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.
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?
Nov. 13, 2024

The Ethics of Organ Transplantation | Prof. Steven Jensen

This lecture was given on October 4th, 2024, at Johns Hopkins University.
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.
Nov. 11, 2024

Why Should We Believe God Exists? | Prof. Joseph Trabbic

This lecture was given on October 25th, 2024, at Virginia Military Institute.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Oct. 29, 2024

Tolkein's Philosophy | Prof. Robert Koons

This lecture was given on March 20th, 2024, at University of Texas at El Paso.
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.
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.
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.
Oct. 21, 2024

Affliction, Sorrow and Human Flourishing | Prof. Thomas Hibbs

This lecture was given on November 30th, 2023, at North Carolina State University.
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.
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.
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.