Episodes

Fr. Gregory Pine discusses the pitfalls of undisciplined thinking, advocating for a return to structured thought guided by the Catholic intellectual tradition, particularly the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas.

Dr. R.J. Snell explores the contemporary Western world's struggle with disenchantment, loneliness, and lack of purpose, exemplified through Elena Ferrante's fiction by contrasting Ferrante's works with the Christian concept of relational personhood.

Professor Candace Vogler examines Thomas Aquinas' approach to virtue by highlighting Thomas' development of the Aristotelian notion of virtue, and explaining the role of the acquired and infused cardinal virtues in correcting human flaws.

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.

Professor Michael Foley discusses how to "drink like a saint" by outlining five principles: moderation, gratitude, memory, merriment, and ritual. This lecture was given on March 9th, 2024, as a part of the Texas Intellectual Retreat: "Honorable Festivity."

Professor Michael Foley examines the idea of honorable festivity, demonstrating how human culture elevates the basic act of eating into a dramatic, artistic experience.

Fr. Andrew Hofer discusses the significance of the Psalms in fostering a friendship with God, highlighting the teachings of Sts. Athanasius and Thomas Aquinas.

This lecture was given on February 20th, 2024, at University of South Carolina. Professor Michael Dickson examines the relationship between beauty and music, tracing the development of aesthetics from ancient Greece to modernity.

This lecture was given on February 3rd, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as a part of an Intellectual Retreat titled: The Protestant Reformation From a Catholic Perspective: Then & Now.

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.

This lecture was given on March 13th, 2024, at New York University.

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.

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.

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.

This lecture was given on September 15th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of an Intellectual Retreat for DC Young Professionals titled: Are We Still Human?

This lecture was given on October 4th, 2024, at Johns Hopkins University.

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.

This lecture was given on October 25th, 2024, at Virginia Military Institute.

This lecture was given on March 3rd, 2024, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

What exactly is just war theory? Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Joseph Capizzi about the criteria for just war, the complexity of forgiveness in war, and post-war reconciliation and healing.

This lecture was given on November 8th, 2023, at Ave Maria University.

This lecture was given on November 13th, 2023, at East Carolina University.

This lecture was given on January 9th, 2024, at North Carolina State University.

This lecture was given on April 5th, 2024, at University of South Carolina.