Episodes

July 28, 2023

Freedom, Desire, and Happiness | Father Dominic Legge, O.P.

This lecture was given on June 12, 2023 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of the 2023 Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: "Friendship, Happiness, and the Search for God: Aristotle, Augustine, & Aquinas" For more information …

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July 27, 2023

Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul? w/ Prof. Jonathan Buttaci …

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Dr. Jonathan Buttaci about his latest Thomistic Institute, "Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul?". Why Would a Biologist Bel...

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July 26, 2023

Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul? | Professor Jonathan Butta…

This lecture was given on April 10th, 2023, at Indiana University. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: https://thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Dr. Jonathan Buttaci is an Assistant Professor of P...

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July 25, 2023

What is Heaven Like? | Father Andrew Hofer

This lecture was given on July 17th, 2023, at St. Peter's Church on Capitol Hill. For more information about upcoming events, please visit our website: https://thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P., grew up a...

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July 24, 2023

Science and Faith in the Secular Age | Professor Jonathan Lunine

This lecture was given on April 19th, 2023, at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: https://thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Jonathan Lunine is the...

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July 21, 2023

In Defense of Politics | Professor Erik Dempsey

This lecture was given on April 27th, 2023, at the University of Texas at El Paso. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: https://thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Erik Dempsey (Ph.D., Boston Colleg...

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July 20, 2023

Is The Bible Reliable? | Father Jordan Schmidt

This lecture was given on May 2nd, 2023, at the University of Washington. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: https://thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Fr. Jordan Schmidt was born in Fargo, ND, an...

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July 19, 2023

The Influence of Virgil and St. Augustine on Waugh's Brideshead Revis…

This lecture was given on April 27th, 2023 at Georgetown University. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Patrick Callahan is director of the Newman Institute for...

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July 18, 2023

Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead? A Historical Investigation | Fat…

This lecture was given on April 15th, 2023 at the University of Rochester. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Fr. Isaac Morales, O.P. entered the Dominican novi...

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July 17, 2023

Sorrow, Beauty, and Mercy A Catholic Aesthetic Vision | Professor Tho…

This lecture was given at the University of Maryland at College Park on April 27th, 2023. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Author Bio: Thomas Hibbs is currently J. Newton ...

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July 14, 2023

It's My Right: Understanding Natural Rights and the Purpose of Politi…

This lecture was given on April 13th, 2023, at NYU. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P., is the Director of the Thomistic Institute and an Assistant Pro...

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July 13, 2023

St. Augustine and the Virtue of Humility w/ Prof. Mary Keys (Off-Camp…

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Mary Keys about her latest Thomistic Institute, "Seeking Peace in the City: Augustine and the Virtue of Humility." St. Augus...

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July 12, 2023

No Justice Without Mercy; No Mercy Without Justice | Professor Gary A…

This lecture was given on March 30th, 2023, at Harvard University. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Professor Gary Anderson is the Hesburgh Professor of Cathol...

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July 11, 2023

What Is Our Hope? Heaven And The Kingdom Of God | Professor Michael R…

This lecture was given on March 29th, 2023 at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Professor Michael Root (Catholic Universi...

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July 10, 2023

Beauty And Mathematics | Professor Alexander Pruss

This lecture was given on March 28th, 2023, at the University of Texas at Austin. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Alexander Pruss has doctorates both in philo...

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July 7, 2023

The Catholic Vision Of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings | Profe…

This talk was given on March 14th, 2023 at Brown University. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Paul Gondreau earned his doctorate in sacred theology from the Un...

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July 6, 2023

Can A Biologist Believe In The Existence Of Life? | Professor Stephen…

This lecture was given on March 8th, 2023 at Vanderbilt University. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Stephen Meredith is a professor at the University of Chica...

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July 5, 2023

St. Thomas Aquinas on Love in the Incarnation of God | Father Andrew …

This lecture was given on March 8th, 2023, at West Virginia University. For more information about upcoming events, visit thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events. Speaker Bio: Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P., grew up as the youngest of ten children on a ...

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July 3, 2023

The Service Of The Emotions In The Moral Life | Professor Scott Cleve…

This lecture was given on March 7th, 2023, at Cornell University For more information on upcoming TI events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Prof. W. Scott Cleveland is Director of Catholic Studies a...

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June 30, 2023

What are Natural Rights and What Rights Do We Have? | Professor V. Br…

This lecture was given at Florida State University on January 27, 2023. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: V. Bradley Lewis is associate professor in the School of P...

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June 28, 2023

Augustine and the Virtue of Humility | Professor Mary Keys

This lecture was given at Harvard University on February 23, 2023. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Mary M. Keys holds a BA from Boston College and a MA and PhD …

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June 23, 2023

Eating and Drinking to the Glory of God: A Catholic Approach | Profes…

This lecture was given at Georgetown University on March 1, 2023. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Michael P. Foley is an associate professor of Patristics in the ...

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June 21, 2023

Aquinas, Creation, and Intelligent Design | Professor Francis Beckwith

This lecture was given at New York University on February 10, 2023. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Francis J. Beckwith is Professor of Philosophy & Church-State ...

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June 19, 2023

The Glory of Leadership: The Magnanimity and Humility of Jesus as Lea…

This lecture was given at North Carolina State University on January 24, 2023. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Joe McInerney is the Director of Leadership and Eth...

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