Episodes
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. 14, 2024
Disease and the Problem of Evil | Prof. Stephen Meredith
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?
Guest: Prof. Stephen Meredith
Nov. 13, 2024
The Ethics of Organ Transplantation | Prof. Steven Jensen
This lecture was given on October 4th, 2024, at Johns Hopkins University.
Guest: Prof. Steven Jensen
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.
Nov. 11, 2024
Why Should We Believe God Exists? | Prof. Joseph Trabbic
This lecture was given on October 25th, 2024, at Virginia Military Institute.
Guest: Prof. Joseph Trabbic
Nov. 8, 2024
Catholicism and Capital Punishment Revisited | Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.
This lecture was given on March 3rd, 2024, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Guest: Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.
Nov. 7, 2024
Understanding Just War Theory w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Joseph Capizzi
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.
Guests: Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. , Prof. Joseph Capizzi
Nov. 6, 2024
Judging Truth: Moral Intolerance or the Dictatorship of Relativism | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
This lecture was given on November 8th, 2023, at Ave Maria University.
Guest: Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
Nov. 5, 2024
Helping Patients Who Are Dying or Helping Patients to Die? | Prof. Farr Curlin
This lecture was given on November 13th, 2023, at East Carolina University.
Guest: Prof. Farr Curlin
Nov. 4, 2024
Is it Wrong to Want the Bad Guy to Suffer? A Christian Approach to Vengeance | Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.
This lecture was given on January 9th, 2024, at North Carolina State University.
Guest: Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.
Nov. 1, 2024
The Catholic Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings | Prof. Paul Gondreau
This lecture was given on April 5th, 2024, at University of South Carolina.
Guest: Prof. Paul Gondreau
Oct. 31, 2024
What Can an Adulteress Teach Us About Happiness? | Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P.
This lecture was given on October 19th, 2023, at Georgetown University.
Oct. 30, 2024
C. S. Lewis and Aquinas: Was Lewis Influenced by Thomism? | Prof. Peter Kreeft
This lecture was given on February 20th, 2024, at Regent University.
Guest: Prof. Peter Kreeft
Oct. 29, 2024
Tolkein's Philosophy | Prof. Robert Koons
This lecture was given on March 20th, 2024, at University of Texas at El Paso.
Guest: Prof. Robert Koons
Oct. 28, 2024
Flannery O'Connor and St. Thomas Aquinas on the Future of Catholic Fiction | Prof. Patrick Callahan
This lecture was given on April 4th, 2024, at Fordham University.
Guest: Prof. Patrick Callahan
Oct. 25, 2024
Exploring Finitude: Weakness, Suffering, and Faith in Isaac of Nineveh | Dr. Valentina Duca
This lecture was given on January 29th, 2024, at Oxford University.
Guest: Dr. Valentina Duca
Oct. 24, 2024
Why the Demons Fell | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.
This lecture was given on March 2nd, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as a part of an intellectual retreat on The Angels | An Intellectual Retreat for Catholic University of America.
Guest: Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.
Oct. 23, 2024
Why Does God Allow Us to Suffer? | Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P.
This lecture was given on January 29th, 2024, at The Ohio State University.
Oct. 22, 2024
How Could a Good God Allow Evil? | Prof. Rik Van Nieuwenhove
This lecture was given on January 25th, 2024, at Trinity College Dublin.
Guest: Prof. Rik Van Nieuwenhove
Oct. 21, 2024
Affliction, Sorrow and Human Flourishing | Prof. Thomas Hibbs
This lecture was given on November 30th, 2023, at North Carolina State University.
Guest: Prof. Thomas Hibbs
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.