Institute of Catholic Culture

Msgr. Charles Pope reflects on living the virtue of Hope during the Advent season as we prepare, not only for the feast of the Nativity, but also for the Second Coming of Christ at the end of time.

In this salvation history lecture series, you will be guided on a journey through the Scriptures and be given the tools needed to read them as a coherent whole.

Plato’s conception of the human good life remains a treasure of insight, standing as a bastion against the errors of our age. These talks focus on some key Platonic insights into human nature, knowledge, the moral life and the end/perfection of man.

Plato’s conception of the human good life remains a treasure of insight, standing as a bastion against the errors of our age. These talks focus on some key Platonic insights into human nature, knowledge, the moral life and the end/perfection of man.

This talk outlines the key figures and ideas behind China's ancient intellectual and religious traditions, classically divided into what is known as the "Three Teachings," or Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism.

In this series, Fr. Ezra Sullivan explained the origins, practices, and beliefs of Hinduism and Buddhism, and discussed points of convergence and divergence between them and Catholicism. (2/2)

In this series, Fr. Ezra Sullivan explained the origins, practices, and beliefs of Hinduism and Buddhism, and discussed points of convergence and divergence between them and Catholicism. (1/2)

There is much confusion in the Church today regarding the nature of power and authority. In this reflection, Bishop Strickland considers the biblical foundation for true authority and its orientation to its source in Christ.

What is prayer, and how does one learn how to pray? In this talk, journey with Fr. Stephen Freeman and a pilgrim in 19th-century Russia to explore the meaning of prayer in our lives.

One of the great realities of the communion of saints is the near infinite variety of examples of virtue to emulate and, more than that, friends to come to know. Join Christopher Check to celebrate a few of the great women in Church history. (2/2)

One of the great realities of the communion of saints is the near infinite variety of examples of virtue to emulate and, more than that, friends to come to know. Join Christopher Check to celebrate a few of the great women in Church history. (1/2)

For most today who recognize his name, Don Quixote stands as merely an archetype of foolish futility. However, Sean Fitzpatrick reclaims this literary masterpiece for Christ.

This two-part series on the history of synodality in the Church examines both the use and misuse of synods, how they are distinct from Ecumenical Councils, and how to interpret the ongoing "Synod on Synodality" in the broader context of Church history.

This two-part series on the history of synodality in the Church examines both the use and misuse of synods, how they are distinct from Ecumenical Councils, and how to interpret the ongoing "Synod on Synodality" in the broader context of Church history.

Modern man is symbolically illiterate, and the spiritual significance of the various symbols used in the liturgy is easily missed. Join Fr. David Anderson to restore your sacramental vision so you can more fully enter into the sacred liturgy.

Join Talia Maria Sheehan and the ICC to discover how making music is an integral part of a life well-lived, why it occupies such a prominent place in the liturgy, and how to restore a musical culture in your parishes, families, and communities.

For over seven hundred years, the Church has consistently commended to the faithful Dante Alighieri's epic poem, The Divine Comedy . Listen as Dr. Anthony Esolen gives an introduction to this masterpiece of poetry, storytelling, and theology.

What is love, and how do we grow in it? Father Paul Scalia returns to the ICC to discuss the crown jewel of the theological virtues.

In the last twelve centuries, the Church has weathered many grave crises, facing schisms, heresies, political and ecclesiastical threats, and moral corruption within and without. (3/3)

In the last twelve centuries, the Church has weathered many grave crises, facing schisms, heresies, political and ecclesiastical threats, and moral corruption within and without. (2/3)

In the last twelve centuries, the Church has weathered many grave crises, facing schisms, heresies, political and ecclesiastical threats, and moral corruption within and without. (1/3)

I took my stand halfway between awe and love; a yearning for Paradise invited me to explore it, but awe at its majesty restrained me from my search. With wisdom, however, I reconciled the two; I revered what lay hidden and meditated on what was revealed.

Most Catholics are familiar with the names of many heroines from the early Church—but how many can recall their stories and why they are glorified in Christendom?

Drawing from the greatest spiritual masters, Fr. Robert Spitzer shows us how to recognize God's goodness, how the devil distorts it, and how to unite yourself with Jesus Christ to defeat evil in your own life. (2/2)

Drawing from the greatest spiritual masters, Fr. Robert Spitzer shows us how to recognize God's goodness, how the devil distorts it, and how to unite yourself with Jesus Christ to defeat evil in your own life. (1/2)