Institute of Catholic Culture

"Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Christ in the eye that sees me, Christ in the ear that hears me." – Saint Patrick

On April 29, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI placed his own pallium, the sign of his episcopal authority, on the tomb of Pope Celestine V, the only man ever to abdicate the throne of Peter and the last pope of that name. On that occasion, Pope Benedict announced the “Year of Pope Celestine.” Why? Learn about these two unique Popes in two different ages, both in battle for the life of the Church in the fac...

"Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Christ in the eye that sees me, Christ in the ear that hears me." – Saint Patrick

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.

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.

In an age when car bombs and suicidal terrorists have become commonplace, when death and destruction rule the day, questions about the possibility of a “justified war” strain the conscience of many Christians. What is the ancient Christian theory of the “Just War,” and what wisdom do the Fathers and Saints have to offer for those living within a culture of death?

At his very beginning, man experienced the temptation to reach for a knowledge beyond him. In grasping for what was higher he in fact lowered himself below his own dignity. Today’s rapid advancements in technology place this perennial temptation before us in a new way.

"And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers." - Acts 2:42

"And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions." - Joel 2:28

"And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions." - Joel 2:28

"And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions." - Joel 2:28

From the locked doors of the Upper Room, the ancient Christian Church would spread like wildfire through cities and villages of the Roman Empire, converting pagan kings and village farmers until it would be counted among the greatest religions that the world had ever encountered.

While many are inclined to think of a church building as a merely neutral setting for liturgical rites, liturgical art and architecture can play an active role in a worshiper’s full and conscious participation in the liturgy by embodying the notions of fulfilled typologies of the Old Testament as well as the anticipated glory of Heaven.

From the locked doors of the Upper Room, the ancient Christian Church would spread like wildfire through cities and villages of the Roman Empire, converting pagan kings and village farmers until it would be counted among the greatest religions that the world had ever encountered.

From the locked doors of the Upper Room, the ancient Christian Church would spread like wildfire through cities and villages of the Roman Empire, converting pagan kings and village farmers until it would be counted among the greatest religions that the world had ever encountered.

From the locked doors of the Upper Room, the ancient Christian Church would spread like wildfire through cities and villages of the Roman Empire, converting pagan kings and village farmers until it would be counted among the greatest religions that the world had ever encountered.

Today, with the disintegration of Christian culture, Catholics face new and greater challenges in living the life of holiness. What must Christians do to persevere in the face of the crisis in modern culture?

Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo leads a study of some of the great men and women of the Apostolic, Nicaean, and post-Nicaean ages of the Church. Learn about St. Ignatius of Antioch, martyred in 117 A.D. in Rome; St. Polycarp, martyred c. 155 A.D. in Asia Minor; St. Mary Magdalene; and St. Mary of Egypt (c. 344-421 A.D.).

Today, with the disintegration of Christian culture, Catholics face new and greater challenges in living the life of holiness. What must Christians do to persevere in the face of the crisis in modern culture?

Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo leads a study of some of the great men and women of the Apostolic, Nicaean, and post-Nicaean ages of the Church. Learn about St. Ignatius of Antioch, martyred in 117 A.D. in Rome; St. Polycarp, martyred c. 155 A.D. in Asia Minor; St. Mary Magdalene; and St. Mary of Egypt (c. 344-421 A.D.).

Today, with the disintegration of Christian culture, Catholics face new and greater challenges in living the life of holiness. What must Christians do to persevere in the face of the crisis in modern culture?

Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo leads a study of some of the great men and women of the Apostolic, Nicaean, and post-Nicaean ages of the Church. Learn about St. Ignatius of Antioch, martyred in 117 A.D. in Rome; St. Polycarp, martyred c. 155 A.D. in Asia Minor; St. Mary Magdalene; and St. Mary of Egypt (c. 344-421 A.D.).

Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo leads a study of some of the great men and women of the Apostolic, Nicaean, and post-Nicaean ages of the Church. Learn about St. Ignatius of Antioch, martyred in 117 A.D. in Rome; St. Polycarp, martyred c. 155 A.D. in Asia Minor; St. Mary Magdalene; and St. Mary of Egypt (c. 344-421 A.D.).

Today our world faces a moral catastrophe which is rending the very foundation of our society. The answer to the crisis we face today is found in the wisdom of God’s eternal law, hidden in the hearts of men.