic CultureThe Quest for the Holy Grail
These lectures will explore two Arthurian romances, Chretien de Troyes' Knight of the Cart, and the Cistercian text we know as The Quest of the Holy Grail…
Institute of Catholic CultureFreedom or Bondage?
Catholic teaching takes a distinctive stance compared to Protestant views on human nature and divine grace. We examine the realism which undergirds the…
Institute of Catholic CultureUnity in Diversity
Mozarabic? Braga? Ambrosian? Catholics are familiar with the Roman Catholic Mass in its traditional form and that of the "Novus Ordo," but many do not realize…
Institute of Catholic CultureCatholicism and the Slave Trade
This lecture examines the Church’s response to enslavement during the era of the slave trade. It also highlights key figures in the debates, and the papal…
Institute of Catholic CultureThe Quest for the Holy Grail
These lectures will explore two Arthurian romances, Chretien de Troyes' Knight of the Cart, and the Cistercian text we know as The Quest of the Holy Grail…