Sign in

Education
Christendom College
At Christendom College, we believe education is more than gaining knowledge—it’s about pursuing true wisdom. As a Catholic liberal arts college, our mission is to guide students on the path to Christian wisdom, grounded in the love and contemplation of both natural and divinely revealed truth. This journey doesn’t happen in the classroom alone. Through vibrant campus life, community events, and spiritual opportunities, students are encouraged to cultivate the moral virtues and habits of Christian living. These virtues prepare them to properly order the material and spiritual goods of life, equipping them for a higher purpose. To enrich this formation, the college regularly hosts speakers who inspire and challenge our students to grow in mind, heart, and soul. We invite you to be part of this journey by joining us for these thought-provoking lectures. These talks provide a chance to engage with the ideas shaping our students and to explore how faith and reason together lead to truth. Come listen, learn, and grow with us.
Total 146 episodes
Go to
The Longing for Beauty in Our Age of Anxiety | Dr. Daniel McInerny

The Longing for Beauty in Our Age of Anxiety | Dr. Daniel McInerny

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 desperate need of our anxious, attention-fractured culture to experience this transcendence. As well as how more and more our culture is defined by the metaphor of the machine and the power associated with the machine. And what’s ironic is that, while the machine is of our own making and its power is something we desire, we at the same time feel a desperate sense of unease and anxiety over the thing we have wrought. Like Victor Frankenstein, we feel haunted and entrapped by the creature we have made. Thus in our culture we are in great need of that which will enable us to transcend and overcome our own menacing mechanisms. Grace, of course, is the most important source of transcendence, but natural, artistic, and moral beauty are key sources of transcendence as well.”
01:12:1016/11/2020
Devotion to the Most Precious Blood in 17th Century Venice | Sara Pecknold

Devotion to the Most Precious Blood in 17th Century Venice | Sara Pecknold

Sara 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.
01:56:4027/10/2020
Orestes Brownson's Unwritten Constitution | Richard Reinsch

Orestes Brownson's Unwritten Constitution | Richard Reinsch

On Monday, March 22 in Killian’s Cafe, Christendom College welcomed Richard Reinsch to give a lecture on Catholic political thinker Orestes Brownson, titled “Orestes Brownson's Unwritten Constitution.”  Reinsch applied Brownson's major philosophical ideas to contemporary  challenges upon American Constitutionalism. 
49:3323/03/2020
Recovering Masculinity In A Pornified World | Fr. Sean Kilcawley

Recovering Masculinity In A Pornified World | 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.
01:33:2914/12/2019
"One World Was Not Enough for Her": Cardinal Richelieu's Heiress and Her Missionary Empire | Dr. Bronwen McShea

"One World Was Not Enough for Her": Cardinal Richelieu's Heiress and Her Missionary Empire | Dr. Bronwen McShea

Dr. Bronwen McShea delivered a talk titled “One World Was Not Enough for Her”: Cardinal Richelieu’s Heiress and Her Missionary Empire to the faculty and students of Christendom College on April 15, 2019. McShea discusses how Marie Madeleine de Vignerot vivaciously used her abilities and position to expand the French Church.
48:2816/04/2019
The Significance of Pope John XXIII in Church History | Dr. Christopher Shannon

The Significance of Pope John XXIII in Church History | Dr. Christopher Shannon

Dr. Christopher Shannon discusses the cultural and social significance of Pope John XXIII. Pope John XXIII greatly influenced twentieth century intellectual history and produced a notable change of attitude within the Church. 
42:5224/01/2017
The Unchangeable Truth about Marriage and Family | Bishop Athanasius Schneider

The Unchangeable Truth about Marriage and Family | Bishop Athanasius Schneider

Bishop Athanasius Schneider addresses students with a talk entitled "The Unchangeable Truth about Marriage and Family". He discusses the evils of divorce and how throughout history nature there have been relentless attacks on the indissolubility of marriage.
30:0501/11/2016
Funny Kinds of Freedom | Dr. William Marshner

Funny Kinds of Freedom | Dr. William Marshner

Marshner, one of America’s foremost theologians, spoke on ideas of freedom. He discussed how three-place relation of freedom has often been distorted and misunderstood, as well as the distinctions of physical, political, artistic freedom.  
54:1628/10/2016
New Thinking on Church and State | Dr William Marshner

New Thinking on Church and State | 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 Catholic magazine Triumph, and in 1977 he became one of the five founding faculty members of Christendom College.Transitioning into an esteemed scholar in the years following, Marshner was named the first chairman of the theology department at Christendom. For the next 38 years, Marshner taught at the college, with his unique gift of making the most complex matters understandable and accessible winning the devotion of generations of students. Marshner retired from teaching in 2015, and has continued to serve Christendom as a scholar-in-residence ever since.
42:5211/10/2016
A Tribute to L. Brent Bozell Jr. | E. Michael Lawrence and Daniel McCarthy

A Tribute to L. Brent Bozell Jr. | E. Michael Lawrence and 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, Jr.Bozell was one of the founders of the post-war American conservative movement and remains one of the most important American Catholic intellectuals of the twentieth century. He was also a close friend of Christendom’s founder, Dr. Warren Carroll. The two worked together on the Catholic journal of opinion Triumph from 1965 to 1975. The journal was dedicated to the task of articulating a vision of Christian society for the modern age, and Dr. Carroll founded Christendom College in order to continue the mission of Triumph through higher education.
55:5919/11/2015
Address to College Republicans | Ken Cuccinelli

Address to College Republicans | 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 unconstitutionality of the Healthcare Reform’s individual mandate, and was called “ObamaCare’s most formidable foe” at the time. In 2013, Cuccinelli was also the Republican candidate for Governor of Virginia in the Virginia gubernatorial election.Prior to serving as attorney general, he served in the Senate of Virginia from August 2002 to January 2010. As a state senator and private attorney, he worked to improve the Commonwealth’s mental health system. In private practice, he served as a court-appointed attorney for individuals in Virginia’s involuntary civil commitment process. After joining the Senate in 2002, he passed legislation that provided for more humane treatment of the mentally ill.He earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Virginia, a master’s degree in international commerce and policy from George Mason University, and his law degree from the George Mason University School of Law and Economics.
01:07:4609/09/2015
Charity's Burning Lamp: St. Francis de Sales and the Renewal of the Catholic Mind | Dr Christopher O. Blum

Charity's Burning Lamp: St. Francis de Sales and the Renewal of the Catholic Mind | Dr Christopher O. Blum

Christopher O. Blum is Academic Dean and Professor of History and Philosophy at the Augustine Institute in Denver, Colorado, having previously served on the faculties of Christendom College and the Thomas More College of Liberal Arts. He received his Ph.D. in European History and the History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Notre Dame in 1996. He has published dozens of academic essays and numerous translations of early modern texts, including Roses Among Thorns (Sophia Institute Press, 2014), a collection of excerpts from the letters of St. Francis de Sales. He is co-author with Dr. Christopher Shannon of The Past as Pilgrimage: Narrative,Tradition and the Renewal of Catholic History.
56:0004/12/2014
Roman Catholicism and Political Form: Carl Schmitt vs. Romano Guardini | Prof. Brian Fox

Roman Catholicism and Political Form: Carl Schmitt vs. Romano Guardini | Prof. Brian Fox

On October 23, visiting Professor Fox gave a lecture entitled “Roman Catholicism and Political Form: Carl Schmitt vs. Romano Guardini”.  He delved into the history and significance of Carl Schmitt and Romano Guardini, two notable German intellectual figures of twentieth century. Professor Fox holds a B.A. from Emory University in Atlanta, and M.A. grin the School of Philosophy at Catholic University of America and a Ph.D in modern European history from City University of New York.
01:08:3724/10/2014
Homeschooling Since 1950: A Historical Perspective | Mrs. Dixie Lane

Homeschooling Since 1950: A Historical Perspective | Mrs. 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 parents’ right to educate their child.Lane is a Ph.D. candidate in history at the University of Notre Dame. Her dissertation,”Skipping School: Homeschooling and the United States, 1950-2010,” examines nationwide trends in education, family, religion and politics by studying the exponential growth of an unpredictable educational movement. Lane lives in Front Royal with her husband, Christendom history professor Christopher J. Lane, and their two children.
59:5401/12/2013
Papal Economics: The Catholic Church on Democratic Capitalism | Fr. Maciej Zięba, O.P.

Papal Economics: The Catholic Church on Democratic Capitalism | Fr. Maciej Zięba, O.P.

On November 19, Fr. Zieba gave a talk to Christendom students and faculty entitled “Papal Economics”. He discussed the development of Catholic social doctrine, as well of the theological dynamics of politics and 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 by training, he became a Dominican priest and a major thinker on the theological dynamics of politics and economics, closely tied to intellectuals like George Weigel, Michael Novak, and of course, John Paul II. From 1991 to the present day he has lectured at the Tertio Millenio Institute for the Free Society’s summer seminar, guiding students from Central Europe and America in a thorough, contextualized reading of John Paul II’s Centesimus Annus — a document he sees as the Church’s definitive statement on social thought. He is in America touring to promote the new English edition of his work on the subject.
37:0520/11/2013
Artistic Patronage and the Common Good: The Case of Johann Sebastian Bach | Dr. Kurt Poterack

Artistic Patronage and the Common Good: The Case of Johann Sebastian Bach | Dr. Kurt Poterack

On November 14, Dr. Kurt Poterack gave a lecture as part of the Beato Fra Angelico Fine Arts Series. Entitled “Artistic Patronage and the Common Good: The Case of Johann Sebastian Bach,” he spoke on the value of music, and how music itself has changed.Dr. Poterack also emphasized the impact and importance of Johann Sebastian Bach. He spoke of how Bach had been the end of an amazing era of music that has sadly not been returned to by society today.
40:3615/11/2013
 Communication in the Age of Pope Francis | Fr. John Wauck

Communication in the Age of Pope Francis | 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 Francis and Pope Benedict XVI as well as the media’s approach to each papacy.Fr. Wauck is an American priest of Opus Dei. A native of Chicago, he studied Renaissance history and literature at Harvard University and philosophy at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, where he has lived for the last nineteen years. He teaches a course on literature and Christian faith at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (in 2005, this course was aired as a 13-part television series, called Mirror of the Soul on EWTN) and organizes an international seminar entitled Poetics and Christianity. He has written for many publications, including The American Scholar, The Christian Science Monitor, and The New Criterion, and appeared frequently as a television commentator on matters dealing with the Catholic Church.
29:1807/09/2013
Diabolical or Psychological: The Differentiation of Psychological Diseases from Diabolical Disorders | Dr. Segunda Acosta

Diabolical or Psychological: The Differentiation of Psychological Diseases from Diabolical Disorders | Dr. Segunda Acosta

Dr. Seguda Acosta addressed the community of Christendom College on February 28, with a talk entitled “Diabolical or Psychological: The Differentiation of Psychological Diseases from Diabolical Disorders”.Dr. Seggy Acosta is a Catholic stress and pain specialist in private practice with S.T.R.E.S.S. CENTRE INC., located at 601 Jefferson Davis Hwy., suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401. She believes in the integration of her Catholic Faith into psychotherapy. She does individual, couple, and family therapy. In addition, she treats all types of pain conditions using non-pharmacological approaches to healing.She received her doctorate from the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland with a Ph.D. in Stress Management and sub-specialty in Pain Management. Her Master’s of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) degree with a specialty in Psychiatric-Mental Health was at Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. She received her undergraduate studies from the University of Sto. Tomas, Manila, Philippines with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) degree.
01:14:1401/03/2013
Wonder and Fear on the Pursuit of Wisdom | Prof. J. Michael Brown

Wonder and Fear on the Pursuit of Wisdom | Prof. 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. He discussed the void of wisdom in the age of skepticism. Wisdom is now falsely understood as relative and subjective, a view we must fight against in the pursuit of becoming wise. Michael Brown is an assistant professor in the Philosophy department at Christendom College. Graduating from Christendom College with a Bachelor’s in English, he went on to receive both his M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Catholic University of America. Michael Brown is in charge of various events and activities that take place on campus.
56:3106/09/2012
Homily by Papal Nuncio to the U.S. | Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano

Homily by Papal Nuncio to the U.S. | Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano

On March 20, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano gave an address to the Christendom faculty and students. He emphasized the opportunity of reflection and grace in the season of Lent.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 1973, and worked at the papal diplomatic missions in Iraq and Great Britain. From 1978 to 1989, he held posts at the Secretariat of State. He was named Special Envoy and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg in 1989. He is fluent in Italian, French, Spanish and English.
09:3321/03/2012
Fraternal Charity | Fr. Brett Brannen

Fraternal Charity | Fr. Brett Brannen

Fr. Brett Brannen gives a talk to the Christendom College community entitled “Fraternal Charity”. He discusses the importance of charity in the Christian life, as well as the difficulties that accompany being a follower of Jesus. 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 books about the priesthood: To Save a Thousand Souls and A Priest in the Family.
47:4127/01/2012
Clarity and Charity: The Catholic Response to the Challenge of Homosexuality | Fr. Paul Scalia

Clarity and Charity: The Catholic Response to the Challenge of Homosexuality | 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.” He speaks on the difficulty of being caught in between the uncharitable extremes when responding to homosexuality. Father Scalia is a native of Virginia and grew up in the Diocese of Arlington. He attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.  He then studied theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University and the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, both in Rome.  Since his ordination in 1996 he has served as parochial vicar at Saint Bernadette, Saint Patrick, and Saint Rita parishes.  He served as pastor of Saint John the Beloved until 2012, when he was appointed the Bishop’s Delegate for Clergy.  He has written for various publications and is a regular contributor to the Arlington Catholic Herald and Encourage and Teach on the diocesan website.  He is also a frequent speaker for the Institute of Catholic Culture in Front Royal.
01:19:0110/11/2011
The Achievement of Blessed John Paul II | George Weigel

The Achievement of Blessed John Paul II | 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 Bambina, located directly next to the Vatican.He discussed the Pope’s formation as a young man in Poland and his journey to the priesthood. John Paul II attended a clandestine seminary due to the Nazi occupation of Poland. Archbishop Sapieha, who ran the seminary, left a lasting impression of what it meant to be a priest.George Weigel, a Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, is a Catholic theologian and one of America’s leading public intellectuals. Weigel is the author of over twenty books, including: Letters to a Young Catholic; The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God; Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II; and his most recent work on Pope John Paul II, The End and the Beginning. He is a frequent guest on television and radio and is the Vatican analyst for NBC News. His weekly column, “The Catholic Difference,” is syndicated to sixty newspapers around the United States. His scholarly work and his journalism are regularly translated into the major European languages. Weigel is a long time friend of Christendom College and a member of its Advisory Board.
32:5808/03/2011
Understanding the Culture of Life | Andrew Bodoh

Understanding the Culture of Life | Andrew Bodoh

On February 16, the members of Shield of Roses hosted a talk entitled “Understanding The Culture of Life,”by former president of Shield of Roses, Alumnus Andrew Bodoh (’07). Bodoh explained how many pro-lifers have great ambitions and want to really go out in the world and make a difference, yet they aren’t the ones who are getting up on Saturday mornings and praying in front of the clinics—they go hand-in-hand, he explained.
01:00:4117/02/2011
Life in the Single Years | Prof. Mary Stanford

Life in the Single Years | Prof. 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 growth and preparation for the rest of their lives.Professor Mary Stanford received her Master of Theological Studies degree from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in Washington, DC.  A married homeschooling mother of six children, Professor Stanford occasionally moonlights as an adjunct instructor for the Theology Department of Christendom College, and has spoken in dioceses around the country on the topics of marriage, femininity, contraception, and Christian anthropology.
36:0105/11/2010
You Have More Power than You Realize | Bob Marshall

You Have More Power than You Realize | Bob Marshall

On March 2, the Christendom College Republican Leaders invited Bob Marshall and Kate Obenshain to speak to the students body.Delegate Bob Marshall (R), representing Virginia’s 13th District since 1991, addressed students and reinforced Obenshain’s charge to be active in politics while sharing a number of personal experiences in politics.
46:1603/03/2010
Being Active in the Political Sphere | Kate Obenshain

Being Active in the Political Sphere | 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 encouraged students to run for office, citing a need for good conservative men and women, now more than ever.
26:0903/03/2010
 Marriage: a Spiritual Journey | Fr. Daniel Gee

Marriage: a Spiritual Journey | Fr. Daniel Gee

Fr. Daniel Gee delves into the depths of spiritual life which is part of married life.  Marriage is a journey of offering and acceptance, involving sacrifice.   
48:4912/11/2009
The Uniqueness of Music in Western Civilization | Dr. Kurt Poterack

The Uniqueness of Music in Western Civilization | 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 Coordinator, Beato Fra Angelico Fine Arts Program. Specializing in Gregorian and Renaissance polyphony, he received both his M.A and Ph.D. from Michigan State University.
01:06:3510/11/2009
The Four Temperaments | Dr. Doug Flippen

The Four Temperaments | Dr. Doug Flippen

Dr. Doug Flippen discusses the four types of Temperaments, how they effect our life, and what we can do to shape and correct the weakness of our temperament. 
01:04:3410/10/2009
Marriage: A Roll of the Dice? | Dr. Patrick Divietri

Marriage: A Roll of the Dice? | Dr. Patrick Divietri

 Dr. Patrick Divietri refutes the idea that religion makes no difference in divorce rates in marriage. In reality, the statistics show that religion plays a significant role a happy and stable marital relationship. 
49:1518/09/2009
Friendship, Femininity, & Fickleness | Prof. Mary Stanford

Friendship, Femininity, & Fickleness | Prof. 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 Stanford explains how women should use their natural God-endowed gifts as strengths, rather than allow them to become weaknesses.Professor Stanford received her Master of Theological Studies degree from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in Washington, DC.  A married homeschooling mother of six children, Mary occasionally moonlights as an adjunct instructor for the Theology Department of Christendom College, and has spoken in dioceses around the country on the topics of marriage, femininity, contraception, and Christian anthropology.
38:0225/05/2009
Managing Personal Finances | Dr. William Luckey

Managing Personal Finances | Dr. William Luckey

Understanding finance is crucial to prepare for the future and achieve personal success.
01:14:5002/05/2009
Post-Abortion Healing | Fr. Ben J. Cameron

Post-Abortion Healing | Fr. Ben J. Cameron

Fr. Ben. J. Cameron discusses the tragedy and grief abortion inflicts on women, and the process of healing. By understanding the emotional and psychological pain abortion causes, we are more able to support and help women who have had an abortion. 
25:3021/03/2009
Manly Silence: Hunting, Fishing, Smoking Cigars, Waiting for Your Girl, and Lent | Fr. Chris Pollard

Manly Silence: Hunting, Fishing, Smoking Cigars, Waiting for Your Girl, and Lent | Fr. Chris Pollard

Fr. Chris Pollard discusses the value and significance of activities done in silence. Certain intense activities, such as prayer, study, or hunting demands silence. 
31:1228/02/2009
What is My Vocation and How do I Discern it? | Fr. Joseph Mary Brown

What is My Vocation and How do I Discern it? | Fr. Joseph Mary Brown

Fr. Joseph Mary Brown discusses the difficult and often complex matter of discerning vocations. Father 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 Laredo, TX, where he did his Novitiate. From there, he was sent to France to continue his formation, and in 1996, he was sent to their house in Peoria, IL.Ordained in 1997, Father currently serves as the Superior of the Community’s English-speaking Novitiate House in Princeville, IL.
49:4818/02/2009
Evangelization: That Which We Have Seen and Heard | Andy Day

Evangelization: That Which We Have Seen and Heard | 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 the fastest growing programs in the Catholic Church. Andy graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics from Christendom College. As a campus missionary with FOCUS, Andy served at Seton Hall University before establishing the southeast region, where he leads evangelization efforts on 21 college campuses who serve nearly 3,000 college students. Andy has spoken across the country on topics such as leadership, outreach, and evangelization training.
32:2118/02/2009
A Desire for God and a Love of Learning | Rev. Romanus Cessario

A Desire for God and a Love of Learning | Rev. Romanus Cessario

“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 a long tradition. What you’ve got is not some pious Catholic thing.”Rev. Cessario is a professor at St. John’s Monastery in Boston and a fellow of the Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas. In addition to numerous articles and reviews, he has authored, coauthored, or edited several books, including The Moral Virtues and Theological Ethics and Introduction to Moral Theology.His lecture aimed “to defend a controversial thesis by Benedictine monk Dom Jean Lecercq: that every authentic Christian approach of knowledge remains monastic in character,” he said.Rev. Cessario explained that by studying the liberal arts in a monastic-like society such as Christendom, the love of truth is infused into everyday life. This link to monasticism has been all but lost in modern western society, making places like Christendom rare.
58:4415/11/2008
Pro-Life Action | Olivia Gans Turner

Pro-Life Action | 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, while a college student, Mrs. Turner underwent a suction aspiration abortion 12 weeks into her pregnancy.  After suffering an acute emotional reaction to her abortion for almost two years, Mrs. Turner helped organize one of the nation’s first pro-life peer-to-peer post-abortion support groups in the New York City area.  Mrs. Turner became AVA director in 1985, and since that time has spoken on post-abortion syndrome and other abortion-related issues throughout the United States and around the world.  In addition, Mrs. Turner serves as president of the Virginia Society for Human Life, the state affiliate to the National Right to Life Committee.Mrs. Turner has regularly appeared on such national news prorgrams as Nightline, Good Morning America, NBC’s Today Show, and Fox News Channel.
01:02:1831/10/2008
Challenges Facing America | Frank Wolf

Challenges Facing America | Frank Wolf

On October 15, 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 States Army as a reservist and became a lawyer for the military.In 1968, he entered politics and became a legislative assistant to Edward Biester, the Republican congressman from Pennsylvania’s 8th congressional district. From 1971 to 1975, Wolf served as an assistant to the Secretary of the Interior, Rogers Morton.Now, Frank Wolf is an American Republican legislator who represented Virginia’s 10th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from January 1981 to January 2015.
45:1916/10/2008
Jihad: What it Means and Why It Matters | Robert Spencer

Jihad: What it Means and Why It Matters | Robert Spencer

Robert Spencer breaks through the cognitive dissonance of our time illuminates the meaning of Jihad. Religious dialogue is an increasingly pressing issue, which is often distorted and plagued with disinformation. 
01:07:2019/04/2008
What Can You Do With a Degree from Christendom College? | Michele Velasco

What Can You Do With a Degree from Christendom College? | 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 bottom. Over the years, I assumed more and more responsibilities because I was willing to take them on. You have the skills you need: don’t be afraid to take it on, and move forward.” Through networking, she made the transition to consulting, which moved her resume to a Fortune 500 company. She advised students to “get in there and talk to people”, when these opportunities arise.Velasco realized the importance of her Christendom education in her job as manager of a computer network: “I didn’t think I could go into finance. I had a lot of confidence in my writing, and I expected to make a career out of it. But when I applied for a consulting position, they asked for a writing sample. They couldn’t find any errors, so they decided to hire me.” She also advised students to ask questions and develop their own opinions and positions, closing by stating, “Direct your passion into your work, don’t simply go through the motions. If you do this, results will follow.”
57:4112/04/2008
Could God have Created a World with an Eternal Duration? | Prof. Mark Wunsch

Could God have Created a World with an Eternal Duration? | 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 graduate studies in Rome at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), where he obtained Ph.B. and Ph.L degrees in philosophy and where he is now a Ph.D candidate. In addition to serving Christendom College as a professor of philosophy, Prof. Wunsch has traveled widely, lecturing on a variety of topics including the relationship between faith and reason, the connection between philosophy and history, and the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas.
51:5127/10/2007
What You Won't Hear or See on CNN | Fr. Daniel Mode

What You Won't Hear or See on CNN | 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 decoration. The Catholic Church has declared Father Capodanno, a Maryknoll missionary from Staten Island, N.Y., a “Servant of God,” formally initiating his Cause for canonization.  The AMS is the Promoter of the Cause.Prior to his priestly ordination, Father Mode underwent formation at Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md. He joined the United States Navy Reserve in 2005 and was assigned to active duty in 2007. Over the course of his career so far, Father Mode has served on two aircraft carriers, including the USS Harry S. Truman, and numerous deployments, including to the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan. He was also assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy where he helped to form future leaders of the military. Father Mode actively supports lay ministry in naval church communities through direct supervision of, and communication with, lay leaders, providing information and encouragement to meet challenges.Currently assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, Father Mode went to the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, bringing relief to survivors. The storm, which struck in early November, left more than 6,000 dead and nearly 1,800 missing. In the Easter edition of SALUTE, the AMS’s quarterly news magazine, Father Mode recounts hand-delivering spiritual supplies, including wine, hosts, rosaries, and liturgical books, to a parish in the devastated town of Guiuan, where the church and attached rectory were reduced to rubble, leaving the faithful to attend Mass outdoors.
52:1420/10/2007
To Dance on the Grave of Roe v. Wade | Randall Terry

To Dance on the Grave of Roe v. Wade | Randall Terry

Randall Terry emphasizes the importance of diligently fighting against the evil of abortion. He address the nation's need for courageous citizens.
31:0120/10/2007
The Role of Catholics in the Political Life of the Nation | Paul Weyrich

The Role of Catholics in the Political Life of the Nation | Paul Weyrich

On November 24, 1996, Paul Weyrich addresses the faculty and staff of Christendom College on the importance of Catholics being involved in the nation's politics.
01:05:1425/11/1996