Institute of Catholic Culture

What role do the emotions or passions play in our lives? For most people, it’s too much or too little. Saint Thomas, the Common Doctor, teaches us about the passions of the soul and how we can integrate them for a deeper relationship with God and others.

In this talk, Dr. Jared Staudt discusses how true liberty comes from belief in the Church’s doctrine and how we can strengthen our efforts to catechize today.

Chris Check tells the story of the most important sea battle in history, fought by the Holy League and the Ottoman Turks on Oct. 7, 1571 near the mouth of what is today called the Gulf of Patras, then the Gulf of Lepanto.

In his essay, "Talking About Bicycles," C.S. Lewis illustrates four "ages" we progress through in our relation to all manner of things in life, providing insight into our experiences and whether we fruitfully grow and mature by and through them.

Join Father Robert Spitzer and the ICC as we explore the roots of our societal ills and weave together a commonsense philosophy of happiness, freedom, and the life issues.

Join Father Robert Spitzer and the ICC as we explore the roots of these our society's ills and weave together a commonsense philosophy of happiness, freedom, and the life issues.

For many Christians, "mortification" is an old-fashioned, intimidating, or even forgotten word. In this talk, Monsignor Pope and the ICC recover a true spirit of Christian asceticism in our indulgent age.

In the Psalms of David, God provides us with a treasury of prayers composed by "a man after his own heart" (1 Sam 13:14). This two-part series explores the central place of the Psalms in liturgical worship and personal prayer, from Israel to today. (2/2)

In the Psalms of David, God provides us with a treasury of prayers composed by "a man after his own heart" (1 Sam 13:14). This two-part series explores the central place of the Psalms in liturgical worship and personal prayer, from Israel to today. (1/2)

The past fifteen decades have demonstrated how urgently a return to the Church's teaching on marriage is necessary if society is to recover and flourish in the 21st century. Fr. Bergman discusses what went wrong in marriage and how to recover it. (3/3)