Institute of Catholic Culture

These lectures will explore two Arthurian romances, Chretien de Troyes' Knight of the Cart, and the Cistercian text we know as The Quest of the Holy Grail, through the lens of Catholic teaching on redemption, divine grace, and the pursuit of virtue.

Catholic teaching takes a distinctive stance compared to Protestant views on human nature and divine grace. We examine the realism which undergirds the Catholic view of nature and grace and show why Protestant errors are both philosophical and theological

Mozarabic? Braga? Ambrosian? Catholics are familiar with the Roman Catholic Mass in its traditional form and that of the "Novus Ordo," but many do not realize the liturgical diversity that once existed throughout the Western Church.

This lecture examines the Church’s response to enslavement during the era of the slave trade. It also highlights key figures in the debates, and the papal documents that were promulgated in response.

These lectures will explore two Arthurian romances, Chretien de Troyes' Knight of the Cart, and the Cistercian text we know as The Quest of the Holy Grail, through the lens of Catholic teaching on redemption, divine grace, and the pursuit of virtue.