In this brief video by Sherwood Fellows the key themes of Lent are explored - the mystery of sin, temptation, and transformation through a journey into the desert, the way of repentance and prayer....
12 August, 2026 No comment
In this 8 minute video, Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Ph.D. (Dr. Italy) shares some inspiring history and some little-known facts about St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits. Filmed during his Spain & Lourdes pilgrimage, spring 2026. During the ride to the mountaintop shrine of Montserrat......
08 June, 2026 No comment
In March 2026, Dr. Italy was invited to be one of the keynote speakers at the Blessed Karl Symposium in Dallas, TX. Blessed Karl Habsburg of Austria inherited a crown he didn’t expect and a war he didn’t want. Despite many trials, sufferings, and betrayals,......
12 March, 2026 No comment
Liturgy and Sacraments Video #8. In this session, Dr. Italy discusses the history of the Temporal Cycle of the Catholic Liturgical Year which includes Lent, Easter, Advent, Christmas, Ordinary Time and the important weekly commemoration of Christ’s passion on Fridays and Resurrection on the Lord’s......
08 February, 2026 No comment
Liturgy and Sacraments Video #10. Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio (Dr. Italy) discusses the origins, history and development of the Liturgy of the Hours, or the Divine Office, in the daily prayers and temple sacrifices of Ancient Israel. He then goes on to explain how the Liturgy......
03 February, 2026 No comment
Liturgy and Sacraments Video #9. In addition to the special seasons of Advent and Lent, Christmas and Easter, there is in the current Roman Calendar “Ordinary Time” during which saints’ days abound. The cycle of memorials, feasts and Solemnities of the Lord, the Blessed Virgin......
02 February, 2026 No comment
In this video, Dr. Italy discusses Augustine's fight against both Manicheans and Pelagians defending free will on the one hand and the utter necessity of grace on the other in light of original sin....
27 January, 2026 No comment
Liturgy and Sacraments Video #11. Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio (“Dr. Italy”) discusses the particular Hours in the Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the Divine Office. In this video we continue our conversation about the Liturgy of the Hours, going over the specific Hours in......
16 October, 2025 No comment
A one-minute trailer for the new video study series from Ascension Press: Foundations of Faith: A Journey Through the Catechism. Featuring Marcellino D’Ambrosio (“Dr. Italy”) and many other well-known Catholic educators and authors. Filmed across the globe, this 20-session, video-based study program features some of......
16 June, 2025 No comment