Institute of Catholic Culture

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.

When the Roman Empire came to its knees before Christ, the hunting of Christians temporarily ceased. Searching for a way to stay united to the Cross of Christ, the saints began to look to the desert. Each of us are invited to find the Cross of Christ in the desert of our life. Join Dr. Kenneth Howell in this journey guided by the wisdom of the Desert Fathers.

When the Roman Empire came to its knees before Christ, the hunting of Christians temporarily ceased. Searching for a way to stay united to the Cross of Christ, the saints began to look to the desert. Each of us are invited to find the Cross of Christ in the desert of our life. Join Dr. Kenneth Howell in this journey guided by the wisdom of the Desert Fathers.

When the Roman Empire came to its knees before Christ, the hunting of Christians temporarily ceased. Searching for a way to stay united to the Cross of Christ, the saints began to look to the desert. Each of us are invited to find the Cross of Christ in the desert of our life. Join Dr. Kenneth Howell in this journey guided by the wisdom of the Desert Fathers.

In this two-part webinar, Rev. Sebastian Carnazzo leads you through a study of the original unity of the Sacraments of Initiation, the history of their development, and the Church’s desire for their full restoration.

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. Justin Martyr stands as a perennial witness to the power and wisdom of Jesus Christ (1 Cor 1:24) and His Church. His synthesis of faith and reason laid the foundation for a European intellectual culture from which we still benefit today.

"But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how much less this house which I have built!” — 1 Kings 8:27

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.

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 1625, six priests and two lay brothers set off for the New World with the mission of bringing the salvation of Christ to a pagan people. Their reward in this life was a martyr’s death; in the next, the crown of life.

Pope Pius XII has been accused of inaction or even cooperation regarding Hitler’s genocide. The real story, however, reveals a man who worked tirelessly to save the Jewish people from the grasp of the Third Reich.

Beauty is back in modern classical music. Where has it been all these years, who exiled it, and how has it returned? The answers reveal a great drama over the nature of reality that gives hope for the future.

The Protoevangelium of James is one of the most under-appreciated documents of the primitive Church. Written in the second century, it tells us much about the doctrine, devotion, and apologetic concerns of the Church in the time immediately after the death of the Apostles.

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.

What is truth (John 18:38)? Now more than ever we need clarity and conviction. Join Dr. Steven Smith for a must-have conversation on the inspiration and truth of Scripture.

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.

Tertullian called Penance “the second plank of salvation after the shipwreck which is the loss of grace.” This sacrament of God’s mercy is essential for a fruitful life of prayer.

The Inklings was the most important and influential literary fellowship of the past century whose heart was the dynamic friendship between C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Join Joseph Pearce as he unfolds the deeply Christian philosophy of myth that these two great writers shared.

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 Inklings was the most important and influential literary fellowship of the past century whose heart was the dynamic friendship between C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Join Joseph Pearce as he unfolds the deeply Christian philosophy of myth that these two great writers shared.

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.

A misconception of human nature infests the confusion over which bathroom one has the “right” to use. The controversy is emblematic of how far we have come from the “Laws of Nature,” just as surely as those very same Laws point us to the way back.

In his encyclical Pascendi Dominici Gregis, Pope Pius X exposed the errors of the Modernists. Discover the history of this movement and how disastrous its errors are for our Church and society.

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 our contemporary society, people often approach the Bible with suspicion. In these presentations, Dr. Morrow explores the philosophical, theological, and political roots of the long history that led to the present circumstances, showing that rather than distrusting the Bible, we should instead be suspicious of the skeptics.

The roots of the Eucharist are deep in the tree of Judaism. Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo explores numerous typologies of the Holy Eucharist in the Old Testament. The better we see the “shadows” in Scripture, the more we’ll appreciate the reality in the Gospels – and in the Church.

In our contemporary society, people often approach the Bible with suspicion. In these presentations, Dr. Morrow explores the philosophical, theological, and political roots of the long history that led to the present circumstances, showing that rather than distrusting the Bible, we should instead be suspicious of the skeptics.

In our contemporary society, people often approach the Bible with suspicion. In these presentations, Dr. Morrow explores the philosophical, theological, and political roots of the long history that led to the present circumstances, showing that rather than distrusting the Bible, we should instead be suspicious of the skeptics.

God does not leave us without help in a battle against sin and our summons to be holy. He gives us many gifts. Chief among them are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. In this lecture, Msgr. Pope examines these seven power-packed effects of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit which assist both our mind and heart.

In the long tradition of theological poetry, St. John of the Cross stands as a spiritual master. In this lecture, Prof. Garland explores the depth of St. John’s Living Flame of Love, with its beautiful description of the soul’s longing for union with the Blessed Trinity.

The Dominican order was founded in a time of economic, political, and cultural upheaval, and soon found itself in the thick of a great social crisis: the controversy over heresy in southern France. In this lecture, Fr. Vidmar teaches us how St. Dominic cut his teeth as a preacher of orthodoxy during the conflict known as the Albigensian crusade.

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.

Louis IX thought more of the place of his baptism than that where he was crowned as king. Join Christopher Check as he tells the exciting story of this saintly king of France who fought in two crusades.

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.

Louis IX thought more of the place of his baptism than that where he was crowned as king. Join Christopher Check as he tells the exciting story of this saintly king of France who fought in two crusades.

The philosophical theory of nominalism, which denies the existence of universal natures, results in a denial of an objectively ordered world. In this lecture, Dr. Cuddeback exposes the errors of nominalism and shows why the classical realist position is so important today.

St. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians is his great letter of exhortation to spiritual and moral maturity. Join Fr. Carnazzo as he mines the riches of St. Paul and points us to the glory of Christ.

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.

St. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians is his great letter of exhortation to spiritual and moral maturity. Join Fr. Carnazzo as he mines the riches of St. Paul and points us to the glory of Christ.