Episodes
Feb. 14, 2024
The Power of the Love of God: Providence and Predestination | Prof. Corey Barnes
The Power of the Love of God: Providence and Predestination | Prof. Corey Barnes by The Thomistic Institute
Feb. 13, 2024
The Priest As Sinner In The Thought Of Augustine | Fr. Robert Dodaro
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...
Feb. 9, 2024
Is Lying Always Wrong? | Fr. Gregory Pine
Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. is a doctoral student in Christology at the University of Fribourg. He serves as the Assistant Director for Campus Outreach with the Thomistic Institute in Washington, DC. Prior to the TI, he was an associate pastor at St. Lo...
Feb. 9, 2024
The Unintended Reformation | Prof. Brad Gregory
This lecture was given on February 9th, 2024, at St. Joseph's in Greenwich Village.
Guest: Prof. S. Brad Gregory
Feb. 8, 2024
Is Masculinity Toxic? A Thomistic Perspective on Marriage | Prof. John Cuddleback
John A. Cuddeback is professor of Philosophy at Christendom College, where he has taught for twenty-five years. He lectures widely on topics including virtue, fatherhood, friendship, and household, and his professional writings appear in various ac...
Feb. 7, 2024
The Search for Life Beyond Earth| Prof Jonathan Lunine
Jonathan Lunine is the David C. Duncan Professor in the Physical Sciences and Chair of the Department of Astronomy at Cornell University. Lunine is interested in how planets form and evolve, what processes maintain and establish habitability, and w...
Feb. 6, 2024
Rethinking Economic Equality: A Thomistic Perspective I Professor Mary Hirschfeld
Mary Hirschfeld is Associate Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. Before joining the faculty at Notre Dame, Mary Hirschfeld was Associate Professor of Economics and Theology in the Department of Humanities at Villanova University ...
Feb. 5, 2024
Aquinas on Reason and Emotion | Professor Michael Gorman
Michael Gorman is professor of philosophy at The Catholic University of America. He has doctorates in philosophy and theology. He has authored over thirty academic papers and a book entitled Aquinas on the Metaphysics of the Hypostatic Union (Cambr...
Feb. 2, 2024
Friendship with God and Others | 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,...
Feb. 1, 2024
Does Evil Disprove God? w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. W. Matthews Grant
Does evil disprove God? Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Prof. W. Matthews Grant about his latest Thomistic Institute lecture, "Does Evil Disprove God?" Does Evil ...
Jan. 31, 2024
The Beautiful and the Sublime: How to Make Art that Leads to God | Professor Patrick Callahan
This lecture was given on October 10th, 2023, at The Ohio State University. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events About the Speaker: Patrick Callahan is director of the Newman Institute for C...
Jan. 30, 2024
The Good Life: Tips from Aquinas | Father Alan O'Sullivan O.P.
This lecture was given on June 16th, 2023, at Holy Family Mission, Glencomeragh House Kilsheelan, TA Ireland. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events About the Speaker: Fr. Alan O’Sullivan, O....
Jan. 29, 2024
St. John Paul’s Theology of the Body and St. Thomas Aquinas | Father Thomas Petri, O.P.
This lecture was given on November 21st, 2023, at Universidad Panamericana Campus Mixcoac. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events About the Speaker: Father Thomas Petri, O.P. is the President...
Jan. 26, 2024
Salvation for Sinful Christians: The Sacrament of Confession | Father Dominic Langevin, O.P.
This lecture was given on November 9th, 2023, at the University of Oregon. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events About the Speaker: Fr. Dominic Langevin is vice president and dean of the Pont...
Jan. 25, 2024
Does Modern Neuroscience Disprove The Existence Of The Soul
This lecture was given on November 28th, 2023, at Johns Hopkins University. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events About the speaker: Dr. Paul LaPenna is a neurologist in Greenville, SC and As...
Jan. 24, 2024
Greed in Christian Societies | Professor Brad Gregory
This lecture was given on October 19th, 2023, at the University of Oregon. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events About the Speaker: Brad S. Gregory is Professor of History and Dorothy G. Grif...
Jan. 23, 2024
St. Augustine’s Confessions & the Interior Altar of the Heart | Professor Chad Pecknold
This lecture was given on October 16th, 2023, at The College of William and Mary. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events About the speaker: Dr. Chad Pecknold received his PhD from the Univers...
Jan. 22, 2024
Does Birthplace Determine Religion? | Professor Tomas Bogardus
This lecture was given on November 16th, 2023, at The Catholic University of America. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events About the Speaker: Tomas Bogardus is associate professor of philoso...
Jan. 22, 2024
How to Do Business and Keep Your Soul | Prof. Andrew Abela
This lecture was given on January 22nd, 2024, at Yale University.
Guest: Prof. Andrew Abela
Jan. 18, 2024
What's Wrong With Moral Relativism? w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Francis Beckwith
What's wrong with moral relativism? Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Francis Beckwith about his latest Thomistic Institute lecture, "Is There Anything Wrong W...
Jan. 17, 2024
Saint Augustine's Revision Of The Heroic Ideal I Father Robert Dodaro, OSA
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...
Jan. 16, 2024
Natural Law And The U.S. Constitution: A Thomistic Introduction I Professor Joshua Hochschild
Joshua Hochschild is Professor of Philosophy and Director of Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Mount St. Mary’s University, where he also served six years as the inaugural Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. His primary research is in medieval...
Jan. 15, 2024
Should I Believe That Jesus Is God? I Father Conor McDonough, O.P
Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P. teaches theology at the Dominican House of Studies, Dublin. He studied science and theology at Cambridge University, and recently completed postgraduate studies in theology at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland)
Jan. 12, 2024
The Journey to Human Flourishing: Insights from Thomistic Philosophy 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,...