Episodes
July 2, 2022
The Raising of Lazarus and the Immortality of the Soul | Fr. John Corbett, O.P.
This lecture was given on February 28, 2022 at Cedarbrake Renewal Center as part of the Second Annual Texas Student Retreat: "The Meaning of Death and Eternal Life." For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisti...
July 1, 2022
The 'Spirituality' of Reason | Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.
This lecture was given on April, 8 2022 at The Dominican House of Studies as part of the intellectual retreat "Faith Seeking Understanding" For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the...
June 30, 2022
Augustine's Confessions and the Religious Nature of the Person | Chad Pecknold
This talk was offered at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill on April 5, 2022. For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. Speaker Bio: Dr. Chad Pecknold received his PhD from the Universit...
June 29, 2022
Is Belief in God Rational? | Prof. Joshua Hochschild
This lecture was offered at Ohio State University on April 7th, 2022. For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the Speaker: Joshua Hochschild is the Monsignor Robert R. Kline Professor of P...
June 28, 2022
Anna Karenina and the Project of Literature | Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P.
This lecture was given on April 19th, 2022 at North Carolina State University. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel is a member of the St. Ceci...
June 27, 2022
The Cross and Resurrection of Jesus Christ according to St. Augustine | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.
This talk was given on April 11, 2022 at the University of Florida. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P., is Associate Professor and Director of...
June 24, 2022
Are Quality of Life Judgements Ethical? | Prof. Gina Noia
This talk was offered at John Hopkins University on April 11, 2022. For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the Speaker: Gina Maria Noia is an Assistant Professor of Theology and Resident B...
June 23, 2022
John Henry Newman and the Development of Christian Doctrine | Prof. Michael Pakaluk
This lecture was offered at Hillsdale College on April 6th, 2022. For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the Speaker: Michael Pakaluk studied philosophy at Harvard College and the Univer...
June 22, 2022
Aquinas And The Fourth Way | Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P.
This talk was given on April 8, 2022 at Virginia Tech. The handout for the talk can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/4snsdp6f For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the Speaker: Fr. A...
June 21, 2022
How Does Art Imitate Nature? | Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P.
This talk was offered at Baylor University on March 29th, 2022. The images for the talk can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/3u42uh7y For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker...
June 17, 2022
Ethical Considerations and End-of-Life Care from a Thomistic Perspective | Prof. Christopher Kaczor
This lecture was given on March 30, 2022 at Saint Louis University. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Dr. Christopher Kaczor (rhymes with razor) is Professor of Phi...
June 15, 2022
On Human Dignity And Suffering | Dr. Paul LaPenna
This lecture was given to the Johns Hopkins University chapter on March 7, 2022. For more information about upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Dr. Paul LaPenna is a neurologist in Greenvil...
June 14, 2022
Human Genome Editing with CRISPR: Ethical Considerations | Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P.
This lecture was given on March 24, 2022 at the University of Florida. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P., completed his Bachelor’s Degre...
June 13, 2022
Dominican and Franciscan Storytelling in the Middle Ages | Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P.
This lecture was given on March 23, 2022 at Trinity College Dublin. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. Slides: https://tinyurl.com/bddnstwn Handout: https://tinyurl.com/mr3bupft Abo...
June 10, 2022
What Makes a Person Good? The Cardinal Virtues and Living Life Well | Prof. Raymond Hain
This lecture was given on March 24, 2022 at Cornell University. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the Speaker: Professor Raymond Hain is Associate Professor of Philosophy at P...
June 10, 2022
The Challenges and Opportunities of Genome Editing | Prof. William Hurlbut
This lecture was given on March 23, 2022 at Purdue University. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: William B. Hurlbut, MD, is Adjunct Professor and Senior Research Sc...
June 9, 2022
Salvation by Faith or Works | Prof. Michael Root
This lecture was given on March 29, 2022 at North Carolina State University. The handout for this lecture can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/ybaa6j3u. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitut...
June 8, 2022
When Is War Justified? A Catholic Perspective | Prof. Joseph Capizzi
This lecture was given on March 22, 2022 at the University of Arizona. The slides for this talk can be found at https://tinyurl.com/2t8ptvdk. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About t...
June 7, 2022
Thomas Aquinas: A Medieval Psychologist? | Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.
This lecture was given on March 10, 2022 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P., teaches systematic...
June 6, 2022
Suffering and the Narrative of Redemption | Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P. (duplicate)
This lecture was given on February 25, 2022 at The Florida State University. You can watch the videos Sr. Jane Dominic plays here: Coke Life Argentina https://youtu.be/xPb1t3jU3sI Dear Future Mom https://youtu.be/Ju-q4OnBtNU For more information ...
June 6, 2022
Creation Ex Nihilo: Thomas Aquinas on Creation and its Consequences | Prof. Corey Barnes
This lecture was given on March 31, 2022 at the University of Oklahoma. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Corey Barnes is an Associate Professor of Religion at Ober...
June 3, 2022
St. Augustine and the Quest for Self-Knowledge | Prof. Michael Foley
This lecture was given on March 21, 2022 at the University of Texas at Austin. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Dr. Michael P. Foley is a Professor of Patristics...
June 1, 2022
Finding Christ in the Desert: He Is The Other | Fr. Gabriel O'Donnell, O.P.
This lecture was given on April, 2 2022 at St. Albert the Great Priory as part of the intellectual retreat "To Be Human in the Presence of God: St. Thomas Aquinas and Desert Spirituality." For more information on upcoming events, please visit our ...
May 31, 2022
Who Am I? Becoming Someone in the Desert | Fr. Gabriel O'Donnell, O.P.
This lecture was given on April, 2 2022 at St. Albert the Great Priory as part of the intellectual retreat "To Be Human in the Presence of God: St. Thomas Aquinas and Desert Spirituality." For more information on upcoming events, please visit our...