Episodes

Jan. 30, 2023

Love in Person—in the Trinity and in Our Souls | Fr. John Baptist Ku,…

Fr. Ku's handout can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/2p88mf28This lecture was given on November 9, 2022, at Trinity University.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the speake...

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Jan. 27, 2023

Made for Another: John Paul II's Theology of the Body and Thomas Aqui…

This lecture was given on December 5, 2022, at St. Charles Catholic Church in Arlington, Virginia.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker:Father Thomas Petri, O.P. is th...

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Jan. 26, 2023

Is It Possible to Have Productive Conversations About Abortion? w/ Pr…

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Dr. Angela Knobel about her latest Thomistic Institute, "The Philosophy of the Abortion Debate."The Philosophy of the Abortion De...

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Jan. 25, 2023

May Life-Sustaining Treatment Be Withheld or Withdrawn? | Prof. Gina …

This lecture was given on December 2, 2022, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker:Gina Maria Noia is an Assistant Professor ...

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Jan. 24, 2023

Reason, Grace, and Law: Suarez and Hobbes on Coercion, Church, and St…

This lecture was given on October 27, 2022, at Harvard University.For more information, visit thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker:Professor Thomas Pink read history and philosophy at Cambridge, where he also received his PhD. After workin...

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Jan. 23, 2023

Justice and the Common Good According to St. Thomas Aquinas | Fr. Aqu…

This talk was given on November 8, 2022, at the University of Virginia. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker: A native of Louisiana, Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. entere...

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Jan. 20, 2023

Classical and Christian Perspectives on Love and Friendship | Prof. J…

This talk was given on October 28, 2022, at the Thomistic Institute Chapter in New York City.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker:Joshua Hochschild is Professor of Ph...

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Jan. 19, 2023

Joyful Resistance | Dr. R.J. Snell

This talk was given on December 4, 2022, at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., as part of the intellectual retreat entitled, "Avoiding Acedia."For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at thomisticinstitut...

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Jan. 18, 2023

Acedia II: Human Sorrow, Divine Mercy: An Exploration in Catholic Art…

Prof. Hibbs' slides can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/5xnw4dv8This talk was given on December 3, 2022, at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., as part of the intellectual retreat entitled, "Avoiding Acedia."For more informat...

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Jan. 17, 2023

Acedia I: How Our Sorrows Determine the State of Our Souls | Prof. Th…

This talk was given on December 3, 2022, at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., as part of the intellectual retreat entitled, "Avoiding Acedia."For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at thomisticinstitut...

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Jan. 16, 2023

Acedia and the Bleaching of Being | Dr. R.J. Snell

This talk was given on December 2, 2022, at the Dominican House of Studies as part of "Avoiding Acedia: An Intellectual Retreat."For more information, please visit thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker:R.J. Snell is Editor-in-Chief of Publi...

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Jan. 13, 2023

Image and Likeness: Grace as a Participation in Divine Life | Fr. Reg…

This talk was given on November 5, 2022, at the University of Oregon.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker:Fr. Reginald Lynch, O.P. is Assistant Professor of Systematic Th...

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Jan. 13, 2023

'How to Inherit a Kingdom' w/ Prof. Russell Hittinger | Off-Campus Co…

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Dr. Russell Hittinger about his latest Thomistic Institute/IHE lecture, "How to Inherit a Kingdom: Reflections on the Situation of ...

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Jan. 11, 2023

The Image of God in the Writings of the Apostolic Fathers | Fr. Taras…

Fr. Khomych's handout can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/mezrz8prThis talk was given on November 15th, 2022, at the University of Oxford.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at thomisticinstitute.org.About the...

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Jan. 9, 2023

My Flesh Indeed: On the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist | Fr…

The handout for this lecture can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/mwpshtnwThis lecture was given on November 10, 2022, at Fordham University. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. A...

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Jan. 4, 2023

Catholic Social Teaching: Toward a More Humane Economy | Prof. Andrew…

This talk was given on November 3, 2022, at Texas A&M University.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker:Andrew Abela is the founding dean of the Busch School of Business an...

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Dec. 30, 2022

The Search for Happiness: Wisdom from Aquinas and the Classical Tradi…

This talk was given on November 4, 2022, at the University of Washington.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker:Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P., is the Director of the Thomistic In...

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Dec. 29, 2022

Religious Freedom & the American Founding w/ Prof. Phillip Muñoz | Of…

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Phillip Muñoz about his new book, "Religious Liberty and the American Founding."Religious Liberty and the American Founding...

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Dec. 28, 2022

Woman: A Man-Made Artifact or a Divine Creation? | Dr. Michele M. Sch…

This talk was given on October 12, 2022 at Trinity College Dublin.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker:Michele M. Schumacher is a doctor in theology (S.T.D.) and a privat...

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Dec. 26, 2022

Physician-Assisted Suicide: Ethical and Legal Dimensions | Prof. Jose…

WARNING: This talk includes some graphic anecdotes of physician-assisted suicide.Dr. Marine's slides may be accessed here: https://tinyurl.com/4aywf3yeThis talk was given on October 19th, 2022, at John Hopkins University.For more information ...

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Dec. 23, 2022

God Crucified: Thinking About the Incarnation at the Foot of the Cros…

Merry Christmas from the Thomistic Institute! This week, we are reposting some of our favorite talks related to Christmas and the Incarnation of our Lord.This talk was delivered on March 30, 2021, at North Carolina State University.For more inf...

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Dec. 22, 2022

Aquinas on the Incarnation: Part II | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

Merry Christmas from the Thomistic Institute! This week, we are reposting some of our favorite talks related to Christmas and the Incarnation of our Lord.This talk was given on November 14, 2015, as part of the Thomistic Circles conference entitl...

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Dec. 21, 2022

Aquinas on the Incarnation: Part I | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

Merry Christmas from the Thomistic Institute! This week, we are reposting some of our favorite talks related to Christmas and the Incarnation of our Lord.This talk was given on November 14, 2015 as part of the Thomistic Circles conference "The Wi...

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Dec. 20, 2022

Of the Father's Love Begotten | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

Merry Christmas from the Thomistic Institute! This week, we are reposting some of our favorite talks related to Christmas and the Incarnation of our Lord.Fr. Hofer's handout can be found here: tinyurl.com/55cnce22This lecture was given on Decem...

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