Episodes

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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Oct. 9, 2024

On the History and Philosophy of Light | Prof. Richard F. Hassing

This lecture was presented on July 18th, 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". This lecture includes a special hand-out, linked in the description.

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Oct. 8, 2024

Light and Life: Cellular Responses to Light | Prof. Keith Kozminski

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. 7, 2024

The Ontological Status of Light and Color in St. Thomas Aquinas | Pro…

This lecture was presented on July 18th, 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. 4, 2024

St. Catherine and the Cell of Self-Knowledge | Sr. Catherine Joseph D…

This lecture was given on July 11th, 2024, at Stonyhurst College as a part of an intellectual retreat titled: Who is Good but God? | An Intellectual Retreat for the UK.

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Oct. 3, 2024

Thomas Proposes a Toast: The Festive Joy of Honoring God | Fr. Domini…

This lecture was given on March 9th, 2024, at Our Lady of Corpus Christi Retreat Center as a part of an intellectual retreat titled: Honorable Festivity, The Texas Retreat.

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Oct. 2, 2024

Angels and Demons: A Biblical Analysis | Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.

This lecture was given on January 22nd, 2024, at Regent University.

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Oct. 1, 2024

Holding Fast to the Word of Life: The Biblical Roots of Lectio Divina…

This lecture was given on March 14th, 2024, at University of Virginia.

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Sept. 30, 2024

Aquinas on Virtue and the Path to Happiness | Prof. Josh Hochschild &…

This lecture was given on June 29th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as a talk within "VERITAS", a newly launched conference series for Thomistic Institute student leaders. The Conference engaged the following theme: Why Be A Thomist?

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Sept. 27, 2024

Where Does Electromagnetic Radiation Fit in a Thomistic View of Natur…

This lecture was presented on July 19th, 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". This publication was made possible through the support of Grant 63391 from the John Templeton Foundation.

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Sept. 26, 2024

The Moral Role of Wonder and Awe | Prof. David Elliot

This lecture was given on September 7th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of the Fall Thomistic Circles Conference under the title "Disentangling the Emotions: St. Thomas on Moral Taxonomy and Integration".

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Sept. 25, 2024

A Theology of Joy in the Valley of Tears | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

This lecture was given on April 22nd, 2024, at Georgetown University.

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Sept. 24, 2024

Lumen de Lumine: Biblical Illuminations of Christ's Revelatory Activi…

This lecture was presented on July 21st, 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". This publication was made possible through the support of Grant 63391 from the John Templeton Foundation.

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Sept. 23, 2024

The Sun as a Universal Cause in Aristotelian-Thomistic Tradition | Pr…

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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Sept. 20, 2024

The City of God and the Earthly City: War and Peace | Fr. Andrew Hofe…

This lecture was given on June 13th, 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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Sept. 19, 2024

A Contemporary Catholic Viewpoint on War and Non-Violence | Dr. Grego…

This lecture was given on June 11th, 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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Sept. 18, 2024

A Thomistic Approach to the Good Life | Prof. George Corbett

This lecture was given on July 10th, 2024, at Stonyhurst College as part of an Intellectual Retreat titled Who is Good but God? An Intellectual Retreat for the UK.

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Sept. 18, 2024

St. Catherine of Siena on Virtue | Sr. Catherine Joseph Droste, O.P.

This lecture was given on July 11th, 2024, at Stonyhurst College as part of an Intellectual Retreat titled Who is Good but God? An Intellectual Retreat for the UK.

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Sept. 16, 2024

St. Thomas Aquinas: Model of Holiness for Students and Scholars | Pro…

This lecture was given on July 10th, 2024, at Stonyhurst College as part of an Intellectual Retreat titled Who is Good but God? An Intellectual Retreat for the UK.

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Sept. 13, 2024

A Brief History of the Immaculate Conception | Prof. Joshua Benson

This lecture was given on December 9th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of an intellectual retreat titled: The Blessed Virgin Mary | An Intellectual Retreat.

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Sept. 12, 2024

The Eschatological Implications of AI w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Fr.…

Are you becoming a moral zombie? Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. for an off-campus conversation with Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P. about artificial intelligence, why ChatGPT is damaging personal relationships in the classroom, how AI could be destroying virtue, and the eschatological implications of artific…

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Sept. 11, 2024

The Wonder of Light: Measurement and Interference in Quantum Optics |…

This lecture was given on July 19th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies. This publication was made possible through the support of Grant 63391 from the John Templeton Foundation. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the auth...

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Sept. 10, 2024

Veritas and Vocation | Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P.

This lecture was given on June 28th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies.For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsAbout the Speaker: Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel is a member of the St. Cecilia Congre...

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Sept. 9, 2024

Engaging Contemporary Science as a Thomist | Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P.…

This lecture was given on June 29th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies.For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsAbout the Speakers: Fr. Ambrose Little is the assistant director of the Thomisti...

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