Institute of Catholic Culture

As a methodology, the modern scientific project has been an enormous benefit to humanity, but as a metaphysics, it has restricted our abilities to apply human reason to the most important questions. Likewise, our consumer economy excels at meeting our material desires, but the materialistic culture it supports cannot satisfy or even make sense of our deepest desires. Molly Oshatz, a program direct...

The Council of Chalcedon declared clearly the truth of Christ's divine and human natures against the Monophysite heresy and at the same time marked one of the greatest divisions in the history of the Church. Join us as we examine the doctrines which were debated as well as the modern ecumenical movement which has sought to reexamine the evidence which divided the Church.

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 for a new evangelization.

"And the Lord said to Moses, 'Write these words; in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.'"- Exodus 34:27

"This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." - John 15:12-13

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 for a new evangelization.

"'The Christian economy, therefore, since it is the new and definitive Covenant, will never pass away; and no new public revelation is to be expected before the glorious manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ.' Yet... it remains for Christian faith gradua

"'The Christian economy, therefore, since it is the new and definitive Covenant, will never pass away; and no new public revelation is to be expected before the glorious manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ.' Yet... it remains for Christian faith gradua

"We must make ready for death before we make ready for life." - Seneca

Why exactly did Luther despise the Epistle of James so much that he attempted to remove it from the Bible? Join Dr. Steven Smith as we explore the rich teachings contained in Divinely Inspired book of the New Testament.

Why exactly did Luther despise the Epistle of James so much that he attempted to remove it from the Bible? Join Dr. Steven Smith as we explore the rich teachings contained in Divinely Inspired book of the New Testament.

"Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction." - Pope Benedict XVI

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 for a new evangelization.

For millennia, mankind has been nurtured and comforted by the beautiful poetic prayers of the Liturgy and the Sacred Scriptures. Join us as we prayerfully study the great tradition of Medieval prayer and receive the gift of inspiration from the holy men and women who have come before us.

“Our holy mother, the Church, holds and teaches that God, the first principle and last end of all things, can be known with certainty from the created world by the natural light of human reason.” — Vatican Council I, Dei Filius

Though man has been crowned with unimaginable dignity by his creator, spiritual danger arises when this endowed glory takes center stage. In this talk, Tim Staples explores the slippery and sometimes subtle slope of false humanism and explains what happens in man's soul when God ceases to be his focal point.

“Our holy mother, the Church, holds and teaches that God, the first principle and last end of all things, can be known with certainty from the created world by the natural light of human reason.” — Vatican Council I, Dei Filius

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 for a new evangelization.

St. Catherine of Siena is one of the greatest & most controversial figures in the Church. In her 33 years of life, she influenced politics, brokered peace between cities, commanded generals, scolded the Pope, and wrote one of the greatest works of medieval literature; but her sole goal in life was to glorify God.

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 for a new evangelization.

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 for a new evangelization.

Who is St. Paul and what do we learn about him in the Acts of the Apostles? In the series, Rev. Sebastian Carnazzo will help us gain insight into the life of this great Saint and thereby enable us to read his epistles with greater understanding.

“The Beatitudes reveal the goal of human existence, the ultimate end of human acts: God calls us to his own beatitude. This vocation is addressed to each individual personally, but also to the Church as a whole ... made up of those who have accepted the promise and live from it in faith.” — CCC 1719

”My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?” — Psalms 22:1

Even though very little is known of St. Joseph’s life from the words of Sacred Scripture, we do know details from the early tradition of the Church. Join us as we explore his mysterious life and discover the true St. Joseph as he was known to the first Christians.