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May 26, 2023

The Trouble with AI: It’s Not What You Think! | Prof. James Madden

⭐️ Enjoyed this video? Pay it forward with a $5 donation: https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 This lecture was given on March 7, 2023 at North Carolina State University. The handout for this lecture can be found here: tinyurl.com/3t2jnkc4. About the speaker: James Madden is Professor of Philosophy at Benedictine College. He lives in…

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May 22, 2023

How St. Thomas Proves God's Existence Through Efficient Causality (Aquinas 101)

⭐️ Enjoyed this video? Pay it forward with a $5 donation: https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 How does the argument of St. Thomas Aquinas' second way for proving the existence of God work? How does St. Thomas Aquinas prove the existence of God through efficient causality? In this episode of Aquinas 101: How to…

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May 19, 2023

Thomistic Philosophy as a Remedy for Today's Crisis of Faith | Prof. Francis Beckwith

⭐️ 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 28th, 2023 at Regent University. About the speaker: Francis J. Beckwith is Professor of Philosophy & Church-State Studies and Affiliate Professor of…

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May 18, 2023

How Does Christ Save Us? w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Ross McCullough

⭐️ Donate $5 now to keep these videos FREE for everyone! 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. Ross McCullough. How Does Christ Save Us? w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Ross McCullough (Off-Campus Conversations) You…

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May 15, 2023

What Is Baptism? (Aquinas 101)

⭐️ Donate $5 now to keep these videos FREE for everyone! https://go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101 What is baptism? What exactly does baptism do? In this episode of Aquinas 101: What Is Baptism, join Fr. Dominic Langevin, O.P., a Dominican friar from the Province of St. Joseph, as he presents how the origins of…

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May 12, 2023

Why is Creation So Central in Early Christian Teaching? | Prof. Lewis Ayres

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April 28, 2023

Classical and Contemporary Answers to the Meaning of Life | Prof. Michael Gorman

⭐️ 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 Subscribe to our channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheThomisticInstitute?sub_confirmation=1 This talk was given on February 7th, 2023 at Texas A and M University. About the speaker: Michael Gorman is professor of…

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April 25, 2023

Psychological Illnesses and the Problem of Evil #AskAFriar (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's with the milkshake? See this video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2OuGuwVHyg How can a good God allow certain mental illnesses in creation? Are psychological illnesses a special case of…

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April 21, 2023

A Thomistic Approach to Friendship Between the Sexes | Prof. John Cuddeback

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April 20, 2023

Why the Roman Catholic Church? w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Paige Hochschild

⭐️ 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 Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Paige Hochschild. Why the Roman Catholic Church? w/ Fr.…

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April 17, 2023

What is Efficient Causality? (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 How do we know that God exists? Can we know him by reason alone? In this episode of Aquinas 101: What is Efficient Causality?, join Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.,…

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April 14, 2023

Spirit, Soul, and Body According to Thomas Aquinas | Fr. James Brent, O.P.

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April 8, 2023

The Descent Of Christ into Hell | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

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April 6, 2023

St. Thomas' Five Ways: How to Prove God Exists w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Edward Feser

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April 3, 2023

Where is Baptism in the Bible? (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 Baptism in the Bible? What are the origins of Baptism? What does Baptism do? In this episode of Aquinas 101: Where is Baptism in the Bible, join…

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March 31, 2023

The God of the Bible and the God of the Philosophers | Prof. Eleonore Stump

This talk was given via Zoom to the students at Trinity Western University on February, 9th 2023. About the speaker: Eleonore Stump is the Robert J. Henle Professor of Philosophy at Saint Louis University, where she has taught since 1992. She is also Honorary Professor at Wuhan University and at…

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March 28, 2023

How to Have Hope in Times of Darkness #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 How can we have hope in difficult times, in a society that seems so full of darkness? How do we remain hopeful in a world where everything seems…

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March 24, 2023

God, Creation, and the Act of Existence | Prof. Gaven Kerr

⭐️ 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 "The act of existence is the unifying theme in Aquinas' metaphysics. If you're trying to understand his metaphysics — understand the act of existence. Understand what he means…

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March 23, 2023

Adam and Eve after the Pill, Revisited w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Mary Eberstadt

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March 20, 2023

How St. Thomas Aquinas' Second Way for Proving the Existence of God Works (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 do we know that God exists? Can we know him by reason alone? In this episode of Aquinas 101: How St. Thomas Aquinas' Second Way for Proving…

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March 17, 2023

Humanity's Original State | Prof. Reinhard Hütter (2023 Aquinas Lecture)

⭐️ 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 January 27, 2023, at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., for the annual Aquinas Lecture in honor of St. Thomas Aquinas.…

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March 13, 2023

Are Catholic Sacraments Really in the Bible? (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 Are the seven Catholic Sacraments found in the Bible? In this episode of Aquinas 101: Are the Sacraments Biblical, join Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P., a Dominican friar from…

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March 10, 2023

Theology of the Body: An Overview | Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P.

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March 9, 2023

Does Tradition 'Develop' Over Time? w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Lewis Ayres

⭐️ 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. Lewis Ayres about his latest Thomistic Institute, "Does Tradition…

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