Episodes

Nov. 12, 2024

Natural Inclinations, the Passions, and Human Acts | Fr. Kevin Flanne…

This lecture was given on September 6th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of a Thomistic Circles conference titled: Disentangling the Emotions: St. Thomas on Moral Taxonomy and Integration.

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Nov. 11, 2024

Why Should We Believe God Exists? | Prof. Joseph Trabbic

This lecture was given on October 25th, 2024, at Virginia Military Institute.

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Nov. 8, 2024

Catholicism and Capital Punishment Revisited | Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.…

This lecture was given on March 3rd, 2024, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Nov. 7, 2024

Understanding Just War Theory w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Josep…

What exactly is just war theory? Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Joseph Capizzi about the criteria for just war, the complexity of forgiveness in war, and post-war reconciliation and healing.

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Nov. 6, 2024

Judging Truth: Moral Intolerance or the Dictatorship of Relativism | …

This lecture was given on November 8th, 2023, at Ave Maria University.

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Nov. 5, 2024

Helping Patients Who Are Dying or Helping Patients to Die? | Prof. Fa…

This lecture was given on November 13th, 2023, at East Carolina University.

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Nov. 4, 2024

Is it Wrong to Want the Bad Guy to Suffer? A Christian Approach to Ve…

This lecture was given on January 9th, 2024, at North Carolina State University.

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Nov. 1, 2024

The Catholic Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings | Prof.…

This lecture was given on April 5th, 2024, at University of South Carolina.

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Oct. 31, 2024

What Can an Adulteress Teach Us About Happiness? | Sr. Jane Dominic L…

This lecture was given on October 19th, 2023, at Georgetown University.

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Oct. 30, 2024

C. S. Lewis and Aquinas: Was Lewis Influenced by Thomism? | Prof. Pet…

This lecture was given on February 20th, 2024, at Regent University.

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Oct. 29, 2024

Tolkein's Philosophy | Prof. Robert Koons

This lecture was given on March 20th, 2024, at University of Texas at El Paso.

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Oct. 28, 2024

Flannery O'Connor and St. Thomas Aquinas on the Future of Catholic Fi…

This lecture was given on April 4th, 2024, at Fordham University.

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Oct. 25, 2024

Exploring Finitude: Weakness, Suffering, and Faith in Isaac of Nineve…

This lecture was given on January 29th, 2024, at Oxford University.

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Oct. 24, 2024

Why the Demons Fell | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

This lecture was given on March 2nd, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as a part of an intellectual retreat on The Angels | An Intellectual Retreat for Catholic University of America.

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Oct. 23, 2024

Why Does God Allow Us to Suffer? | Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P.

This lecture was given on January 29th, 2024, at The Ohio State University.

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Oct. 22, 2024

How Could a Good God Allow Evil? | Prof. Rik Van Nieuwenhove

This lecture was given on January 25th, 2024, at Trinity College Dublin.

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Oct. 21, 2024

Affliction, Sorrow and Human Flourishing | Prof. Thomas Hibbs

This lecture was given on November 30th, 2023, at North Carolina State University.

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Oct. 18, 2024

Thomas Aquinas on Peace: Part Two | Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.

This lecture was given on Jun 12th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as a talk within The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship. The Fellowship engaged the following theme: Can War Be Just? Augustinian, Thomistic, and Contemporary Perspectives.

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Oct. 17, 2024

Contemporary Papal Teaching on the Moral Problem of War | Dr. Gregory…

This lecture was given on Jun 12th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as a talk within The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship. The Fellowship engaged the following theme: Can War Be Just? Augustinian, Thomistic, and Contemporary Perspectives.

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Oct. 16, 2024

Thomas Aquinas on War | Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.

This lecture was given on Jun 13th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as a talk within The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship. The Fellowship engaged the following theme: Can War Be Just? Augustinian, Thomistic, and Contemporary Perspectives.

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Oct. 15, 2024

Donatism, Fighting, Civil Coercion, and the Peace of the Church | Fr.…

This lecture was given on June 12th, 2024, at The Catholic University of America as a talk within The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship. The Fellowship engaged the following theme: Can War Be Just? Augustinian, Thomistic, and Contemporary Perspectives.

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Oct. 14, 2024

Thomas Aquinas on Peace: Part One | Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.

This lecture was given on June 11th, 2024, at The Catholic University of America as a talk within The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship. The Fellowship engaged the following theme: Can War Be Just? Augustinian, Thomistic, and Contemporary Perspectives.

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Oct. 11, 2024

Light in Biology: A Molecular Perspective | Prof. Matthew Wohlever

This lecture was presented on July 20th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of a professional conference called "Lumen Mundi: The Nature of Light and Its Effects in Nature".

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Oct. 10, 2024

The Importance of Play and Leisure w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Dr. R.…

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Dr. R.J. Snell about the importance of play and leisure, work and contemplation, and the communal nature of leisure.

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