Episodes

Dec. 2, 2022

The Phenomenon of Life and Its Origin | Fr. Mariusz Tabaczek, O.P.

This lecture was given on October 15, 2022 as part of the Fall Thomistic Circles conference, "Life in the Cosmos: Contemporary Science, Philosophy, and Theology on the Origin and Persistence of Life on Earth(and Beyond?)." The two-day conference a...
Dec. 1, 2022

Renewing Trinitarian Theology with Prof. Bruce Marshall | Off-Campus Conversations, Ep. 010

Are there medieval answers to modern questions of Trinitarian theology? Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Bruce Marshall about his latest Thomistic Institute l...
Nov. 30, 2022

Medieval Answers to Modern Questions: Renewing Trinitarian Theology Today | Prof. Bruce Marshall

The handout for this lecture can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/4jsmdu2j. This lecture was given on October 19, 2022, at Oxford University. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. A...
Nov. 29, 2022

Aristotle on the Impossibility of Defining Life | Prof. Christopher Frey

This lecture was given on October 14, 2022, as part of the Thomistic Circles conference entitled, "Life in the Cosmos: Contemporary Science, Philosophy, and Theology on the Origin and Persistence of Life on Earth(and Beyond?)." The two-day confere...
Nov. 29, 2022

Can We Be Good Without God? | Sr. Albert Marie Surmanski, O.P.

This lecture was given on October 10, 2022, at Trinity University(San Antonio). For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: www.thomisticinstitute.org About the Speaker: Sr. Albert Marie Surmanski, O.P. is a member of the D...
Nov. 28, 2022

Fertile Ground in Our Cosmic Backyard | Prof. Jonathan Lunine

Prof. Lunine's slides may be viewed here: https://tinyurl.com/22vs3mdv This lecture was given on October 14, 2022, at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., as part of the Thomistic Circles conference entitled, "Life in the Cosmos: Co...
Nov. 25, 2022

St. Catherine on Secularism and the Interior Life | Sr. Mary Madeleine Todd, O.P.

The lecture was given on October 12, 2022 at Harvard University. For more information on upcoming events, visit thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Sr. Mary Madeline Todd is a Dominican Sister of Saint Cecilia Congregation in Nashville. S...
Nov. 23, 2022

The Image and the Idol: A Theological Reflection on AI Bias | Prof. Jordan Wales

This talk was given on October 13, 2022 at the University of Texas at Austin. For more information please visit thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Jordan Wales is an Associate Professor and the John and Helen Kuczmarski Chair in Theology...
Nov. 22, 2022

Does God Exist? | Prof. Matthew Dugandzic

This lecture was given at Harvard University on October 3, 2022. For more information on upcoming events, visit thomisticinstitute.org About the speaker: Matthew Dugandzic joined the theology faculty at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in 2019 ...
Nov. 21, 2022

Judging the Truth: Law and Moral Relativism | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

This talk was given on October 4, 2022 at Georgetown University. For more information please visit thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P., is the Director of the Thomistic Institute and an Assistant Professor in syste...
Nov. 18, 2022

Soul of Christ, Sanctify Me | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

This talk was given at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of the intellectual retreat, "Grace," offered for students and young professionals in the Washington, D.C. area, Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2022. For more information on upcom...
Nov. 18, 2022

Does God Exist? with Prof. Matthew Dugandzic | Off-Campus Conversations, Ep. 009

Does God exist? Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Matthew Dugandzic about his latest Thomistic Institute lecture, "Does God Exist.” Does God Exist? w/ Fr. Gre...
Nov. 16, 2022

The Division of Grace in the Prima Secundae | Dr. Adam Eitel

This talk was given at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of the intellectual retreat, "Grace," offered for students and young professionals in the Washington, D.C. area, Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2022. For more information on upcom...
Nov. 14, 2022

The Hiddenness of Grace for St. Thomas Aquinas & St. Thérèse of Lisieux | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

This talk was given at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of the intellectual retreat, "Grace," offered for students and young professionals in the Washington, D.C. area, Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2022. For more information on upcom...
Nov. 11, 2022

The Fourth Way and How it Works: Proving the Existence of God | Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P.

This talk was given on October 10, 2022 at Oxford University. For more information please visit thomisticinstitute.org About the speaker: Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P. is a Dominican friar of the Province of St. Joseph. He was born and raised in Conne...
Nov. 9, 2022

Wasting Time Well: Leisure as the Point of Education | Dr. RJ Snell

This lecture was given at New York University on September 21, 2022. For more information on upcoming events, visit thomisticinstitute.org About the speaker: R. J. Snell is Director of Academic Programs at the Witherspoon Institute in Princeton,...
Nov. 7, 2022

Justice, Dynamism, and Social Order: Of Wars and Markets | Prof. Catherine Pakaluk

This lecture was given at the University of South Carolina on September 29, 2022. For more information on upcoming events, visit thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Catherine Ruth Pakaluk is an Assistant Professor of Social Research and Ec...
Nov. 4, 2022

Loneliness and Friendship: Aquinas' Cure for What Ails the Soul | Prof. Thomas Hibbs

This lecture was given on September 28, 2022 at Trinity University. For more information please visit thomisticinstitute.org. Thomas Hibbs is currently J. Newton Rayzor Sr. Professor of Philosophy at Baylor University, where he is also Dean Emer...
Nov. 4, 2022

How to Be Happy with Prof. Christopher Kaczor | Off-Campus Conversations, Ep. 008

How can one be happy? What practical steps can we gather from psychology and theology? Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Christopher Kaczor about his latest Th...
Nov. 2, 2022

How to Be Happy: Lessons from Psychology and Theology | Professor Christopher Kaczor

This lecture was given on April 21, 2022 at the University of North Texas. For more information please visit us at https://thomisticinstitute.org/. About the speaker: Dr. Christopher Kaczor (rhymes with razor) is Professor of Philosophy at Lo...
Nov. 1, 2022

Why Do I Keep Existing? A Lecture on Being | Prof. Paul Symington

This talk was given on September 12, 2022 at the University of Rochester. For more information please visit thomisticinstitute.org. Paul Symington is Professor of Philosophy and Director of Scholarly Excellence at Franciscan University of Steuben...
Oct. 31, 2022

Was Galileo A Heretic? The Galileo Affair and Why It Still Matters Today | Dr. Nuno Castel-Branco

This talk was given on September 27, 2022 at Trinity College Dublin. For more information please visit, thomisticinstitute.org About the speaker: Nuno Castel-Branco is a historian of science and research fellow at the Harvard University Center ...
Oct. 28, 2022

Does Moral Disagreement Entail Moral Relativism? | Prof. Francis Beckwith

This talk was given on September 30th, 2022 at Yale University. For more information please visit thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Francis J. Beckwith is Professor of Philosophy & Church-State Studies and Affiliate Professor of Politi...
Oct. 27, 2022

A Brief History of Science...and Faith? | Prof. Lawrence Principe

The lecture was given at the University of California, Berkeley on September 23, 2022. For information on upcoming events, visit our website at thomisticinstitute.org About the speaker: Dr. Lawrence M. Principe is Drew Professor of the Humanities...