Episodes
Dec. 30, 2024
Good, Simple, and Eternal: What Philosophy Can Tell Us About God | Prof. Joshua Hochschild
This lecture was given on March 14th, 2024, at Fordham University.
Guest: Prof. Joshua Hochschild
Dec. 27, 2024
Scotus on Why Christ's Assumed Human Nature Is Not a Person | Prof. Michael Gorman
This lecture was given on February 24th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as a part of a conference titled: "Majesty and Lowliness: On the Hypostatic Union of Divine & Human Natures in Christ."
Guest: Prof. Michael Gorman
Dec. 26, 2024
What is "Meaning" and Why Should I Care Whether My Life Has it? | Fr. Raphael Mary Salzillo, O.P.
This lecture was given on April 20th, 2024, at St. Albert's Priory as a part of an intellectual retreat titled, "Happiness and the Meaning of Life."
Dec. 25, 2024
The Imago Dei in Augustine and Thereafter | Prof. Kevin Hart
This lecture was given on March 21st, 2024, at University of Virginia.
Guest: Prof. Kevin Hart
Dec. 24, 2024
The Mysteries of Christ in the Story of Salvation | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.
This lecture was given on April 30th, 2024, at University of Oxford.
Guest: Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.
Dec. 23, 2024
Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead? How Can We Know? | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
This lecture was given on April 4th, 2024, at United States Military Academy.
Guest: Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
Dec. 20, 2024
What Makes a Person Good? | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
This lecture was given on September 23rd, 2024, at University of Edinburgh.
Guest: Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
Dec. 19, 2024
What is Knowledge? | Prof. Tomas Bogardus
This lecture was given on April 26th, 2024, at University of California, Berkeley.
Guest: Prof. Tomas Bogardus
Dec. 18, 2024
How the Dark Ages Saved Your Soul | Fr. Gabriel Torretta
This lecture was given on October 11th, 2024, at Thomistic Institute in New York City.
Guest: Fr. Gabriel Torretta, O.P.
Dec. 17, 2024
Is Sanctity for Everyone, Even for me? | Fr. John Mark Solitario
This lecture was given on October 15th, 2024, at Mississippi State University.
Dec. 16, 2024
Aristotelian Philosophy and the Quantum Revolution | Prof. Robert Koons
This lecture was given on October 9th, 2024, at Universidad Panamericana Campus Mixcoac.
Guest: Prof. Robert Koons
Dec. 13, 2024
Can Beauty Save the World? | Prof. Raymond Hain
This lecture was given on April 11th, 2024, at University of North Texas.
Guest: Prof. Raymond Hain
Dec. 12, 2024
The Song of Songs: Human or Divine Eros? | Prof. Nina Sophie Heereman
This lecture was given on November 2nd, 2024, at St. Albert's Priority as part of intellectual retreat for the west coast titled: "Wisdom Literature."
Guest: Prof. Nina Sophie Heereman
Dec. 11, 2024
In Medio Ecclesiae: The Importance of Embodying Wisdom According to Proverbs and Sirach | Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.
This lecture was given on November 2nd, 2024, at St. Albert's Priority as part of intellectual retreat for the west coast titled: "Wisdom Literature."
Guest: Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.
Dec. 10, 2024
Scripture as a Source of Wisdom in Catholic Theology | Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.
This lecture was given on November 1st, 2024, at St. Albert's Priority as part of intellectual retreat for the west coast titled: "Wisdom Literature."
Guest: Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.
Dec. 9, 2024
'The Lord of All Loves Her': Mary’s Sapiential Garments | Prof. Nina Sophie Heereman
This lecture was given on November 2nd, 2024, at St. Albert's Priority as part of intellectual retreat for the west coast titled: "Wisdom Literature."
Guest: Prof. Nina Sophie Heereman
Dec. 6, 2024
So Death Doth Touch the Resurrection: Death and Human Nature | Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.
This lecture was given on September 21st, 2024, at University of South Florida.
Guest: Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.
Dec. 5, 2024
What Does "Creation" Really Mean? w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Dr. William Carroll
What does it really mean to say the world is "created," according to St. Thomas Aquinas? Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. for an off-campus conversation with Dr. William Carroll about what "creation" really means!
Guests: Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. , Prof. William Carroll
Dec. 4, 2024
If Your Head Causes You to Sin | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.
Fr. Gregory Pine discusses the pitfalls of undisciplined thinking, advocating for a return to structured thought guided by the Catholic intellectual tradition, particularly the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Guest: Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.
Dec. 3, 2024
Human Person, Community, and Communion | Dr. R.J. Snell
Dr. R.J. Snell explores the contemporary Western world's struggle with disenchantment, loneliness, and lack of purpose, exemplified through Elena Ferrante's fiction by contrasting Ferrante's works with the Christian concept of relational personhood.
Guest: Dr. R.J. Snell
Dec. 2, 2024
Saint Thomas and the Acquired Virtues | Prof. Candace Vogler
Professor Candace Vogler examines Thomas Aquinas' approach to virtue by highlighting Thomas' development of the Aristotelian notion of virtue, and explaining the role of the acquired and infused cardinal virtues in correcting human flaws.
Guest: Prof. Candace Vogler
Nov. 29, 2024
Friendships and Social Life - Thomistic Insights | Prof. Thomas Hibbs & Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P.
Professor Thomas Hibbs and Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau discuss the importance of friendship and social life from a Thomistic perspective, highlighting the decline in friendships in modern society with philosophical insights from Aristotle and Aquinas.
Guests: Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. , Prof. Thomas Hibbs
Nov. 28, 2024
Feasting like a Saint | Prof. Michael Foley
Professor Michael Foley discusses how to "drink like a saint" by outlining five principles: moderation, gratitude, memory, merriment, and ritual. This lecture was given on March 9th, 2024, as a part of the Texas Intellectual Retreat: "Honorable Festivity."
Guest: Prof. Michael Foley
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.
Guest: Prof. Michael Foley