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Aug. 21, 2023

Do Angels Have Free Will? #AskAFriar (Aquinas 101)

🎥, Keep the Aquinas 101 cameras rolling! Donate $5 today: https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 Do angels have free will? Big questions like these have been popping up in the comment boxes of our Aquinas 101 videos since the start of our very first season. In this video series with Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P.,…

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Aug. 15, 2023

Can One Statement Be More True Than Another? How? (Aquinas 101)

🎥, Keep the Aquinas 101 cameras rolling! Donate $5 today: https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 Can one statement be more true than another? In this episode of Aquinas 101: The Five Ways, join Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P., a Dominican friar from the Province of St. Joseph, as he presents how this question relates to…

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Aug. 11, 2023

What is Happiness? | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

This lecture was given on June 14, 2023, at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., as part of the 2023 Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: "Friendship, Happiness, and the Search for God: Aristotle, Augustine, & Aquinas" Speaker Bio: Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P., is the Director of the Thomistic Institute…

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Aug. 10, 2023

What is Our Hope? Heaven and the Kingdom of God w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Dr. Michael Root

⭐️ Donate $5 today to help keep these videos FREE for everyone! You can pay it forward for the next viewer: https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Dr. Michael Root about his latest Thomistic Institute, "What is…

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Aug. 4, 2023

Study in Rome With the Friars from Aquinas 101! | Six Study Abroad Alumni Share Their Stories

What is it like to participate in the Thomistic Institute Study Abroad Program in Rome? We sat down with six of our Study Abroad Program alumni and asked them about their unforgettable journey with the program. From studying at the Angelicum and living in the Eternal City to savoring Italian…

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July 28, 2023

What is Heaven Like? | Fr. Andrew Hofer

🎥, Keep the Aquinas 101 cameras rolling! Donate $5 today: https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 This lecture was given on July 17th, 2023, at St. Peter's Church on Capitol Hill. Speaker Bio: Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P., grew up as the youngest of ten children on a farm in Kansas and studied history, philosophy, and…

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July 27, 2023

Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul? w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Jonathan Buttaci

⭐️ Donate $5 today to help keep these videos FREE for everyone! You can pay it forward for the next viewer: https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Dr. Jonathan Buttaci about his latest Thomistic Institute, "Why Would…

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July 24, 2023

How did St. Thomas come up with his theology of angels? #AskAFriar (Aquinas 101)

⭐️ Donate $5 today to help keep these videos FREE for everyone! You can pay it forward for the next viewer: https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 Is St. Thomas Aquinas' theology of angels biblical? What are the angelic doctor's sources? Big questions like these have been popping up in the comment boxes of our…

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July 21, 2023

It's My Right: Understanding Natural Rights and the Purpose of Politics | Fr. Dominic Legge

⭐️ Donate $5 today to help keep these videos FREE for everyone! You can pay it forward for the next viewer: https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 This lecture was given on April 13th, 2023, at NYU. About the speaker: Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P., is the Director of the Thomistic Institute and an Assistant Professor…

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July 18, 2023

Why is the Fourth Way the LEAST Popular of St. Thomas' Five Ways? (Aquinas 101)

⭐️ Donate $5 today to help keep these videos FREE for everyone! You can pay it forward for the next viewer: https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 How does St. Thomas' Fourth Way prove the existence of God through gradations of being? Why is this argument thought to be the least popular of St. Thomas…

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July 14, 2023

The Catholic Vision Of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings | Prof. Paul Gondreau

⭐️ Donate $5 today to help keep these videos FREE for everyone! You can pay it forward for the next viewer: https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 This talk was given on March 14th, 2023 at Brown University. Speaker Bio: Paul Gondreau earned his doctorate in sacred theology from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, writing…

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July 13, 2023

St. Augustine and the Virtue of Humility w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Mary Keys

⭐️ Donate $5 today to help keep these videos FREE for everyone! You can pay it forward for the next viewer: https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Mary Keys about her latest Thomistic Institute, "Seeking Peace…

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July 10, 2023

How Baptism Changes You (Aquinas 101)

⭐️ Donate $5 today to help keep these videos FREE for everyone! You can pay it forward for the next viewer: https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 What are the effects of baptism? How does the sacrament of baptism change you? In this episode of Aquinas 101: The Five Ways, join Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.,…

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July 7, 2023

St. Thomas Aquinas on Love in the Incarnation of God | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

⭐️ Donate $5 today to help keep these videos FREE for everyone! You can pay it forward for the next viewer: https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 This lecture was given on March 8th, 2023, at West Virginia University. Speaker Bio: Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P., grew up as the youngest of ten children on a…

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July 3, 2023

The Third Way: How St. Thomas Argues for God’s Existence From Contingency (Aquinas 101)

⭐️ Donate $5 today to help keep these videos FREE for everyone! You can pay it forward for the next viewer: https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 What is the difference between necessary and possible beings? How does St. Thomas' third way prove the existence of God from the effect of "possible beings"? In this…

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June 26, 2023

Why Did Friars Have THAT Haircut? #AskAFriar (Aquinas 101)

⭐️ Donate $5 today to help keep these videos FREE for everyone! You can pay it forward for the next viewer: https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 In sacred art, medieval Dominican friars are typically depicted with a ringed haircut. Why did friars and monks have that haircut? Why did friars shave their heads? Was…

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June 23, 2023

The Glory of Leadership: The Magnanimity and Humility of Jesus as Leader | Captain Joseph McInerney

⭐️ Donate $5 now to help keep these videos FREE for everyone! You can pay it forward for the next viewer: https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 This lecture was given at North Carolina State University on January 24, 2023. About the speaker: Joe McInerney is the Director of Leadership and Ethics Education for the…

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June 19, 2023

The Third Way: Another Take On The Argument (Aquinas 101)

⭐️ Enjoying Aquinas 101? Donate $5 now to keep these videos FREE for everyone! You can pay it forward for the next viewer: https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 What is the difference between necessary and possible beings? How does St. Thomas' third way prove the existence of God from the effect of "possible beings"?…

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June 16, 2023

Christology in Literature | Dr. Justin Jackson

⭐️ Donate $5 now to help keep these videos FREE for everyone! You can pay it forward for the next viewer: https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 This lecture was given at Hillsdale College on April 22, 2023 as part of the Thomistic Institute conference "Christology in Literature." About the speaker: J. A. Jackson is…

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June 12, 2023

Answering Common Questions About Baptism (Aquinas 101)

⭐️ Enjoying Aquinas 101? Donate $5 now to keep these videos FREE for everyone! You can pay it forward for the next viewer: https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 Why do you baptize with water? How much water do you need? Why do Catholics baptize infants? How does the rite of baptism work? In this…

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June 9, 2023

Faith and the Priesthood Today | Archbishop Timothy Broglio

⭐️ Donate $5 today to help keep these videos FREE for everyone! You can pay it forward for the next viewer: https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 This lecture was given at the Catholic University of America on May 16, 2023 as part of the Thomistic Institute symposium titled "Toward a Fundamental Theology of the…

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June 5, 2023

St. Thomas' Third Way: You Didn't Have To Exist—But You Do! (Aquinas 101)

⭐️ Enjoying Aquinas 101? Donate $5 now to keep these videos FREE for everyone! You can pay it forward for the next viewer: https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 Why does anything exist at all? How does St. Thomas' third way prove the existence of God from the effect of "possible beings"? In this episode…

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June 2, 2023

Affliction, Sorrow, and Human Flourishing | Prof. Thomas Hibbs

⭐️ Donate $5 today to help keep these videos FREE for everyone! You can pay it forward for the next viewer: https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 This talk was given on April 12th, 2023 at the University of South Carolina. About the speaker: Thomas Hibbs is currently J. Newton Rayzor Sr. Professor of Philosophy…

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June 1, 2023

What Natural Rights Do I have? w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. V. Bradley Lewis

⭐️ Enjoyed this video? Pay it forward with a $5 donation: https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Dr. V. Bradley Lewis about his latest Thomistic Institute, "It's My Right: What Are Natural Rights and What Rights Do…

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