Bishop Williamson’s reading of a Masonic initiation and its effect on the soul, how Mozart was affected, history of the modernist movement, the election of St. Pius X, and the ideas of nature and grace.
His Excellency discusses the importance of philosophy, the nature of epistemology, the philosopher Immanuel Kant, and the corruption of modern universities.
His Excellency likens Kant’s philosophy to the French Revolution within philosophy. He asks, why Modernists like destroying the Church, and what the idea of vital immanence is.
His Excellency tackles Cardinal Ratzinger’s quote on Jesus Christ, von Baltasar’s concept of hell, John Paul II’s theology of Assisi, “Feenyism,” and the nature of the Novus Ordo.
His Excellency provides the historical context for the pronouncement of the Immaculate Conception. This doctrine was an answer to the modern world’s denial of original sin. He also discusses, in brief, 9-11.
His Excellency gives his thoughts on the building of the building of St. Isidore in Colorado; the modern world is a fantasy; how the events of September 11 are molding the world; politics are governed by religion