Keep The Faith's Podcast

Archbishop Fulton Sheen discusses obedience. Faith comes from Obedience. A priest must obey. Christ overcame disobedience through obedience. As ambassadors of Christ, a priest must do the will of God and not his own will. The Dublin Retreat is a retreat in 16 parts.

Archbishop Fulton Sheen tells us that Satan is overcome only by the power of the Cross. Christ came to undo the work of Satan; He liberated the world and man by emptying Himself and taking the form of a slave. In Persona Christi, priests liberate souls from hell by also becoming slaves. The Dublin Retreat is a retreat in 16 parts.

Archbishop Fulton Sheen reveals the Natures of Christ and His divine Person. He presents the priest as a teacher and the universality of preaching. The direct effect of the Incarnation is Vulnerability. The priest is not a social worker; love of neighbor starts with Christ. The priest needs to be like Christ, vulnerable. The Dublin Retreat is a retreat in 16 parts.

Archbishop Fulton Sheen reveals the Natures of Christ and His divine Person. He presents the priest as a teacher and the universality of preaching. The direct effect of the Incarnation is Vulnerability. The priest is not a social worker; love of neighbor starts with Christ. The priest needs to be like Christ, vulnerable. The Dublin Retreat is a retreat in 16 parts.

Archbishop Fulton Sheen begins a discussion on the Crucifixion. He begins with a discussion of the Seven Last Words of our Lord on the Cross. He discusses the Enemies of the Cross and the problems of Apathy, Antipathy, and Empathy. Dark days of the Church are always reflected by a walking away from the Cross. The Dublin Retreat is a retreat in 16 parts.

Archbishop Fulton Sheen examines the life of Mary. In this lecture Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen discusses Our Blessed Virgin and specifically touches on her fidelity to the Love of God. He probes the mystery of the Love of the Blessed Virgin Mary . He explains her title Mother of the Church. Mary was at the foot of the Cross; she had her Holy Hour. Sheen again reminds us of the Daily Holy Hour. The...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen discusses the necessity of Christ's sacrifice. He reminds us of the fact that without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin. He presents thoughts during Mass which relate to the Holy Sacrifice of the Cross; he emphasizes the sacrificial aspect of each part of the Mass. The Bread and Wine are ourselves. Every Mass is a re-enactment of Calvary. The Dublin Retreat...

Archbishop Sheen discusses our relationship with the Holy Spirit. Archbishop Fulton Sheen informs us that early Christians, when asked if they had received the Holy Spirit, said that they did not even know there was a Holy Spirit. The Blessed Trinity is Life, Truth, and Love. God's gift to us is His life in us, Supernatural Grace; we are His children. Sheen defines the Mystery of the Church, the M...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen comments on the changing attitude towards priests. In this lecture Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen discusses the world's view of priests and the official Church. He asks: How do we reflect Christ? He tells his brother priests that "the less we have on the inside, the more we put on a show on the outside; the more we have on the inside, the less we need to be on display." He give...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen advises that Counsel is a Gift of the Holy Spirit. The outcome of Counsel is Decision, not discussion. "We think we're doing something when we're talking." He explains that a true Counsellor is one who has suffered or one who is holy (which is one who has suffered). Sheen observes that "Basic Christian teaching is missing since Vatican ll." He states that the theme of preac...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen compares the Church today with the "Church in the Wilderness." Furthermore, he mourns what he calls a "kind of de-Eucharistization going on": the Jews complained "We are tired of this Manna" There is a rebellion against authority. Sheen refers to Christ's Prayer for Unity at the Last Supper. He tells us that "when the Church is holy, She is persecuted from without; when She...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen describes Celibacy as a gift. He discusses the "tension" in a celibate life: when love is great, the tension is able to be dealt with as a blessing. Sheen explains that the whole Divine Order is based on Nuptials. He addresses the issue of women priests and defines the reasons against that concept. The Dublin Retreat is a retreat in 16 parts.

Archbishop Fulton Sheen considers the division and confusion the Devil always brings. He tells us that the modern world is divided, and he speaks of our "Church of Political Action." He offers the effective method, first the spiritual, then the action. He says that we need Faith to drive out devils and reminds us of Our Lord's lesson that they can only be driven out by prayer and fasting. Sheen sa...

Archbishop Sheen ends his retreat by reminding his listeners of the Holy Hour. He presses the point that there is No Salvation but through Christ. There is no forgiveness without the shedding of blood. There is no way to "skip" Calvary. There is no intercession to God without sacrifice. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is again the sufferings and death of Christ on the Cross at Mass. It is our salva...

Dr. David Allen White uses Dante Alighieri's works to explain the problems in the postconciliar Church. In the 1921 encyclical In Praeclara Summorum Pope Benedict XV wrote "Among the many celebrated geniuses of whom the Catholic faith can boast who have left undying fruits in literature and art especially and to whom civilization and religion are ever in debt, highest stands the name of Dante Alig...

Fr. Perricone begins with a story of Pope St. Pius X and his mother. Father John Perricone elevates our souls by stating that Christ is mankind's only hope. God brings human excellence into the world through the family - this is God's design.

Fr. George Rutler analyzes the contemporary crisis of civilization. Since the Protestant Revolution, culture has gradually taken a homo-centric turn. In the 20th century, men became cynical toward faith and enamored with mankind's role within the cosmos.

Dr. McArthur discusses faith and reason. Dr. Ronald McArthur argues that the Catholic Church has always upheld the harmony between faith and reason. The human mind knows truth from two sources, revelation and reason. Dr. Ronald McArthur also speaks of the relationship between faith and reason as they have been misunderstood in modernity.

Mr. Michael Davies reviews thirty years of liturgical reform. In this lecture, Mr. Micahel Davies touches on the after effects of Ecclesia Dei on its 10th anniversary. He gives an objective assessment of the Pauline reform, and speaks of the advantages of Ecclesia Dei.

Mr. Michael Davies begins by looking at the historical culture leading into the Crusades. His discussion of the Crusades opens with an in-depth treatment of the causes of the First Crusade, the different and often conflicting groups who took part in it, and the surprising, providential victory that was won under very difficult circumstances.

There were eight "official" Crusades in the Middle Ages. Mr. Michael Davies goes into detail on the remaining seven: the inconclusive second; hopeful but ultimately problematic third; disastrous fourth, which involved the excommunication of the crusading army and sack of Constantinople; and the fundamentally unsuccessful fifth through eighth enterprises. Mr. Davies also goes into detail on St. Lou...

Mr. Davies describes the creation of the Crusading Orders. He explains how they are one of the most extraordinary developments of the Crusading Movement. The Crusading Order's are the Knights of the Temple and of the Hospital, the Teutonic Knights, and the many similar organizations coming out of Spain. Mr. Davies discusses the reasons for their formation, their joint spiritual, charitable, and mi...

Mr. Davies discusses the little known sect from the 1200's called the Catharists. Pope Innocent III was convinced that Crusades had to be called against other enemies of the Faith than the Moslems. The most dangerous enemies of Catholicism in the early 1200s were the Catharists, a Manichean Gnostic sect powerful in southern France and in Italy. These heretics enjoyed political support from the Cou...

Michael Davies discusses the defense of Malta. The Knights of the Hospital ultimately were forced by the Ottoman Turkish advance to move to Malta. It is from this move that their present name, the Knights of Malta, arises. The Knights, in one of the most glorious pages of their history, fought off a horrific Ottoman siege in the 1500's. Mr. Michael Davies, who personally came to know Malta while b...

An unforgettable and profoundly moving account of apparitions of Our Lady. This first part tells the story of a simple peasant girl from a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees, who became one of the greatest Saints in the modern Church. On February 11th, 1858 an event happened which transformed the village of Lourdes into a place of pilgrimage that draws millions of people from all over...