Keep The Faith's Podcast

Dr. Alice Von Hildebrand talks about, Thomas Merton who is, perhaps, the monk and spiritual writer most known to modern Americans. How did he become influenced by Catholicism? What was the foundation of his spirituality? How did he relate to modern American society and its anti-Catholicism? Was he a modern crusader for God? Dr. Alice Von Hildebrand discusses these and other questions concerning Me...

Dr. Alice Von Hildebrand describes Simone de Beauvoir, along with Jean Paul Sartre, as one of the most powerful voices on behalf of a problematic existentialist position on "crusade" for the soul of postwar France. Dr. Von Hildebrand describes the influences, both intellectual and personal, on her development, and the problems existentialist visions of this sort pose for Christianity. Taken from ...

Monsignor Ignacio Barreiro begins his discussion of the Black Legends with two talks on the savaging of the reputation of Queen Isabella of Spain. Her deep spirituality and association with reformers like the great Cardinal Ximenez are examined. Taken from The Black Legends - The Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and the Anti-Catholic Myth - 2003 VonHildebrand Institute

Monsignor Ignacio Barreiro's talks on Isabella is closely connected with the first. It illustrates the Queen's truly Catholic political policies and makes clear the reasons why Spain became a breeding ground for reformers active everywhere in the Catholic Reformation. Taken from The Black Legends -The Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and the Anti-Catholic Myth - 2003 VonHildebrand Institute

Monsignor Ignacio Barreiro explains how the Inquisition is one of the main targets of the promoters of the Black Legends. Monsignor Barreiro discusses the reasons for the Inquisition, the distinctions among the various kinds of Inquisitions (Roman, Spanish, etc.), their operating procedures and various cause célèbre. Taken from The Black Legends - The Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and the Anti-C...

Monsignor Ignacio Barreiro tells of "The Black Legends" which accuse Spain and the Church of bringing untold evils of the New World and its Indian inhabitants. Monsignor Barreiro examines this charge by discussing the life of people in the Americas before the arrival of the explorers, missionaries, and colonists and the changes that they brought to the Aztec and Inca world. Taken from The Black Le...

Mr. Michael Davies says John Fisher, perhaps the most neglected Saint of the Reformation era, should be juxtaposed to Martin Luther. Fisher wrote the most erudite refutation of Luther's heresies. Mr. Michael Davies recounts his moving story. This is the first of a four lecture series by Mr. Michael Davies that really must be taken as a whole. It describes the life of St. John Fisher, his influence...

Mr. Michael Davies says that most people think that Martin Luther has a great reputation as a rhetorician. His writings in German were an enormously powerful aid to the Reformation. But Davies shows that Saint John Fisher was also a stylist of great ability, and with this difference from Luther: he was as temperate in his language as Luther was vulgar. Taken from The Black Legends - The Renaissanc...

Mr. Michael Davies shows that St. John Fisher understood where Luther's arguments regarding Faith, Scripture, and the Eucharist would lead. Fisher was perhaps the greatest Catholic theologian confronting Luther in the early days of the Reformation.  His work would well serve other Catholic apologists and the Council of Trent in the future. Taken from The Black Legends - The Renaissance, the Enligh...

Mr. Michael Davies talks include readings of selections from the writings of St. John Fisher and Martin Luther. Listeners will be able to judge for themselves the way in which sarcasm and abuse play a central role in Luther's approach. They will also come to appreciate the significance of Fisher's achievement. Taken from The Black Legends - The Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and the Anti-Catholic...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen reflects on our call to holiness. We all must become saints. It does not require much time to make a saint; it only requires much love. We become saints by following our station in life and relating all of our actions to our Lord: We must integrate Sanctity with whatever we are doing. This is the first of eleven talks given by the great Archbishop Fulton Sheen in Ireland on...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen reflects on the path to holiness and God. Saints are ordinary people who strive for perfection. We grow old physically; we can never grow old spiritually: The closer we get to God, the younger we become. This is the second of eleven talks given on St. Therese the Little Flower by the great Archbishop Fulton Sheen in Ireland at a Carmelite monastery in 1973, on the occasion...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen reflects on Love's Delays. We cannot be in a hurry. Patience teaches humility. Be prepared for Love's delays, but don't give up. Never lose heart. First the fast; then the Feast. First the Cross; then the Resurrection. This is the third of eleven talks given on St. Therese the Little Flower by the great Bishop Sheen in Ireland at a Carmelite monastery in 1973, on the occasi...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen reflects on the mystery of death. St. Therese wanted to be with her beloved. The Little Flower did not fear death; she said she knew she was going to heaven: I will not remain inactive in heaven. I will spend my heaven in doing good upon the earth. We celebrate the death date of canonized saints rather than their birth date because earthly death is not the end, but rather t...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen reflects on the mystery of suffering. Our Lord uses us; He invites us to share His Cross. Our sufferings are the continuation of the Passion of Christ for the sake of His Mystical Body, the Church. Christ is in those who suffer. We bring consolation to Christ through our sufferings. This is the fifth of eleven talks given on St. Therese the Little Flower by the great Archbi...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen reflects on her little way. St. Therese's little way is the way of Love. Grow in holiness: think of Christ, not of yourself. Fall in love with Him; make Him the center of your life. Evangelize the world by following Christ. This is the sixth of eleven talks given on St. Therese the Little Flower by the great Archbishop Fulton Sheen in Ireland at a Carmelite monastery in 197...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen reflects on her gift of self to God. What does it mean to be a Saint? God continues the Incarnation through us: Will you give me your human nature? We must be willing to allow God to use us as it pleases Him. St Therese gave herself perfectly to our Lord to be His alone. This is the seventh of eleven talks given on St. Therese the Little Flower by the great Archbishop Fulto...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen reflects on the Diabolic. These are days of combat: of conflict between good and evil. Three marks of the diabolic: immorality, violence, and distraught minds. If we belong completely to God we do not need to fear the devil. The Holy Name of Jesus is the greatest weapon against the devil; secondly, invoking the Precious Blood: these are the "two arms" of defense against the...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen reflects on her imitation of Christ. Our Lord transferred onto Himself our sufferings: physical, mental, and moral (or guilt). St Therese desired to be a Victim for the sins of the world, as our Lord Himself did to save the souls of others. To offer oneself as a victim to Divine Love is not to offer oneself to sweetness and to consolation but to every bitterness, for love l...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen reflects on the virtue of humility. Jesus, though being God, emptied Himself for us; He became Nothing for our sake. If we have no emptiness, there is no room for God; He can't get in. Humility is Truth. The way of Humility is the way of Nothingness: To remain little is to recognize our nothingness. We were made from nothing, and only when we become nothing again will we ge...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen reflects on the Precious Blood of Jesus. People think there is no such thing as guilt. Sin has been denied and rationalized as sickness. There are no penitents; there are only patients. Sin is a serious offense. Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. Therese was a deep theologian. She understood that the Blood of Christ is the cordial balm that will...

Part one gives an explanation of the visions and the background of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich's life. This account is professionally narrated.

Part two starts with the child Mary coming to the temple and continues to the Nativity, the Presentation and to the visit of the Magi. This account is professionally narrated.

This third part starts with story of the family of Mary, Martha and Lazarus and continues to conversion of Mary Magdalene. This account is professionally narrated.

This fourth part starts with Jesus reading from Isaiah and continues through His healing ministry and exorcisms. The Visions of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich is professionally narrated.