Episodes

Oct. 29, 2024

Tolkein's Philosophy | Prof. Robert Koons

This lecture was given on March 20th, 2024, at University of Texas at El Paso.

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Oct. 28, 2024

Flannery O'Connor and St. Thomas Aquinas on the Future of Catholic Fi…

This lecture was given on April 4th, 2024, at Fordham University.

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Oct. 25, 2024

Exploring Finitude: Weakness, Suffering, and Faith in Isaac of Nineve…

This lecture was given on January 29th, 2024, at Oxford University.

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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.

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Oct. 23, 2024

Why Does God Allow Us to Suffer? | Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P.

This lecture was given on January 29th, 2024, at The Ohio State University.

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Oct. 22, 2024

How Could a Good God Allow Evil? | Prof. Rik Van Nieuwenhove

This lecture was given on January 25th, 2024, at Trinity College Dublin.

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Oct. 21, 2024

Affliction, Sorrow and Human Flourishing | Prof. Thomas Hibbs

This lecture was given on November 30th, 2023, at North Carolina State University.

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Oct. 18, 2024

Thomas Aquinas on Peace: Part Two | Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.

This lecture was given on Jun 12th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as a talk within The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship. The Fellowship engaged the following theme: Can War Be Just? Augustinian, Thomistic, and Contemporary Perspectives.

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Oct. 17, 2024

Contemporary Papal Teaching on the Moral Problem of War | Dr. Gregory…

This lecture was given on Jun 12th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as a talk within The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship. The Fellowship engaged the following theme: Can War Be Just? Augustinian, Thomistic, and Contemporary Perspectives.

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Oct. 16, 2024

Thomas Aquinas on War | Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.

This lecture was given on Jun 13th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as a talk within The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship. The Fellowship engaged the following theme: Can War Be Just? Augustinian, Thomistic, and Contemporary Perspectives.

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Oct. 15, 2024

Donatism, Fighting, Civil Coercion, and the Peace of the Church | Fr.…

This lecture was given on June 12th, 2024, at The Catholic University of America as a talk within The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship. The Fellowship engaged the following theme: Can War Be Just? Augustinian, Thomistic, and Contemporary Perspectives.

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Oct. 14, 2024

Thomas Aquinas on Peace: Part One | Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.

This lecture was given on June 11th, 2024, at The Catholic University of America as a talk within The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship. The Fellowship engaged the following theme: Can War Be Just? Augustinian, Thomistic, and Contemporary Perspectives.

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Oct. 11, 2024

Light in Biology: A Molecular Perspective | Prof. Matthew Wohlever

This lecture was presented on July 20th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of a professional conference called "Lumen Mundi: The Nature of Light and Its Effects in Nature".

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Oct. 10, 2024

The Importance of Play and Leisure w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Dr. R.…

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Dr. R.J. Snell about the importance of play and leisure, work and contemplation, and the communal nature of leisure.

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Oct. 9, 2024

On the History and Philosophy of Light | Prof. Richard F. Hassing

This lecture was presented on July 18th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of a professional conference called "Lumen Mundi: The Nature of Light and Its Effects in Nature". This lecture includes a special hand-out, linked in the description.

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Oct. 8, 2024

Light and Life: Cellular Responses to Light | Prof. Keith Kozminski

This lecture was presented on July 20th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of a professional conference called "Lumen Mundi: The Nature of Light and Its Effects in Nature".

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Oct. 7, 2024

The Ontological Status of Light and Color in St. Thomas Aquinas | Pro…

This lecture was presented on July 18th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of a professional conference called "Lumen Mundi: The Nature of Light and Its Effects in Nature".

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Oct. 4, 2024

St. Catherine and the Cell of Self-Knowledge | Sr. Catherine Joseph D…

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.

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Oct. 3, 2024

Thomas Proposes a Toast: The Festive Joy of Honoring God | Fr. Domini…

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.

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Oct. 2, 2024

Angels and Demons: A Biblical Analysis | Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.

This lecture was given on January 22nd, 2024, at Regent University.

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Oct. 1, 2024

Holding Fast to the Word of Life: The Biblical Roots of Lectio Divina…

This lecture was given on March 14th, 2024, at University of Virginia.

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Sept. 30, 2024

Aquinas on Virtue and the Path to Happiness | Prof. Josh Hochschild &…

This lecture was given on June 29th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as a talk within "VERITAS", a newly launched conference series for Thomistic Institute student leaders. The Conference engaged the following theme: Why Be A Thomist?

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Sept. 27, 2024

Where Does Electromagnetic Radiation Fit in a Thomistic View of Natur…

This lecture was presented on July 19th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of a professional conference called "Lumen Mundi: The Nature of Light and Its Effects in Nature". This publication was made possible through the support of Grant 63391 from the John Templeton Foundation.

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Sept. 26, 2024

The Moral Role of Wonder and Awe | Prof. David Elliot

This lecture was given on September 7th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of the Fall Thomistic Circles Conference under the title "Disentangling the Emotions: St. Thomas on Moral Taxonomy and Integration".

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