Spirituality & Prayer Episodes

Feb. 14, 2025

Lent is for Lovers | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

Fr. Andrew Hofer connects the themes of Lent and love, explaining how God's sacrificial love, as revealed in Christ, calls us to a deeper, more authentic love that purifies our affections and strengthens us for sacrifice, particularly within the co...

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Jan. 16, 2025

The Seven Deadly Sins | Prof. Timothy Pawl

Professor Timothy Pawl explores the seven deadly sins according to Thomistic tradition, outlining what they are, what makes them deadly, how they are often misunderstood, their subdivisions, traditional ordering, and how to avoid them.

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Jan. 15, 2025

Augustine and the Quest for Self-Knowledge | Prof. Michael Foley

Prof. Michael Foley explores Saint Augustine's lifelong pursuit of self-knowledge, dividing it into intellectual, moral, and religious dimensions, each achieved through conversion and hindered by specific obstacles.

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Jan. 14, 2025

The Spiritual Life | Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P.

Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy discusses the fragmentation of the modern secular university and proposes that integrating one's spiritual life on campus involves rediscovering the meaningfulness of being, while cautioning against the disintegrating approache...

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