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Seeking Wisdom - Part Two
The Institute of Catholic Culture is an adult educational organization, faithful to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church, and dedicated to the Church’s call…
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Seeking Wisdom
"Who would give a law to lovers? Love is itself a higher law." - Boethius This lecture was given at two different times and locations. The resources are listed…
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Mine Eyes Have Seen Thy Salvation
"Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel ... And it had been…
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The Time is Fulfilled - Part Two
"The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in the gospel." - Mark 1:15
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The Time is Fulfilled - Part One
"The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in the gospel." - Mark 1:15
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Light of the World
"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to…
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Born Again?
"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." - John 3:3
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Born Again? - Part B
The Institute of Catholic Culture is an adult educational organization, faithful to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church, and dedicated to the Church’s call…
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Feasts of the Jews
For centuries it was thought that Judaism was opposed to Christianity. But upon further reflection, the ancient roots of the Gospel are revealed in the…
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Feasts of the Jews - Version Two
The Institute of Catholic Culture is an adult educational organization, faithful to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church, and dedicated to the Church’s call…
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The World Did Not Know Him
We are living in a time of worldwide challenge to the truths of God which Jesus Christ revealed when he came to us “in the flesh.” Spiritual warfare has…
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Not One Stone
"[T]hese are the days of vengeance, that all things that are written may be fulfilled. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles. And then they will…
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Root of Jesse
“O Wisdom, coming forth from the mouth of the Most High … O Lord, and leader of the House of Israel … O Root of Jesse, standing as a sign among the peoples … O…
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Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes
Many Catholics are aware that there were a number of Jewish groups at the time of Jesus–the Pharisees, the Sadducees, the Essenes, and so on. But what did…
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Who Am I To Judge?
Many in our culture today point out the truth of Jesus’ magnanimous mercy, but they presume that Jesus’ mercy does not demand conversion from sin. To…
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Freedom and Independence
"Th[e] demand for freedom in human society chiefly regards the quest for the values proper to the human spirit. It regards, in the first place, the free…
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Jubilee of Mercy - Part Two
Today there is much talk in our Church about the coming Jubilee Year. But what exactly is a Jubilee Year? Why are we celebrating the Jubilee now, and what is…
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Concepts of Corruption - Version One - Click to Listen
Plato’s critique of corrupt political orders is fundamentally a moral indictment of the citizens. His views of society and the common good express basic…
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Jubilee of Mercy - Part One
Today there is much talk in our Church about the coming Jubilee Year. But what exactly is a Jubilee Year? Why are we celebrating the Jubilee now, and what is…
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Spiritual Bondage
Pope Francis has referred to our contemporary social dysfunction as a “throwaway culture.” Abortion, euthanasia, fetal tissue research, and gun violence are…
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Plato’s Republic - Part Two
Plato’s Republic is a masterpiece of natural reason in pursuit of the truly good human life. In these two lectures we will consider fundamental Platonic…
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Plato’s Republic - Part One
Plato’s Republic is a masterpiece of natural reason in pursuit of the truly good human life. In these two lectures we will consider fundamental Platonic…
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Joseph, Joshua, and Jesus
In every era of biblical history, God sent “mediating agents” to his people, to save, sanctify, and steer them towards Himself. To varying degrees, these…
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Heaven and Earth - Part Two
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” - Genesis 1:1
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Heaven and Earth - Part One
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” - Genesis 1:1
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Darwin’s Black Box
"Darwin made it possible to be an intellectually fulfilled atheist." So wrote Oxford evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins. Yet modern science has discovered…
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Limits of Power - Part Two
"The Catechism teaches that 'In order to preserve the Church in the purity of the faith … Christ who is the Truth willed to confer on her a share in his own…
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Liberty, Religion, and Matrimony
Now that the Supreme Court has ruled, Americans face momentous debates about the nature of marriage and religious liberty. Because the Court has redefined…
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Discovering God’s Fingerprint
"Ever since the creation of the world his invisible nature, namely, his eternal power and deity, has been clearly perceived in the things that have been made."…
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Limits of Power - Part One
"The Catechism teaches that 'In order to preserve the Church in the purity of the faith … Christ who is the Truth willed to confer on her a share in his own…
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Men Have Forgotten God
“What emerges here is a process of universal significance. And if I were called upon to identify briefly the principal trait of the entire twentieth century…
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Catholicism, Communism, and the Common Good - Part Two
The Catholic Church’s struggle with Communism is central to understanding modern Church history. There is an element of conflict between Catholicism and…
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Lies and Deceptions
"The time is coming when people will not put up with sound doctrine, but having itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own…
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Lies and Deceptions - Part B
The Institute of Catholic Culture is an adult educational organization, faithful to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church, and dedicated to the Church’s call…
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ICC Biblical Apologetics Boot Camp
"Always be prepared to make a defense to any one who calls you to account for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and reverence." - 1 Peter 3:15
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Catholicism, Communism, and the Common Good - Part One
The Catholic Church’s struggle with Communism is central to understanding modern Church history. There is an element of conflict between Catholicism and…
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Reagan, Thatcher, and the Pope
Those who lived through the Cold War remember that it seemed a fixed condition of the world: two opposed blocs, locked essentially in a standoff, with the…
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Our Father - Part Two
"Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name; Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and…
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Our Father - Part One
"Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name; Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and…
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Unlawful Union - Part Two
Why are Americans being forced to consider homosexual acts as morally acceptable? Why has the U.S. Supreme Court accepted the validity of same-sex “marriage,”…
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Unlawful Union - Part One
Why are Americans being forced to consider homosexual acts as morally acceptable? Why has the U.S. Supreme Court accepted the validity of same-sex “marriage,”…
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From Bread to God - Part Two
"Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you; he who eats my flesh…
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Men Should Be Men
In his magnum opus, The City of God, St. Augustine of Hippo articulates how well-ordered societies originate in and proceed from well-ordered families. By…
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Walking with Faith
The Rule of St. Benedict is a foundation of Western civilization and spirituality. This text influenced the lives of so many with its fundamental principles of…
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From Bread to God - Part One
"Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you; he who eats my flesh…
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Unworthy of Christ - Part Two
Many today have reduced receiving Holy Communion to a mere sign of hospitality such that, if the Church does not extend the Eucharist to one and all, we are…
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Saving Civilization
This is the amazing story of a young man, scandalized by the moral decay of the world, who sought to live as a hermit in a cave. Yet God called him—not to run…
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Unworthy of Christ - Part One
Many today have reduced receiving Holy Communion to a mere sign of hospitality such that, if the Church does not extend the Eucharist to one and all, we are…
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Pange Lingua
The establishment of the Solemnity of Corpus Christi was the culmination of great growth in Eucharistic theology and devotion. Join us to consider the origins…
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Flesh of My Flesh - Part Two
The Institute of Catholic Culture is an adult educational organization, faithful to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church, and dedicated to the Church’s call…
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The Great Plague - Part Two
From 1346 to 1353 A.D. half the population of Europe was lost to a mysterious plague that no medicine could stop. The “Black Death” brought a mortality rate…
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Flesh of My Flesh
"The man said, 'This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called "woman", for she was taken out of man.' That is why a man leaves his…
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The Great Plague - Part One
From 1346 to 1353 A.D. half the population of Europe was lost to a mysterious plague that no medicine could stop. The “Black Death” brought a mortality rate…
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St. Albert the Great - Part Two
The Institute of Catholic Culture is an adult educational organization, faithful to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church, and dedicated to the Church’s call…
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Essential Elements
The Institute of Catholic Culture is an adult educational organization, faithful to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church, and dedicated to the Church’s call…
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St. Albert the Great
How could the Catholic Church name St. Albert the Great the patron saint of scientists when he lived three centuries before the scientific revolution? Was this…
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Science and Faith
Is the Catholic Church hostile to science? Is there an inherent contradiction between the scientific and religious worldviews? Has modern science debunked…
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Islam - Part Two
Few Americans have a thorough understanding of the Muslim religion, retaining only a muddled view of American media reports on modern Islamic culture. But one…
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That Your Joy May Be Full - Part Two
“No greater joy can I have than this, to hear that my children follow the truth.” - III John 4 Three rich yet often overlooked New Testament books are I, II…
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Islam - Part One
Few Americans have a thorough understanding of the Muslim religion, retaining only a muddled view of American media reports on modern Islamic culture. But one…