Christendom College: Major Speakers and Guest Lectures

The Devil Unchained: The Ten Deaths of Rasputin

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:30:00 +0800

Founding President Warren Carroll delivered an intriguing talk on the infamous Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin entitled "The Devil Unchained: The Ten Deaths of Rasputin." Rasputin influenced the later days of the Russian Tsar Nicholas II, his wife the Tsaritsa Alexandra, and their only and sickly son Alexei and helped to discredit the tsarist government, leading to the fall in 1917 of the Romanov dynasty. Because he helped alleviate the pain of her ailing son, Tsaritsa Alexandra saw Rasputin as a saintly mystic and healer, while many others saw him as a debauched satanic deceiver. "Pope Leo XIII warned us in 1897 that in the 20th century the devil would be unchained and let loose upon us to do his worse. As part of the wages of sin, the devil also acts in history," Carroll said. "The best example--the most thoroughly established historically--is the fantastic story of Rasputin. "I think in the end, the Archangel Michael, who had been fighting the devil for eons came down from heaven to kill the devil that had possessed Rasputin when men were unable to do so," he said.

The Recrudescence of Modernism and Christendom

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:30:00 +0800

Dr. William Marshner addressed the Senior Class and fellow faculty members at the annual Senior-Faculty Dinner, held October 1. Marshner's talk delved into the true definition of modernism and its roots.

Blessed Charles of Austria: A Man of Peace in a World at War

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:00:00 +0800

“The story of Emperor Charles is almost unknown, but now that he has been beatified, he will become better known by faithful Catholics everywhere,” Founding President Dr. Warren Carroll said last Monday in this lecture entitled Blessed Charles of Austria: A man of Peace in a World at War. The talk covered the role Blessed Charles of Austria played during the turbulent times of Europe during World War I. Carroll is a member of the league currently working and praying for Blessed Charles’s canonization and first recounted Charles’s story in his first-published book, 1917: Red Banners, White Mantel. http://www.isi.org/books/bookdetail.aspx?id=d407518e-a0b8-40fd-a9bc-1e81a4489c1c

Homily - Mass at 30th Anniversary Academic Convocation

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:00:00 +0800

Christendom College held an Academic Convocation in honor of its 30th Anniversary on September 14, 2007. The convocation honored the great leaders in Catholic higher education of today. Following the Convocation, Holy Mass was offered by Archbishop Burke serving as main celebrant, and Fr. Scanlan (Franciscan University), Christendom Associate Chaplain Fr. Seamus O’Kielty, and three of Christendom’s fifty-three alumni priests concelebrating: Fr. Kevin Peek ’92, Fr. Ed Murphy ’83, and Fr. Mark Wenzinger, OSB, ’80. Following the Archbishop’s homily, His Excellency led the entire community in a consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The following is Archbishop Burke's homily.

Academic Convocation, Archbishop Raymond Burke's Remarks

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:15:00 +0800

Christendom College held an Academic Convocation in honor of its 30th Anniversary on September 14, 2007 at 4:00 pm on its Front Royal, Va. campus. The convocation honored the great leaders in Catholic higher education of today, Thomas Aquinas College Founder Dr. Ronald McArthur, Franciscan University’s First Chancellor Fr. Michael Scanlan, and Christendom College Founder Dr. Warren Carroll. Archbishop Raymond Burke of St. Louis, Mo. presided over the convocation and received an honorary doctorate from Christendom College. These are his remarks upon reception of the honorary doctorate. Archbishop Burke was ordained to the priesthood by Pope Paul VI in 1975, at the Basilica of St. Peter. From 1989-1994 he served as Defender of the Bond of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, the first American to hold this position on the Church's highest court. Bishop Burke was then ordained to the episcopacy by Pope John Paul II on January 6, 1995, at the Basilica of St. Peter, and was installed in the Diocese of La Crosse in 1995. In 2003, Bishop Burke was named Archbishop of St. Louis. In July 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop Burke to the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura.

Academic Convocation, Dr. Warren Carroll's Remarks

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:00:00 +0800

Christendom College held an Academic Convocation in honor of its 30th Anniversary on September 14, 2007 at 4:00 pm on its Front Royal, Va. campus. The convocation honored the great leaders in Catholic higher education of today, Thomas Aquinas College Founder Dr. Ronald McArthur, Franciscan University’s First Chancellor Fr. Michael Scanlan, and Christendom College Founder Dr. Warren Carroll. Christendom’s Pro Deo et Patria Award for Distinguished Service to God and Country was given to all three men for their tireless and historic work. These are Dr. Carroll's remarks upon reception of the reward. A convert to Christianity, Warren Carroll was educated at Bates College and received a Doctorate of History from Columbia University. After founding Christendom College in 1977, he served as the College's president until 1985 and then as the chairman of its History Department until his retirement in 2002. He is the author of numerous historical works including The Rise and Fall of the Communist Revolution and his major multi-volume work The History of Christendom.

Academic Convocation, Dr. Ronald McArthur's Remarks

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:45:00 +0800

Christendom College held an Academic Convocation in honor of its 30th Anniversary on September 14, 2007. The convocation honored the great leaders in Catholic higher education of today, Thomas Aquinas College Founder Dr. Ronald McArthur, Franciscan University’s First Chancellor Fr. Michael Scanlan, and Christendom College Founder Dr. Warren Carroll. Christendom’s Pro Deo et Patria Award for Distinguished Service to God and Country was given to all three men for their tireless and historic work. These are Dr. McArthur's remarks upon reception of the reward. A former Army private Ron McArthur achieved a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Mary’s College, Moraga, Ca. in 1949, and then attended Laval University in Quebec, where he studied under the famed Thomistic, Charles De Koninck. McArthur obtained his doctorate in philosophy there in 1952. For 13 years, he served as Professor of Philosophy at St. Mary's College and later tutor in its Integrated Liberal Arts program. McArthur was named Thomas Aquinas College's first president in 1970. Then in 1991, after more than 20 years of devotion to the College, he retired.

Academic Convocation, Rev. Michael Scanlan's Remarks

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:30:00 +0800

Christendom College held an Academic Convocation in honor of its 30th Anniversary on September 14, 2007. The convocation honored the great leaders in Catholic higher education of today, Thomas Aquinas College Founder Dr. Ronald McArthur, Franciscan University’s First Chancellor Fr. Michael Scanlan, and Christendom College Founder Dr. Warren Carroll. Christendom’s Pro Deo et Patria Award for Distinguished Service to God and Country was given to all three men for their tireless and historic work. These are Rev. Scanlan's remarks upon reception of the reward. In 1953, Michael Scanlan graduated with a BA from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1956 he did graduate studies in political science and higher education administration at Catholic University and Boston University. In 1957, Scanlan entered the Franciscan Third Order Regular and was ordained to the priesthood in 1964. He accepted the office of president of the College of Steubenville in 1974, a position he held until 2000, when he was named Franciscan University's first chancellor.

It Takes a Family

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:45:00 +0800

Christendom College’s 18th Annual Summer Institute on Marriage and the Family was held at its Front Royal, Virginia campus on July 21. Providing a unique political perspective, former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) spoke of the importance of the family in keeping America’s founding values and vision strong. “The family is under attack,” he said. “No fault divorce laws increase the divorce rate in states by 10-80%; the government does have a role to play. The policies of the left do make a difference. Government support of unmarried single mothers has had a huge impact as well as other programs that make fathers less of a necessity and more of an option for the raising of children and the establishment of families."

The Defense of Marriage and the Natural Law

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:29:00 +0800

Christendom College’s 18th Annual Summer Institute on Marriage and the Family was held at its Front Royal, Virginia campus on July 21. Bishop Robert Morlino of Madison, Wisconsin discussed marriage and the natural law. “Whether you are a Buddhist, Muslim, Christian, agnostic or atheist, one is bound by the natural law because one is human. Natural law simply states God’s plan for the way human beings should live out their own humanness,” he said.

Family as the Domestic Church

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:32:00 +0800

Christendom College’s 18th Annual Summer Institute on Marriage and the Family was held at its Front Royal, Virginia campus on July 21. College President Dr. Timothy O’Donnell spoke on the family as a Domestic Church. “There is no doubt that the family, as we know it, is under attack. Everyone has an obligation to prayerfully read Familiaris Consortio, such an important and beautiful Church document on marriage and the family." O’Donnell highlighted many of the attacks that the family is under today. “Feminism in its militant form is essentially demonic,” he said, “because it tears apart and rends asunder what God meant to be joined together. “These days there’s more devotion to Lost, 24, or American Idol than there is to the family rosary,” he lamented.

Homily - Votive Mass for the Family

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:30:00 +0800

Christendom College’s 18th Annual Summer Institute on Marriage and the Family was held at its Front Royal, Virginia campus on July 21. Bishop Thomas Welsh of Allentown, Pennsylvania celebrated a votive Mass for the family in Christ the King Chapel. He delivered the following homily.

Authority in Marriage

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:01:00 +0800

Christendom College’s 18th Annual Summer Institute on Marriage and the Family was held at its Front Royal, Virginia campus on July 21. Acclaimed professor of John Paul II’s Theology of the Body Mary Stanford discussed authority in marriage. She said that our modern culture has a misconception of what marriage is.

Marriage and Its Enemies

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 08:30:00 +0800

Christendom College’s 18th Annual Summer Institute on Marriage and the Family was held at its Front Royal, Virginia campus on July 21. Franciscan Friar of the Renewal and EWTN personality Fr. Benedict Groeschel started the day discussing marriage and its enemies.

To Dance on the Grave of Roe v. Wade

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:37:00 +0800

Long time conservative advocate Randall Terry spoke to students on September 9, 2007 in the Chapel Crypt. Terry, a leader in the fight for traditional marriage and the founder of a national pro-life organization, encouraged students to get active and become leaders in the pro-life movement. Students were invited to Operation Rescue XX to be held in Philadelphia, November 23-24. As a conservative leader, Terry has appeared on Oprah, Hannity and Colmes, 60 minutes, Larry King Live, Donahue, Nightline, and more.

Christendom College Choir & Schola Gregoriana

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:01:00 +0800

This is a sample of the Christendom College Choir & Schola Gregoriana, directed by Dr. Kurt Poterack. The song "Meditabor" is featured on their newest album, "Media Vita: A Liturgical/Devotional Journey Through Lent To Easter." The complete album (and all previous albums) are available for download for FREE. Visit www.christendom.edu/life/choir.shtml for more information.

Powers of the Soul and Their Fulfillment

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 13:05:00 +0800

Dr. John Cuddeback, Associate Professor and Chairman of the Philosophy Department at Christendom College, delivers the third and final talk in a series of lectures that seeks to answer the perennial question of mankind: who are you? The talk was hosted by the Institute of Catholic Culture at St. John the Beloved parish (McLean, Virginia). For more information and other talks visit: http://www.tallguyav.com/stjicc.html.

Man as Rational Animal: Fact or Fiction?

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:46:00 +0800

Dr. John Cuddeback, Associate Professor and Chairman of the Philosophy Department at Christendom College, delivers part two in a series of lectures that seeks to answer the perennial question of mankind: who are you? The talk was hosted by the Institute of Catholic Culture at St. John the Beloved parish (McLean, Virginia). For more information and other talks visit: http://www.tallguyav.com/stjicc.html.

Animal or Angel: Who Are You?

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:27:00 +0800

Dr. John Cuddeback, Associate Professor and Chairman of the Philosophy Department at Christendom College, delivers part one in a series of lectures that seeks to answer the perennial question of mankind: who are you? The talk was hosted by the Institute of Catholic Culture at St. John the Beloved parish (McLean, Virginia). For more information and other talks visit: http://www.tallguyav.com/stjicc.html. Seasonal Note: One of the joys of life in Northern Virginia is early and warm springs. The downside of this seasonal change for the Institute of Catholic Culture is that the air conditioner in the Adult Education Room at St. John the Beloved parish is very noisy. The recordings are, accordingly, much noisier whenever the AC is running. Sorry to say that there is nothing to be done about it.

What You Will Not See or Hear on CNN

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:30:00 +0800

Fr. Daniel Mode, a priest of the diocese of Arlington, delivered a talk to students entitled, "What You Will Not See or Hear on CNN" on Thursday night. The talk covered his personal experience in Afghanistan as a military chaplain. Listen to this very informative and moving talk. Editor's Note: Fr. Mode makes reference to images and videos, which he used during his talk.

Pope Benedict XVI and the Future of the Catholic Church

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:30:00 +0800

On April 23 George Weigel delivered an address entitled, “Pope Benedict XVI and the Future of the Catholic Church” to students at Christendom College. The talk took a look at the character of Benedict XVI, some of the challenges he faces, and some personal thoughts on the principle themes of his pontificate.

Charles V: The Man Who Saved Christendom

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:00:00 +0800

On April 16 at Christendom College, Founding President Dr. Warren Carroll delivered a lecture entitled “Charles V: The Man Who Saved Christendom.” The lecture, final in a series of history lectures delivered this spring, focused primarily on the person of Charles and his crucial role in the Diet of Worms.

John Schmitz, a Catholic Hero: Rest in Peace

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:26:00 +0800

Dr. Warren Carroll gives a personal history of his good friend and godfather Congressman John Schmitz. "He was the bravest man I have ever known," Carroll says.

The Protestant Revolt, Not a Reformation

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:00:00 +0800

Founding President Dr. Warren Carroll speaks on Martin Luther and this turbulent time in Church History.

"Master Where Do You Stay?": Dealing with Uncertainty in Discernment

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 09:00:00 +0800

Fr. Frank Pavone, founder of Priests for Life, addresses Christendom students during Discernment Weekend.