Conferences for Study and Prayer

In this talk, Dr. Lawrence Feingold will discuss what a spirituality is and why there are different spiritualities within the life of the Church. He will also discuss how the Ignatian spirituality encompasses the essential elements of Catholic spirituality. For more information about Miles Christi and what we do visit www.mileschristi.org To help support our apostolate and the possibility of offer...

In this talk, Rev. Peter Ryan. SJ, will discuss the life and influence of St. Ignatius of Loyola and how his conversion and personal spiritual experiences set the ground for what we now call the Ignatian spirituality. For more information about Miles Christi and what we do visit www.mileschristi.org To help support our apostolate and the possibility of offering more faith formation to the laity, p...

In this talk, Dr. Janet Smith will discuss the Family, Forge of Saints. For more information about Miles Christi and what we do visit www.mileschristi.org To help support our apostolate and the possibility of offering more faith formation to the laity, please consider leaving a donation at https://www.mileschristi.org/donations/ For Spiritual Exercises (silent Ignatian retreats) in your area visit...

In this talk, Dr. Lawrence Feingold will discuss Blessed John Henry Card. Newman (1801-1892), his life and his battle against Liberalism. For more information about Miles Christi and what we do visit www.mileschristi.org To help support our apostolate and the possibility of offering more faith formation to the laity, please consider leaving a donation at https://www.mileschristi.org/donations/ For...

In this talk, Dr. Janet Smith will compare the Culture of Life vs. the Culture of Death. For more information about Miles Christi and what we do visit www.mileschristi.org To help support our apostolate and the possibility of offering more faith formation to the laity, please consider leaving a donation at https://www.mileschristi.org/donations/ For Spiritual Exercises (silent Ignatian retreats) i...

In this talk, Dr. Lawrence Feingold will discuss one of the biggest challenges facing the New Evangelization; that Catholics are not able to rationally justify their faith as a response to God’s revelation. Catechesis must present the motives of credibility of the Catholic faith, and adult Catholics have the responsibility to be able to articulate these motives of credibility to others. For more i...

In this talk, Dr. Lawrence Feingold will focus on the various challenges of modern atheism and the argument for God's existence from nature's order. One of the ironic aspects of modern atheism is that it is very frequently justified or maintained on the basis of the modern scientific view of the world, despite the fact that modern science shows us ever more clearly the overwhelming evidence of mar...

In this talk, Dr. Lawrence Feingold will focus on the reality of Hell. In order to understand Christian hope, we cannot be silent about what we hope to be saved from: Hell, which is eternal banishment from God. Knowledge of the reality of Hell should strengthen and focus Christian hope. If there were no possibility of loss, we would not hope for Heaven through God’s extraordinary aid, but simply t...

How can we truly learn and live out the virtue of hope? In this inspiring talk, Dr. Lawrence Feingold explores the "Schools of Hope"—essential settings that cultivate and strengthen Christian hope. He'll discuss the roles of prayer, suffering, and reflections on the Last Judgment, Purgatory, and Mary, our "Star of Hope," as powerful sources of hope in our lives. Discover how these practices and pe...

In a world filled with enticing promises of a better future, discerning authentic Christian hope from its counterfeits is essential. Join Dr. Lawrence Feingold as he explores how ideologies like Marxism and other secular philosophies fall short of the true hope offered by the Gospel. This talk delves into the pitfalls of placing ultimate hope in worldly systems and the importance of grounding our...

In this talk, Dr. Lawrence Feingold focuses on the Second Coming of Christ, the signs of His Coming, the Apostasy and the Antichrist, the conversion of the Jews and the error of Millenarianism. For more information about Miles Christi and what we do visit www.mileschristi.org To help support our apostolate and the possibility of offering more faith formation to the laity, please consider leaving a...

In this talk, Dr. Lawrence Feingold will focus on Hope in Eternal life by defining the Beatific Vision and Beatific Love, the social dimension of Hope, belief in the Resurrection of the Body and its qualities, Heaven and the fullness of interpersonal communion and the Resurrection and the Eucharist. For more information about Miles Christi and what we do visit www.mileschristi.org To help support...

In this talk, Dr. Lawrence Feingold will focus on the nature and importance of Hope. He will begin by defining the virtue of Hope, why it is essential for life, how it springs from an encounter with Christ, and where Hope appears in the Old Testament. For more information about Miles Christi and what we do visit www.mileschristi.org To help support our apostolate and the possibility of offering mo...

In this talk, Dr. Lawrence Feingold will focus on the art of music and its ability to influence the soul for better or worse, stirring it to noble or base passions. He will begin by looking at the fundamental qualities of the fine arts in general, and then focus on music in particular. Finally, he will apply these considerations to sacred music. Does it matter what kind of music we use in the sacr...

In this talk, Dr. Lawrence Feingold will walk through the images of Christ in the visual arts. Every work of art transmits a vision of the world. Christian art is no exception. However, the Christian artist is faced with an immensely difficult task: to transmit visually the creed in the Incarnation and Passion of the Word of God. Could art dare to represent this most exalted mystery? Or, should re...

Dr. Henry Russell, Headmaster of the St. Augustine’s Homeschool Enrichment Program, will lay out and explain fourteen ways that the Lord of the Rings trilogy points towards Christianity and is built around those typological structures. For more information about Miles Christi and what we do visit www.mileschristi.org To help support our apostolate and the possibility of offering more faith formati...

Dr. Henry Russell, Headmaster of the St. Augustine’s Homeschool Enrichment Program, gives the scope of the influence of Christ in literature. He will explain how Catholics should read literature, the extent of Christian literature in society, and the literature during the times of the early Church Fathers. For more information about Miles Christi and what we do visit www.mileschristi.org To help s...

Dr. Lawrence Feingold delves into the definition of "culture", how it relates to virtue and human flourishing, how it is applied on a supernatural level to the Catholic Church and how the Gospel elevates human cultures throughout the world. For more information about Miles Christi and what we do visit www.mileschristi.org To help support our apostolate and the possibility of offering more faith fo...

Our vocation on earth is meant to be the pathway by which God leads us to heaven. In this talk, Dr. Lawrence Feingold looks at this culmination of our vocation: life in heaven. He talks about the beatific vision, and explains the Church's teaching on the resurrection of the body. Dr. Feingold brilliantly shows and explains how this place of union with God will involve our complete fulfillment as w...

Dr. Lawrence Feingold looks at how the sacrament of marriage is a way of shining the light of Christ in our world. After explaining the Catholic understanding of marriage, he talks about the hatred that Satan has toward the family and holy marriage. Dr. Feingold also argues that marriage and the family have a transcendent aspect that point to the Triune God and that, therefore, they are a powerful...

Christ is the light of the world! The second part of this CSP is focused on showing ways in which the light of Christ shines in the world. Presented in 2015, when the Church was celebrating the Year of Consecrated Life, Fr. John Ezratty takes a looks at what consecrated life is within the Catholic Church and how it is a way of continuing to shine the light of Christ in our modern world. For more i...

In this talk, Fr. Cliff Ermatinger, draws from his experience as an exorcist and the cases that he has dealt with to explain demonic possession more in depth. He talks about the degrees of possession and explains what they consist in and how they come about. He also explains different aspects of performing an exorcism according to the power given to the Catholic Church by Jesus Christ, as well as...

In his direct and humorous way, Fr. Cliff Ermatinger tells the story of how he came to be an Exorcist. He delves into his calling to the ministry of Exorcism as well as what it looks like to practice this much needed and very delicate ministry. A native of Chicago, Fr. Ermatinger continues to carry out his ministry as well as training other priests to become exorcists. For more information about M...

Dr. Lawrence Feingold explains gives an overview of the the theology of angels. Who are they? What were they created for and what do they do? Who are the demons and what kind of power do they have to affect us? These are just some of the questions that Dr. Feingold covers in this enlightening talk. For more information about Miles Christi and what we do visit www.mileschristi.org To help support o...

Dr. Lawrence Feingold finishes his series of talks on biblical typology by looking at the ways in which the Sacraments are foreshadowed in Sacred Scripture. The Mana in the Dessert, the Crossing of the Red Sea, Noah and the Flood, are some examples of the passages that are explained as they relate to the Sacraments that Jesus Christ would give to His Church as means of sanctification for all who b...