Episodes

Sept. 30, 2022

Does God Exist? | Prof. Joseph Trabbic

This lecture was given at the University of Rochester on April 22, 2022. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: www.thomisticinstitute.org About the speaker: Dr. Trabbic is associate professor of philosophy at Ave Mar...
Sept. 29, 2022

Post-Liberalism and Contemporary Catholic Political Philosophy | Prof. Robert Koons

This lecture was given on April 27, 2022 at the University of Texas at Austin. For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Robert C. (“Rob”) Koons is a professor of philosophy at ...
Sept. 28, 2022

Is Virtue Enough? The Contortions of Ethics Without God | Prof. Joshua Hochschild

This lecture was given on April 22, 2022 at the University of Georgia. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: About the speaker Joshua Hochschild is Professor of Philo...
Sept. 27, 2022

Does God Exist? | Prof. Alexander Pruss

This lecture was given on April 4, 2022 at the University of Georgia. For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Alexander Pruss has doctorates both in philosophy and mathematics...
Sept. 26, 2022

Time Management: A Thomistic Approach | Prof. John Cuddeback

This lecture was given on July 25, 2022 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. for the Thomistic Institute's Washington, D.C. young professional's chapter. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomist...
Sept. 25, 2022

Divine Simplicity and the Complexity of Creation | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

This lecture was given on July 17, 2022 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. for the Fourth Annual Thomistic Philosophy and Natural Science Symposium: Complexity, Simplicity and Emergence. For more information on upcoming events, ...
Sept. 23, 2022

The Trinity at Christ's Baptism and the Institution of the First Sacrament | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

This lecture was given on September 20, 2022 at the Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas and the Angelicum. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: www.thomisticinstitute.org The Pontifical Academy of Saint Thoma...
Sept. 22, 2022

Off-Campus Conversations, Ep. 005: Prof. Nina Heereman on the Book of Revelation

How can we read and interpret the Book of Revelation? Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with scripture scholar Prof. Nina Heereman about her latest Thomistic Institute le...
Sept. 21, 2022

Nominalism and Modernist Literature | Prof. Erik Tonning

This lecture was given on June 6, 2022 at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford University. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: www.thomisticinstitute.org About the speaker: Erik Tonning is Professor of British Literature and ...
Sept. 19, 2022

Simplicity, Complexity, and the Emerging Cell | Prof. Mark Van Berkum

This lecture was given on July 16, 2022 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. for the Fourth Annual Thomistic Philosophy and Natural Science Symposium: Complexity, Simplicity and Emergence. Slides for this lecture can be found here...
Sept. 18, 2022

Conference: 'Complexity, Simplicity & Emergence in Biochemistry,' Prof. Jessica Brown

One of the hallmarks of modern science is the ability to explain the workings of nature by detailed study of its pieces and parts. Organisms are understood as combinations of organ systems, which are made up of tissues, which are made up of cells, ...
Sept. 12, 2022

The Problem of Evil: Why Is There Evil if a Good God Exists? | Prof. Gloria Frost

This lecture was given on March 22, 2022 to the University of North Texas. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Gloria Frost is an associate professor of philosophy at...
Sept. 9, 2022

Symbolic Veiling and Creative Freedom in Tolkien | Prof. Giuseppe Pezzini

Prof. Pezzini's handout can be found here: tinyurl.com/nkxw4saa This lecture was given on May 9, 2022 at Oxford University. For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Giuseppe P...
Sept. 9, 2022

Off-Campus Conversations, Ep. 004: Prof. J. Budziszewski - Aquinas on Happiness

What does St. Thomas Aquinas say about happiness and ultimate purpose? How (and how not) can we be happy? Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Prof. J. Budziszewski abo...
Sept. 7, 2022

The Eucharist and the Theological Virtues | Fr. Dominic Langevin, O.P.

This lecture was given on April 28, 2022 at Texas State University. For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Fr. Dominic Langevin is an assistant professor of systematic theolo...
Sept. 6, 2022

If We're Right, Are They Wrong? Catholic Claims on Truth | Prof. Paul Gondreau

This lecture was given on April 28, 2022 at the University of Arizona. For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Paul Gondreau earned his doctorate in sacred theology from the U...
Sept. 5, 2022

Newman's Marian Idea of History | Dr. Rebekah Lamb

This lecture was given on April 26, 2022 at Oxford University. For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Dr. Rebekah Lamb specializes in religion, literature and visual culture ...
Sept. 2, 2022

Keeping Oneself in the Presence of God | Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P.

This lecture was given on April 26, 2022 at the Basilica of St. Mary in Old Town Alexandria. For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P. is a Dominican fr...
Sept. 1, 2022

Does God Exist? | Prof. Brian Carl

This lecture was given on April 22, 2022 at Youngstown State University. For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Brian T. Carl earned his M.A. in Philosophy from Saint Louis U...
Aug. 31, 2022

Politics and the Problem of Moral Relativism | Prof. Francis Beckwith

Prof. Beckwith's slides can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/2p982fwr This lecture was given on April 22, 2022 at Ashland University. For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker...
Aug. 30, 2022

Resurrection in Context: The Strangeness of Early Christian Claims | Prof. Matthew Thomas

This lecture was given on April 8, 2022 at the University of California, Berkeley. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Matthew J. Thomas is Assistant Professor of Bib...
Aug. 29, 2022

Christiana Tempora | Prof. Thomas Clemmons

This lecture was given on June 16, 2022 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: "The City of God in Modernity: Culture and Ecclesiology." For more information on upcoming events, please v...
Aug. 26, 2022

A Neighborly Civic Holiness | Fr. Augustine Thompson, O.P.

Fr. Thompson's slides can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/8smyu7xm This lecture was given on June 16, 2022 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: "The City of God in Modernity: Cultur...
Aug. 25, 2022

Off-Campus Conversations, Ep. 003: Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P. - Why Does God Allow Us to Suffer?

Why does God allow us to suffer? How can we address the problem of pain? Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P. about her latest Thomistic I...