In this lecture we'll be looking at the rise of the Medieval university, especially it's relation to the art of disputation and rhetoric. These crucial developments would in turn shape the Catholic Church in such a way that would make her poised to be the world religion she eventually became. Join as we discuss how this came to pass.

A controversial and highly misunderstood Catholic saint, Anselm of Canterbury was a brilliant theologian and a first rate thinker. Because in some ways he straddles the old and new world, many struggle to place his ideas in an orthodox light. Join in this lecture where we discuss both the context of his time and how to read this Doctor of the Church.

In this lecture we discuss the development of marriage as a sacrament in the Middle Ages, and the context from with which these developments occurred.

Many complain that the process of canonization has been undermined since Vatican II and the papacy of St John Paul II. They say by laxing the former restrictions place on the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, we have in effect turned the Vatican into "saint factories." But this is only one side of the story. In this lecture we will discuss the process of canonization specifically through the lens of one mystic whose cause has been stalled long before the modern era due to bureaucratic red tape and a contingent of theologians who felt threatened by her public revelations. She is Ven. Mary of Agreda, join as we discuss.

In the early Renaissance a group of intellectuals came on the scene who were determined to rid the Church of her "superstitious ignorant masses", to bring her back to Gospel simplicity. A leader of this elitist vanguard was Desiderius Erasmus. He, along with others, led the way in the attempted overthrow of the medieval Church's glory and magnificence. While they were ultimately unsuccessful, they did manage to unleash a wave of criticism that poisoned the well of medieval studies to this day. Join as we discuss.

Among the greatest hymns to God ever written, the unschooled St. Francis' Canticle of the Creatures soars with the eagles while other more learned theologians crawl with the worms. Join as we discuss the cosmic and anthropological significance of this profound piece of medieval hymnography.

Coming on the heels of the Protestant Reformation and the Enlightenment Revolution, one of our ancient traditions found itself most under attack. In this lecture we make the case that is is only through a monastic revival will we ever hope to see a true renewal of the Church.