SSPX Appeal, Women Co-Presiding at Mass & the Synodality “Dance”
July 17, 2026
Kids These Days
Reclaiming a deeper faith and transcendent hope can free a struggling generation from anxiety and self-doubt.
Posse
In the Public Square
- Fr. Gerald Murray on the ‘Emergency In The Church’: Catholic Leaders Decry Vatican Report That Pushes Homosexuality
- AI and the Miracle that Makes Us Human | Francis X. Maier
- Pope Leo and the Augustinian Tradition with Robert Royal beginning May 27
- The Dark Side of the Sexual Revolution | Mary Eberstadt
- Robert Royal on Martyrs of the New Millenium | EWTN Live with Fr. Mitch
The Catholic Thing
The Problem of Evil and the Firmness of Faith
While rational arguments help explain why God permits evil, a deeper faith helps us accept that God's nature is beyond human comprehension.
No Salvation Outside the Church
Historical and modern schismatic groups succumb to pride and tribalism by choosing disobedience and separation over faithful perseverance.
An ‘Odyssey’ for Our Time
Christopher Nolan's Odyssey is worth watching, though it would be an abuse to call it true to Homer's original.
Reading the Catechism
with Fr. Gerald Murray
Fr. Gerald E. Murray begins a new series on the Catechism of the Catholic Church with the Faith & Reason Institute. Be sure to subscribe to receive notice each time a new video is released.
God Created Everything (CCC 290-292, 316) – Ep. 7
July 20, 2026
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Robert Royal Interviews Archbishop Amel Nona, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Baghdad
July 18, 2026
Robert Royal Interviews Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda to Discuss Religious Freedom in Iraq
June 27, 2026
Faith in God, Not Regime — Claire Lai on Her Father Jimmy Lai’s Imprisonment | Faith Under Siege
May 11, 2026
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Pope Leo and the Augustinian Tradition
Trace the thought and influence of St. Augustine in the Catholic Tradition with a special focus on how his legacy has shaped and inspired our new pope, Leo XIV.
Calming the Storm
A course based on Fr. Gerald E. Murray's book-length interview with Diane Montagna, navigating the crises facing the Catholic Church and society.
St. Augustine’s Confessions
Robert Royal guides the student through St. Augustine's classic and highly personal book the Confessions.
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