Father Robert Bishop, examines the role of the Theological Virtues in the restoration of Traditional Catholicism. The kind of god a culture has, determines the kind of culture they have. The battle for the restoration of traditional Catholic culture and liturgy is both a spiritual battle and a material battle. Patience gives a peaceful soul. Bitterness of heart must be avoided at all costs. Fortitude keeps us from giving up. Piety and zeal for the honor of God and for the faith of our children are unselfish motives that will help us maintain our sanctity in the fight. Talk given in 2006 at the Restoring and Preserving Our Catholic Culture conference.

Father James McLucas describes how priests living within, especially the ordinary diocesan structures, experience a disconnect between their faith and intellect, and the demands of "obedience" to the current ecclesial structures, practices and liturgy. A mass that is not stable and fixed leads to a morality that is the same. The internal conflict between what the faithful priest believes and what he is forced to do causes anger, depression and marginalization. He must avoid a variety of sinful or false responses to survive and achieve sanctity and faithfulness to Christ and his vocation. Talk given in 2006 at the Restoring and Preserving Our Catholic Culture conference.

Father James McLucas reflects on the priest and the Sacrifice of the Mass. Father says in every Mass the priest is offered both Divine and human intimacy.

Father H. O. Pream reflects on the most Precious Gift of The Holy Eucharist, asking why has God revealed to us things we cannot understand with our own reason? This is a crucial question. This holy, holy priest provides the answer, from St. Thomas Aquinas. Learn what God has in store for us as Father H. O. Pream answers this question with the most moving, loving descriptions of God's love.

Laura Berquist, the founder of Mother of Divine Grace School, gives a comprehensive explanation of why Classical education and Catholic education are essentially the same thing, whether it be homeschooling or a more traditional Catholic school. Proper intellectual formation gives a person the ability to acquire, understand, and use information on any subject in a wise way. A classic liberal arts education forms a man for life and not simply for a particular career or vocation. It is ultimately ordered to knowing and loving God and perfecting the intellect. Laura Berquist is the Founder and CEO of Mother of Divine Grace School, a Catholic, Classical Distance-Learning School centered around the Church's teaching that parents are the primary educators of their children. Laura was a pivotal player in the early homeschooling movement in the United States, publishing Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum in 1994, which drew from her homeschooling experience with her children as well her educational background from Thomas Aquinas College, and became the foundation of MODG. Laura's husband, Marcus Berquist, was a founder of Thomas Aquinas College, and Laura was a member of TAC's first graduating class. Recorded at the Catholic Classical Education Conference in Lincoln, NE in August, 2022

Laura Berquist Describes the three pillars of a solid Classical Catholic Education - Reading, Latin and Math. Latin especially is valuable as it helps in mastery of all subject areas. She explains that students with a solid Catholic classical education have no problems getting into colleges and are not only well prepared for many different vocations and career paths. Homeschoolers are generally well prepared for college as they take responsibility for learning and mastering subjects. She gives valuable advice for students and parents looking ahead to college in terms of subjects, entrance tests, transcripts. Build up you stamina for studying and track the graduation requirements for high school in your state. Developing critical thinking skills and right habits of thinking in order to grasp the truth and objective reality is the real goal of education. Laura Berquist is the Founder and CEO of Mother of Divine Grace School, a Catholic, Classical Distance-Learning School centered around the Church's teaching that parents are the primary educators of their children. Laura was a pivotal player in the early homeschooling movement in the United States, publishing Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum in 1994, which drew from her homeschooling experience with her children as well her educational background from Thomas Aquinas College, and became the foundation of MODG. Laura's husband, Marcus Berquist, was a founder of Thomas Aquinas College, and Laura was a member of TAC's first graduating class. Recorded at the Catholic Classical Education Conference in Lincoln, NE in August, 2022

Laura Berquist answers a variety of questions related to Catholic Classical Education and homeschooling. How can parents teach subjects they are not experts in and continue to learn themselves? What are good reading lists and what are some transformative books to read? What are some favorite elementary and high school texts and courses? How to homeschool within a large family with all ages of children? How is homeschooling a lifestyle? What are the benefits of memorizing poetry. Laura Berquist is the Founder and CEO of Mother of Divine Grace School, a Catholic, Classical Distance-Learning School centered around the Church's teaching that parents are the primary educators of their children. Laura was a pivotal player in the early homeschooling movement in the United States, publishing Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum in 1994, which drew from her homeschooling experience with her children as well her educational background from Thomas Aquinas College, and became the foundation of MODG. Laura's husband, Marcus Berquist, was a founder of Thomas Aquinas College, and Laura was a member of TAC's first graduating class. Recorded at the Catholic Classical Education Conference in Lincoln, NE in August, 2022

Dr. John Rao discusses the difficulties faced by the Empire from the time of the entry of the Goths in 376 A.D. onwards. Here one learns of the Gothic move westward, the eruption of the Vandal alliance into Gaul and Spain, the fragmentation of authority and the attempts by the emperor in Constantinople to control the situation through the expedition of Theodoric and Justinian's reconquest of Italy.

Dr. John Rao discusses the Church and the Theodosian Emperors. What was the situation of the Church under the Theodosian Emperors who supported Orthodoxy versus the Arian Heresy? Dr. John Rao discusses here the building of an orthodox Roman Christendom and the roles of the "Patriarchs" of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch and Constantinople.

Dr. John Rao discusses Christology and the Council of Ephesus. The first great threat to the new orthodox order of things came through the divergences over Christology emerging out of Antioch and Alexandria. These fought their first open battle at the Council of Ephesus over the ideas and work of Nestorius, the Patriarch of Constantinople who was a representative of the "school" of Antioch.