Episodes
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. 10, 2024
The Importance of Play and Leisure w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Dr. R.J. Snell
Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Dr. R.J. Snell about the importance of play and leisure, work and contemplation, and the communal nature of leisure.
Guests: Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. , Dr. R.J. Snell
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
Oct. 4, 2024
St. Catherine and the Cell of Self-Knowledge | Sr. Catherine Joseph Droste, O.P.
This lecture was given on July 11th, 2024, at Stonyhurst College as a part of an intellectual retreat titled: Who is Good but God? | An Intellectual Retreat for the UK.
Oct. 3, 2024
Thomas Proposes a Toast: The Festive Joy of Honoring God | Fr. Dominic Verner, O.P.
This lecture was given on March 9th, 2024, at Our Lady of Corpus Christi Retreat Center as a part of an intellectual retreat titled: Honorable Festivity, The Texas Retreat.
Guest: Fr. Dominic Verner, O.P.
Oct. 2, 2024
Angels and Demons: A Biblical Analysis | Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.
This lecture was given on January 22nd, 2024, at Regent University.
Guest: Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.
Oct. 1, 2024
Holding Fast to the Word of Life: The Biblical Roots of Lectio Divina | Fr. Stephen Ryan, O.P.
This lecture was given on March 14th, 2024, at University of Virginia.
Guest: Fr. Stephen Ryan, O.P.
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. 25, 2024
A Theology of Joy in the Valley of Tears | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.
This lecture was given on April 22nd, 2024, at Georgetown University.
Guest: Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.
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.
Sept. 19, 2024
A Contemporary Catholic Viewpoint on War and Non-Violence | Dr. Gregory Reichberg
This lecture was given on June 11th, 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
Sept. 18, 2024
A Thomistic Approach to the Good Life | Prof. George Corbett
This lecture was given on July 10th, 2024, at Stonyhurst College as part of an Intellectual Retreat titled Who is Good but God? An Intellectual Retreat for the UK.
Guest: Prof. George Corbett
Sept. 18, 2024
St. Catherine of Siena on Virtue | Sr. Catherine Joseph Droste, O.P.
This lecture was given on July 11th, 2024, at Stonyhurst College as part of an Intellectual Retreat titled Who is Good but God? An Intellectual Retreat for the UK.
Sept. 16, 2024
St. Thomas Aquinas: Model of Holiness for Students and Scholars | Prof. George Corbett
This lecture was given on July 10th, 2024, at Stonyhurst College as part of an Intellectual Retreat titled Who is Good but God? An Intellectual Retreat for the UK.
Guest: Prof. George Corbett
Sept. 13, 2024
A Brief History of the Immaculate Conception | Prof. Joshua Benson
This lecture was given on December 9th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of an intellectual retreat titled: The Blessed Virgin Mary | An Intellectual Retreat.
Guest: Prof. Joshua Benson
Sept. 12, 2024
The Eschatological Implications of AI w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P.
Are you becoming a moral zombie? Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. for an off-campus conversation with Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P. about artificial intelligence, why ChatGPT is damaging personal relationships in the classroom, how AI could be destroying virtue, and the eschatological implications of artificial intelligence.