Episodes
Nov. 26, 2024
Praying the Psalms in Friendship with God | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.
Fr. Andrew Hofer discusses the significance of the Psalms in fostering a friendship with God, highlighting the teachings of Sts. Athanasius and Thomas Aquinas.
Guest: Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.
Nov. 25, 2024
Aquinas, the 'Great Theory of Beauty', and Music | Prof. Michael Dickson
This lecture was given on February 20th, 2024, at University of South Carolina. Professor Michael Dickson examines the relationship between beauty and music, tracing the development of aesthetics from ancient Greece to modernity.
Guest: Prof. Michael Dickson
Nov. 22, 2024
Justified by Grace, But What is Grace and What Does it Do? | Prof. Michael Root
This lecture was given on February 3rd, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as a part of an Intellectual Retreat titled: The Protestant Reformation From a Catholic Perspective: Then & Now.
Guest: Prof. Michael Root
Nov. 21, 2024
The Effects of Grace, Justification & Sanctification | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
This lecture was given on December 16th, 2023, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of An Intellectual Retreat for Regent University & Providence College following the theme of Divine Grace.
Guest: Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
Nov. 20, 2024
Luther and Aquinas on Grace and Justification | Dr. Nathaniel Peters
This lecture was given on March 13th, 2024, at New York University.
Guest: Dr. Nathaniel Peters
Nov. 19, 2024
Types of Grace | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
This lecture was given on December 16th, 2023, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of An Intellectual Retreat for Regent University & Providence College following the theme of Divine Grace.
Guest: Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
Nov. 18, 2024
Why We Need Grace | Thomas Joseph White, O.P.
This lecture was given on December 15th, 2023, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of An Intellectual Retreat for Regent University & Providence College following the theme of Divine Grace.
Nov. 15, 2024
Augustine's Significance for Theorists on War, Justice, and Peace | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.
This lecture was given on June 10th, 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.
Guest: Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.
Nov. 14, 2024
Disease and the Problem of Evil | Prof. Stephen Meredith
This lecture was given on September 15th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of an Intellectual Retreat for DC Young Professionals titled: Are We Still Human?
Guest: Prof. Stephen Meredith
Nov. 13, 2024
The Ethics of Organ Transplantation | Prof. Steven Jensen
This lecture was given on October 4th, 2024, at Johns Hopkins University.
Guest: Prof. Steven Jensen
Nov. 12, 2024
Natural Inclinations, the Passions, and Human Acts | Fr. Kevin Flannery, S.J.
This lecture was given on September 6th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of a Thomistic Circles conference titled: Disentangling the Emotions: St. Thomas on Moral Taxonomy and Integration.
Guest: Fr. Kevin Flannery, S.J.
Nov. 11, 2024
Why Should We Believe God Exists? | Prof. Joseph Trabbic
This lecture was given on October 25th, 2024, at Virginia Military Institute.
Guest: Prof. Joseph Trabbic
Nov. 8, 2024
Catholicism and Capital Punishment Revisited | Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.
This lecture was given on March 3rd, 2024, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Guest: Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.
Nov. 7, 2024
Understanding Just War Theory w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Joseph Capizzi
What exactly is just war theory? Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Joseph Capizzi about the criteria for just war, the complexity of forgiveness in war, and post-war reconciliation and healing.
Guests: Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. , Prof. Joseph Capizzi
Nov. 6, 2024
Judging Truth: Moral Intolerance or the Dictatorship of Relativism | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
This lecture was given on November 8th, 2023, at Ave Maria University.
Guest: Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
Nov. 5, 2024
Helping Patients Who Are Dying or Helping Patients to Die? | Prof. Farr Curlin
This lecture was given on November 13th, 2023, at East Carolina University.
Guest: Prof. Farr Curlin
Nov. 4, 2024
Is it Wrong to Want the Bad Guy to Suffer? A Christian Approach to Vengeance | Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.
This lecture was given on January 9th, 2024, at North Carolina State University.
Guest: Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.
Nov. 1, 2024
The Catholic Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings | Prof. Paul Gondreau
This lecture was given on April 5th, 2024, at University of South Carolina.
Guest: Prof. Paul Gondreau
Oct. 31, 2024
What Can an Adulteress Teach Us About Happiness? | Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P.
This lecture was given on October 19th, 2023, at Georgetown University.
Oct. 30, 2024
C. S. Lewis and Aquinas: Was Lewis Influenced by Thomism? | Prof. Peter Kreeft
This lecture was given on February 20th, 2024, at Regent University.
Guest: Prof. Peter Kreeft
Oct. 29, 2024
Tolkein's Philosophy | Prof. Robert Koons
This lecture was given on March 20th, 2024, at University of Texas at El Paso.
Guest: Prof. Robert Koons
Oct. 28, 2024
Flannery O'Connor and St. Thomas Aquinas on the Future of Catholic Fiction | Prof. Patrick Callahan
This lecture was given on April 4th, 2024, at Fordham University.
Guest: Prof. Patrick Callahan
Oct. 25, 2024
Exploring Finitude: Weakness, Suffering, and Faith in Isaac of Nineveh | Dr. Valentina Duca
This lecture was given on January 29th, 2024, at Oxford University.
Guest: Dr. Valentina Duca
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.
Guest: Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.