Just a reminder that they're still doing awesome things at the Institute of Catholic Culture, such as the following:

Lecture Title:	Presenter(s):
Original Sin	Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.
Creation or Evolution: What Does the Church Really Teach?	Fr. William Saunders
Liturgiam Authenticam: The True Story Behind the New Translation of the Roman Missal	Rev. Jerry J. Pokorsky
The Holy Mass: Reform, Ruin & Restoration	Dr. Daniel G. Van Slyke
The Roots of Modernism	Dr. William Marshner

That is all.

Maggie Gallagher,  President of The Institute for Marriage and Public Policy and Dale Carpenter, University of Minnesota Professor of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law presented their views on the Same Sex Marriage Amendment at the Murphy Institute's inaugural debate on public policy issues for the 2012 elections.


Video after the jump.

How great a name is that?!?

The Argument of the Month is a forum for Catholic Men to hear and discuss various apologetics topics. Well...I say apologetics, but it's not that narrow.  Take, for example, these talks on Social Justice by famed Chestertonian Dale Ahlquist:

Catholic Social Teaching: Why both Liberals AND Conservatives Get it Wrong!	Dale Ahlquist	02/12/2008	Talk/Debate	MP3	Download
Catholic Social Teaching: Why both Liberals AND Conservatives Get it Wrong!	Dale Ahlquist	02/12/2008	Q&A	MP3	Download

Or, to change gears, this talk about whether Catholics can be masons (answer: no!):

Can Catholics be Masons?	John Salza, Dustin Dufault	01/11/2011	Talk/Debate	MP3	Download
Can Catholics be Masons?	John Salza, Dustin Dufault	01/11/2011	Q&A	MP3	Download

Naturally, they also have the standard mean-and-potatoes Sola Scriptura debates, Contra Modernism talks, etc.  Go check them out for yourself -- well worth it.

Protestant apologist and iterate worker in the vineyard William Lane Craig had a recent debate with Stephen Law at Westminster Hall on the topic: Does God Exist?


Full Debate MP3 Audio here. (2hr 15min.)  Video below.  Enjoy.

Thanks to First Things, I was made aware of this feature at Columbia Catholic Ministry's website:

Father Neuhaus's Homilies

The late Father Richard Neuhaus of First Things had preached at Columbia during springs semesters. His homilies are available below for downloading.

Spring 2008 January 27th February 3rd March 20th April 13th April 27th May 4th

Spring 2007 January 21st January 28th February 4th Feburary 11th February 18th Feburary 25th March 4th March 25th April 7th April 14th

Spring 2005 January 23rd January 30th February 6th February 13th February 20th February 27th April 3rd

...he just gets better with age.

Here is his latest.  I can't sum it up better than the title at his website.

If Einstein Had Been a Surfer — NEW Sep 2011 — Rediscovering the right brain

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From EWTN's write-up of the show (with speaker bios):

Prefigured in the Old Testament and fulfilled in the New, the biblical story of the Mass spans the breadth of Scripture and beyond. What Jesus began on Calvary culminated in everlasting glory in the heavenly sanctuary, and is made present on earth every time the Church celebrates the Sacrifice of the Mass. Join Father Wade Menezes and EWTN Theology Advisor Tom Nash as they explore The Biblical Story of the Mass.

Teaser below, but get the whole series at EWTN.

Program Name:	On Earth as It Is in Heaven: Rediscovering the Biblical Story of the Mass
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	Series Name:	The Biblical Story of the Mass Tom Nash, Fr. Wade Menezes
	Host:	Tom Nash, Fr. Wade Menezes
	Date Produced:	7/28/2011
	Description:	The biblical story of the Mass didn’t begin at the Last Supper and Good Friday, nor did it end there. Sacrifices from Abel and Abraham to Melchizedek and Moses set the stage for Jesus Christ, “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” The Mass sacramentally re-presents or makes present again Christ’s one Sacrifice of Calvary, which began on the Cross and culminated in everlasting glory in the heavenly sanctuary.

HT to Dave

Can't say I'm a huge fan of the recording (Ray Clare's style simply isn't mine), but this is what my book club is reading this month.  Feel free to join us and give it a listen.  You can download in different formats and chapter-by-chapter at the source, Librivox.

The Napoleon of Notting Hill

by G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)

While the novel is humorous (one instance has the King sitting on top of an omnibus and speaking to it as to a horse: “Forward, my beauty, my Arab,” he said, patting the omnibus encouragingly, “fleetest of all thy bounding tribe”), it is also an adventure story: Chesterton is not afraid to let blood be drawn in his battles, fought with sword and halberd in the London streets, and Wayne thinks up a few ingenious strategies; and, finally, the novel is philosophical, considering the value of one man’s actions and the virtue of respect for one’s enemies. (Summary from Wikipedia)

• Gutenberg e-text
• Wikipedia – G. K. Chesterton
• Wikipedia – “The Napoleon of Notting Hill”
• M4B audiobook of complete book
• LibriVox’s The Napoleon of Notting HillInternet Archive page
• Zip file of the entire book 171.3 MB
• RSS feed · Subscribe in iTunes
Total running time: 5:56:47 Read by Ray Clare

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God and Modern Physics Podcast by Fr. Robert Spitzer S.J. Ph.d.  Afraid that's all I can tell you about it, except that the link was provided by long-time friend of the show, Filipino Catholic.  Much thanks.

Hi Ryan,

Anticipating the upcoming changes in translation of the Roman Missal, Fr John Riccardo held a 4 day mission with the goal of initiating a journey toward a greater understanding of the spiritual realities that occur during Mass. The focus then centers on the Eucharist.

From Sunday, March 13th, through Wednesday, March 16th, Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish is conducting a parish mission titled Do This in Remembrance of Me. Fr. Riccardo is presenting evening sessions each night beginning at 7 PM. This is Fr. John's presentation from the Sunday evening session. His bibliography for the parish mission is available for download. 

The talks:

http://frjohnriccardo.libsyn.com/parish-mission-2011-monday-session 

http://frjohnriccardo.libsyn.com/parish-mission-2011-tuesday-session 

http://frjohnriccardo.libsyn.com/parish-mission-2011-wednesday-mass-homily

Take care,

Dave

I gave it a listen and it's good -- just make sure you're aware that the talks aren't about the new translation of the missal.  They're about the Eucharist.  So now that you know...enjoy!

The Rosary in Portuguese.  No need to elaborate.

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Matt Fradd from The Porn Effect has a new talk.  From his site:

Listen to my new talk: Taking Down Goliath. In the first part I share my story of being exposed to porn at a young age, falling into the habit and how byGod's grace began to find healing and freedom. In the second part I offer 5 practical strategies, or as I like to call them, 5 smooth stones to take down your Goliath. Give it a listen and pass it on!

Part 1
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Part 2
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