Below are videos of speakers and events the CIC has hosted in the past. Be sure to find the most recent videos at the CIC Youtube Page. Click on the images or the links provided to be directed to the video. Be sure to check the calendar for upcoming events!

On February 13, 2013, the Catholic Information Center hosted a panel to discuss Pope Benedict XVI’s recent announcement to resign on February 28, 2013. The discussion included Mary Rice Hasson and Stephen White, both fellows in the Catholic Studies Program at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and Fr. Justin Huber, parochial vicar of Holy Redeemer Parish in Kensington, MD. Kathryn Jean Lopez of National Review Online and Catholic Voices USA moderated.

On February 4, 2013, Christopher West discussed his latest book Fill These Hearts: God, Sex and the Universal Longing with Kathryn Jean Lopez of National Review Online and Catholic Voices USA.

On November 5, 2012, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, delivered remarks at the Catholic Information Center after his recent return from the recent Synod on the New Evangelization in Rome.

On June 20, 2012, the Catholic Information Center and Catholic Voices USA (you can visit their website here) cosponsored a panel discussion entitled, “Women for Freedom.” Click on the link or the image for the full video.

Short clip selections from this event:

How to Discuss Catholic Issues with Others

What Happens When Liberties Collide?

Possible Motivations Behind the HHS Mandate

What is an Abortifacient?

The Manufactured “War on Women”

More Threats to Religious Liberty

Threats to Catholics and Healthcare Providers

What is Catholic Voices?

What is the HHS Mandate?

Legal Problems with the HHS Mandate

Catholic Health Association and the HHS Mandate

Catholic Organizations Affected by the HHS Mandate

Further Threats to Religious Liberty

On June 12, 2012, the Catholic Information Center hosted New York Times Columnist Ross Douthat to discuss his latest book “Bad Religion.”

Or check out some of these snippets from the same talk:

Douthat on Bad Religion

Models for Rekindling Orthodoxy & Engaging the Culture 

On June 1st, 2012, the Catholic Information Center hosted its first annual Blessed John Paul II Award for the New Evangelization in honor of His Eminence Cardinal Wuerl. This video was screened at the event.

A video highlighting various aspects of the Catholic Information Center. Click on the image or here for the video.

On May 22, 2012, the Catholic Information Center hosted an event “A Conversation with Austen Ivereigh & Kathryn Jean Lopez” to discuss Ivereigh’s latest book, How to Defend the Faith Without Raising Your Voice. Ivereigh and Lopez also comment on their experiences with Catholic Voices, a movement founded by Ivereigh in the UK and recently brought over to the United States.

Or, check out these short clips taken from the same talk:

The Story of Catholic Voices

On Compassionate Apologetics

Talking Religion at Dinner Parties

On May 10, 2012, the Catholic Information Center’s Young Professionals Program hosted Helen Alvare to discuss “Religious Freedom vs. Sexual Liberationism.”

On April 24, 2012, the Catholic Information Center hosted Emily Stimpson to discuss her latest book The Catholic Girl’s Survival Guide for the Single Years.

On April 23, 2012, the Catholic Information Center hosted Dawn Eden to discuss and sign her book My Peace I Give You: Healing Sexual Wounds with the Help of the Saints.

On March 20, 2012 Austin Ruse delivered a lecture on “Catholicism and the New State of God”

That same day, Cathy Ruse remarked on “Religious Liberty and the Phony Contraception Debate” at the Catholic Information Center.

On March 15, 2012, the Catholic Information Center hosted Eric Metaxas to discuss his book Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy: A Righteous Gentile vs. the Third Reich.

Short clips from this event:

How I Started Writing Biographies

The HHS Mandate and Religious Liberty

President Obama, Abortion, and Bonhoeffer’s Witness

On February 27th, 2012, the Catholic Information Center in Washington DC hosted a panel discussion, wherein five women with varied backgrounds argued against the Health and Human Services mandate that would require Catholic institutions to provide contraceptives, sterilizations, and abortifacients in their health insurance policies.

Short clips from the same event:

HHS Mandate and Taking Back Terms

HHS Mandate and Risks for Catholics Organizations Futures

HHS Mandate and Health Risks

Purvis–HHS Mandate is Anti-Woman

Purvis–Mandate Goes Beyond Race and Politics

Purvis–How to Get Involved

Alvarado–Not Just a Women’s Issue

Alvarado–Government Cannot Tell Religions What to Believe 

Anderson–Discrimination Against Catholic Doctors

Anderson–How Mandate Affects Catholic Doctors

Anderson–Challenges of Being a Catholic Medical Professional

Anderson–Mandate is Bad for Women’s Health

Severino–HHS Mandate is Unconstitutional

Severino–Mandate Compromise is No Compromise

Severino–Conscientious Objection

On February 8, 2012, the Catholic Information Center hosted a panel entitled “Contesting the HHS Mandate“ The panel featured Richard Doerflinger of the USCCB, James Capretta of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and Kyle Duncan of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty on February 8, 2012. Watch full video as recorded by C-SPAN here.