Authenticum Lecture Series

Authenticum Lecture Series

By Media Director

Authenticum seeks to awaken as many people as possible to the Truth, Beauty, and Goodness of the Catholic Faith by sponsoring ongoing exciting lectures on the humanities (history, literature, music, philosophy, liturgy, patristics, theology, catechesis, etc.) Authenticum is hosted by Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Grand Rapids
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The Problem of Religious Liberty: The Role of the Church in a Confessionally Divided State - Q&A

Authenticum Lecture SeriesFeb 07, 2025
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The Problem of Religious Liberty: The Role of the Church in a Confessionally Divided State - Q&A

The Problem of Religious Liberty: The Role of the Church in a Confessionally Divided State - Q&A

DR. SANDERS holds a Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Notre Dame. His graduate studies focused on the theological controversies of the Early Modern period, including such topics as the doctrine of justification, sacramental theology, and the place of the Church within a confessionally divided political order. He currently serves the Diocese of Grand Rapids as director of the Office for Worship, which supports liturgical life in the diocese by means of ministry training and catechesis.

Feb 07, 202522:58
The Problem of Religious Liberty: The Role of the Church in a Confessionally Divided State

The Problem of Religious Liberty: The Role of the Church in a Confessionally Divided State

DR. SANDERS holds a Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Notre Dame. His graduate studies focused on the theological controversies of the Early Modern period, including such topics as the doctrine of justification, sacramental theology, and the place of the Church within a confessionally divided political order. He currently serves the Diocese of Grand Rapids as director of the Office for Worship, which supports liturgical life in the diocese by means of ministry training and catechesis.

Feb 07, 202556:30
The Catholicity of Beauty - Q&A

The Catholicity of Beauty - Q&A

Dr. James Matthew Wilson -  Cullen Foundation Chair in English Literature and the founding director of the MFA program in Creative Writing at the University of Saint Thomas.

Jan 10, 202517:47
The Catholicity of Beauty

The Catholicity of Beauty

Dr. James Matthew Wilson -  Cullen Foundation Chair in English Literature and the founding director of the MFA program in Creative Writing at the University of Saint Thomas.

Jan 10, 202501:07:20
Q&A - To Protect and to Send Forth: Navigating Social Interaction in a Sinful World with the Help of the Church Fathers

Q&A - To Protect and to Send Forth: Navigating Social Interaction in a Sinful World with the Help of the Church Fathers

Dr. Stephen Hildebrand is the Vice President of Academic Affairs & Professor of Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville. He earned his Ph.D. in Historical Theology from Fordham University. Dr. Hildebrand has published articles in Vigiliae Christianae, The American Benedictine Review, and Augustian Studies, and delivered papers at conferences

of the North American Patristics Society. He lives in Steubenville, Ohio with his wife, Sara. Dr. Hildebrand is the author of Caesarea as well as The Trinitarian Theology of Basil of Caesarea: A Synthesis of Greek Thought and Biblical Truth. He is the translator of St. Basil On the Holy Spirit, Basil of Caesarea, and Robert Grosseteste, On the Cessation of the Laws.


Nov 08, 202426:12
To Protect and to Send Forth: Navigating Social Interaction in a Sinful World with the Help of the Church Fathers

To Protect and to Send Forth: Navigating Social Interaction in a Sinful World with the Help of the Church Fathers

Dr. Stephen Hildebrand is the Vice President of Academic Affairs & Professor of Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville. He earned his Ph.D. in Historical Theology from Fordham University. Dr. Hildebrand has published articles in Vigiliae Christianae, The American Benedictine Review, and Augustian Studies, and delivered papers at conferences

of the North American Patristics Society. He lives in Steubenville, Ohio with his wife, Sara. Dr. Hildebrand is the author of Caesarea as well as The Trinitarian Theology of Basil of Caesarea: A Synthesis of Greek Thought and Biblical Truth. He is the translator of St. Basil On the Holy Spirit, Basil of Caesarea, and Robert Grosseteste, On the Cessation of the Laws.


Nov 08, 202442:03
Q&A - Loving God's Children: The Church and Gender Ideology

Q&A - Loving God's Children: The Church and Gender Ideology

John Bursch is Vice President of Appellate Advocacy for Alliance Defending freedom, the world's largest public-interest law firm defending religious liberty, free speech, and the right to life. He has argued 12 U.S. Supreme Court cases, three dozen state supreme court cases, and hundreds of others in courts around the country involving the most pressing social issues of the day.

Oct 03, 202424:33
Loving God's Children: The Church and Gender Ideology

Loving God's Children: The Church and Gender Ideology

John Bursch is Vice President of Appellate Advocacy for Alliance Defending freedom, the world's largest public-interest law firm defending religious liberty, free speech, and the right to life. He has argued 12 U.S. Supreme Court cases, three dozen state supreme court cases, and hundreds of others in courts around the country involving the most pressing social issues of the day.

Oct 03, 202452:34
Q&A: THE WISDOM OF HILAIRE BELLOC: On the Servile State

Q&A: THE WISDOM OF HILAIRE BELLOC: On the Servile State

Q&A session of THE WISDOM OF HILAIRE BELLOC: On the Servile State.


DR. ALAN HARRELSON is a native South Carolinian who now resides on a 200 acre farm in

the mountains of southeast Kentucky. He is a member of the graduate history faculty at Liberty

University and works remotely from his home in Kentucky. His doctoral research focused on the

history of American rural life and the historical significance of Southern agrarian thought. A recent

convert to the Catholic Church, Harrelson’s current research interests explore the contributions of

Catholic writers and thinkers to the literary history of rural America. An avid pipe smoker, Harrelson

offers commentary on all things pipe smoking through his social media brand called The Pipe Cottage.

Sep 05, 202425:51
THE WISDOM OF HILAIRE BELLOC: On the Servile State

THE WISDOM OF HILAIRE BELLOC: On the Servile State

DR. ALAN HARRELSON is a native South Carolinian who now resides on a 200 acre farm in the mountains of southeast Kentucky. He is a member of the graduate history faculty at Liberty University and works remotely from his home in Kentucky. His doctoral research focused on the history of American rural life and the historical significance of Southern agrarian thought. A recent convert to the Catholic Church, Harrelson’s current research interests explore the contributions of Catholic writers and thinkers to the literary history of rural America. An avid pipe smoker, Harrelson offers commentary on all things pipe smoking through his social media brand called The Pipe Cottage.

Sep 05, 202440:19
Q&A: Crisis in the Church: Pathways Forward

Q&A: Crisis in the Church: Pathways Forward

 Dr. Ralph Martin - President of Renewal Ministries and Director of Graduate Theology in Evangelization at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. 

Mar 08, 202415:15
Crisis in the Church: Pathways Forward

Crisis in the Church: Pathways Forward

Dr. Ralph Martin - President of Renewal Ministries and Director of Graduate Theology in Evangelization at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit.

Mar 08, 202401:04:51
Q&A: The Perennial Wisdom of the Rule of St. Benedict: A True Guide for the Laity

Q&A: The Perennial Wisdom of the Rule of St. Benedict: A True Guide for the Laity

Dr. Jared Ortiz - Executive Director of the Benedict Institute and Associate Professor of Religion at Hope College.

Feb 02, 202426:01
The Perennial Wisdom of the Rule of St. Benedict: A True Guide for the Laity

The Perennial Wisdom of the Rule of St. Benedict: A True Guide for the Laity

Dr. Jared Ortiz - Executive Director of the Benedict Institute and Associate Professor of Religion at Hope College.

Feb 02, 202447:49
Q&A: The Evangelizing Power of Beauty: The Indispensable Treasure of Gregorian Chant and Sacred Polyphony

Q&A: The Evangelizing Power of Beauty: The Indispensable Treasure of Gregorian Chant and Sacred Polyphony

Organist and Director of Music at St. Mary's Church in Norwalk, Connecticut, and faculty member of the Catholic Institute of Sacred Music.

Jan 05, 202425:31
The Evangelizing Power of Beauty: The Indispensable Treasure of Gregorian Chant and Sacred Polyphony

The Evangelizing Power of Beauty: The Indispensable Treasure of Gregorian Chant and Sacred Polyphony

Organist and Director of Music at St. Mary's Church in Norwalk, Connecticut, and faculty member of the Catholic Institute of Sacred Music.

Jan 05, 202453:32
Q&A: The Metaphysics of Amazement: Children's Literature and the Romance of Reality

Q&A: The Metaphysics of Amazement: Children's Literature and the Romance of Reality

Mr. Martin Cothran: provost of Memoria College, editor of Memoria Press' Classical Teacher magazine, director of the Classical Latin School Association.

Nov 10, 202322:27
The Metaphysics of Amazement: Children's Literature and the Romance of Reality

The Metaphysics of Amazement: Children's Literature and the Romance of Reality

Mr. Martin Cothran: provost of Memoria College, editor of Memoria Press' Classical Teacher magazine, director of the Classical Latin School Association.

Nov 10, 202355:19
Q&A: FOOD FOR BEASTS AND CONSUMED BY FIRE: The Eucharistic Existence of St. Ignatius of Antioch and St. Polycarp of Smyrna

Q&A: FOOD FOR BEASTS AND CONSUMED BY FIRE: The Eucharistic Existence of St. Ignatius of Antioch and St. Polycarp of Smyrna

FATHER JUSTIN KIZEWSKI, MS, MA, PHL, STD, ordained in 2008, is a priest from the Diocese of La Crosse. He is the Director of Intellectual Formation at St. Francis de Sales Seminary in Milwaukee and adjunct professor of theology at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology.

Previously he was a pastor of two parishes in Chippewa Falls, WI. His graduate studies were done in health care bioethics, philosophy, and theology. He has previously taught for Christendom College, Saint Paul Seminary, and the Gregorian University.

Oct 05, 202324:14
FOOD FOR BEASTS AND CONSUMED BY FIRE: The Eucharistic Existence of St. Ignatius of Antioch and St. Polycarp of Smyrna

FOOD FOR BEASTS AND CONSUMED BY FIRE: The Eucharistic Existence of St. Ignatius of Antioch and St. Polycarp of Smyrna

FATHER JUSTIN KIZEWSKI, MS, MA, PHL, STD, ordained in 2008, is a priest from the Diocese of La Crosse. He is the Director of Intellectual Formation at St. Francis de Sales Seminary in Milwaukee and adjunct professor of theology at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology.

Previously he was a pastor of two parishes in Chippewa Falls, WI. His graduate studies were done in health care bioethics, philosophy, and theology. He has previously taught for Christendom College, Saint Paul Seminary, and the Gregorian University.

Oct 05, 202353:32
QA: I SEE DEAD PEOPLE: WHAT JESUS DID WHILE HE WAS IN HELL AND WHY IT MATTERS NOW MORE THAN EVER.

QA: I SEE DEAD PEOPLE: WHAT JESUS DID WHILE HE WAS IN HELL AND WHY IT MATTERS NOW MORE THAN EVER.

Q&A session for:

I SEE DEAD PEOPLE: WHAT JESUS DID WHILE HE WAS IN HELL AND WHY IT MATTERS NOW MORE THAN EVER.


Dr. Nathan Schmiedicke

Professor of Biblical Theology of

Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, Nebraska

Sep 07, 202309:17
I SEE DEAD PEOPLE: WHAT JESUS DID WHILE HE WAS IN HELL AND WHY IT MATTERS NOW MORE THAN EVER.

I SEE DEAD PEOPLE: WHAT JESUS DID WHILE HE WAS IN HELL AND WHY IT MATTERS NOW MORE THAN EVER.

I SEE DEAD PEOPLE: WHAT JESUS DID WHILE HE WAS IN HELL AND WHY IT MATTERS NOW MORE THAN EVER.

Dr. Nathan Schmiedicke

Professor of Biblical Theology of

Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, Nebraska

Sep 07, 202301:12:20
THE ECONOMICS OF THE PARABLES - Q&A

THE ECONOMICS OF THE PARABLES - Q&A

Q&A Session

Mar 10, 202335:27
THE ECONOMICS OF THE PARABLES - Father Robert Sirico

THE ECONOMICS OF THE PARABLES - Father Robert Sirico

FATHER ROBERT SIRICO is the co-founder and president emeritus of the Acton Institute and the pastor emeritus of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish and Academy in Grand Rapids, Mich. A regular writer and commentator on religious, political, economic, and social issues, Fr. Sirico’s contributions have been carried by the New York TimesWall Street Journal, Forbes, Washington Times, Atlantic, CNN, ABC, CBS, NPR, and the BBC, among others. In his newest book The Economics of the Parables, he discusses the spiritual lessons contained in the parables of Jesus about human action in the economic sphere.

Mar 08, 202342:56
CERVANTES AND THE INGENIOUS MADNESS OF DON QUIXOTE - Sean Fitzpatrick

CERVANTES AND THE INGENIOUS MADNESS OF DON QUIXOTE - Sean Fitzpatrick

Sean Fitzpatrick serves as Assistant Head Master and faculty member of Gregory the Great Academy, a boarding school for boys in Pennsylvania, where he teaches Humanities. His writings on education, literature, and culture have appeared in a number of journals including Crisis Magazine, Catholic World Report, The Epoch Times, and The Imaginative Conservative.

He lives in Scranton with his wife, Sophie, and their seven children.

Feb 10, 202301:02:43
CERVANTES AND THE INGENIOUS MADNESS OF DON QUIXOTE - Q&A

CERVANTES AND THE INGENIOUS MADNESS OF DON QUIXOTE - Q&A

Sean Fitzpatrick serves as Assistant Head Master and faculty member of Gregory the Great Academy, a boarding school for boys in Pennsylvania, where he teaches Humanities. His writings on education, literature, and culture have appeared in a number of journals including Crisis Magazine, Catholic World Report, The Epoch Times, and The Imaginative Conservative.

He lives in Scranton with his wife, Sophie, and their seven children.

Feb 03, 202309:23
CAN TECHNOLOGY FOSTER VIRTUE? - Q&A

CAN TECHNOLOGY FOSTER VIRTUE? - Q&A

Dr. Patrick J. Deneen is Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author and editor of a number of books, including Why Liberalism Failed, published by Yale University Press in 2018, and which has been translated into 16 languages. His forthcoming book, Regime Change, will be published with Penguin Books in June of next year. Before joining the faculty of Notre Dame, he taught at Princeton and Georgetown Universities. He is a member of St. Joseph Parish in South Bend, where he lives with his wife, and regular visits by their three children.

Dec 02, 202235:29
CAN TECHNOLOGY FOSTER VIRTUE? - Dr Patrick J. Deneen

CAN TECHNOLOGY FOSTER VIRTUE? - Dr Patrick J. Deneen

Dr. Patrick J. Deneen is Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author and editor of a number of books, including Why Liberalism Failed, published by Yale University Press in 2018, and which has been translated into 16 languages. His forthcoming book, Regime Change, will be published with Penguin Books in June of next year. Before joining the faculty of Notre Dame, he taught at Princeton and Georgetown Universities. He is a member of St. Joseph Parish in South Bend, where he lives with his wife, and regular visits by their three children.

Dec 02, 202250:27
Q&A: Credo in Unum Deum: The Three Principles That Allow You To Understand The Whole Catholic Faith

Q&A: Credo in Unum Deum: The Three Principles That Allow You To Understand The Whole Catholic Faith

Q&A session for Credo in Unum Deum:  The Three Principles That Allow You To Understand The Whole Catholic Faith by Dr. Stephen Hildebrand

Dean of the School of Theology & Philosophy at Franciscan University of Steubenville

Nov 03, 202215:57
Credo in Unum Deum: The Three Principles That Allow You To Understand The Whole Catholic Faith

Credo in Unum Deum: The Three Principles That Allow You To Understand The Whole Catholic Faith

Credo in Unum Deum:  The Three Principles That Allow You To Understand The Whole Catholic Faith, by Dr. Stephen Hildebrand

Dean of the School of Theology & Philosophy at Franciscan University of Steubenville

Nov 03, 202249:01
Social Challenges in a Digital and Post-Human Age - QA

Social Challenges in a Digital and Post-Human Age - QA

Q&A session of Social Challenges in a Digital and Post-Human Age by Michael Matheson Miller: Research Fellow at the Acton Institute

Oct 06, 202221:59
Social Challenges in a Digital and Post-Human Age

Social Challenges in a Digital and Post-Human Age

Social Challenges in a Digital and Post-Human Age - by Michael Matheson Miller: Research Fellow at the Acton Institute

Oct 06, 202201:07:44
Intellectual Disability and the Sabbath Structure of the Human Person - QA

Intellectual Disability and the Sabbath Structure of the Human Person - QA

QA Session of Intellectual Disability and the Sabbath Structure of the Human Person by Dr. Jared Ortiz

Sep 28, 202222:46
Intellectual Disability and the Sabbath Structure of the Human Person

Intellectual Disability and the Sabbath Structure of the Human Person

Lecture delivered by: Dr. Jared Ortiz

Sep 28, 202250:15
The Descent of the Gods - The Planets and the Catholic Imagination

The Descent of the Gods - The Planets and the Catholic Imagination

Lecture delivered by: Mr. Zach Good, Sacred Heart Academy

Sep 28, 202255:54
The Descent of the Gods - The Planets and the Catholic Imagination - QA

The Descent of the Gods - The Planets and the Catholic Imagination - QA

QA Session of The Descent of the Gods - The Planets and the Catholic Imagination by Mr. Zach Good

Sep 28, 202209:35
EXPLORING OF THE BOETHIUS OPTION

EXPLORING OF THE BOETHIUS OPTION

Lecture delivered by: Mr. Zach Good, Sacred Heart Academy

Sep 28, 202249:11
Aristotle on Nature - Ancient Source of Catharsis for the Lived Nihilism of Modernity - QA

Aristotle on Nature - Ancient Source of Catharsis for the Lived Nihilism of Modernity - QA

QA Session of Aristotle on Nature - Ancient Source of Catharsis for the Lived Nihilism of Modernity by Dr. Daniel Wagner

Sep 28, 202213:30
Aristotle on Nature - Ancient Source of Catharsis for the Lived Nihilism of Modernity

Aristotle on Nature - Ancient Source of Catharsis for the Lived Nihilism of Modernity

Lecture delivered by: Dr. Daniel Wagner

Sep 28, 202259:55
The Story of Tested Woman: The Song of Songs and the Trial of the Church Militant

The Story of Tested Woman: The Song of Songs and the Trial of the Church Militant

Lecture delivered by:  Dr. Nathan Schmiedicke  Professor of Biblical Theology at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, Nebraska

Sep 01, 202201:18:16
Q&A: The Story of Tested Woman: The Song of Songs and the Trial of the Church Militant

Q&A: The Story of Tested Woman: The Song of Songs and the Trial of the Church Militant

Q&A session from The Story of Tested Woman: The Song of Songs and the Trial of the Church Militant

Lecture delivered by:  Dr. Nathan Schmiedicke  Professor of Biblical Theology at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, Nebraska

Sep 01, 202209:33
Against Memoracide: The Importance of Preserving Liturgical Tradition - Q&A

Against Memoracide: The Importance of Preserving Liturgical Tradition - Q&A

Q&A Session - Dr. Peter Kwasniewski, "Against Memoracide: The Importance of Preserving Liturgical Tradition"

Mar 04, 202237:50
Against Memoracide: The Importance of Preserving Liturgical Tradition

Against Memoracide: The Importance of Preserving Liturgical Tradition

Dr. Peter Kwasniewski - "Against Memoracide: The Importance of Preserving Liturgical Tradition"

Mar 04, 202256:46
Plato & Aristotle on the Good & the Beautiful - Q&A

Plato & Aristotle on the Good & the Beautiful - Q&A

Q&A Session - Dr. Daniel Wagner, "Plato & Aristotle on the Good & the Beautiful"

Recorded Thursday, February 3, 2022

Feb 04, 202218:23
Plato & Aristotle on the Good & the Beautiful

Plato & Aristotle on the Good & the Beautiful

Dr. Daniel Wagner, "Plato & Aristotle on the Good & the Beautiful"

Recorded Thursday, February 3, 2022 

Feb 04, 202201:03:11
NOT BY FLESH AND BLOOD: THE EFFECTS OF THE ANGELIC WORLD IN OUR BATTLE FOR FAITH - Q&A

NOT BY FLESH AND BLOOD: THE EFFECTS OF THE ANGELIC WORLD IN OUR BATTLE FOR FAITH - Q&A

Fr. Chad Ripperger, Theologian, Psychologist, Thomistic Philosopher, and Author.

Jan 15, 202235:13
NOT BY FLESH AND BLOOD: THE EFFECTS OF THE ANGELIC WORLD IN OUR BATTLE FOR FAITH.

NOT BY FLESH AND BLOOD: THE EFFECTS OF THE ANGELIC WORLD IN OUR BATTLE FOR FAITH.

Fr. Chad Ripperger, Theologian, Psychologist, Thomistic Philosopher, and Author.

Recorded on January 14, 2022

Jan 15, 202201:02:32
THE WISDOM OF Hilaire Belloc's A Path to Rome - Q&A

THE WISDOM OF Hilaire Belloc's A Path to Rome - Q&A

Q&A session of Joseph Pearce's "THE WISDOM OF Hilaire Belloc's A Path to Rome"

Recorded December 2, 2021

Dec 03, 202111:15
THE WISDOM OF Hilaire Belloc's A Path to Rome

THE WISDOM OF Hilaire Belloc's A Path to Rome

Joseph Pearce "THE WISDOM OF Hilaire Belloc's A Path to Rome"

Recorded December 2, 2021

Dec 02, 202101:00:53
The Wisdom of John Senior's Death of Christian Culture - Q&A

The Wisdom of John Senior's Death of Christian Culture - Q&A

Q&A Session

Authenticum Series - Dr. David Whalen and "The Wisdom of John Senior's Death of Christian Culture"

Recorded November 4, 2021

Nov 04, 202120:35