Episodes

Jan. 10, 2024

The Virtues: Moral, Intellectual, Theological I Professor Adam Eitel

Professor Eitel is Associate Professor of Theology at the University of Dallas. Before joining the UD faculty in 2023, he taught for eight years at Yale University, where he held appointments in the Divinity School, the Program in Medieval Studies,...

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Jan. 9, 2024

Aquinas on Friendship with God | Professor Adam Eitel

Prof. Adam Eitel (Yale Divinity School) holds appointments in the Divinity School, the Program in Medieval Studies, and the Humanities Program. His research and teaching bring topics in the history of Christian theology to bear on questions of fund...

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Jan. 8, 2024

Aquinas on Friendship | Professor Adam Eitel

Prof. Adam Eitel (Yale Divinity School) holds appointments in the Divinity School, the Program in Medieval Studies, and the Humanities Program. His research and teaching bring topics in the history of Christian theology to bear on questions of fund...

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Jan. 5, 2024

The Good Life: Tips from Aquinas | Father Alan O'Sullivan, O.P.

Fr. Alan O’Sullivan, O.P. (Trinity College) is currently the chaplain of Trinity College, Dublin. He is a member of the Irish province of the Order of Preachers who studied at Blackfriars, Oxford.

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Jan. 4, 2024

The Gift of Fear | Professor Adam Eitel

Prof. Adam Eitel (Yale Divinity School) holds appointments in the Divinity School, the Program in Medieval Studies, and the Humanities Program. His research and teaching bring topics in the history of Christian theology to bear on questions of fund...

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Jan. 3, 2024

Humility & Pride | Professor Adam Eitel

Prof. Adam Eitel (Yale Divinity School) holds appointments in the Divinity School, the Program in Medieval Studies, and the Humanities Program. His research and teaching bring topics in the history of Christian theology to bear on questions of fund...

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Jan. 2, 2024

The Priest as Sinner in the Thought of Augustine | Father Robert Doda…

Fr. Robert Dodaro, O.S.A. (Patristic Institute) is the president of the Patristic Institute in Rome, where he is also a professor. In addition, he is professor of patristic theology in the Pontifical Lateran University. He is the author of Christ a...

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Jan. 1, 2024

Dumb Ox to Angelic Doctor: The Life and Works of St. Thomas Aquinas |…

Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies, Dublin) is a Dominican friar from Galway. He studied science and theology at the University of Cambridge and taught theology at secondary school before joining the Dominicans in 2009. He was or...

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Dec. 29, 2023

Leaving Loneliness, Building Friendship, and Fostering Human Flourish…

This lecture was given on September 24th, 2023, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events About the speaker: Prof. W. Scott Cleveland is Associate Pr...

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Dec. 28, 2023

Recover Your Faith with C.S. Lewis & St. Thomas w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, …

Looking to reignite your faith in the new year? C.S. Lewis and St. Thomas Aquinas can help you recover your faith! Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Michael Da...

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Dec. 28, 2023

Balderdash: What It Is, Why We Tolerate It, and How We Can Reduce It …

This lecture was given on September 28th, 2023, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events About the speaker: Sr. Anna Wray is a native of Connec...

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Dec. 27, 2023

Is Faith Irrational? A Lecture on Faith and Reason | Father Ambrose L…

This lecture was given on October 20th, 2023, at The University of North Florida. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events About the speaker: Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P. is a Dominican friar of the...

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Dec. 26, 2023

Purgatory: Good News for Most of Us | Professor Michael Root

This lecture was given on October 13th 2023, at St. Joseph's in Greenwich Village. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events About the speaker: Michael Root is Ordinary Professor of Systematic Th...

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Dec. 25, 2023

Forgotten Lay Patronesses Of The Church | Doctor Bronwen McShea

This lecture was given on October 27th, 2023, at St. Joseph's in Greenwich Village For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events About the Speaker: Bronwen McShea is an historian and author who lives...

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Dec. 22, 2023

Human Nature and Biotechnology | Professor Stephen Meredith

Stephen Meredith is a professor at the University of Chicago’s Departments of Pathology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Neurology. He is also an associate faculty member in the University of Chicago Divinity School. He has published more t...

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Dec. 21, 2023

Resilience and Happiness According to Dante and Aquinas | Thomas Hibbs

Thomas Hibbs is currently J. Newton Rayzor Sr. Professor of Philosophy at Baylor University, where he is also Dean Emeritus, having served for 16 years as Dean of the Honors College and as Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Culture. Hibbs receiv...

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Dec. 20, 2023

Justice, the Common Good, and Friendship | Father Gregory Pine

Fr. Gregory currently serves as an adjunct professor of dogmatic theology at the Dominican House of Studies and an Assistant Director of the Thomistic Institute. He is a contributor on the Pints with Aquinas show and a co-host of the Catholic Class...

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Dec. 19, 2023

How Can Aristotle Benefit Science Today? | Father Ambrose Little

Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P. is a Dominican friar of the Province of St. Joseph. He was born and raised in Connecticut and studied philosophy at The Catholic University of America. He joined the Order of Preachers in 2007, making his solemn vows in 201...

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Dec. 18, 2023

Faith, Mysticism, and the 'Dark Night Of The Soul' | Father Dominic L…

Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P., is the Director of the Thomistic Institute and an Assistant Professor in systematic theology at the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. He holds a J.D. from Yale Law School, a Ph.L. from the ...

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Dec. 18, 2023

Do You Believe In Miracles? (And Can You Do So Reasonably?) | W. Matt…

W. Matthews Grant is Professor and Chair in the Department of Philosophy at University of St. Thomas (MN), and Associate Editor of the American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly. His articles have focused on Aquinas and the Philosophy of God, parti...

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Dec. 15, 2023

Beyond Words: What ChatGPT Can't Say | Jane Sloan Peters

Jane Sloan Peters is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the College of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, NY. Her dissertation explored Thomas Aquinas's reception of Greek patristic and Byzantine biblical interpretation for his four-volu...

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Dec. 14, 2023

Beyond Words: What ChatGPT Can't Say w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof…

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Jane Sloan Peters about her latest Thomistic Institute lecture, "Beyond Words: What ChatGPT Can't Say." Beyond Words: What C...

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Dec. 13, 2023

Human Flourishing And Disability: A Thomistic Approach | Prof. Matthe…

This lecture was given on September 21st, 2023, at Saint Vincent College. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events About the Speaker: Matthew Shea is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Fran...

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Dec. 12, 2023

The Christian Responses St. Gregory and St. Augustine to the Roman Em…

This lecture was given on October 23rd, 2023 at William and Mary. For more information on upcoming events, visit thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events. About the Speaker: Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P., (Ph.D. Notre Dame) is associate professor of patr...

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