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Oct. 20, 2025

Marriage as Mutual Service and Consecration in Christ (Aquinas 101)

In marriage, spouses lay down their lives as single persons and take them up again as married persons. They become one flesh, husband and wife, father and mother. Drawing from St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, this Aquinas 101 episode shows how the sacrament of marriage images Christ’s covenant love…

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Oct. 17, 2025

Beyond but Not Against Nature: How Grace Perfects and Transforms Nature – Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.

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Oct. 14, 2025

Order of celebrating matrimony

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Oct. 13, 2025

What Happens at a Catholic Wedding?

The marriage liturgy is never private, but a celebration of the whole Church. The central action of the marriage rite is the exchange of consent between the bride and groom, but we prepare for and unpack the graces of that moment through the prayers and readings of the liturgy. In…

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Oct. 10, 2025

Thomistic Wisdom for the Pilgrimage to God I Prof. John Cuddeback

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Oct. 6, 2025

Paying Attention and Prayer Intentions: How Can I Improve My Prayer? #AskAFriar (Aquinas 101)

Are you looking for tips on how to recite the prayers of the rosary while meditating on the mysteries? Are you curious to know if a long list of intentions diminishes the efficacy of our prayers? If so, tune in to the latest #AskAFriar episode with Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P.,…

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Oct. 3, 2025

From Nature to Norm: How to Derive 'Ought' From 'Is' I Prof. Catherine Peters

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Sept. 30, 2025

What makes a valid marriage vow?

Watch our latest video to hear Fr. Langevin unpack this topic! ⭐ Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. and over 20,000 enrollees inside our FREE Aquinas 101 online learning platform! https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/register-youtube-a101. ❓ Questions you want answered? Make sure to put #AskAFriar in your comment! — SEND THE TRUTH TO THOUSANDS OF…

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Sept. 29, 2025

What Makes a Valid Marriage Vow? (Aquinas 101)

Discover the essential parameters that make a marriage vow truly valid in this episode of Aquinas 101. Fr. Dominic Langevin, O.P., breaks down the physical, intellectual, volitional, social, and religious requirements— from free consent and the public exchange of vows to openness to children— that turn “I do” into a…

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Sept. 26, 2025

Usefulness and Elegance in Mathematics I Prof. Meraiah Martinez

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Sept. 23, 2025

Ask A Friar - Is God Simple?

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Sept. 22, 2025

Exploring Divine Simplicity and the Incarnation #AskAFriar (Aquinas 101)

Aquinas argues that God is simple, but how does this square with the Incarnation? How does St. Thomas explain this in connection with divine simplicity and the hypostatic union in Christ? In this #AskAFriar episode, Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P., tackles these viewer-submitted questions about God’s simplicity and the Incarnation by…

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Sept. 19, 2025

How Many Friends Should I Have? I Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP

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Sept. 18, 2025

Indissolubility of Marriage

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Sept. 15, 2025

Why Is Marriage Indissoluble? (Aquinas 101)

Why doesn’t the Catholic Church allow divorce? For many people, this is one of the hard things about Catholicism. Why won’t the Church change this teaching? In this episode of Aquinas 101, join Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P., as he discusses the topics of indissolubility and fidelity in marriage. ⭐ Join…

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Sept. 11, 2025

The TI and Your Vocation I Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

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Sept. 9, 2025

What's the goal? #wedding #marriagevows #marriagelife #marriage

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Sept. 8, 2025

What Is the Goal of Marriage? (Aquinas 101)

What is the goal or end of marriage? In offering consent to a lifelong bond, where exactly are married couples headed? In this episode of Aquinas 101, join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P., as he presents the Catholic Church's teaching on the two ends of marriage. ⭐ Join Fr. Gregory Pine,…

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Sept. 4, 2025

AI and Interpersonal Relationships I Prof. Jordan Wales

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Sept. 3, 2025

Christ Elevates Marriage to a Sacrament

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Sept. 1, 2025

How Marriage Vows Make a Sacred Bond (Aquinas 101)

How is the marriage bond established? What do the marriage vows express to each spouse? In this episode of Aquinas 101, join Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P., as he explores how the free exchange of vows constitutes the sacred bond of marriage. ⭐ Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. and over 20,000…

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Aug. 29, 2025

The Neuroscience of Vice and Virtue I Dr. Paul LaPenna

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Aug. 27, 2025

#AskaFriar on faith

Who's Fr. Pine?! Watch our latest episode of #askafriar in which Fr. Gregory unpacks some intense questions surrounding the topic of faith, such as... If faith is a supernatural gift, can some people be naturally deprived of it? What precisely does it mean to believe in Jesus? What does it…

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Aug. 25, 2025

What Does It Mean to Believe in God? #AskAFriar (Aquinas 101)

Is faith a supernatural gift, and can someone be naturally deprived of it? What precisely does it mean to believe in Jesus? Why is faith described as "the substance of what is hoped for" in the New Testament? In this video, Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P., addresses your #AskAFriar questions on…

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