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Aug. 18, 2025

How Does Marriage Serve as a Sign of God's Love? (Aquinas 101)

How does the sacramental sign of marriage serve as a benefit to all believers? What can the Bible tell us about the matrimonial covenant? In this episode of Aquinas 101, Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P., a Dominican friar from the Province of St. Joseph, dives into the scriptural understanding of marriage…

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Aug. 15, 2025

Christ vs. Mary? Mary in Catholicism I Prof. Christopher Malloy

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Aug. 11, 2025

Holiness and the Partnership of Spouses (Aquinas 101)

In what ways do the creation accounts increase our understanding of how the Bible presents marriage? How does Christ elevate the human institution of marriage in the New Testament? In this episode of Aquinas 101, join Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P., a Dominican friar from the Province of St. Joseph, as…

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Aug. 8, 2025

Aquinas and Luther on Justification I Dr. Nathaniel Peters

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Aug. 4, 2025

The Grace of Anointing (Aquinas 101)

What does Anointing of the Sick do physically and spiritually? What are the graces offered in Anointing of the Sick? How can we be strengthened and healed by this sacrament? In this latest episode of Aquinas 101, join Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P., a Catholic priest and Dominican friar from the…

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Aug. 1, 2025

Can We Be Happy Without God? I Prof. Matthew Shea

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July 30, 2025

A Contradiction About Freedom?

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July 28, 2025

If God Knows My Future, Am I Free? #AskAFriar (Aquinas 101)

Am I free if God knows all things, including all the things I will do in the future? Are all our human choices determined by God? How is it possible to reconcile an all-knowing God with human freedom? Questions like this about our human freedom have perplexed many thinkers across…

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July 25, 2025

Catholic Teaching on Birth Control: Beyond Common Misunderstandings I Prof. Gina Noia

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July 18, 2025

Woman as Companion and as Mother | Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.

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July 14, 2025

Should an Unconscious Person Receive Anointing?

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July 14, 2025

When To Call a Priest (Aquinas 101)

When should you or a loved one receive the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick? When do you call a priest to administer the Sacrament? Who is the sacrament for? Can someone who is unconscious receive anointing? Can the Sacrament be repeated? In this latest episode of Aquinas 101,…

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July 11, 2025

The Mission of the University and the Role of the Humanities | Prof. Michael Foley

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July 4, 2025

Created Equal: An Interpretation and Defense of the American Proposition | Prof. Christopher Kaczor

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June 27, 2025

Could God Weep or Feel Pain? I Prof. Paul Gondreau

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June 20, 2025

The Wedding Supper of the Lamb I Prof. Paul Gondreau

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June 16, 2025

Did Jesus Know He Was God? #AskAFriar (Aquinas 101)

Did Jesus know that he was God? Did he discover gradually the real meaning of his life, and the Father’s plan for him? Did Jesus have faith in God? Did he grow in wisdom and knowledge of God, or did he already know everything at the beginning of his life?…

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June 13, 2025

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June 13, 2025

The Convertibility of Being and Goodness | Prof. Thomas Ward

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June 9, 2025

Misconceptions about Confirmation

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June 6, 2025

Thomas Aquinas on the Nicene Creed | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

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June 3, 2025

What Is Anointing of the Sick? (Aquinas 101)

What exactly is the Catholic sacrament of anointing of the sick, also known as extreme unction, or the last rites? What happens during the last rites? What is the form and matter of this sacrament? In this latest episode of Aquinas 101, join Fr. Dominic Langevin, O.P., a Catholic priest…

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May 29, 2025

What Happens After Death? | Prof. Jeffrey Brower

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May 26, 2025

5 Things People Get Wrong About Confirmation (Aquinas 101)

Is receiving the sacrament of Confirmation nothing more than graduating from religious education? Is it just the object of a mature choice to practice the Catholic faith, or a rite of passage? No! Confirmation is much more than these common misconceptions of the sacrament. It's a sending forth, a commissioning,…

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