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Sept. 30, 2025

What makes a valid marriage vow?

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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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Aug. 22, 2025

Anna Karenina and the Project of Literature I Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P.

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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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