Episodes

Sept. 5, 2022

Newman's Marian Idea of History | Dr. Rebekah Lamb

This lecture was given on April 26, 2022 at Oxford University. For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Dr. Rebekah Lamb specializes in religion, literature and visual culture ...

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Sept. 2, 2022

Keeping Oneself in the Presence of God | Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P.

This lecture was given on April 26, 2022 at the Basilica of St. Mary in Old Town Alexandria. For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P. is a Dominican fr...

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Sept. 1, 2022

Does God Exist? | Prof. Brian Carl

This lecture was given on April 22, 2022 at Youngstown State University. For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Brian T. Carl earned his M.A. in Philosophy from Saint Louis U...

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Aug. 31, 2022

Politics and the Problem of Moral Relativism | Prof. Francis Beckwith

Prof. Beckwith's slides can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/2p982fwr This lecture was given on April 22, 2022 at Ashland University. For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker...

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Aug. 30, 2022

Resurrection in Context: The Strangeness of Early Christian Claims | …

This lecture was given on April 8, 2022 at the University of California, Berkeley. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Matthew J. Thomas is Assistant Professor of Bib...

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Aug. 29, 2022

Christiana Tempora | Prof. Thomas Clemmons

This lecture was given on June 16, 2022 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: "The City of God in Modernity: Culture and Ecclesiology." For more information on upcoming events, …

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Aug. 26, 2022

A Neighborly Civic Holiness | Fr. Augustine Thompson, O.P.

Fr. Thompson's slides can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/8smyu7xm This lecture was given on June 16, 2022 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: "The City of God in Modernity: Cultur...

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Aug. 25, 2022

Off-Campus Conversations, Ep. 003: Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P. - Wh…

Why does God allow us to suffer? How can we address the problem of pain? Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P. about her …

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Aug. 23, 2022

Augustine's Christology | Prof. Thomas Clemmons

This lecture was given on June 15, 2022 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: "The City of God in Modernity: Culture and Ecclesiology." For more information on upcoming events, …

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Aug. 23, 2022

Weaponizing Saints & Miracles: The Church as Stairway to Heaven | Pro…

This lecture was given on June 15, 2022 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: "The City of God in Modernity: Culture and Ecclesiology." The slides for this lecture can …

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Aug. 22, 2022

Making Citizens & Christians At Easter | Fr. Augustine Thompson, O.P.

This lecture was given on June 15, 2022 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: "The City of God in Modernity: Culture and Ecclesiology." The slides for this lecture are …

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Aug. 19, 2022

Returning to Constantine: Protestant Theocracies | Prof. Carlos Eire

This lecture was given on June 14, 2022 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: "The City of God in Modernity: Culture and Ecclesiology." The slides for this lecture can …

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Aug. 18, 2022

The Christianizing Empire | Prof. Thomas Clemmons

This lecture was given on June 14, 2022 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: "The City of God in Modernity: Culture and Ecclesiology." For more information on upcoming events, …

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Aug. 17, 2022

The Sacred Anatomy of the 'Popular Communes | Fr. Augustine Thompson,…

Fr. Thompson's slides are available here: https://tinyurl.com/yc7bvfpx This lecture was given on June 14, 2022 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: "The City of God in Modernity: Cultu...

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Aug. 16, 2022

Reforming the Bride of Christ: The New, Improved Tridentine Church | …

Prof. Eire's slides can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/yw558acx https://tinyurl.com/ydam72nn This lecture was given on June 13, 2022 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: "The City ...

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Aug. 15, 2022

Martyrs, Bishops, and Emperors | Prof. Thomas Clemmons

This lecture was given on June 13, 2022 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: "The City of God in Modernity: Culture and Ecclesiology." For more information on upcoming events, …

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Aug. 12, 2022

Penitential Associations: The Origins of Civic Democracy | Fr. August…

Fr. Thompson's slides are available here: https://tinyurl.com/5n6ff7ua This lecture was given on June 13, 2022 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: "The City of God in Modernity: Cultu...

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Aug. 11, 2022

Off-Campus Conversations, Ep. 002: Dr. George Corbett on Beauty in th…

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Dr. George Corbett about his latest Thomistic Institute lecture, "Music in the Catholic Tradition." The Thomistic Institute Podcas...

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Aug. 10, 2022

Music in the Catholic Tradition | Dr. George Corbett

This lecture was given on April 21, 2022 at The Christian Heritage Centre at Stonyhurst as part of "Catholicism and the Arts: An Intellectual Retreat." For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org...

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Aug. 9, 2022

The Way of Beauty: Sacred Art and Architecture | Fr. Michael Lang

This lecture was given on April 21, 2022 at The Christian Heritage Centre at Stonyhurst as part of "Catholicism and the Arts: An Intellectual Retreat." For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org...

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Aug. 8, 2022

Tolkien on the Nature and Purpose of Christian Art | Prof. Giuseppe P…

View Prof. Pezzini's handout here: https://tinyurl.com/342z96ec This lecture was given on April 21, 2022 at The Christian Heritage Centre at Stonyhurst as part of "Catholicism and the Arts: An Intellectual Retreat." For more information on upcomi...

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Aug. 5, 2022

The Transformative Power of Divine Beauty | Fr. Uwe Michael Lang, C.O.

This lecture was given on April 20, 2022 at The Christian Heritage Centre at Stonyhurst as part of "Catholicism and the Arts: An Intellectual Retreat." For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. Ab...

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Aug. 4, 2022

Dante's Beatrice and the Beauty of the Christian Faith | Dr. George C…

This lecture was given on April 20, 2022 at The Christian Heritage Centre at Stonyhurst as part of "Catholicism and the Arts: An Intellectual Retreat." For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. Ab...

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Aug. 3, 2022

Love, Friendship, and Heavenly Happiness | Prof. Christopher Kaczor

This lecture was given on April 19, 2022 at the University of Dallas. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Dr. Christopher Kaczor (rhymes with razor) is Professor of P...

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