Institute of Catholic Culture

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Understanding Understanding (Cuddeback) - Part Two May 24, 2016

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Can the human mind truly understand reality? Modern skepticism and relativism undermine our human identity and vocation by cutting at their root: our ability to grasp fundamental truths. The great Western philosophical tradition can help us see our identity as rational creatures, and help us bring the light of reason to an age of darkness.

Life Everlasting, Amen - Part One May 19, 2016

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“It is fitting that the end of all our desires, namely eternal life, coincides with the words at the end of the creed, ‘Life everlasting. Amen.’”

- Saint Thomas Aquinas, On the Apostles' Creed

Understanding Understanding (Cuddeback) - Part One May 17, 2016

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Tongues of Fire May 16, 2016

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Celebrating Pentecost, we recall one of God’s founding acts in forming the Church, the Body of Christ. We are reminded of the wonder of living in this world buoyed up by the Spirit of God. The Scriptures, the Fathers, and the Liturgy all blaze with the power of his Presence and show us the meaning of the People of God as the People inflamed by God’s Spirit.

Lift Up Your Eyes May 07, 2016

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In a traditional philosophy class, truth, goodness, unity, and (usually) beauty are called "transcendental properties of being"—something which is rejected by many modern philosophers. In this talk, we discuss issues that arise from this philosophy, such as the objectivity of truth, beauty, and goodness and how this can be reconciled with their apparent subjectivity.

Riding on the Clouds of Heaven Apr 24, 2016

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In certain Protestant circles, there is a strong and often vivid preoccupation with signs of the Second Coming of Christ. Many of the notions expressed are either erroneous or extreme. The Catholic approach is perhaps less provocative, as it does not generate Left Behind movie series or cause people to sell their houses and gather on hillsides waiting for the end. This lecture sets forth certain principles of Catholic Eschatology, drawing insights from the Catechism and Scripture.

Living Bread Apr 20, 2016

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When Jesus spoke of giving his body to eat, it scandalized some of his followers. Even to this day, some Christians find Jesus' words to be a stumbling block. Most Protestants apply a merely symbolic meaning to the New Testament passages that refer to Christ's body. This presentation will break down common objections to the Catholic doctrine, and build a powerful case—from Scripture as well as the practices of the early Christians—for taking Jesus at his word.

A Great Cloud of Witnesses - Part Two Apr 14, 2016

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As Christians, we live as people of the New, not the Old, Covenant. Yet, how could the first Christians embrace this new paradigm of Jesus: what of God’s Temple, its sacrifices and high priesthood? These and other biblical mysteries are addressed in the Book of Hebrews, one of the richest and most thought-provoking texts of the entire Bible.

On the Eighth Day Apr 10, 2016

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"On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, 'Peace be with you.' When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side."

- John 20:19-20

A Great Cloud of Witnesses - Part One Apr 07, 2016

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