Prof. Michael Krom

Nov. 14, 2025

Minimum Wage vs. Just Wage: A Thomistic Clarification of Catholic Social Teaching – Dr. Michael Krom

Dr. Michael Krom uses Catholic social teaching and Thomistic ethics to explain the difference between minimum wage and just wage, emphasizing that justice, moral duty, and human need—not just legal or economic policy—should guide compensation for workers.
Guest: Prof. Michael Krom
Aug. 27, 2025

Drone Warfare and Just War Theory: Aquinas on the Virtuous Use of Violence I Prof. Michael Krom

Prof. Michael Krom analyzes the ethics of drone warfare through the lens of Aquinas’s just war tradition and virtue ethics, addressing moral principles of discrimination, proportionality, and the indispensability of human judgment in the use of violent technology.
Guest: Prof. Michael Krom
Aug. 25, 2025

Render Unto Caesar: Aquinas On the Relationship Between Religion and Politics I Prof. Michael Krom

Prof. Michael Krom explores Thomas Aquinas’s view on the relationship between religion and politics, discussing the distinction between obligations to political authority and to God, as reflected in the biblical command to "render unto Caesar what is Caesar's and unto God what is God's."
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Feb. 28, 2025

The Benedict Option: What Is It and Would Aquinas Advise Us to Embrace It? | Prof. Michael Krom

Professor Michael Krom evaluates the modern "Benedict Option" as a proposed Christian response to cultural decline, contrasting it with Saint Benedict’s historical withdrawal from Rome and analyzing its merits through Thomistic ethical frameworks g...
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Jan. 13, 2025

The Moral Life | Prof. Michael Krom

Professor Michael Krom discusses Aquinas's approach to the moral life, emphasizing the pursuit of the good and the integration of faith, hope, and charity, while also addressing moral relativism and the importance of objective moral principles.
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