Theology Episodes

Aug. 20, 2025

Reading Sacred Scripture with St. Thomas Aquinas I Fr. Isaac Morales,…

Fr. Isaac Morales and Prof. Michael Root explore how Thomas Aquinas’ biblical commentaries on Matthew and 1 Corinthians illuminate the beatific vision, resurrection, and the role of Scripture in shaping Christian life through literal and spiritual interpretation.

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Aug. 15, 2025

Christ vs. Mary? Mary in Catholicism I Prof. Christopher Malloy

Prof. Christopher Malloy defends the Catholic understanding of Mary’s role in salvation history, refuting common objections and demonstrating how her divine maternity, perpetual virginity, and immaculate grace magnify rather than diminish the glory of Christ.

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Aug. 14, 2025

Will Heaven Be Incredibly Boring? I Prof. Christopher Mooney

Prof. Christopher Mooney's lecture confronts the philosophical objection that heaven would be unbearably boring due to its infinite duration, arguing instead that Christian eternity is fulfilled in the beatific vision of God, which offers infinite and undiminished joy.

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Aug. 13, 2025

The Mystery of Predestination: A Catholic Approach I Prof. Bruce Mars…

Prof. Bruce Marshall presents a deep Catholic theological exploration of predestination, examining its biblical foundations, historical development, doctrinal boundaries, and the enduring tension between God’s sovereign will, grace, and human freedom.

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Aug. 11, 2025

Happiness Understood Psychologically and Theologically I Prof. Christ…

Prof. Christopher Kaczor explores the relationship between positive psychology and Catholic theology, uncovering how empirical psychological findings on happiness align with and deepen spiritual practices like gratitude, service, and forgiveness.

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Aug. 8, 2025

Aquinas and Luther on Justification I Dr. Nathaniel Peters

Dr. Nathaniel Peters explores and compares the theological views of Martin Luther and Thomas Aquinas on justification, focusing on grace, faith, merit, and the fundamental differences shaping Catholic and Lutheran perspectives.

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Aug. 7, 2025

Thomas Aquinas on Charity I Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.

Fr. Cajetan Cuddy provides an in-depth exploration of charity as the highest theological virtue in the thought of Saint Thomas Aquinas, laying foundational principles for understanding just war, peace, and the ordered structure of the Christian moral life.

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Aug. 6, 2025

Martin Luther and Thomas Aquinas Against the Pelagians I Dr. Erik Dem…

Dr. Erik Dempsey explores the positions of Martin Luther and Thomas Aquinas against Pelagianism, highlighting their shared rejection of justification by human effort and their nuanced theological differences on grace, merit, and free will.

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July 28, 2025

St. Augustine on Love for Confused Lovers I Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P., delves into St. Augustine's understanding of love for "confused lovers," drawing from the Confessions to explore the transformative power of God's grace and the ordering of human loves toward divine union.

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July 25, 2025

Catholic Teaching on Birth Control: Beyond Common Misunderstandings I…

Prof. Gina Noia explores the Catholic Church's nuanced teachings on birth control, responsible parenthood, and the moral distinctions between natural family planning, direct contraception, and sterilization, rooted in theological and philosophical reasoning.

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July 15, 2025

The Importance of Friendship in Marriage | Dr. Nathaniel Peters and P…

Dr. Nathaniel Peters and Prof. Jane Peters explore the vocation of marriage as a transformative friendship, highlighting how the goods of marriage—offspring, fidelity, and sacrament—are elevated by grace to foster virtue, mutual delight, and a living witness to Christ’s love.

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July 14, 2025

Is the Biblical View of Sex and Marriage Realistic? | Prof. Michael D…

Prof. Michael Dauphinais explores the realism of the biblical view of sex and marriage, analyzing cultural challenges, scriptural diagnoses, and the transformative power of radical trust in God’s plan for relationships. This ...

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July 7, 2025

Recovering the Image of God in Man (and Woman) | Sr. Elinor Gardner, …

Sr. Elinor Gardner explores the Christian understanding of virtue, emphasizing the theological and cardinal virtues as foundational to human excellence and the restoration of the image of God in man and woman.

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July 3, 2025

Predestination and Human Freedom | Prof. Bruce Marshall

Prof. Bruce Marshall explores the complex theological and philosophical challenges of predestination, examining its biblical foundations, Catholic doctrinal teachings, and the relationship between divine will, human freedom, and universal salvation.

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July 2, 2025

'Many are called, but few are chosen': A Thomistic Approach to Predes…

Fr. Gregory Pine explains the Catholic doctrine of predestination, distinguishing it from Calvinist interpretations by emphasizing God’s gratuitous initiative, human participation through grace, and the ultimate purpose of creation as sharing in divine life.

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June 27, 2025

Could God Weep or Feel Pain? Christ's Assumption of Human Suffering f…

Prof. Paul Gondreau explores whether God could truly experience human emotions and suffering by examining Christ’s full humanity, the Church’s response to heresies like docetism and monophysitism, and the Aristotelian-Thomist...

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June 26, 2025

God on a Cross: The Meaning of the Passion, Death, and Resurrection o…

Fr. Thomas Petri explores the profound meaning of Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection, emphasizing humanity’s original condition and ultimate end, the consequences of sin, and God’s redemptive plan culminating in the In...

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June 20, 2025

The Wedding Supper of the Lamb I Prof. Paul Gondreau

Prof. Paul Gondreau explains how the Mass, as the perfect form of human worship, unites sacrifice, thanksgiving, and fellowship by making present Christ’s atoning sacrifice as the Lamb of God, thus joining earthly and heavenl...

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June 19, 2025

Corpus Christi and the Mystery of the Eucharist I Fr. Innocent Smith,…

Fr. Innocent Smith explores the origins and theological significance of the Feast of Corpus Christi, emphasizing how liturgical tradition, scriptural foundations, and figures like Saint Juliana of Liège shape the Church’s und...

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June 17, 2025

Is the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in "Accordance with the Scr…

Prof. Gary Anderson examines how the Christian practice of adoring the Blessed Sacrament is deeply rooted in the scriptural tradition, particularly through the Old Testament themes of God's indwelling presence in the tabernac...

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June 16, 2025

My Lord and My God: Understanding the Incarnation | Prof. Bruce Marsh…

Prof. Bruce Marshall examines the fundamental Christian doctrine of the Incarnation, explaining how the New Testament and Catholic tradition affirm that Jesus is truly God in the flesh, as confessed by Thomas in the Gospel of...

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June 12, 2025

The Emergence of Evil as a Theological Problem | Fr. Timothy Bellamah…

Fr. Timothy Bellamah explores how the problem of evil emerged as a distinct theological issue within the Judeo-Christian tradition, contrasting it with ancient mythologies and examining historical responses from Gnosticism to...

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June 6, 2025

Thomas Aquinas on the Nicene Creed | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

Fr. Andrew Hofer explores Thomas Aquinas’s interpretation of the Nicene Creed, highlighting its foundational role in Catholic theology, the Trinity, and the integration of scripture, liturgy, and tradition. This lecture was g...

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June 3, 2025

Psalms and the Grace of Conversion | Fr. Stephen Ryan, O.P.

Fr. Stephen Ryan explains how the Psalms uniquely serve as both a mirror and remedy for the soul, fostering self-knowledge, compunction, and conversion by guiding believers into deeper prayer and recognition of God’s grace in...

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