City of the Immaculata

In this lecture we look at Christianity in England, from the arrival of St Augustine and his papal mission to St Bede the Venerable.

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We continue our series on the Middle Ages with a discussion of the emergence of the knightly class.

Last lecture we discussed a Golden Thread which runs through the history of the Franciscan Order- the cause and promotion of Our Lady as Immaculata. Today we discuss another thread, a darker one which stretches back deep into the annals of time. This dark thread seems to tie together disparate themes, people, and places, and is at work in a unique way in our own time. Join as we discuss the darkne...

My name is Brian Keith, and this is the story of my strange journey into the Catholic Church.

O Death, where is thy sting? Some of the hardest hitting words from St Paul. Yet death does have a sting to it and when it hits us, we feel it. Two years ago I lost my best friend to cancer, and it has effected me greatly. Join as we discuss the loss of a good friend, from a Catholic perspective.

Our Lady, Immaculata as the thread which unites the Order of Friars Minor across eight centuries. The significance of this on metaphysics and the course of all human history. Subscribe on Patreon: https://patreon.com/CityoftheImmaculata Support the Channel: https://linktr.ee/cityimmaculata

On the Franciscan Thesis

Tonight I employ 20 years of research into the Russian Revolution and show you how dangerously close we are to the precipice.

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In this lecture we'll be looking at the rise of the Medieval university, especially it's relation to the art of disputation and rhetoric. These crucial developments would in turn shape the Catholic Church in such a way that would make her poised to be the world religion she eventually became. Join as we discuss how this came to pass.

A controversial and highly misunderstood Catholic saint, Anselm of Canterbury was a brilliant theologian and a first rate thinker. Because in some ways he straddles the old and new world, many struggle to place his ideas in an orthodox light. Join in this lecture where we discuss both the context of his time and how to read this Doctor of the Church.

In this lecture we discuss the development of marriage as a sacrament in the Middle Ages, and the context from with which these developments occurred.

Many complain that the process of canonization has been undermined since Vatican II and the papacy of St John Paul II. They say by laxing the former restrictions place on the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, we have in effect turned the Vatican into "saint factories." But this is only one side of the story. In this lecture we will discuss the process of canonization specifically through the len...

In the early Renaissance a group of intellectuals came on the scene who were determined to rid the Church of her "superstitious ignorant masses", to bring her back to Gospel simplicity. A leader of this elitist vanguard was Desiderius Erasmus. He, along with others, led the way in the attempted overthrow of the medieval Church's glory and magnificence. While they were ultimately unsuccessful, they...

Among the greatest hymns to God ever written, the unschooled St. Francis' Canticle of the Creatures soars with the eagles while other more learned theologians crawl with the worms. Join as we discuss the cosmic and anthropological significance of this profound piece of medieval hymnography.

Coming on the heels of the Protestant Reformation and the Enlightenment Revolution, one of our ancient traditions found itself most under attack. In this lecture we make the case that is is only through a monastic revival will we ever hope to see a true renewal of the Church.

Join me in this video as we discuss the immigration of Catholics into the US, their community life in the first decades and subsequent assimilation into American life at the loss of any truly Catholic culture.

Debates rage online: "Is this strange thing I am witnessing pagan?" "Why are those people doing that at the altar?" "It must be demonic!" Catholic inculturation is a tricky thing, a few wrong moves and we are offending God. A few bad optics and people will calumny another's cultural norms which they do not understand. We are going to discuss the challenges in a way that doesn't dismiss either side...