Season 9

June 17, 2022

Ethical Considerations and End-of-Life Care from a Thomistic Perspect…

This lecture was given on March 30, 2022 at Saint Louis University. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Dr. Christopher Kaczor (rhymes with razor) is Professor of Phi...

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June 15, 2022

On Human Dignity And Suffering | Dr. Paul LaPenna

This lecture was given to the Johns Hopkins University chapter on March 7, 2022. For more information about upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Dr. Paul LaPenna is a neurologist in Greenvil...

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June 14, 2022

Human Genome Editing with CRISPR: Ethical Considerations | Fr. Nicano…

This lecture was given on March 24, 2022 at the University of Florida. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P., completed his Bachelor’s Degre...

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June 13, 2022

Dominican and Franciscan Storytelling in the Middle Ages | Fr. Conor …

This lecture was given on March 23, 2022 at Trinity College Dublin. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. Slides: https://tinyurl.com/bddnstwn Handout: https://tinyurl.com/mr3bupft Abo...

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June 10, 2022

What Makes a Person Good? The Cardinal Virtues and Living Life Well |…

This lecture was given on March 24, 2022 at Cornell University. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the Speaker: Professor Raymond Hain is Associate Professor of Philosophy at P...

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June 10, 2022

The Challenges and Opportunities of Genome Editing | Prof. William Hu…

This lecture was given on March 23, 2022 at Purdue University. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: William B. Hurlbut, MD, is Adjunct Professor and Senior Research Sc...

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June 9, 2022

Salvation by Faith or Works | Prof. Michael Root

This lecture was given on March 29, 2022 at North Carolina State University. The handout for this lecture can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/ybaa6j3u. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitut...

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June 8, 2022

When Is War Justified? A Catholic Perspective | Prof. Joseph Capizzi

This lecture was given on March 22, 2022 at the University of Arizona. The slides for this talk can be found at https://tinyurl.com/2t8ptvdk. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About t...

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June 7, 2022

Thomas Aquinas: A Medieval Psychologist? | Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.

This lecture was given on March 10, 2022 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P., teaches systematic...

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June 6, 2022

Suffering and the Narrative of Redemption | Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, …

This lecture was given on February 25, 2022 at The Florida State University. You can watch the videos Sr. Jane Dominic plays here: Coke Life Argentina https://youtu.be/xPb1t3jU3sI Dear Future Mom https://youtu.be/Ju-q4OnBtNU For more information ...

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June 6, 2022

Creation Ex Nihilo: Thomas Aquinas on Creation and its Consequences |…

This lecture was given on March 31, 2022 at the University of Oklahoma. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Corey Barnes is an Associate Professor of Religion at Ober...

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June 3, 2022

St. Augustine and the Quest for Self-Knowledge | Prof. Michael Foley

This lecture was given on March 21, 2022 at the University of Texas at Austin. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Dr. Michael P. Foley is a Professor of Patristics...

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June 1, 2022

Finding Christ in the Desert: He Is The Other | Fr. Gabriel O'Donnell…

This lecture was given on April, 2 2022 at St. Albert the Great Priory as part of the intellectual retreat "To Be Human in the Presence of God: St. Thomas Aquinas and Desert Spirituality." For more information on upcoming events, please visit our ...

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May 31, 2022

Who Am I? Becoming Someone in the Desert | Fr. Gabriel O'Donnell, O.P.

This lecture was given on April, 2 2022 at St. Albert the Great Priory as part of the intellectual retreat "To Be Human in the Presence of God: St. Thomas Aquinas and Desert Spirituality." For more information on upcoming events, please visit our...

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May 30, 2022

Who Are the Monks? | Sr. Maria Kiely, OSB

This lecture was given on April 1, 2022 at St. Albert the Great Priory as part of the intellectual retreat "To Be Human in the Presence of God: St. Thomas Aquinas and Desert Spirituality." For more information on upcoming events, please visit our ...

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May 29, 2022

'We Shall See Him as He Is’: Eternal Life and Beatitude | Prof. Bruce…

This lecture was given on February 27, 2022 at Cedarbrake Renewal Center as part of the Second Annual Texas Student Retreat: "The Meaning of Death and Eternal Life." For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisti...

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May 27, 2022

St. Thomas Aquinas and Josef Pieper on Creation | Fr. Jonah Teller, O…

This lecture was given on March 16, 2022 at Duke University. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Fr. Jonah Teller, O.P., is a friar of the Dominican Province of Saint...

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May 26, 2022

The History of Miracles: A History of the Impossible? | Prof. Carlos …

This lecture was given on March 14, 2022 at Yale University. The handout for this lecture can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/u74wk4hb. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About ...

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May 24, 2022

The Role of Poetry in the Christian Life | Dr. Patrick Callahan

This lecture was given on April 5, 2022 at Cairn University. The handout for this lecture can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/2p8psrnj. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About th...

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May 23, 2022

The Dignity of Conscience | Fr. Alan O'Sullivan, O.P.

This lecture was given on April 6, 2022 at Trinity College Dublin. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Fr. Alan O’Sullivan OP is an Irish Dominican. Ordained a prie...

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May 20, 2022

Lead Us Not Into Temptation | Fr. Basil Cole, O.P.

This lecture was given on March 26, 2022 at the Dominican House of Studies as part of the Thomistic Institute's Annual Spring Thomistic Circles Conference: "Our Father: Prayer and Theology." For more information on upcoming events, please visit ou...

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May 19, 2022

Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread | Fr. John Gavin, S.J.

This lecture was given on March 26, 2022 at the Dominican House of Studies as part of the Thomistic Institute's Annual Spring Thomistic Circles Conference: "Our Father: Prayer and Theology." For more information on upcoming events, please visit ou...

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May 18, 2022

Thy Will Be Done on Earth as It Is in Heaven | Fr. Oliver Keenan, O.P.

This lecture was given on March 26, 2022 at the Dominican House of Studies as part of the Thomistic Institute's Annual Spring Thomistic Circles Conference: "Our Father: Prayer and Theology." For more information on upcoming events, please visit ou...

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May 17, 2022

Thy Kingdom Come | Prof. Nina Heereman

This lecture was given on March 25, 2022 at the Dominican House of Studies as part of the Thomistic Institute's Annual Spring Thomistic Circles Conference: "Our Father: Prayer and Theology." For more information on upcoming events, please visit ou...

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