Episodes
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.
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.
Guest: Prof. Rik Van Nieuwenhove
Oct. 21, 2024
Affliction, Sorrow and Human Flourishing | Prof. Thomas Hibbs
This lecture was given on November 30th, 2023, at North Carolina State University.
Guest: Prof. Thomas Hibbs
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.
Guest: Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.
Oct. 17, 2024
Contemporary Papal Teaching on the Moral Problem of War | Dr. Gregory M. Reichberg
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.
Guest: Prof. Gregory Reichberg
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.
Guest: Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.
Oct. 15, 2024
Donatism, Fighting, Civil Coercion, and the Peace of the Church | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.
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.
Guest: Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.
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.
Guest: Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.
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".
Guest: Prof. Matthew Wohlever
Oct. 10, 2024
The Importance of Play and Leisure w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Dr. R.J. Snell
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.
Guests: Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. , Dr. R.J. Snell
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.
Guest: Prof. Richard F. Hassing
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".
Guest: Prof. Keith Kozminski
Oct. 7, 2024
The Ontological Status of Light and Color in St. Thomas Aquinas | Prof. John Boyer
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".
Guest: Prof. John Boyer
Oct. 4, 2024
St. Catherine and the Cell of Self-Knowledge | Sr. Catherine Joseph Droste, O.P.
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.
Oct. 3, 2024
Thomas Proposes a Toast: The Festive Joy of Honoring God | Fr. Dominic Verner, O.P.
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.
Guest: Fr. Dominic Verner, O.P.
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.
Guest: Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.
Oct. 1, 2024
Holding Fast to the Word of Life: The Biblical Roots of Lectio Divina | Fr. Stephen Ryan, O.P.
This lecture was given on March 14th, 2024, at University of Virginia.
Guest: Fr. Stephen Ryan, O.P.
Sept. 30, 2024
Aquinas on Virtue and the Path to Happiness | Prof. Josh Hochschild & Prof. Jane Sloan Peters
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?
Sept. 27, 2024
Where Does Electromagnetic Radiation Fit in a Thomistic View of Nature? | Fr. Thomas Davenport, O.P
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.
Guest: Fr. Thomas Davenport, O.P.
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".
Guest: Prof. David Elliot
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.
Guest: Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.
Sept. 24, 2024
Lumen de Lumine: Biblical Illuminations of Christ's Revelatory Activity | Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.
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.
Guest: Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.
Sept. 23, 2024
The Sun as a Universal Cause in Aristotelian-Thomistic Tradition | Prof. Catherine Peters
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".
Guest: Prof. Catherine Peters
Sept. 20, 2024
The City of God and the Earthly City: War and Peace | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.
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.
Guest: Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.