I haven't been disappointed by any lectures from
maclaurin.org in the past, so here are some more. Understand that these are not all given by Catholics, so I'm not vouching for theological accuracy...just interesting stuff...
The Innocence of God, Udo Middelmann, MacLaurin Institute (Francis A. Schaeffer Fellow).
Pacifism in the Old and New Testaments: What Did Moses Teach That Inspired Jesus's Nonviolence?,
Philip Friesen, Galilean Center (Fellow).
Wedded Bliss: What Makes for Happy Marriages,
Dr. W. Bradford Wilcox, University of Virginia (Assistant Professor of Sociology).
From Da Vinci to Dan Brown: The skeptic as the new cultural authority, Dr. Vishal Mangalwadi, MacLaurin Institute (Fellow).
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And finally, the lecture which made me post this...and this one I CAN vouche for......
Dueling with Darwin: A Night with GK Chesterton,
Dr. Chuck Chalberg, Normandale College (Professor of History) and
Dale Ahlquist,
American Chesterton Society (President).
UPDATE: Here's another Dale Ahlquis lecture -- The Spiritual and Intellectual Delight of G. K. Chesterton
Here's to hoping this is worth listening to...sure looks like it is...
This talk was given at WYD2008 in Sydney, Australia, and presented by Creston College.
An hour and a half presentation at World Youth Day. It's a bit slow, but has some reasonable parts, especially beyond the hour mark and towards the end.
- 05-28min -- "Positivism: Old Age and the Value of Life" by Kirsty McKillop? Further reading: "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
- 28-32min -- Questions given to Kirsty
- 32-49min -- "Relativism" by Katrina George, a lecturer in law at the University of Western Sydney and a director of Women's Forum Australia, an independent think tank that conducts research, education and public policy on women's issues.
- 49-56min -- Questions to Katrina: Basic needs vs basic goods. Recommended reading Robert George (books on natural law), Q: Catholic Church "holds the fullness of Truth". Institutional structure give the splendor of truth? ie. slavery. Q: Freedom of religion and law, A: More trust in reason, basic goods
- 56-1:26min -- "Freedom and Truth" by Patricia AUT management commerce law northland ethics. Free will, happiness (to be loved and to love properly), love requires freedom, erroneous views of freedom, tolerance and truth, relativism and truth.
- "Truth is God. Truth is a Person and someone we can choose to trust and to love. Authentic freedom is choosing God and allowing ourselves to be taught by God and to follow His Will." -- Pope Benedict XVI
- Tolerance is compatible with an absolute truth.
- Intellect and reason should be used in searching for that truth.
- Freedom is to choose and love the truth.
First, a disclaimer. Wesley J. Smith isn't Catholic. I don't claim he represents Church teaching, so know that going in. Don't expect Catechism because that isn't what he does.
That said...I haven't disagreed with him about a bioethics issue yet. Perhaps there's something out there he's blindingly wrong about, but I haven't seen it. After a few years of pseudo-regularly reading him, everything he advocates appears to be in alignment with Church teaching.
SO...
here's the skinny:
I am back in the podcast business, renamed from Brave New Bioethics to What It Means to be Human. After consulting with my colleagues at the Discovery Institute--which is producing the broadcast--we decided that since I am dealing with issues well beyond bioethics now, the new title was warranted.
In the first edition, I define some of the threats to human exceptionalism and argue that accepting the intrinsic value of human life simply because it is human is the necessary intellectual condition precedent (as we lawyers say) to universal human rights.
Check it out.
Here is the RSS Feed.
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He's currently in second -- please take a moment and give him a bump, then bump him on your blog as well!
What is this guy talking about "both sides"?!?
Audio lecture by lay Catholic apologist John Francis Coffey. Part of the series: Jehovah's Witnesses and the Catholic Church. Includes PDF version with text of lecture. Do ex-Jehovah's Witnesses who leave the Watchtower Organization sometimes join the Catholic Church? Why?
Got another e-mail. This one isn't the kind I normally post, but I figured this was probably the best audience:
My name is Fr. John Pasquini, the author of more than a dozen Catholic books. I have worked with Fr. Fessio in the past and Ave Maria University. I am currently the Pastor of St. John of the Cross Catholic Church in Vero Beach, Florida. I have attached the text of a book that was published in 2007 by S of C publications, with an introduction from His Eminence Paul Cardinal Poupard, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture. The work is an apologetics work, the best you will ever find. I own the copyright and give you complete freedom to use it for your site.
So...here it is:
But as if one wasn't enough...here's another! This one from
Godwin Adadzie Delali GADEL from the Republic of Ghana in West Africa!
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...well...free after your free registration, that is. Here are the titles available:
"Character of a Man"
Interview by Mark Houck
Holy Spirit Radio - Philadelphia, PA |
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| "Ten Things Women Need to Know about Men" |
The catch is you have to register with the Amator Institute (
which you can do at their registration page). Here's the low-down on Fr. Chavez:
Fr. Phillip Chavez is a priest of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity, the same congregation of Fr. John Corapi. While he has engaged in parish work in the U.S., Canada, and Italy since his ordination in 1993, he has been involved in pro-life work and has diligently applied himself to concerns of marriage and family. Now, embarking in men’s outreach, he presents a forum to restore the hearts of men and strengthen their spirit to build stronger families and a more vital society.
Catch his
video intro here.
I got the following e-mail today:
My name is Bob D’Aurelio and working in conjunction with the National Fellowship of Catholic Men I have just launched a new Catholic podcast for men. It is called “Paul’s Men”. I wonder if you would be so kind as to run the attached one minute promotional mp3. (See www.paulsmen.com)
Well...I actually
can't attach MP3s. I don't personally host files, I just link to people who do. Thankfully, you're one of those guys!
Here are the links:
Paul's Men Edition 1Paul's Men Edition 2To subscribe to the podcast,
go here.
Mark Shea
got a letter...
David Bereit, the Director of 40 Days for Life, writes:
I have a VERY important announcement at the end of this message, but first some GREAT news!
On a day when many are stressed about elections, I just heard from one of our 40 Days for Life local campaign leaders who is bouncing off the walls with the exciting news that the abortion facility that was the focus of their campaign over these last 40 days is CLOSING!!
The "Space Available" real estate sign was put in front of the building on Thursday -- day 37 of the campaign. Yesterday, the local leader confirmed with the real estate company that the abortionist is shutting the business down for good.
We will have more details, including the location, as soon as the facility is closed -- which should happen very soon. But I knew you'd want to know that your prayers have produced an amazing result!
And another INCREDIBLE victory: as reports continue to roll in from around the country about the impact of the 40 Days for Life campaign that just ended, the number of confirmed lives saved during the 40 days is...
...520!!
This number surpasses the previous total for all earlier 40 Days for Life campaigns COMBINED!
The total number of lives saved through 40 Days for Life, from 2004 in College Station, Texas, through today, has now topped 1,000. Amazing, isn't it?
Let's praise the Lord for what He has done!
For all who helped...Good job! Don't quit praying now! If you didn't help this time, start praying for a successful next time!
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