Conferences Episodes
Jan. 17, 2025
Bored to Tears: Confronting the Taedium Vitae with Thomas Aquinas | Fr. Stewart Clem
Fr. Stewart Clem examines the concept of boredom ("taedium vitae") through the lens of Thomistic moral theology, defining it, exploring its subjective and objective dimensions, and distinguishing it from related concepts like sloth (acedia).
Guest: Fr. Stewart Clem
Jan. 7, 2025
Analogy and the Semantics of Simplicity: Learning form the Limits of Theological Language | Prof. Joshua Hochschild
Professor Joshua Hochschild explores Aquinas's understanding of analogy in relation to divine simplicity, distinguishing between analogy as a likeness between things and analogy as a relation between the significations of terms, and argues that the...
Guest: Prof. Joshua Hochschild
Dec. 27, 2024
Scotus on Why Christ's Assumed Human Nature Is Not a Person | Prof. Michael Gorman
This lecture was given on February 24th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as a part of a conference titled: "Majesty and Lowliness: On the Hypostatic Union of Divine & Human Natures in Christ."
Guest: Prof. Michael Gorman
Nov. 29, 2024
Friendships and Social Life - Thomistic Insights | Prof. Thomas Hibbs & Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P.
Professor Thomas Hibbs and Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau discuss the importance of friendship and social life from a Thomistic perspective, highlighting the decline in friendships in modern society with philosophical insights from Aristotle and Aquinas.
Guests: Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. , Prof. Thomas Hibbs
Nov. 21, 2024
The Effects of Grace, Justification & Sanctification | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
This lecture was given on December 16th, 2023, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of An Intellectual Retreat for Regent University & Providence College following the theme of Divine Grace.
Guest: Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
Nov. 19, 2024
Types of Grace | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
This lecture was given on December 16th, 2023, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of An Intellectual Retreat for Regent University & Providence College following the theme of Divine Grace.
Guest: Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
Nov. 18, 2024
Why We Need Grace | Thomas Joseph White, O.P.
This lecture was given on December 15th, 2023, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of An Intellectual Retreat for Regent University & Providence College following the theme of Divine Grace.
Nov. 15, 2024
Augustine's Significance for Theorists on War, Justice, and Peace | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.
This lecture was given on June 10th, 2024, at the Catholic University of America as a talk within The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship. The Fellowship engaged the following theme: Can War Be Just? Augustinian, Thomistic, and Contemporary Perspectives.
Guest: Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.
Nov. 12, 2024
Natural Inclinations, the Passions, and Human Acts | Fr. Kevin Flannery, S.J.
This lecture was given on September 6th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of a Thomistic Circles conference titled: Disentangling the Emotions: St. Thomas on Moral Taxonomy and Integration.
Guest: Fr. Kevin Flannery, S.J.
Oct. 18, 2024
Thomas Aquinas on Peace: Part Two | Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.
This lecture was given on Jun 12th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as a talk within The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship. The Fellowship engaged the following theme: Can War Be Just? Augustinian, Thomistic, and Contemporary Perspectives.
Guest: Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.
Oct. 17, 2024
Contemporary Papal Teaching on the Moral Problem of War | Dr. Gregory M. Reichberg
This lecture was given on Jun 12th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as a talk within The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship. The Fellowship engaged the following theme: Can War Be Just? Augustinian, Thomistic, and Contemporary Perspectives.
Guest: Prof. Gregory Reichberg
Oct. 16, 2024
Thomas Aquinas on War | Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.
This lecture was given on Jun 13th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as a talk within The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship. The Fellowship engaged the following theme: Can War Be Just? Augustinian, Thomistic, and Contemporary Perspectives.
Guest: Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.
Oct. 15, 2024
Donatism, Fighting, Civil Coercion, and the Peace of the Church | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.
This lecture was given on June 12th, 2024, at The Catholic University of America as a talk within The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship. The Fellowship engaged the following theme: Can War Be Just? Augustinian, Thomistic, and Contemporary Perspectives.
Guest: Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.
Oct. 14, 2024
Thomas Aquinas on Peace: Part One | Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.
This lecture was given on June 11th, 2024, at The Catholic University of America as a talk within The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship. The Fellowship engaged the following theme: Can War Be Just? Augustinian, Thomistic, and Contemporary Perspectives.
Guest: Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.
Oct. 11, 2024
Light in Biology: A Molecular Perspective | Prof. Matthew Wohlever
This lecture was presented on July 20th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of a professional conference called "Lumen Mundi: The Nature of Light and Its Effects in Nature".
Guest: Prof. Matthew Wohlever
Oct. 9, 2024
On the History and Philosophy of Light | Prof. Richard F. Hassing
This lecture was presented on July 18th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of a professional conference called "Lumen Mundi: The Nature of Light and Its Effects in Nature". This lecture includes a special hand-out, linked in the description.
Guest: Prof. Richard F. Hassing
Oct. 8, 2024
Light and Life: Cellular Responses to Light | Prof. Keith Kozminski
This lecture was presented on July 20th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of a professional conference called "Lumen Mundi: The Nature of Light and Its Effects in Nature".
Guest: Prof. Keith Kozminski
Oct. 7, 2024
The Ontological Status of Light and Color in St. Thomas Aquinas | Prof. John Boyer
This lecture was presented on July 18th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of a professional conference called "Lumen Mundi: The Nature of Light and Its Effects in Nature".
Guest: Prof. John Boyer
Sept. 30, 2024
Aquinas on Virtue and the Path to Happiness | Prof. Josh Hochschild & Prof. Jane Sloan Peters
This lecture was given on June 29th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as a talk within "VERITAS", a newly launched conference series for Thomistic Institute student leaders. The Conference engaged the following theme: Why Be A Thomist?
Sept. 27, 2024
Where Does Electromagnetic Radiation Fit in a Thomistic View of Nature? | Fr. Thomas Davenport, O.P
This lecture was presented on July 19th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of a professional conference called "Lumen Mundi: The Nature of Light and Its Effects in Nature". This publication was made possible through the support of Grant 63391 from the John Templeton Foundation.
Guest: Fr. Thomas Davenport, O.P.
Sept. 26, 2024
The Moral Role of Wonder and Awe | Prof. David Elliot
This lecture was given on September 7th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of the Fall Thomistic Circles Conference under the title "Disentangling the Emotions: St. Thomas on Moral Taxonomy and Integration".
Guest: Prof. David Elliot
Sept. 24, 2024
Lumen de Lumine: Biblical Illuminations of Christ's Revelatory Activity | Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.
This lecture was presented on July 21st, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of a professional conference called "Lumen Mundi: The Nature of Light and Its Effects in Nature". This publication was made possible through the support of Grant 63391 from the John Templeton Foundation.
Guest: Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.
Sept. 23, 2024
The Sun as a Universal Cause in Aristotelian-Thomistic Tradition | Prof. Catherine Peters
This lecture was presented on July 20th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of a professional conference called "Lumen Mundi: The Nature of Light and Its Effects in Nature".
Guest: Prof. Catherine Peters
Sept. 20, 2024
The City of God and the Earthly City: War and Peace | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.
This lecture was given on June 13th, 2024, at The Catholic University of America as a talk within The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship. The Fellowship engaged the following theme: Can War Be Just? Augustinian, Thomistic, and Contemporary Perspectives.
Guest: Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.