Episodes
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.
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