Review of July Post

July was our most popular month at the New Saint Thomas Institute! You won't want to miss them. Below you will find the most popular Videos, Forum and OxTalk for July. Click on the link to begin learning. Read More

“Are You Saved?” 5 Point Intro to Catholic Justification and Sanctification

Today will be discussing the justification and sanctification of faith. I think you'll find this video especially interesting and helpful. I look forward to the comments. We discuss how Catholic salvation is like a piano chord as opposed to just a single, solitary note. Read More

Creation of Eve: Is Woman as “Misbegotten Male”?

This is going to be controversial! Today we look at the classical medieval understanding of female as it relates male. We do so by looking at the Genesis account and getting into some dicey theology. I think you'll find this video especially interesting and helpful. I look forward to the comments!!! Read More

4 Wounds of the Fall Preternatural Gifts

The fall of Adam and Eve brought the “four wounds” to human nature. These are enumerated by St Bede and others, especially St Thomas Aquinas (STh I-II q. 85, a. 3) Read More

Creation of Adam: Hebrew Puns and Dirt

In this interesting video we will be discussing the creation of Adam and the Hebrew puns in the creation accounts. Read More

Arian Heresy Controversy, Part 2 (Council of Constantinople)

Reflecting on the 300s, Saint Jerome remarked, "the whole world groaned and marvelled to find itself Arian."

The Arian heresy was the most challenging and thorough doctrinal controversy of all time. In this video lesson we examine the teachings of the priest Arius and how the Catholic Church strove to end his false teachings - that Christ was created and not equal to the Father. You must understand this important chapter in Church history to properly appreciate the Catholic teaching about Christ.

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Arian Heresy Controversy, Part 1 (Council of Nicea)

Reflecting on the 300s, Saint Jerome remarked, "the whole world groaned and marvelled to find itself Arian." The Arian heresy was the most challenging and thorough doctrinal controversy of all time. In this video lesson we examine the teachings of the priest Arius and how the Catholic Church strove to end his false teachings - that Christ was created and not equal to the Father. You must understand this important chapter in Church history to properly appreciate the Catholic teaching about Christ. Read More

10 Heresies about the Trinity

One of the best ways to understand the correct orthodox teaching on the Trinity is to survey all the incorrect heresies about the Trinity. In this lesson, we examine 10 heresies about the Trinity and why they are incorrect from a biblical and Catholic point of view. Read More

The Trinity in the Bible

Whenever a Mormon or Jehovah's Witness knocks on your door, one of the things the they will try to tell you is that the historic doctrine of the Trinity is "not biblical." They will point out that the word Trinity does not appear in Bible. How do we answer? In this lesson we will do a thorough examination of the Scriptural proof for the doctrine of the Trinity. After you've watched it, you'll have plenty of verses to counter the "Trinity isn't in the Bible" argument. Read More

9 Trinitarian Words You Need to Know

Whenever theologians discuss the Most Holy Trinity, they use a canonized vocabulary in order to avoid heresy. In this lesson, we look at nine words that are essential to understanding the Catholic theology of the Holy Trinity. Read More