City of the Immaculata

You think things are crazy in the Church today? Well, you ain't seen nothing yet. This is the first part in an ongoing series we'll be doing covering medieval people- their faith, their lifestyles, and the many other topics we could pursue. In this one we're taking a broad approach, an aerial view of just what was going on in their world and how it differs from our own today. Support the Channel:...

Okay, okay... so the actual disputation never came to fruition, BUT the consequences of the interactions between Peter Abelard, the great medieval scholastic theologian philosopher, and St Bernard of Clairvaux, a champion of traditional ways of the early Church, has effected us to this very day. Join as we discuss two of the most important men of the Medieval Catholic Church and as we trace the em...

The Index of Prohibited Books, formed in the wake of the printing press' revolutionary effects on society, and the Catholic Legion of Decency, formed in the wake of sound film- both were created with good intentions, to protect and guard souls from error and from falling into mortal sin. Both also ended in failure. Join as we discuss the history of these programs and why they ultimately were unsuc...

The case for why I am neither Orthodox nor Protestant.

The Second Vatican Council is often criticized for its pastoral reforms, the claim being they go too far and break with ancient tradition. But, little attention is given to the pastoral reforms of Trent, and whether or not they went "too far" in breaking with ancient traditions. Join as we discuss. Support the Channel: https://linktr.ee/cityimmaculata

Machinations and behind the scenes chicanery, bishops pushing for heterodoxy, planting ambiguous "time bombs" into the formulations which could be read back into in multiple ways... chaos and schism ensue, error and orthodoxy seem to blend... No we are not talking about Vatican II, but a council far, far more dangerous for all the players involved- Chalcedon. Join as we discuss the most contentiou...

While some people are aware of the "mild" reforming movements, most are not aware of the early radical Protestants that swept across Europe, leading to the desecration and destruction of icons, looting of churches in general, abolition of masses, attacks on processions. If you want to understand the Catholic Churches initial responses to the reformers, you must not isolate the early events from th...

Machinations and behind the scenes chicanery, bishops pushing for heterodoxy, planting ambiguous "time bombs" into the formulations which could be read back into in multiple ways... chaos and schism ensue, error and orthodoxy seem to blend... No we are not talking about Vatican II, but a council far, far more dangerous for all the players involved- Chalcedon. Join as we discuss the most contentiou...