Intellectual Pride & Humility | Catholic Conference on Original Sin, Faith, & Truth ~ Fr. Ripperger

About this sermon

In this Catholic conference, we explore the hidden dangers of intellectual pride—a subtle vice that affects everyone except Our Lady and a few saints. Pride is the unwillingness to live in accordance with the truth, and intellectual pride distorts our reasoning, our faith, and our relationships with others. This talk unpacks: The true definition of pride vs. humility Why intellectual pride blinds us to truth How overconfidence in our own judgment leads to error, heresy, and lack of charity The dangers of theological arrogance in Protestantism and even within Catholic traditionalist circles Why authentic faith requires intellectual humility—complete submission of the intellect to what the Church proposes Practical ways to overcome pride and grow in humility Through examples from history, the Second Vatican Council, academia, and everyday life, this conference offers a roadmap to recognize intellectual pride in ourselves and cultivate humility in the pursuit of truth. 🙏 “To maintain a true virtue of faith requires perfect intellectual humility.” What is intellectual pride? Do we see it today & if so how? For more please visit http://sensustraditionis.org/ & remember to do the PenanceWare that Fr asks for. (C) 2019 Sensus Fidelium #Catholic #Humility #IntellectualPride #CatholicFaith #CatholicConference #CatholicSermon #CatholicTeaching #CatholicTruth #CatholicTheology #FaithAndReason #CatholicChurch #CatholicTalks #CatholicWisdom #CatholicSpirituality #CatholicHumility 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 0:00 – Opening Prayer & Introduction 0:22 – What is Intellectual Pride? 1:10 – Pride vs. Humility: Definitions 2:05 – Judging Ourselves Greater Than We Are 2:51 – Overestimating Our Abilities (Education Example) 3:53 – Overconfidence in Our Own Ideas 4:39 – The Danger of Certainty Without Evidence 5:43 – Intellectual Pride Leads to Error & Heresy 6:18 – Protestantism & Rejection of Authority 7:23 – How This Attitude Entered the Catholic Sphere 8:40 – Faith Requires Intellectual Humility 9:13 – Natural Path of Intellectual Pride → Heresy 10:13 – Traditionalists & Theological Arrogance 10:51 – Intellectual Pride Before and After Vatican II 11:45 – Desire to Manifest One’s Intelligence 12:43 – Blindness to Truth and Errors 14:06 – Why We Lack Great Intellectual Saints Today 14:54 – True Intellectual Humility: Socrates Example 15:41 – Intellectual Pride Values Rhetoric Over Truth 16:54 – Intellectual Pride Creates Inability to Be Corrected 17:23 – Pride Seeks to Show Intelligence, Not Truth 18:00 – “Thinking for Yourself” Misunderstood 19:09 – Hook, Line, and Sinker: Buying False Ideas 20:43 – Narrow Formation vs. True Philosophy (St. Thomas Example) 21:48 – Recognizing the Limits of Our Knowledge 22:12 – Loving Truth vs. Loving One’s Own Ideas 22:25 – Daughters of Intellectual Pride: Lack of Charity 23:43 – Derision, Mockery, and Envy Among Clergy 25:17 – Clerical Envy Explained 26:12 – How to Know if You Have Intellectual Pride 27:12 – How to Develop Intellectual Humility 28:15 – Detachment from One’s Own Conclusions 29:13 – Adhering to Truth at Any Cost 30:39 – Seeking Knowledge From Others 31:27 – Admitting Ignorance and Error 32:56 – Predetermined Conclusions vs. Following Truth 33:41 – Humility vs. This Proud Generation 34:02 – Unmoderated Zeal & The Need for Prudence 34:39 – Why Lay People Were Once Restricted from Teaching Theology 35:57 – Leaders We Deserve: Pope & The Church Crisis 38:31 – Humiliation as the First Response to Bad Leaders 39:39 – Arguing vs. Seeking Clarity 40:47 – Philosophy Determines Science & Worldview 41:30 – Envy vs. Zeal: Definitions 42:49 – Closing Blessing

Topics

• Faith
• Humility
• Repentance
• Bible Study
• Pride