Season 11

Sept. 6, 2024

Aquinas on Sin | Dr. Jennifer Frey

This lecture was given on February 15th, 2024, at The University of Tulsa.For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsAbout the Speaker: Jennifer Frey is the inaugural Dean of the Honors College and Pr...

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Sept. 5, 2024

Who Decides and With What Authority? | Prof. Michael Root

This lecture was given on February 3rd, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies.For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsAbout the Speaker: Michael Root is Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology ...

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Sept. 4, 2024

What Do I Do With My Free Time | Dr. R. Jared Staudt

This lecture was given on February 29h, 2024, at University of North TexasFor more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsAbout the Speaker: Dr. R. Jared Staudt servers as Director of Content for Exodus 90...

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Sept. 3, 2024

The Dignity of the Poor, Made in God's Image | Fr. John Mark Solitari…

This lecture was given on April 12th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies.For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsAbout the Speaker: Fr. John Mark Solitario is a coordinator for campus outreach...

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Sept. 2, 2024

Saint Leo the Great on Christ's Mysterious Presence in the Poor | Fr.…

This lecture was given on April 13th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies.For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsAbout the Speaker: Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P., (Ph.D. Notre Dame) is professor of p...

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Feb. 26, 2024

What We Owe to God and Country: Romans 13 | Prof. Erik Dempsey

This lecture was given on November 7th, 2023, at University of North Texas. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events About the Speaker: Erik Dempsey (PhD, Boston College) is the Assistant Direct...

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Feb. 23, 2024

Religious Liberty And The Human Good | Robert P. George

This lecture was given on September 28th, 2023, at Georgetown University. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events About the speaker: Robert P. George is the sixth McCormick Professor of Jurispr...

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Feb. 22, 2024

Is There Always a Right Choice? Conscience, Prudence, and Natural Law…

This lecture was given on June 21st, 2023, at Stonyhust College. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Prof. Joshua Hochschild (Mount St. Mary’s University) is Professor of Philosophy and Dire...

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Feb. 21, 2024

Who Gets to Judge?: Answering Objections to Truth in Morality | Profe…

Prof. Joshua Hochschild (Mount St. Mary’s University) is Professor of Philosophy and Director of Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He also served six years as the inaugural Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. His primary research is in medieval ...

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Feb. 20, 2024

The Gift Of Fear | Prof. Adam Eitel

Dr. Adam Eitel (Yale Divinity School) holds appointments in the Divinity School, the Program in Medieval Studies, and the Humanities Program. His research and teaching bring topics in the history of Christian theology to bear on questions of fundam...

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Feb. 19, 2024

Making Sense of Balderdash w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Sr. Anna Wray,…

Balderdash: what is it, exactly? Why do we tolerate balderdash? How can we reduce it? Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. about her latest …

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Feb. 19, 2024

Humility & Pride | Prof. Adam Eitel

Dr. Adam Eitel (Yale Divinity School) holds appointments in the Divinity School, the Program in Medieval Studies, and the Humanities Program. His research and teaching bring topics in the history of Christian theology to bear on questions of fundam...

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Feb. 16, 2024

Common Good Politics an Intellectual Retreat | Fr. Dominic Legge

Seminars and discussions on themes surrounding the common good and spiritual conferences framed by the traditional elements of a retreat (Mass, adoration, the Divine Office, etc.).

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Feb. 14, 2024

The Power of the Love of God: Providence and Predestination | Prof. C…

The Power of the Love of God: Providence and Predestination | Prof. Corey Barnes by The Thomistic Institute

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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 …

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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 …

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Feb. 8, 2024

Is Masculinity Toxic? A Thomistic Perspective on Marriage | Prof. Joh…

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...

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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...

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Feb. 6, 2024

Rethinking Economic Equality: A Thomistic Perspective I Professor Mar…

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 ...

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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...

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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,...

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Feb. 1, 2024

Does Evil Disprove God? w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. W. Matthews…

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 ...

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Jan. 31, 2024

The Beautiful and the Sublime: How to Make Art that Leads to God | Pr…

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...

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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....

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