Episodes

Aug. 7, 2023

What is Happiness? | Father Dominic Legge, O.P.

This lecture was given on June 14, 2023, at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., as part of the 2023 Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: "Friendship, Happiness, and the Search for God: Aristotle, Augustine, & Aquinas"For more informatio...
Aug. 4, 2023

Special Themes in Friendship - Aristotle's Ethics | Professor Michael Gorman

This lecture was given on June 13, 2023, at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., as part of the 2023 Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: "Friendship, Happiness, and the Search for God: Aristotle, Augustine, & Aquinas."For more informati...
Aug. 3, 2023

The Prodigal's Return: Augustine's Confessions, Books IV & IV | Professor Russell Hittinger

This lecture was given on June 13, 2023, at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., as part of the 2023 Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: "Friendship, Happiness, and the Search for God: Aristotle, Augustine, & Aquinas."For more informati...
Aug. 2, 2023

What Friendship is: The Three Main Types of Aristotelian Friendship | Professor Michael Gorman

This lecture was given on June 13, 2023 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of the 2023 Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: "Friendship, Happiness, and the Search for God: Aristotle, Augustine, & Aquinas"For more information ...
Aug. 1, 2023

Aristotle's Understanding of the Good Life | Professor Michael Gorman

This lecture was given on June 12, 2023 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of the 2023 Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: "Friendship, Happiness, and the Search for God: Aristotle, Augustine, & Aquinas"For more information ...
July 31, 2023

In the Suburbs of Babylon: Augustine's Confessions I-III | Professor Russell Hittinger

This lecture was given on June 12, 2023 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of the 2023 Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: "Friendship, Happiness, and the Search for God: Aristotle, Augustine, & Aquinas"For more information ...
July 28, 2023

Freedom, Desire, and Happiness | Father Dominic Legge, O.P.

This lecture was given on June 12, 2023 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of the 2023 Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: "Friendship, Happiness, and the Search for God: Aristotle, Augustine, & Aquinas"For more information ...
July 27, 2023

Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul? w/ Prof. Jonathan Buttaci (Off-Campus Conversations)

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Dr. Jonathan Buttaci about his latest Thomistic Institute, "Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul?".Why Would a Biologist Bel...
July 26, 2023

Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul? | Professor Jonathan Buttaci

This lecture was given on April 10th, 2023, at Indiana University.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: https://thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsSpeaker Bio:Dr. Jonathan Buttaci is an Assistant Professor of P...
July 25, 2023

What is Heaven Like? | Father Andrew Hofer

This lecture was given on July 17th, 2023, at St. Peter's Church on Capitol Hill.For more information about upcoming events, please visit our website: https://thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsSpeaker Bio:Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P., grew up a...
July 24, 2023

Science and Faith in the Secular Age | Professor Jonathan Lunine

This lecture was given on April 19th, 2023, at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: https://thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsSpeaker Bio:Jonathan Lunine is the...
July 21, 2023

In Defense of Politics | Professor Erik Dempsey

This lecture was given on April 27th, 2023, at the University of Texas at El Paso. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: https://thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsSpeaker Bio:Erik Dempsey (Ph.D., Boston Colleg...
July 20, 2023

Is The Bible Reliable? | Father Jordan Schmidt

This lecture was given on May 2nd, 2023, at the University of Washington.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: https://thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsSpeaker Bio:Fr. Jordan Schmidt was born in Fargo, ND, an...
July 19, 2023

The Influence of Virgil and St. Augustine on Waugh's Brideshead Revisited | Prof. Patrick Callahan

This lecture was given on April 27th, 2023 at Georgetown University. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsSpeaker Bio:Patrick Callahan is director of the Newman Institute for...
July 18, 2023

Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead? A Historical Investigation | Father Isaac Morales, O.P.

This lecture was given on April 15th, 2023 at the University of Rochester. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsSpeaker Bio:Fr. Isaac Morales, O.P. entered the Dominican novi...
July 17, 2023

Sorrow, Beauty, and Mercy A Catholic Aesthetic Vision | Professor Thomas Hibbs

This lecture was given at the University of Maryland at College Park on April 27th, 2023. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsAuthor Bio:Thomas Hibbs is currently J. Newton ...
July 14, 2023

It's My Right: Understanding Natural Rights and the Purpose of Politics| Father Dominic Legge, O.P.

This lecture was given on April 13th, 2023, at NYU.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsFr. Dominic Legge, O.P., is the Director of the Thomistic Institute and an Assistant Pro...
July 13, 2023

St. Augustine and the Virtue of Humility w/ Prof. Mary Keys (Off-Campus Conversations)

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Mary Keys about her latest Thomistic Institute, "Seeking Peace in the City: Augustine and the Virtue of Humility."St. Augus...
July 12, 2023

No Justice Without Mercy; No Mercy Without Justice | Professor Gary Anderson

This lecture was given on March 30th, 2023, at Harvard University.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsSpeaker Bio:Professor Gary Anderson is the Hesburgh Professor of Cathol...
July 11, 2023

What Is Our Hope? Heaven And The Kingdom Of God | Professor Michael Root

This lecture was given on March 29th, 2023 at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsSpeaker Bio:Professor Michael Root (Catholic Universi...
July 10, 2023

Beauty And Mathematics | Professor Alexander Pruss

This lecture was given on March 28th, 2023, at the University of Texas at Austin.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsSpeaker Bio:Alexander Pruss has doctorates both in philo...
July 7, 2023

The Catholic Vision Of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings | Professor Paul Gondreau

This talk was given on March 14th, 2023 at Brown University.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsSpeaker Bio:Paul Gondreau earned his doctorate in sacred theology from the Un...
July 6, 2023

Can A Biologist Believe In The Existence Of Life? | Professor Stephen Meredith

This lecture was given on March 8th, 2023 at Vanderbilt University.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsSpeaker Bio:Stephen Meredith is a professor at the University of Chica...
July 5, 2023

St. Thomas Aquinas on Love in the Incarnation of God | Father Andrew Hofer, O.P.

This lecture was given on March 8th, 2023, at West Virginia University. For more information about upcoming events, visit thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events.Speaker Bio:Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P., grew up as the youngest of ten children on a ...