Dickens, A Christmas Carol

Dickens, A Christmas Carol

By Sharon Hickson
Professor Sharon Hickson of Christendom College delivered a talk on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. The talk touches on the paradoxes in the novel, the season of Advent as a season of hope, as well as a reflection and commentary on the Victorian...
Festivity as Evangelization

Festivity as Evangelization

By Dr. Daniel McInerny
On December 4, 2020 Associate Professor of Philosophy Dr. Daniel McInerny delivered a talk entitled “Festivity as Evangelization” as a part of the Principles Lecture during the Christmas at Christendom event held annually at Christendom College.
The Longing for Beauty in Our Age of Anxiety

The Longing for Beauty in Our Age of Anxiety

By Dr. Daniel McInerny
On Sunday November 15, 2020 Dr. McInerny delivered a talk in the final installment of the Beato Fra Angelica Fine Arts events entitled: “The Longing for Beauty in Our Age of Anxiety”. The talk discussed “the transcendent nature of beauty and the...
Devotion to the Most Precious Blood in 17th Century Venice

Devotion to the Most Precious Blood in 17th Century Venice

By Sarah Pecknold
Catholic University of America musicologist Sarah Pecknold delivered a talk titled: “Pietoso Medico”: Giovanni Teipolo, Claudio Monteverdi, and Devotion to the Most Precious Blood in 17th Century Venice to the faculty and students of Christendom College on...
Recovering Masculinity In A Pornified World

Recovering Masculinity In A Pornified World

By Fr. Sean Kilcawley
For a special edition of Into the Deep, Father Sean Kilcawley, a nationally known Integrity Restored speaker and a diocesan priest of the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska gave a dynamic address on the practicals of living a life free of pornography....
Funny Kinds of Freedom

Funny Kinds of Freedom

By Dr. William Marshner
Marshner, one of America’s foremost theologians, spoke on ideas of freedom on October 27. A staunch defender of the faith since his conversion in 1967, Marshner first encountered Christendom founder Dr. Warren Carroll when they both worked at the Catholic...
New Thinking on Church and State

New Thinking on Church and State

By Dr. William Marshner
Marshner, one of America’s foremost theologians, spoke on new theories of church and state on Tuesday, October 11. A staunch defender of the faith since his conversion in 1967, Marshner first encountered Christendom founder Dr. Warren Carroll when they both worked at...
The Unchangeable Truth about Marriage and Family

The Unchangeable Truth about Marriage and Family

By Bishop Athanasius Schneider
As a Catholic liberal arts College, Christendom’s essential purpose is to place students on the path to Christian wisdom, a wisdom born from the contemplation and love of both natural and divinely revealed truth. The activities, events, community and spiritual...
Address to College Republicans

Address to College Republicans

By Ken Cuccinelli
Cuccinelli, who spoke to the Christendom community in 2012 as part of the college’s Major Speakers program, was elected Attorney General of Virginia and sworn into office on January 16, 2010. As attorney general, he rose to national fame through his fight against the...
A Tribute to L. Brent Bozell

A Tribute to L. Brent Bozell

By E. Michael Lawrence & Daniel McCarthy
On November 18, Christendom held a tribute to the late L. Brent Bozell, Jr., hosted by the college’s history department. The event marked the release of a new full-length biography on Bozell’s life by Daniel Kelly entitled Living on Fire: The Life of L. Brent Bozell,...
Roman Catholicism and Political Form: Carl Schmitt vs. Romano Guardini

Roman Catholicism and Political Form: Carl Schmitt vs. Romano Guardini

By Professor Brian Fox
On October 23, visiting Professor Fox gave a lecture entitled “Roman Catholicism and Political Form: Carl Schmitt vs. Romano Guardini”. Professor Fox holds a B.A. from Emory University in Atlanta, and M.A. grin the School of Philosophy at Catholic...
The Significance of Pope John XXIII in Church History

The Significance of Pope John XXIII in Church History

By Dr. Chris Shannon
As a Catholic liberal arts College, Christendom’s essential purpose is to place students on the path to Christian wisdom, a wisdom born from the contemplation and love of both natural and divinely revealed truth. The activities, events, community and spiritual...
Papal Economics: the Catholic Church on Democratic Capitalism

Papal Economics: the Catholic Church on Democratic Capitalism

By Fr. Maciej Zieba
On November 19, Fr. Zieba gave a talk to Christendom students and faculty entitled “Papal Economics”. Fr. Maciej Zięba, O.P., was a close associate of Pope John Paul II and a strong activist in Poland’s Solidarity movement in the Communist era. A physicist...
Homeschooling Since 1950: A Historical Perspective

Homeschooling Since 1950: A Historical Perspective

By Professor Dixie Lane
On Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Dixie Lane delivered a lecture to students and faculty entitled “Homeschooling Since 1950: A Historical Perspective.” Lane delved into the roots of the homeschooling movement and some of the key legal battles that ensured the...
Communication in the Age of Pope Francis

Communication in the Age of Pope Francis

By Fr. John Wauck
Fr. John Wauck, a communications professor at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, delivered a talk entitled “Communication in the Age of Pope Francis” to students and faculty on September 6. Wauck examined the different communication styles of Pope...
Wonder and Fear in the Pursuit of Wisdom

Wonder and Fear in the Pursuit of Wisdom

By Professor J. Michael Brown
On September 5, Professor J. Michael Brown gave a talk entitled “Wonder and Fear in the Pursuit of Wisdom” to the Christendom College community. Michael Brown is an assistant professor in the Philosophy department at Christendom College. Graduating from...
Homily by Papal Nuncio to the U.S.

Homily by Papal Nuncio to the U.S.

By Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano
On March 20, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano gave an address to the Christendom faculty and students. Archbishop Vigano was ordained a priest in 1968. He earned a doctorate in utroque iure (both canon and civil law). He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in...
Fraternal Charity

Fraternal Charity

By Fr. Brett Brannen
On January 26, Fr. Brett Brannen gave a talk to the Christendom College community entitled “Fraternal Charity”. Born in Louisiana, Fr. Brett grew up with a Catholic background. He was ordained a priest in 1991. Father Brett Brannen is the author of two...
Clarity and Charity: The Catholic Response to Challenge of Homosexuality

Clarity and Charity: The Catholic Response to Challenge of Homosexuality

By Fr. Paul Scalia
On November 9, Fr. Paul Scalia addressed the Christendom College with a talk entitled “Clarity and Charity: The Catholic Response to Challenge of Homosexuality”. Father Scalia is a native of Virginia and grew up in the Diocese of Arlington. He attended the...
The Achievement of Blessed John Paul II

The Achievement of Blessed John Paul II

By George Weigel
Acclaimed author and speaker, George Weigel, delivered a lecture to students and faculty at Christendom’s Rome campus on March 7. The lecture, entitled “The Achievements of Blessed John Paul II,” was held in the Rome campus’ academic center, Istituto Maria Santissima...
Understanding the Culture of Life

Understanding the Culture of Life

By Andy Bodoh
On February 16, the members of Shield of Roses hosted a talk by former president of Shield of Roses, Alumnus Andrew Bodoh (’07). The talk, entitled “Understanding The Culture of Life,” was held in St. Thomas Aquinas Hall. Bodoh explained how many pro-lifers have...
Life in the Single Years

Life in the Single Years

By Professor Mary Stanford
On November 4, Professor Mary Stanford gave a talk entitled “Life in the Single Years” to the Christendom College community. Discussing the single life as a vocation in her talk, she encourages young women to look at this time in their lives as a time of...
You Have More Power than You Realize & Being Active in the Political Sphere

You Have More Power than You Realize & Being Active in the Political Sphere

By Bob Marshall & Kate Obenshain
On March 2, the Christendom College Republican Leaders invited Bob Marshall and Kate Obenshain to speak to the students body. Obenshain remarked that truly conservative colleges like Christendom were a rarity and was enthused by what she experienced on campus. She...
The Uniqueness of Music in Western Civilization

The Uniqueness of Music in Western Civilization

By Dr. Kurt Poterack
On November 19, Dr. Kurt Poterack, Adjunct Professor at Christendom College, delivered a talk entitled “The Uniqueness of Music in the Western Civilization”. Dr. Kurt Poterack is the Director of the Christendom College Choir and is the Schola Gregoriana...
Marriage: A Spiritual Journey

Marriage: A Spiritual Journey

By Fr. Daniel Gee
As a Catholic liberal arts College, Christendom’s essential purpose is to place students on the path to Christian wisdom, a wisdom born from the contemplation and love of both natural and divinely revealed truth. The activities, events, community and spiritual...
The Four Temperaments

The Four Temperaments

By Dr. Douglas Flippen
As a Catholic liberal arts College, Christendom’s essential purpose is to place students on the path to Christian wisdom, a wisdom born from the contemplation and love of both natural and divinely revealed truth. The activities, events, community and spiritual...
Marriage: A Roll of the Dice?

Marriage: A Roll of the Dice?

By Dr. Patrick Divietri
As a Catholic liberal arts College, Christendom’s essential purpose is to place students on the path to Christian wisdom, a wisdom born from the contemplation and love of both natural and divinely revealed truth. The activities, events, community and spiritual...
Friendship, Femininity & Fickleness

Friendship, Femininity & Fickleness

By Professor Mary Stanford
On May 24, Professor Mary Stanford gave a talk entitled “Friendship, Femininity & Fickleness” to the women of the Christendom community. She summarizes the essence of femininity by discussing the “3 Cs”—care, conversation, and community. Professor...
Managing Personal Finances

Managing Personal Finances

By Dr. William Luckey
As a Catholic liberal arts College, Christendom’s essential purpose is to place students on the path to Christian wisdom, a wisdom born from the contemplation and love of both natural and divinely revealed truth. The activities, events, community and spiritual...
Post-Abortion Healing

Post-Abortion Healing

By Fr. Ben J. Cameron, C.P.M.
As a Catholic liberal arts College, Christendom’s essential purpose is to place students on the path to Christian wisdom, a wisdom born from the contemplation and love of both natural and divinely revealed truth. The activities, events, community and spiritual...
What Is My vocation & How Do I Discern It?

What Is My vocation & How Do I Discern It?

By Fr. Joseph Mary Brown
Fr. Joseph Mary Brown was born in Bardstown, KY, the third of seven children. He graduated from Christendom College in 1985 with a B.A. in Philosophy. In 1991, he joined the Congregation of St. John (an active-contemplative Community founded in France in 1975) in...
Evangelization: That Which We Have Seen and Heard

Evangelization: That Which We Have Seen and Heard

By Andy Day
On February 17, Andy Day delivered a talk to the Christendom faculty and students entitled “Evangelization: That Which We Have Seen and Heard”. Andy Day is the Southeast Regional Director for FOCUS, the Fellowship Of Catholic University Students, one of...
A Desire for God and a Love of Learning

A Desire for God and a Love of Learning

By Rev. Romanus Cessario, O.P.
“You are among the last young people who recognize that the love of learning and desire for God goes together,” Rev. Romanus Cessario, O.P. told students at his lecture held on November 14.  “Now that is a remarkable gift. You must think of yourselves as inheritors of...
Pro-Life Action

Pro-Life Action

By Olivia Gans Turner
On October 30, Ms. Olivia Turner was invited to give a talk to the Christendom community on pro-life matters. Olivia Gans Turner is the director of American Victims of Abortion (AVA), founded in 1985 as an outreach of the National Right to Life Committee. In 1981,...
Challenges Facing America

Challenges Facing America

By Congressman Frank Wolf
On October 16, Congressman Frank Wolf came to Christendom College to give a talk entitled “Challenges Facing America”. Having received his degree in political science and law from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., Wolf joined the United...
Jihad: What it Means and Why it Matters

Jihad: What it Means and Why it Matters

By Robert Spencer
As a Catholic liberal arts College, Christendom’s essential purpose is to place students on the path to Christian wisdom, a wisdom born from the contemplation and love of both natural and divinely revealed truth. The activities, events, community and spiritual...
What Can You Do With a Degree from Christendom College?

What Can You Do With a Degree from Christendom College?

By Michele Velasco
Michele Velasco (’91) is the Vice President for Finance of Sirius XM radio. She encouraged students to work hard and realize that, sometimes, they must start at the bottom in order to make it to the top. “I started as an intern and worked my way up from the very...
Could God Have Created A World With An Eternal Duration?

Could God Have Created A World With An Eternal Duration?

By Prof. Mark Wunsch
On October 26, Professor Mark Wunsch delivered a talk entitled “Could God have Created a World with an Eternal Duration?”. After receiving a B.A. in philosophy from Regis University in Denver, CO., Prof. Mark Wunsch, Ph.L., Ph.D. (Cand.) pursued his...
To Dance on the Grave of Roe v. Wade

To Dance on the Grave of Roe v. Wade

By Randall Terry
As a Catholic liberal arts College, Christendom’s essential purpose is to place students on the path to Christian wisdom, a wisdom born from the contemplation and love of both natural and divinely revealed truth. The activities, events, community and spiritual...
What You Won’t Hear or See on CNN

What You Won’t Hear or See on CNN

By Fr. Daniel Mode
Father Mode is the author of The Grunt Padre, the biography of Vietnam War hero and Navy Chaplain Father  Vincent R. Capodanno, MM, whose 1967 death in battle while assisting U.S. Marines posthumously earned him the Medal of Honor, the U.S. Military’s highest...