Episodes

Sept. 25, 2024

A Theology of Joy in the Valley of Tears | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

This lecture was given on April 22nd, 2024, at Georgetown University.

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Sept. 24, 2024

Lumen de Lumine: Biblical Illuminations of Christ's Revelatory Activi…

This lecture was presented on July 21st, 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. 23, 2024

The Sun as a Universal Cause in Aristotelian-Thomistic Tradition | Pr…

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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Sept. 20, 2024

The City of God and the Earthly City: War and Peace | Fr. Andrew Hofe…

This lecture was given on June 13th, 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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Sept. 19, 2024

A Contemporary Catholic Viewpoint on War and Non-Violence | Dr. Grego…

This lecture was given on June 11th, 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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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.

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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.

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Sept. 16, 2024

St. Thomas Aquinas: Model of Holiness for Students and Scholars | Pro…

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.

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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.

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Sept. 12, 2024

The Eschatological Implications of AI w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Fr.…

Are you becoming a moral zombie? Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. for an off-campus conversation with Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P. about artificial intelligence, why ChatGPT is damaging personal relationships in the classroom, how AI could be destroying virtue, and the eschatological implications of artific…

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Sept. 11, 2024

The Wonder of Light: Measurement and Interference in Quantum Optics |…

This lecture was given on July 19th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies. This publication was made possible through the support of Grant 63391 from the John Templeton Foundation. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the auth...

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Sept. 10, 2024

Veritas and Vocation | Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P.

This lecture was given on June 28th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies.For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsAbout the Speaker: Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel is a member of the St. Cecilia Congre...

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Sept. 9, 2024

Engaging Contemporary Science as a Thomist | Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P.…

This lecture was given on June 29th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies.For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsAbout the Speakers: Fr. Ambrose Little is the assistant director of the Thomisti...

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Sept. 6, 2024

Aquinas on Sin | Dr. Jennifer Frey

This lecture was given on February 15th, 2024, at The University of Tulsa.For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsAbout the Speaker: Jennifer Frey is the inaugural Dean of the Honors College and Pr...

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Sept. 5, 2024

Who Decides and With What Authority? | Prof. Michael Root

This lecture was given on February 3rd, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies.For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsAbout the Speaker: Michael Root is Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology ...

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Sept. 4, 2024

What Do I Do With My Free Time | Dr. R. Jared Staudt

This lecture was given on February 29h, 2024, at University of North TexasFor more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsAbout the Speaker: Dr. R. Jared Staudt servers as Director of Content for Exodus 90...

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Sept. 3, 2024

The Dignity of the Poor, Made in God's Image | Fr. John Mark Solitari…

This lecture was given on April 12th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies.For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsAbout the Speaker: Fr. John Mark Solitario is a coordinator for campus outreach...

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Sept. 2, 2024

Saint Leo the Great on Christ's Mysterious Presence in the Poor | Fr.…

This lecture was given on April 13th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies.For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsAbout the Speaker: Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P., (Ph.D. Notre Dame) is professor of p...

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Aug. 30, 2024

Can I Actually Be Fulfilled? Ancient Insights Into Human Good | Prof.…

This lecture was given on April 8th, 2024, at University of Rochester.For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsAbout the Speaker: Candace Vogler is the David B. and Clare E. Stern Professor of Philo...

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Aug. 30, 2024

Human Sinfulness and the Study of the Past w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. …

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Brad Gregory about intellectual genealogy, what virtues are needed for historians, the unintended consequences of the Reforma...

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Aug. 28, 2024

Sacred Study and the Consecration of the Mind (Part 2) I Sr. Anna Wra…

This lecture was given on June 29th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies.For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsAbout the Speaker: Sister Anna Wray is a native of Connecticut and a member of t...

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Aug. 27, 2024

Seeds of Life: Creation, Evolution, and St. Augustine | Prof. Chris B…

This lecture was given on November 10th, 2024, at College of William and MaryFor more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsAbout the Speaker: Dr. Baglow is Professor of the Practice of Theology and the D...

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Aug. 26, 2024

'You Did it for Me': Saint Augustine on Matthew 25:31-46 | Fr. Andrew…

This lecture was given on April 13th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies.For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsAbout the Speaker: Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P., (Ph.D. Notre Dame) is professor of p...

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Aug. 23, 2024

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

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.

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