1. The Nineteenth Century Catholic Revival and the Modern Blindfold

Dr. John Rao discusses the idea that modernity can seriously be critiqued in and of itself as opposed to being chastised merely for failure to live up to its supposedly obvious truths was contested by the great revival of the Roman Catholic Church after the French Revolution in the nineteenth century. Dr. Rao discusses this substantive critique, demonstrating how an apologetic rooted in a deepened understanding of the Incarnation and the Mystical Body of Christ underlies the conviction that the Catholic Faith alone can create a lasting, true, good, beautiful, and just civilization.

From the Conference Modern Foundation Myths and the Destruction of Church and Civilization Presented by the Roman Forum in Gardone, Italy in July of 2019, these talks critique some base assumptions of modernity and address the truth that the Catholic Faith alone can create a lasting and just civilization.