The Thomistic Institute

Authentic Freedom in the Novels of Graham Greene | Prof. Frederick Bauerschmidt

09 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at the Catholic Information Center in Washington, D.C., on November 13, 2019.For more events and info visit thomisticinstitute....

Soulmates and Other Myths about the Family in America | Prof. Catherine Pakaluk

06 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at the University of Utah on 14 November 2019.Catherine Ruth Pakaluk (PhD, 2010) is an Assistant Professor of Social Research a...

Proofs for the Existence of God | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was offered at Trinity College, Dublin on November 6, 2019.For more information on this and other events go to thomisticinstitute.org/eve...

The Dignity of Human Life | Prof. Paul Symington

04 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was offered at the University of California, Los Angeles on October 16, 2019.For more information on this and other events go to thomisti...

Freedom Beyond Civility | Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP

03 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP (Dominican House of Studies) at Hillsdale College on 4 November 2019.A native of Louisiana, Fr. Aqu...

Does Science Need Faith? | Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P.

29 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was offered at Yale University on October 21, 2019.For more information on this and other events go to thomisticinstitute.org/events-1Speake...

Is Free Will An Illusion? | Prof. Paul Symington

27 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at Ohio State University on 16 April 2019.Paul Symington is Professor of Philosophy and Director of Scholarly Excellence at Fra...

On Earth As It Is In Heaven | Prof. Sarah Byers

26 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given by Prof. Sarah Byers (Boston College) at Queen's University on 28 October 2019.Sarah Byers has mainly written on Augustine and ...

One Of The Trinity Was Crucified | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

25 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given by Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P. (of the Angelicum) at the University of Oxford on 7 November 2019.Fr. White is the Director of...

Is Belief In God Rational? | Fr. Gregory Pine, OP

22 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at the University of Oklahoma on 23 October 2019.Fr. Gregory Pine, OP serves presently as the Assistant Director for Campus Out...

Why Leisure Is Necessary For Human Beings | Prof. Zena Hitz

20 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at the University of South Carolina on 23 October 2019.Dr. Zena Hitz is a Tutor at St. John's College where she teaches across ...

St. John Henry Newman on the Complexity of Human Knowledge | Prof. Joshua Hochschild

19 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at the University of Toronto on 22 October 2019.Joshua Hochschild is the Monsignor Robert R. Kline Professor of Philosophy at M...

Why Leisure Is Necessary For Human Beings | Zena Hitz

18 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given by Dr. Zena Hitz (St. John's College (Annapolis) at Tulane University on 3 October 2019.Dr. Zena Hitz is a Tutor at St. John's ...

The Gift and Fruits of the Holy Spirit | Prof. Eleonore Stump

15 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at St. Savior's Priory (Dublin) on 9 October 2019.Eleonore Stump is the Robert J. Henle Professor of Philosophy at Saint Louis ...

Apostles of Empire: The Jesuits and New France | Prof. Bronwen McShea

14 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was offered at Harvard University on 10 October, 2019Dr. Bronwen Catherine McShea lives in Princeton, New Jersey, where she is an Associa...

Wendell Berry, Political Philosophy, & the Catholic Intellectual Tradition | Prof. Joshua Hochschild

13 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at the University of Texas at Austin on 24 October 2019.Joshua Hochschild is the Monsignor Robert R. Kline Professor of Philoso...

Spiritual But Not Religious | Prof. Paige Hochschild

12 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at Harvard University by Prof. Paige Hochschild (Mount St. Mary's University) on 11 October 2019.Dr. Paige Hochschild is a prof...

The Reasons Of The Heart: A Philosophy Of Love | Fr. Gregory Pine, OP

08 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at the University of Kansas on 30 September 2019.Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. serves presently as the Assistant Director for Campus O...

The Search For Meaning: A Talk On Finding Happiness | Prof. Alexander Pruss

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at Brown University on 18 October 2019.Alexander Pruss has doctorates both in philosophy and mathematics, and is currently Prof...

Natural Inclinations, Natural Law, & Divine Grace | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The handout for this lecture can be found here.

What is the Meaning of Suffering? | Prof. Eleonore Stump

06 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at University College Dublin on 8 October 2019.Eleonore Stump is the Robert J. Henle Professor of Philosophy at Saint Louis Uni...

All Truth, Whoever Says It, Comes From The Holy Spirit | Fr. Andrew Hofer, OP

05 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given by Fr. Andrew Hofer, OP (Visiting Fellow at Oxford University and Professor of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Concept...

Faith and Reason in the Life of St. John Henry Newman | Dr. Nathaniel Peters

01 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given at our chapter at West Point.For more information on other upcoming events, visit us online: thomsiticinstitute.org.

Beauty Unveiled | Fr. Gregory Pine, OP

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given September 25, 2019 at The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon by Fr. Gregory Pine OP (Thomistic Institute)For more inform...

Tolkien And The Eucharist In "The Lord Of The Rings" | Prof. Peter Kreeft

30 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given by Prof. Peter Kreeft (Boston College) at Rutgers University on 8 October 2019.Dr. Peter Kreeft is a professor of philosophy at...

The Political Boundaries Of The Church | Prof. Gladden Pappin

29 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at the Yale Law School on 7 October 2019.Gladden Pappin is assistant professor of politics at the University of Dallas, and is ...

Thomas Aquinas on Religious Vocations | Fr. Andrew Hofer, OP

28 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at Trinity College Dublin on 24 September 2019.Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P., grew up as the youngest of ten children on a farm in Kan...

The Vocation Of The Student | Fr. Gregory Pine, OP

25 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture given by Fr. Gregory Pine, OP (Thomistic Institute)is pt. 2 of a 2 pt. installment in the Wisdom of Aquinas series at The Catholic Center...

St. Thomas And The Intellectual Life | Fr. Gregory Pine, OP

24 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture given by Fr. Gregory Pine, OP (Thomistic Institute)is pt. 1 of a 2 pt. installment in the Wisdom of Aquinas series at The Catholic Center...

How To Avoid Being Unhappy: Vices That Undermine Friendship & Flourishing | Prof. W. Scott Cleveland

23 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given to the undergraduate chapter at the University of Virginia on 17 September 2019.The handout for the lecture can be found here: ...

Fiction and Moral Reflection | Thomas Pavel

22 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture by Prof. Thomas Pavel was given as part of "The Moral Imagination of the Novel: A Conference" held at Columbia University on 4-5 October ...

Morality and Mortality in Willa Cather's Death Comes for the Archbishop | Sr. Ann Astell

21 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture by Sr. Ann Astell was given as part of "The Moral Imagination of the Novel: A Conference" held at Columbia University on 4-5 October 2019...

Does Science Discredit Faith? | Fr. Gregory Pine, OP

19 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given on September 17, 2019 at John Hopkins University.Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. serves presently as the Assistant Director for Campus O...

Imagination And Discernment In Jane Austen's Persuasion | Lauren Kopajitic

18 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture by Lauren Kopajitic was given as part of "The Moral Imagination of the Novel: A Conference" held at Columbia University on 4-5 October 20...

The Anti-Moral Imagination Of Michel Houellebecq | Dhananjay Jagannathan

17 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture by Dhananjay Jagannathan was given as part of "The Moral Imagination of the Novel: A Conference" held at Columbia University on 4-5 Octob...

Walker Percy's The Moviegoer Seen Again | Paul Elie

16 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given as part of "The Moral Imagination of the Novel: A Conference" held at Columbia University on 4-5 October 2019.The conference in...

Humility and Proper Pride | Captain Joseph McInerney

15 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at the University of Oklahoma on September 11, 2019.Captain Joe McInerney is the Chairman of the Department of Leadership, Ethi...

The Moral Grammar of the Human Person as a Body-Soul Unity | Prof. Paul Gondreau

11 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was offered for our chapter at the University of Texas at Austin on September 26, 2019.For more information on upcoming TI events, visit: th...

John Paul II on Catholic Family Life | Prof. Catherine Pakaluk

10 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given by Prof. Catherine Pakaluk at the United States Naval Academy on 10 September 2019.Catherine Ruth Pakaluk (Ph.D, 2010) joined t...

Does God Exist? | Prof. Christopher Kaczor

09 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was offered at the University of Utah on September 19, 2019. For more information about upcoming TI events, visit thomisticinstitute.org/eve...

Why Think? | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

08 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Fr. Gregory Pine explores the question of why humans should think and engage intellectually, contrasting it with nihilistic views that suggest abandon...

Is the God of the Old Testament Evil? | Prof. Matthew Ramage

07 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given by Prof. Matthew Ramage at Ohio State University on 12 September 2019.Matthew Ramage's current positions include Associate Prof...

God, Evolution, and the Big Bang: The Theology of Creation according to Aquinas | Prof. Gaven Kerr

04 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given by Prof. Gaven Kerr at University College Dublin's Newman Building on 19 September 2019.About the Speaker:Gaven Kerr is a marri...

Virtue, Vice, and Healing Grace | Fr. Albert Trudel, OP

03 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This retreat conference was given at the Fall 2019 Intellectual Retreat "Dante and Aquinas: The Theological Vision of the Divine Comedy" held at the M...

Love's Ordeal and the Ascent of Purgatory | Fr. Albert Trudel, OP

02 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This retreat conference was given at the Fall 2019 Intellectual Retreat "Dante and Aquinas: The Theological Vision of the Divine Comedy" held at the M...

The Depths and the Heights: The Comedy As Pilgrimage | Dr. Robert Royal

01 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This retreat conference was given at the Fall 2019 Intellectual Retreat "Dante and Aquinas: The Theological Vision of the Divine Comedy" held at the M...

The Order of Love and the Shape of The Comedy | Dr. Robert Royal

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This retreat conference was given at the Fall 2019 Intellectual Retreat "Dante and Aquinas: The Theological Vision of the Divine Comedy" held at the M...

Death as Exodus in the Purgatorio | Fr. Gregory Pine, OP

27 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This retreat conference was given at the Fall 2019 Intellectual Retreat "Dante and Aquinas: The Theological Vision of the Divine Comedy" held at the M...

Ultimate Fulfillment & Human Perfection | Prof. Candace Vogler

26 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given as part of the "Made for More: Happiness, Friendship & the Good Life" conference held at the St. Thomas More Catholic Cente...

Human Nature, Positive Psychology, & Perennial Principles | Fr. James Brent, OP

25 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was offered as part of our conference "Made for More: Happiness, Friendship, and the Good life," held at Yale University on September 14th, ...

Experiencing Love & Friendship: Human & Divine | Prof. Adam Eitel, PhD

24 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was offered as part of our conference "Made for More: Happiness, Friendship, and the Good life," held at Yale University on September 14th, ...

The Pursuit of the Good Life: Is Lasting Happiness Really Possible? | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP

24 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was offered as part of our conference "Made for More: Happiness, Friendship, and the Good life," held at Yale University on September 14th, ...

Salvation As Incorporation Into Christ | Fr. Robert Imbelli

20 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at the second event in the annual Thomistic Circles series on "Salvation in Christ" on September 7th, 2019.This conference feat...

Salvation: A View from the Byzantine Liturgy | Fr. Khaled Anatolios

19 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at the second event in the annual Thomistic Circles series on "Salvation in Christ" on September 7th, 2019.This conference feat...

Aquinas on Trinitarian Salvation by the Cross of Christ | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

18 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at the first event in the annual Thomistic Circles series conference on “Salvation in Christ.”This conference featured Prof...

Aquinas on Salvation, Making Satisfaction and Restoring Friendship | Prof. Rik van Nieuwenhove

17 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at the first event in the annual Thomistic Circles series conference on “Salvation in Christ.”This conference featured Prof...

Christ as Wisdom | Prof. Marcus Plested

13 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture was given at the first event in the annual Thomistic Circles series conference on “Salvation in Christ.”This conference featured Prof...

How do We Evangelize in a Time of Crisis? | Bishop Tobin

13 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This was the key note lecture given at the Thomistic Institute's 8th Annual "Conference for Priests: Evangelizing Your Parish," held July 29th - Augus...

Evangelizing With Beauty | Fr. Peter John Cameron, OP

12 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given at the Thomistic Institute's 8th Annual "Conference for Priests: Evangelizing Your Parish," held July 29th - August 1st, 2019.The ...

Evangelizing with Your Life | Fr. Damien Ference

11 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given at the Thomistic Institute's 8th Annual "Conference for Priests: Evangelizing Your Parish," held July 29th - August 1st, 2019.The ...

Evangelizing with St. Paul | Fr. Anthony Giambrone

10 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given at the Thomistic Institute's 8th Annual "Conference for Priests: Evangelizing Your Parish," held July 29th - August 1st, 2019.The ...

Evangelizing the Engaged | Fr. James Sullivan, O.P.

06 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given at the Thomistic Institute's 8th Annual "Conference for Priests: Evangelizing Your Parish," held July 29th - August 1st, 2019.The ...

The Mind's Ascent to God: Theology as a Science and as Wisdom | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP

05 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

From July 10-14, 2019, the Thomistic Institute held our first annual "Student Leadership Conference" at the Dominican House of Studieson the theme "Fa...

Evangelizing with Failure | Fr. Augustine Wetta, O.S.B.

05 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given at the Thomistic Institute's 8th Annual "Conference for Priests: Evangelizing Your Parish," held July 29th - August 1st, 2019.Feat...

Evangelizing from the Pulpit | Fr. Jay Scott Newman

04 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was given at the Thomistic Institute's 8th Annual "Conference for Priests: Evangelizing Your Parish," held July 29th - August 1st, 2019.The ...

Responding To Contemporary Atheism | Fr. James Brent, O.P.

03 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On July 10th- 14th the Thomistic Institute held our first annual "Student Leadership Conference" at the Dominican House of Studieson the theme "Faith,...

False Arguments That Faith And Reason Are In Conflict | Fr. James Brent, O.P.

02 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On July 10th- 14th the Thomistic Institute held our first annual "Student Leadership Conference" at the Dominican House of Studieson the theme "Faith,...

The Divine Attributes: God as Perfectly Simple and Perfectly Good | Prof. Edward Feser

29 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On July 10th- 14th the Thomistic Institute held our first annual "Student Leadership Conference" at the Dominican House of Studieson the theme "Faith,...

Demonstrating the Existence of God | Prof. Ed Feser

28 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On July 10th- 14th the Thomistic Institute held our first annual "Student Leadership Conference" at the Dominican House of Studieson the theme "Faith,...

Aquinas on the Three Wisdoms: Philosophical, Theological, and Mystical | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

27 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On July 10th- 14th the Thomistic Institute held our first annual "Student Leadership Conference" at the Dominican House of Studieson the theme "Faith,...

The Lover of the Common Good| Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P.

27 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Held each summer, The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship Program supports rising scholars seeking to better understand the Catholic intellectual tradition....

True Justice, the Just Society, and Political Order | Dr. Chad Pecknold

21 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Held each summer, The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship Program supports rising scholars seeking to better understand the Catholic intellectual tradition....

The Love of the Common Good | Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP

17 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Held each summer, The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship Program supports rising scholars seeking to better understand the Catholic intellectual tradition....

Two Cities, Two Standards, Two Loves | Dr. Chad Pecknold

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Held each summer, The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship Program supports rising scholars seeking to better understand the Catholic intellectual tradition....

The Commonness of the Common Good | Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P.

13 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Held each summer, The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship Program supports rising scholars seeking to better understand the Catholic intellectual tradition....

Rendering What is Due | Dr. Chad Pecknold

10 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Held each summer, The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship Program supports rising scholars seeking to better understand the Catholic intellectual tradition....

The Goodness of the Common Good | Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau O.P.

08 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Held each summer, The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship Program supports rising scholars seeking to better understand the Catholic intellectual tradition....

The Suffering of Republics, Self-Sacrifice, and the Virtues of Two Cities | Dr. Chad Pecknold

06 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Held each summer, The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship Program supports rising scholars seeking to better understand the Catholic intellectual tradition....