Intellectual Retreats Episodes

Nov. 27, 2024

Honorable Festivity: An Oxymoron? | Prof. Michael Foley

Professor Michael Foley examines the idea of honorable festivity, demonstrating how human culture elevates the basic act of eating into a dramatic, artistic experience.
Nov. 26, 2024

Praying the Psalms in Friendship with God | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

Fr. Andrew Hofer discusses the significance of the Psalms in fostering a friendship with God, highlighting the teachings of Sts. Athanasius and Thomas Aquinas.
Nov. 22, 2024

Justified by Grace, But What is Grace and What Does it Do? | Prof. Michael Root

This lecture was given on February 3rd, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as a part of an Intellectual Retreat titled: The Protestant Reformation From a Catholic Perspective: Then & Now.
Nov. 14, 2024

Disease and the Problem of Evil | Prof. Stephen Meredith

This lecture was given on September 15th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of an Intellectual Retreat for DC Young Professionals titled: Are We Still Human?
Oct. 24, 2024

Why the Demons Fell | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

This lecture was given on March 2nd, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as a part of an intellectual retreat on The Angels | An Intellectual Retreat for Catholic University of America.
Oct. 4, 2024

St. Catherine and the Cell of Self-Knowledge | Sr. Catherine Joseph Droste, O.P.

This lecture was given on July 11th, 2024, at Stonyhurst College as a part of an intellectual retreat titled: Who is Good but God? | An Intellectual Retreat for the UK.
Oct. 3, 2024

Thomas Proposes a Toast: The Festive Joy of Honoring God | Fr. Dominic Verner, O.P.

This lecture was given on March 9th, 2024, at Our Lady of Corpus Christi Retreat Center as a part of an intellectual retreat titled: Honorable Festivity, The Texas Retreat.
Sept. 18, 2024

A Thomistic Approach to the Good Life | Prof. George Corbett

This lecture was given on July 10th, 2024, at Stonyhurst College as part of an Intellectual Retreat titled Who is Good but God? An Intellectual Retreat for the UK.
Sept. 18, 2024

St. Catherine of Siena on Virtue | Sr. Catherine Joseph Droste, O.P.

This lecture was given on July 11th, 2024, at Stonyhurst College as part of an Intellectual Retreat titled Who is Good but God? An Intellectual Retreat for the UK.
Sept. 16, 2024

St. Thomas Aquinas: Model of Holiness for Students and Scholars | Prof. George Corbett

This lecture was given on July 10th, 2024, at Stonyhurst College as part of an Intellectual Retreat titled Who is Good but God? An Intellectual Retreat for the UK.
Sept. 13, 2024

A Brief History of the Immaculate Conception | Prof. Joshua Benson

This lecture was given on December 9th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of an intellectual retreat titled: The Blessed Virgin Mary | An Intellectual Retreat.
Aug. 23, 2024

Mary Immaculate, Model for the Church and Her People | Prof. Joshua Benson

This lecture was given on December 9th, 2023, at The Dominican House of Studies, as a part of an intellectual retreat titled: The Blessed Virgin Mary.
Aug. 21, 2024

The Theology of the Body: Overview and Themes | Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P.

This lecture was given on March 23rd, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies, as a part of an intellectual retreat titled: Theology of the Body.
July 4, 2024

The Renewal of Virtue Ethics: the Character of Moral Development | Fr. Michael Sherwin, O.P.

This lecture was given by Michael S. Sherwin, O.P. on July 4th, 2024, at Glencomeragh House, Ireland, as part of an intellectual retreat titled: How to Live a Happy Life.