Episodes

March 11, 2022

'Go Down to Nazareth': The Contemplative Life and the Nature of Praye…

This lecture was given on January 28, 2022 at the Dominican House of Studies as part of "Thomas Aquinas on Prayer, An Intellectual Retreat."The handout for this lecture can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/2p8k24zu.For more information on upc...

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March 10, 2022

Is Free Will an Illusion? The Metaphysics and Psychology of Choice | …

This lecture was given on January 27, 2022 at North Carolina State University.The handout for this lecture can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/37ttfuud. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstit...

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March 9, 2022

I Am My Passions | Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P.

This talk was given on December 4, 2021 at the Dominican House of Studies as part of "A Well-Ordered Soul: Aquinas on the Emotions, An Intellectual Retreat."For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitu...

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March 8, 2022

I Am Not My Passions | Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P.

This lecture was given on December 4, 2021 at the Dominican House of Studies as part of "A Well-Ordered Soul: Aquinas on the Emotions, An Intellectual Retreat."For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinst...

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March 7, 2022

Transformed in God's Image: 2 Corinthians and our Human Destiny | Fr.…

This talk was given on October 3, 2021 at the Dominican House of Studies as part of "Created in the Image of God: An Intellectual Retreat."For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the...

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March 4, 2022

The Image of God and the Body | Prof. John Grabowski

This talk was given on October 2, 2021 at the Dominican House of Studies as part of "Created in the Image of God: An Intellectual Retreat."For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the...

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March 3, 2022

Made in God's Image: Genesis 1.26-27 and Divine Representation | Fr. …

This talk was given on October 2, 2021 at the Dominican House of Studies as part of "Created in the Image of God: An Intellectual Retreat."For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the...

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March 2, 2022

The Image of God and the Soul | Prof. John Grabowski

This talk was given on October 1, 2021 at the Dominican House of Studies as part of "Created in the Image of God: An Intellectual Retreat."For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the...

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March 1, 2022

Are There Failed Persons? Are You One of Them? | Prof. John O’Callagh…

This talk was given on December 1, 2021 at Purdue University.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker:Prof. John O'Callaghan is the Director of the Jacques Maritain Cente...

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Feb. 28, 2022

Friendship: Classical, Medieval, Modern | Prof. Jennifer Frey

This lecture was given on November 17, 2021 at Texas A&M University.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker:Jennifer A. Frey (University of South Carolina) received her ...

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Feb. 25, 2022

Of the Father's Love Begotten | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (duplicate)

Fr. Hofer's handout can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/55cnce22This lecture was given on December 19, 2021 at the Dominican House of Studies during "Of the Father’s Love Begotten: An Intellectual Retreat on the Incarnation" for the Thomistic ...

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Feb. 25, 2022

Suffering and the Narrative of Redemption | Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, …

This lecture was given on November 9, 2022, at Hillsdale College.

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Feb. 24, 2022

Christ as Source of Grace and Truth | Prof. Michael Gorman

Prof. Gorman's handout is available here: https://tinyurl.com/mubnsyweThis lecture was given on December 18, 2021 at the Dominican House of Studies during "Of the Father’s Love Begotten: An Intellectual Retreat on the Incarnation" for the Thomist...

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Feb. 23, 2022

Christ in the O Antiphons | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (duplicate)

Fr. Hofer's handout can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/ycc663wzThis lecture was given on December 18, 2021 at the Dominican House of Studies during "Of the Father’s Love Begotten: An Intellectual Retreat on the Incarnation" for the Thomistic ...

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Feb. 22, 2022

Christ as God and Man | Prof. Michael Gorman

This lecture was given on December 18, 2021 at the Dominican House of Studies during "Of the Father’s Love Begotten: An Intellectual Retreat on the Incarnation" for the Thomistic Institute’s Texas-area campus chapters.For more information on upco...

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Feb. 21, 2022

Why Did God Become Man? The Motives of the Incarnation | Fr. Jonah Te…

This lecture was given on December 17, 2021 at the Dominican House of Studies during "Of the Father’s Love Begotten: An Intellectual Retreat on the Incarnation" for the Thomistic Institute’s Texas-area campus chapters.For more information on upco...

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Feb. 18, 2022

Friendship for Young Adults: A Practical Thomistic Approach | Prof. J…

This talk was given on December 10, 2021 at Ashland University.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker:John A. Cuddeback, PhD, is professor of Philosophy at Christendom ...

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Feb. 17, 2022

Aquinas and Religious Pluralism: How to Engage Without Sacrificing th…

This lecture was given on December 7, 2021 at George Mason University.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker:Thomas Hibbs is currently Distinguished Professor of Ethics...

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Feb. 16, 2022

Why Should We Believe God Exists? | Prof. Gregory Doolan (duplicate)

This lecture was given on December 7, 2021 at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.The handout for this lecture can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/mrrhu2sp. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomistici...

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Feb. 14, 2022

Thomists at War: Dante, Aquinas, and the Dominicans | Dr. George Corb…

This lecture was given on November 15, 2021 at Oxford University.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker:Dr. George Corbett is a Senior Lecturer in Theology and the Arts...

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Feb. 11, 2022

Can You Be Spiritual But Not Religious? | Dr. R.J. Snell

This walk was given on September 21, 2021 at Yale University.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker: R. J. Snell is Director of Academic Programs at the Witherspoon In...

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Feb. 10, 2022

Why Do We Die? | Prof. Christopher Frey

This lecture was delivered on October 28, 2021 at the University of South Carolina.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker:Christopher Frey is currently an associate pr...

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Feb. 9, 2022

Does Moral Knowledge Require God?: An Introduction To Thomistic Epist…

Prof. Bogardus' slides can be viewed here: https://tinyurl.com/dc329b72This lecture was given on November 30, 2021 at the University of Texas at Austin.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute....

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Feb. 8, 2022

Nuclear Deterrence: Moral or Immoral? | Prof. John Keown

This lecture was given on November 19, 2021 at the University of South Carolina.View Prof. Keown's slides here: https://tinyurl.com/yck2hbwuFor more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About ...

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