The Thomistic Institute

How Many Friends Should I Have? ‘A Lot,’ says Thomas Aquinas | Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P.

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fr. Guilbeau's handout can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/3vw4dp4e This lecture was delivered on December 6, 2021 at St. Mary Mother of God Catho...

St. Thomas Aquinas' Pursuit of Wisdom and Friendship with God | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

28 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This homily by Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. was given on Thursday, Jan. 27 in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception for the Cath...

How to Die Well | Dr. Farr Curlin

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on November 2, 2021 at Yale University. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinst...

The Human Soul and Neuroscience: Is Belief in the Soul Obsolete? | Prof. Marie George

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at University of Alabama, Birmingham on November 1, 2021. For more events and info visit thomisticinstitute.org/events-1. Mar...

The Intellectual Life of The Blessed Virgin Mary | Dr. Zena Hitz

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at University of California, Berkeley on November 16, 2021. For more events and info visit thomisticinstitute.org/events-1. Z...

How Is My iPhone Changing Me? Neuroscience and Thomistic Psychology | Prof. Joshua Hochschild

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at West Virginia University on November 5, 2021. For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomistic...

God and Suffering: How Could God Allow Evil? | Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P.

31 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was delivered for the University of Texas, El Paso Chapter on 4/28/2021.For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at w...

C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien: Faith and Reason in a World under Siege | Prof. Carol Zaleski

13 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given to the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of California, Santa Barbara on February 24, 2021.For more info...

On Distributism | Prof. Andrew Abela

10 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given to the University of Virginia on February 11, 2021.For more information on upcoming events, visit our website at www.thomistici...

Physics and Philosophy: Does Thomas Aquinas Have Anything to Offer? | Fr. Thomas Davenport, O.P.

08 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given to UC Berkeley on February 8, 2021.For more information on upcoming events, visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.Abo...

Are Science And Religion Compatible? | Fr. Michael Dodds, O.P.

05 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given to the University of Edinburgh on January 26, 2021. The handout for this lecture is available here: tinyurl.com/tncfnsfeFor mor...

Aquinas on the New Adam | Prof. Matthew Levering

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given at the annual lecture in honor of St. Thomas Aquinas held at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 21, 2021.F...

So You Want to Be a Doctor? Medicine as Instrumental Job vs. Sacred Vocation | Dr. Farr Curlin

26 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on February 11, 2021 to the Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt Medical School chapters.For more information on upcoming event...

Law without a Lawgiver? | Prof. Francis Beckwith

24 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on October 29, 2020 to Texas A&M University.For more information on upcoming events, visit our website at www.thomisticinst...

Creation and Evolution: Answers to Different Questions | Prof. Kenneth Kemp

22 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on January 25, 2021 to West Virginia University.For more information on upcoming events, visit our website at www.thomisticinst...

Suffering, Sacrifice, and Leadership | Prof. Joseph McInerney

19 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on November 23, 2020 to the United States Military Academy - West Point.For more information on upcoming events, visit our webs...

When is War Justified? A Catholic Perspective | Prof. Joseph Capizzi

17 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on November 4, 2020 to University College Dublin. The slides for this lecture are available here: tinyurl.com/ydf93234For more ...

Reading Scripture with Benedict and Francis | Prof. Lewis Ayres

15 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The lecture was given to the University of Edinburgh on November 10, 2020.For more information on upcoming events, visit our website at www.thomistici...

Catholicism in Contemporary Astronomy | Prof. Karin Oberg

12 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The lecture was given to Boston University on October 27, 2020.For more information on upcoming events, visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.or...

Does God Exist? And How Could We Know? | Prof. Joshua Hochschild

10 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The lecture was given to West Virginia University on October 16, 2020.For more information on upcoming events, visit our website at www.thomisticinsti...

Aquinas on the Final Purpose of Human Existence and Human Prudence | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

08 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given to the University of Texas at Austin on November 19, 2020.For more information on upcoming events, visit our website at www.tho...

Why Did God Become Man? | Prof. Corey Barnes

05 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on November 16, 2020.For more information on upcoming events, visit our websi...

Flannery O'Connor and the Christian Intellectual Tradition | Prof. Ralph Wood

03 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given at Texas A&M University on November 9, 2020.For more information on upcoming event, visit our website thomisticinstitute.org/A...

Christianity and Nationalism | Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P.

01 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given to Trinity College Dublin on December 16, 2020. The handout is available here: tinyurl.com/y689bga8For more information on upco...

Prayer, Study, and the Mind's Ascent to God | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

29 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at Texas A&M University on October 15, 2020.For more information on upcoming event, visit our website thomisticinstitute.or...

Does Nature Make Laws? An Introduction to the Natural Law Tradition | Prof. Joshua Hochschild (duplicate?)

28 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was delivered at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on November 02, 2020.For more information on upcoming events, visit us online...

The Fifth Way | Prof. Brian Carl

22 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on December 6, 2020 as part of "The Five Ways: A Symposium on Aquinas’s Proofs for the Existence of God" at St. Bernard Abbey...

The Fourth Way | Fr. Ambrose Mary Little, O.P.

20 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on December 5, 2020 as part of "The Five Ways: A Symposium on Aquinas’s Proofs for the Existence of God" at St. Bernard Abbey...

The Third Way | Prof. Thomas Osborne

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on December 5, 2020 as part of "The Five Ways: A Symposium on Aquinas’s Proofs for the Existence of God" at St. Bernard Abbey...

What Makes a Lawyer Good? | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

15 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given to the St. Thomas More Society of Richmond Virginia on October 17, 2020.For more information on upcoming event, visit our websi...

The Novelty of Transubstantiation: The Presence of Christ in the Eucharist | Fr. James Brent, O.P. (duplicate?)

13 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was delivered to the William & Mary chapter on October 5, 2020. Fr. Brent's lecture concludes around 35:05. The rest of the recording...

Christian Imagination of Flannery O’Connor and J. R. R. Tolkien | Prof. Raymond Hain

12 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on October 29, 2020 at Baylor University.For more information on other upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinst...

The Last Plague: Thinking about God and Justice in the Old Testament | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

09 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given to the Texas A&M Chapter on October 7, 2020.For more events and info, visit thomisticinstitute.org/events-1.About the Speaker:...

Finding Hope in the Time Of COVID: C.S. Lewis and Thomas Aquinas | Prof. Michael Dauphinais

07 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at Saint Louis University on November 11, 2020.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinst...

Chesterton on Saints Francis and Thomas Aquinas | Dr. Thomas Hibbs

05 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at the University of Virginia on November 18, 2020. Dr. Hibbs' lecture concludes at 43:22. The rest of the recording is Q&A...

Thomas Aquinas and the Theology of the Body | Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P.

02 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at Hillsdale College on October 22, 2020.For more events and info, visit thomisticinstitute.org/events-1.Speaker Bio:Father Tho...

The Incarnate, Sacramental, and Redeeming Christ at Christmas | Fr. Albert Trudel, O.P.

31 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given as part of the Thomistic Institute's Advent livestream series. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: ...

Arguments for God's Existence: Recent Work on Ancient Arguments | Prof. Robert Koons

29 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was delivered on October 23, 2020 at Florida State University. Prof. Koons' lecture concludes around the 28:50 mark. The rest of the reco...

Mary and the Victory Over Evil | Fr. John Corbett, O.P.

24 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given as part of the Thomistic Institute's Advent livestream series. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: ...

What is Good Music? What Good is Music? | Prof. Michael Dickson

22 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at the University of South Carolina on September 29, 2020.For more events and info visit thomisticinstitute.org/events-1.Speake...

What the COVID Pandemic Teaches Us about the Honored but Humble Role of Medicine | Prof. Farr Curlin

19 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at Baylor University on September 24, 2020.For more events and info visit thomisticinstitute.org/events-1.Speaker Bio:Farr Curl...

St. Joseph: The Savior of Our Savior | Fr. Basil Cole, O.P.

17 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given as part of the Thomistic Institute's Advent livestream series. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: ...

Are Neuroscience and the Soul Compatible? | Prof. James Madden

16 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was delivered on September 30, 2020 at Florida State University.For more events and info, please visit thomisticinstitute.orgSpeaker bio:...

The Challenge and Opportunity of Genome Editing | Dr. William Hurlbut

12 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on November 18, 2020 at Williams College.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute....

Wisdom in the Face of Modernity: Is Faith Irrational? | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

10 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Fr. Dominic Legge discusses the relationship between faith and reason, challenging common misconceptions that faith is irrational or purely subjective...

Saint Albert the Great and the Natural Sciences | Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P.

08 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on October 14, 2020 at University College Dublin.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticin...

Thought in Bliss: St. Thomas on Theological Contemplation | Prof. Frederick Bauerschmidt

05 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of the Thomistic Circles Conference "Aquinas on Contemplation: Philo...

Prudence in Action | Fr. Dominic Verner, O.P.

03 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on November 1, 2020 as part of "Choosing Well: Practical Wisdom in an Impractical Age" Intellectual Retreat at the Dominican Ho...

Commanding Prudence | Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P.

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on October 31, 2020 as part of "Choosing Well: Practical Wisdom in an Impractical Age" Intellectual Retreat at the Dominican Ho...

The Virtues and Prudence | Sr. Anna Wray, O.P.

28 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on October 31, 2020 as part of "Choosing Well: Practical Wisdom in an Impractical Age" Intellectual Retreat at the Dominican Ho...

The Good and Our Propensity for It | Fr. Austin Litke, O.P.

26 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on October 30, 2020 as part of "Choosing Well: Practical Wisdom in an Impractical Age" Intellectual Retreat at the Dominican Ho...

The Common Good of the Universe | Prof. Thomas Osborne

24 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on October 24, 2020 as part of "The Bonds of Love" Intellectual Retreat at the University of Texas, Austin.For more information...

The Order of Charity and Friendship | Prof. Erik Dempsey

21 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on October 24, 2020 as part of "The Bonds of Love" Intellectual Retreat at the University of Texas, Austin.For more information...

The Order of Charity and the Family | Prof. Erik Dempsey

20 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on October 24, 2020 as part of "The Bonds of Love" Intellectual Retreat at the University of Texas, Austin.For more information...

The Order of Charity and Political Life | Prof. Thomas Osborne

17 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on October 24, 2020 as part of "The Bonds of Love" Intellectual Retreat at the University of Texas, Austin.For more information...

Charity as a Virtue | Fr. Ephrem Reese, O.P.

14 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on October 24, 2020 as part of "The Bonds of Love" Intellectual Retreat at the University of Texas, Austin.For more information...

Duc In Altum The Theological Greatness Of Pope St. John Paul II - Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

12 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given as part of the Thomistic Institute's livestream series. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomist...

What Are We Voting for Anyway? Prudence in a Democracy | Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P.

10 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Arlington, VA on October 19, 2020.For more information on this and other events go t...

Contemplation in Philosophical Perspective | Prof. Michael Gorman

05 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of the Thomistic Circles Conference "Aquinas on Contemplation: Philo...

Lust and Spiritual Contemplation According to St. Thomas Aquinas | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of the Thomistic Circles Conference "Aquinas on Contemplation: Philo...

Embodied Contemplation and the New Creation | Fr. Isaac Morales, O.P.

31 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given on September 26, 2020 as part of the Thomistic Institute's East Coast Intellectual Retreat.For more information on upcoming events...

What Happened to the Second Coming? | Fr. Richard Ounsworth, O.P.

29 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given as part of the Thomistic Institute's Quarantine Lecture series. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website:...

We Shall Be Like Him: Contemplation as Deification | Fr. Isaac Morales, O.P.

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given on September 26, 2020 as part of the Thomistic Institute's East Coast Intellectual Retreat.For more information on upcoming events...

Seeing God | Fr. Ephrem Reese, O.P.

24 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given on September 25, 2020 as part of the Thomistic Institute's East Coast Intellectual Retreat.For more information on upcoming events...

God in St. Augustine's Confessions | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

22 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given as part of the Thomistic Institute's Quarantine Lecture series. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website:...

Common Mistakes about God and Suffering | Prof. Robert Koons

17 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was streamed for Texas State University on September 24, 2020.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisti...

Hillbilly Thomism Flannery O'Connor's Vision Of Grace | Prof. Jennifer Frey

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was livestreamed from the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 5th, 2020.For more information on upcoming events, pleas...

Love, Friendship, and Heavenly Happiness | Prof. Christopher Kaczor

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was livestreamed from the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 5th, 2020.For more information on upcoming events, pleas...

Is the Human Person Naturally Religious? Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

10 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given for the University Edinburgh on September 24, 2020.For more information on other upcoming events, please visit our website: thomis...

St. Thomas Aquinas Our Common Doctor For Theology Today | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

08 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. as part of the Thomistic Institute Livestream. For more information on upcom...

Is there a Distinction Between Faith and Reason? | Prof. Robert Koons

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given at the University of Texas at Austin on September 21, 2020.For more information on other upcoming events, please visit our website...

Friendship and Happiness: Insights from Aristotle and Aquinas | Prof. Jennifer Frey

03 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given for our chapter at Cornell University on September 23rd, 2020.For more information on upcoming events, visit our website: thomi...

Discerning a Vocation to Be a Catholic Intellectual | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was offered at the 2020 Student Leadership Conference held in Estes Park, CO from August 2nd - August 6th.For more information on upcomin...

Happiness of the Catholic Intellectual: Balance, Focus, and Priorities | Prof. Christopher Kaczor

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was offered at the 2020 Student Leadership Conference held in Estes Park, CO.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our we...

Prayer, Holiness, and the Intellectual Life | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

26 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was offered at the 2020 Student Leadership Conference held in Estes Park, CO from August 2nd - August 6th.For more information on upcomin...

The Vocation of the Catholic Intellectual: Faith, Reason, and Service | Prof. Christopher Kaczor

24 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was offered at the 2020 Student Leadership Conference held in Estes Park, CO.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our we...

Divinization and the Gradation Of Freedom | Fr. Ephrem Reese, O.P.

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given as part of the Thomistic Institute's intellectual retreat, "Virtuous Autonomy: Freedom and Independence in a Technological Age," A...

The Danger of Technology to Human Flourishing | Prof. James Madden

19 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This talk is Prof. Madden's third and final lecture given at the Thomistic Institute's intellectual retreat, "Virtuous Autonomy: Freedom and Independe...

The Virtues of Healthy Dependence | Fr. Gregory Pine

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on August 8, 2020, at the Thomistic Institute's Intellectual Retreat on Virtuous Autonomy in Estes Park, Colorado.For more even...

Freedom in Friendship and Community | Prof. James Madden

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This talk is Prof. Madden's second lecture given at the Thomistic Institute's intellectual retreat, "Virtuous Autonomy: Freedom and Independence in a ...

True Freedom and Its Counterfeits | Prof. James Madden

12 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given as part of the Thomistic Institute's intellectual retreat, "Virtuous Autonomy: Freedom and Independence in a Technological Age," A...

The Image of God in Modernity | Fr. Ephrem Reese, O.P.

10 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given as part of the Thomistic Institute's intellectual retreat, "Virtuous Autonomy: Freedom and Independence in a Technological Age," A...

Christian Theology and the Limits of Politics in Augustine | Prof. Bradley Lewis

08 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given as part of the Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship, June 15 through 18, 2020.For more events and info, please visit thomisticinstitut...

Natural Theology, Civil Theology, and the Limits of Politics in Plato | Prof. Bradley Lewis

05 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at the Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship on June 15, 2020.For more events and info, please visit thomisticinstitute.orgProf. Bradle...

Ebbing, Flowing Sea: Trinitarian Mystical Theology of Jan Van Ruusbroec | Prof. Rik Van Nieuwenhove

03 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at the University of York on March 9, 2020.For more events and info, please visit thomisticinstitute.orgProf. Rik Van Nieuwenho...

Are There Failed Persons? Are You One of Them? | Prof. John O'Callaghan

29 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at Brown University on February 20, 2020.For more events and info visit thomisticinstitute.org/events-1.Prof. John O'Callaghan ...

Reading Bonaventure in a Time Of Crisis | Prof. Gregory LaNave

26 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given as part of the Thomistic Institute's Quarantine Lecture series. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website:...

Neuroscience and Freedom of the Will - Is There Really a Problem? | Prof. James Madden

24 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at the University of Tulsa on February 27, 2020.For more events and info please visit thomisticinstitute.org/events-1.Dr. James...

Does God Create through Evolution? | Fr. Mariusz Tabaczek, O.P.

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at Oxford University on February 5, 2020.The power point presentation for this lecture can be accessed here: tinyurl.com/y39la8...

The Way of the Cross During Pandemic | Prof. Jody Vaccaro Lewis

19 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given as part of the Thomistic Institute's Quarantine Lecture series. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website:...